The Los Angeles Lakers will host the Houston Rockets on Tuesday night, in the midst of a busy time at Staples Center. The Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers along with the Los Angeles Kings of the NHL all have extended road trips at the beginning of February, dubbed the "Grammy road trip" as the venue prepares to host the annual music awards. That, coupled with an extra dense NBA schedule thanks to the lockout makes for many home games in January.
Tuesday is the sixth of 17 consecutive days with a sporting event at Staples Center:
- Thursday, December 29: Lakers beat the New York Knicks 99-82
- Friday, December 30: Clippers lost their home opener to the Chicago Bulls 114-101
- Saturday, December 31: Lakers beat the Nuggets in the afternoon 92-89, and the Kings beat the Vancouver Canucks 4-1 at night
- Sunday, January 1: Clippers beat the Portland Trail Blazers 93-88
- Monday, January 2: Kings lost in a shootout 2-1 to the Colorado Avalanche
- Tuesday, January 3: Lakers host the Rockets
- Wednesday, January 4: Clippers host the Rockets
- Thursday, January 5: Kings host the Phoenix Coyotes
- Friday, January 6: Lakers host the Golden State Warriors
- Saturday, January 7: Kings host the Columbus Blue Jackets
- Sunday, January 8: Lakers host the Memphis Grizzlies
- Monday, January 9: Kings host the Washington Capitals
- Tuesday, January 10: Lakers host the Phoenix Suns
- Wednesday, January 11: Clippers host the Miami Heat
- Thursday, January 12: Kings host the Dallas Stars
- Friday, January 13: Lakers host the Cleveland Cavaliers
- Saturday, January 14: Clippers host the Lakers
That's quite a run of games at Staples Center for more than two weeks. And don't worry, even though there isn't a game on Sunday, January 15, the Lakers and Clippers each make up for it with home games on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, Janaury 16. January is a busy sports month at Staples Center
Tuesday's 7:30 p.m. PST game will be televised by Fox Sports West. For more Lakers basketball news and information, be sure to read Silver Screen and Roll.