The James Harden-Russell Westbrook pairing will debut in the preseason on Sept. 30 against the Shanghai Sharks.
The Rockets finalized their preseason schedule on Thursday and will log quite a few air miles.
After the home game, the team will head to Hawaii where the Rockets face the Clippers on Oct. 3 (midnight Oct. 4 in Houston).
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From there, the Rockets head to Tokyo for their series against Toronto in the NBA Japan Games on Oct. 8 and 10.
After returning home to face the Spurs on Oct.