Scouting report: At L.A. Lakers

When/where: 8:30 p.m. today; Staples Center. TV/radio: ATTSW, NBA; 790 AM, 850 AM (Spanish). Rockets (17-4) update: They have won 11 of the last 13 meetings with the Lakers but lost their most recent game against the Lakers at Staples Center. … The Rockets have outscored opponents by an average of 21.3 points in the six games since Chris Paul’s return from a bruised knee. … Ryan Anderson has averaged 17.2 points on 56-percent shooting in his last five games after averaging 7.4 points in 40-percent shooting in his previous five games. … Although he has not played enough games to qualify for the NBA season leader statistics, Paul’s 10.3 assists and 8-to-1 assiststo-turnover ratio would top the NBA. He is the first player to have more than 70 assists with fewer than 10 turnovers in his first seven games since the NBA began keeping individual turnover statistics in 1977. … James Harden is the ninth player since 1963 to score at least 20 points in his first 21 games of the season. Lakers (8-14) update: They are 6-6 in Staples Center, taking the Warriors to overtime in their most recent home game. … Forward Kyle Kuzma is the NBA’s second-leading scorer among rookies, averaging 16.7 points per game on 50.4-percent shooting. Statistically speaking: 16 — Rebounds for Lonzo Ball in his second tripledouble, which is the most rebounds for a rookie in a triple-double since former Rockets guard Steve Francis in 2000.