The Houston Rockets had a tall task ahead of them going short-handed to The Bay to face off against the grappling Golden State Warriors, yet they managed to come away with a massive road victory, 104-100.
Down both their leading scorer in Kevin Durant and their most important rebounder in Steven Adams, the Rockets needed one of their peripheral scorers to step up in a big way, and Reed Sheppard, in doing so, proved yet again how well-equipped this team is to deal with the ups and down in health and availability that the regular season will bring.