After a closer-than-the-final-score opener, the Houston Rockets get to return Toyota Center for the home opener of the NBA season. They welcome in the 1-0 Memphis Grizzlies.
Memphis surprised a lot of people last year by finishing with the second-best record in the entire NBA. They advanced to the second round, where they eventually fell in six games. Now, the expectation will be to surpass that mark. That will be a difficult task in a reloaded Western Conference that still includes the Warriors, Mavericks, Suns, Clippers, and Nuggets.
Houston was able to hang with Atlanta, and staying with Memphis will require just a bit more composure.