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For most of the Rockets, there was never going to be much to gain from 48 minutes sharing the court with the Shanghai. But for Zhou Qi, the night could offer playing time and a fun coincidence.
The rest of the Rockets, save the eight held out with injuries or for rest, got a bit of a workout and a night of target practice along the way to the expected blowout of the Sharks, with the Rockets leading by 51 on the way to a perfunctory 128-86 rout.