Tonight the Rockets were down Jabari Smith Jr, Alperen Sengun, and Eric Gordon. It didn’t matter because they had Tari Eason, Jalen Green, Kevin Martin Jr. and Kevin Porter Jr.
The Rockets may be a great team, but they have great depth. The waves of athleticism and talent just keep rolling in, even down key players like the Smith, Sengun and Gordon.
Tari Eason, despite not having plays really run for him finished the night with 24 points, eight rebounds and two steals. With any luck, it would have been around 30 points, and 10 rebounds. He just has a nose for the ball, for being in the right place at the right time, and that’s something, like the rebounding gene, that’s hard to teach.