For the second time in three days the Houston Rockets host the Los Angeles Lakers at the Toyota Center in Houston, but on Wednesday, March 18, the game will decide who wins the season series and gets the tiebreaker in the standings.

Tonight’s Lakers vs. Rockets is airing on ESPN. Fans without a cable subscription can watch the game online using a live TV streaming service that carries ESPN. One of the best? Sling.

We are leaning towards a Boston win, but the Celtics cannot mail any of this contest in if they want to beat one of the Western Conference's better teams.

A couple of teams right on top of each other in the West standings meet up on Monday, March 16 at the Toyota Center in Houston where the Houston Rockets are hosting the. The Lakers are 42-25 and on a five-game winning streak that most recently featured a 127-125 overtime win over the Denver Nuggets,

Detroit hosts Los Angeles at Little Caesars Arena at 7 p.m. ET with both teams riding winning streaks into Monday's matchup.