Rockets forward Danuel House Jr. moved into the starting lineup, replacing Chris Paul who is out for at least two weeks with a strained hamstring to give the Rockets their seventh different starting lineup of the season.
Though House has started before, starting three games with the Suns last season, and had played 13 games with the Rockets this season, the start was different. Having his name introduced with the starters in his hometown with his family in Toyota Center to see it, he said, would be "huge."
"It's a big honor," House said. "I'm blessed. I still know what I need to do.