The Houston Rockets are back, folks. They are starting off the regular season with a national television game against the New Orleans Pelicans at 7:00 tonight on ESPN.
As such, there is a ton to watch for in the opener. The storylines as the new season begins are running wild as the Rockets look to improve from a season ago when they were just one win (one half, really) away from an NBA Finals appearance.
They made some pretty big changes in the offseason, choosing to not re-sign defensive specialists Trevor Ariza and Luc Mbah a Moute.