Rajon Rondo of the Lakers and Chris Paul of the Rockets will face each other for the first time since the fight

When the Lakers played in Houston on December 13, Rondo did not play because he was recovering from a third fractured metacarpal on his right hand. When the Lakers played in Houston on Jan. 19, Rondo did not participate in this match as he was recovering from an operation to repair a ligament tear in the right ring finger.