This one got out of hand quickly.
The Rockets looked dominant in the first quarter, and they stayed dominant all game long.
It’s hard to provide a coherent narrative that makes a story, a through line, someone can follow from the incoherence that is pre-season basketball. That said, a few things stood out.
Jabari Smith - Remember the doubts from Vegas Summer League? About his shot? His defense? This is only one pre-season basketball game against a real contender for the worst team in the NBA, but...wow. The defense is real. The shooting is real.