Tonight’s game features two of the remaining teams without a road win. If the Houston Rockets can take down the Orlando Magic tonight, they will emerge from that group before the Golden State Warriors. That would be cool.
On paper, this is supposed to be the matchup of top 3 picks: Paolo Banchero and Jabari Smith Jr. Banchero was slated to go third overall to Houston, but the Magic hid their intentions and took him first overall. That allowed the Rockets to take Smith Jr.
Banchero has been great to start the season, giving Orlando an infusion of offensive creation that they’ve been missing for a few years now.