The Houston Rockets had a dress rehersal for the regular season on Friday night against the Miami Heat and came out with a passing grade and a 110-104 victory to finish the preseason with a 4-1 record.
The Heat started their varsity squad, and although they did play limited minutes, this was still a good win for the Rockets, who got a great game from Fred VanVleet. He put up 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists and 2 steals on 7-for-10 shooting and looked in control. Man, what a difference a real point guard makes.
Jalen Green also had 20 points, and though he wasn’t incredibly efficient at just 6-for-15 shooting, he looked healthy and ready to go.