NBA Lakers Rui Hachimura scores career-high 36 points. Lakers won the game 138-122, making it their third consecutive win.
Meanwhile, Grizzlies player Yuta Watanabe did not participate in the game against the Rockets in his home base of Memphis. The Grizzlies ended their losing streak at nine games and improved their overall record to 19 wins and 36 losses. Hachikawa played 33 minutes and 38 seconds, making six three-point shots and scoring 36 points, a new career high in his fifth season.