The Los Angeles Lakers will face the Houston Rockets in an NBA 2014 basketball game that will be live streaming online free tonight from the Toyota Center in Houston, Texas at 8:00 PM ET. The game will be broadcast over CSN Houston as well as live online at https://nbalivestreamfree.net/.

When the Rockets (22-13) last hit the floor Jan. 3 against New York, Harden was close to unstoppable. The shooting guard went 10 of 19 from the floor and hit all 12 of his free throws, finishing with 37 points, seven rebounds and six assists.

Harden, who had 38 points and 10 rebounds in a New Year's Eve loss against Sacramento, has attempted at least 12 free throws five times this season and the Rockets are 4-1 in those games -- the lone loss coming against the Lakers on Nov. 7.

"Hopefully this rest can help get guys back, help us get our legs, and all the guys get our focus on what each and every guy needs to do from here on out for this team to be successful," Harden said.

"For me, being healthy, just staying in the gym, I'm kind of getting my shot back. These last couple games have been pretty good for me, just have to be consistent."

The Rockets, though, have struggled mightily from 3-point range over their last five games, shooting 26.5 percent (35 for 132) since a 12-for-24 performance in a Christmas Day win at San Antonio.

The Lakers (14-21) will be playing their second game in as many nights after losing 110-97 at Dallas on Tuesday.

Jodie Meeks scored 24, while Pau Gasol, who had been averaging 24.3 points on 48.6 percent shooting in the previous three games, had 15 on 5-of-14 shooting.

"We've got some guys who are struggling right now, and some guys playing well," coach Mike D'Antoni said. "Then in the next game, the guys who were struggling play well and the others start struggling."

Los Angeles is 3-4 this season in the second leg of back-to-backs, scoring 92.0 points per game in those contests -- nearly eight lower than its season average.

Former Lakers center Dwight Howard, who signed with the Rockets in the offseason, had 15 points and 14 rebounds the last time these teams met. He missed seven free throws in the fourth quarter and went 5 of 16 at the line in the game.

Harden also attempted 16 free throws in that one, but he hit 14 of them to finish with 35 points despite going 9 for 24 from the field.