Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday at Houston

By Mike Bresnahan

March 19, 2012 12 AM PT

When: 5 PDT.

Where: Toyota Center.

On the air: TV: Channel 9; Radio: 710, 1330.

Records: Lakers 28-17; Rockets 24-22.

Record vs. Rockets: 1-0.

Update: The Rockets have slumped lately, losing eight of their last 11. Point guard Kyle Lowry was a big part of the Rockets’ surprisingly strong start but was expected to miss at least one more week because of a bacterial infection. He is averaging 15.9 points and 7.2 assists. Kobe Bryant had 37 points and six assists in the Lakers’ 108-99 victory over Houston on Jan. 3.

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Mike Bresnahan

Mike Bresnahan previously covered the Lakers for the Los Angeles Times. He started the beat in 2004, a month after Shaquille O’Neal was traded, and covered several seasons of mediocrity before the Lakers won back-to-back championships in 2009 and 2010. Now they’re back to mediocrity. Bresnahan is from Los Angeles, started with The Times after graduating the University of Wisconsin in 1994, and has also covered the L.A. Kings, pro beach volleyball and numerous colleges and high schools. He left The Times in 2016.

Up next for the Lakers: Tuesday at Houston

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