Ty Lawson (back) didn't travel for Thursday's preseason game against the Warriors, Diamond Leung of the Mercury News reports.

Lawson (back) didn't travel with the Rockets to California for Thursday's preseason game against the Warriors, Diamond Leung of the San Jose Mercury News reports.

Analysis:

A whole host of Rockets stayed back in Houston on Thursday, and Lawson will now miss his second consecutive game after injuring his back Monday during practice. The Rockets could chose to err on the side of caution with Lawson's back injury for the remainder of the preseason with the regular season just around the corner.