With the Rockets heading back on the road to start their regular season after two road games to end their preseason, they have become unusually prepared for their unusual start to the season. They play seven of their first eight games on the road, but that is not unlike their preseason spent traveling.
"We've been on the road all preseason, it feels like," Rockets forward Ryan Anderson said. "I think it was good for us. I keep talking about that chemistry, but this team and this offense and everything we're building, it's so important to have that chemistry.