This game, despite being yet another Rockets loss, was marked, and made somewhat more special by thoughts of time.
It was the last game on a holiday that commemorates Martin Luther King Jr., a day that in the sports world, belongs to the NBA. If was a game that featured possibly the best player of all time in the NBA, at 38, in his 20th season. A 38 year old all time great, against a Rockets lineup roughly in their 20th year on earth. It’s a milepost marking the inevitable conclusion of Lebron James’ journey, and the beginning of a voyage we can only hope is nearly so successful for this very young Rockets team.