The slow burn that is Jabari Smith's rookie season with the Houston Rockets flashed some serious sparks on Sunday night.
Houston's forward and the No. 3 pick in the 2022 NBA draft tallied 22 points and seven assists in a narrow loss to the defending champions, registering a career-high scoring night as he made things difficult for the Golden State Warriors on both ends of the floor. Smith's first professional campaign has been uneven thus far. Sunday night was the clearest example of his All-NBA potential.
"[Those are] some of the greatest players to ever do it out there," Smith said following Houston's 127-120 loss.