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Lakers Run The Gauntlet With February Schedule

The Los Angeles Lakers host the Houston Rockets tonight in their first game of February, which is shaping up to be a brutal month for the Lakers. After playing just 16 of their first 48 games against teams with winning records, the Lakers play nine of their 13 February games against teams with records above .500. In addition, thanks to the Grammys and the All-Star game, the Lakers head out on the road for the bulk of their February schedule, for nine games including a seven-game road trip beginning Saturday in New Orleans.

Lakers February Schedule
Date Opponent Record
Feb 1 Houston 22-27
Feb 3 San Antonio
40-7
Feb 5 at New Orleans
31-18
Feb 7 at Memphis
25-24
Feb 10 at Boston
36-11
Feb 11 at New York
25-22
Feb 13 at Orlando
31-18
Feb 14 at Charlotte
20-27
Feb 16 at Cleveland
8-40
Feb 22 Atlanta 30-18
Feb 23 at Portland
25-22
Feb 25 Clippers 19-28
Feb 27 at Oklahoma City
30-17

The Lakers have gone 10-5 in each of the last three months. Asking for 10 wins in 13 games in February sounds like a bit much, but the Lakers do have the second-best road record in the NBA at 15-8. We will find out a lot about this team after the Lakers run their February gauntlet.

For more information on tonight's game, be sure to read Silver Screen and Roll.