After weeks in which Danuel House Jr., looked forward to his first playoff experience, after all the advice in the form of stern directions he had received from the Rockets' veterans when he prepared, he mostly found playing in Game 1 on Sunday to be a good time.
"It was fun," House said. "It was a different atmosphere for me. I just wanted to make sure I contributed in a major way defensively and just let my offense come as it go. To me, it was all about being in the right defensive rotation. This is championship time.