The Rockets faced the Pelicans in New Orleans' first game since Anthony Davis' trade request went public, a situation Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni said he has never faced as a coach and called "kind of odd."
The situation for the other players, however, can be similar to before the trade deadline when many players have to focus on playing while uncertain about the roster moves that could come.
"Most players get a little nervous about then," D'Antoni said. "It happens to everybody in the sense everybody knows it's a business. That's part of the deal, that you have to keep focused and get through it.