The Lakers weren't the only recipients of great news, as according to ESPN, the game attracted the largest audience for an ESPN-televised game all season outside of the Christmas games. The release revealed that the game peaked at 2.79 million viewers, and was up 71% in comparison to a similar game last year.

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After resting six regulars in Los Angeles on Wednesday, I doubt the Houston Rockets will rest all of those players again. Instead, I think tonight will look more like a preseason game where the starters and rotation players handle the first half and maybe part of the third quarter before handing the keys over to the players we saw getting tons of minutes on Wednesday night.