The Houston Rockets season and home opener did not go as planned. The frontcourt trio of Anthony Davis, Nikola Mirotic, and Julius Randle the Pelicans trotted out was just too much to handle. They dismantled this Rockets team and won by a huge margin, 131-112.
The Rockets then had a few days off to prepare for what will likely turn out to be one of the biggest games of the season, LeBron James‘ home debut as a Los Angeles Laker. This Lakers team is mired in mystery as the pieces don’t fit the cookie cutter LeBron team but like any LeBron-led team, they were bound to put up a fight.