<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">The red-hot Los Angeles Lakers can match their longest winning streak of the season Thursday when they finish a season-high seven-game homestand against the Houston Rockets at STAPLES Center. Shaq's Lakers are the hottest team in the NBA. Catherine Steenkeste NBAE/Getty Images The Lakers have reeled off nine straight wins and are a league-best 20-4 since the All-Star break. They won a season-high 10 in a row from Nov. 19-Dec. 9. </div> Full NBA.com preview The Rockets face tough opposition tonight. The red-hot Lakers are unlikely to drop one at home so I think the Rockets will not win. However, expect them to put up a fight in this one, especially if Yao has a great game. Lakers by 3.
