The Houston Rockets kicked off their preseason opener with a bang against the Oklahoma City Thunder on Tuesday night.
Oklahoma City was without their reigning MVP Russell Westbrook, and the Rockets took full advantage of that. Carmelo Anthony and Paul George had impressive games in their debuts, but the Thunder really missed Westbrook. Russ can penetrate the defense at will, which opens up the floor for the rest of the team.
Houston forced Oklahoma City to cough the ball up 18 times, but the Thunder had just 16 assists. Oklahoma City also shot just 40.