Fans can get the first in-person look at the James Harden-Russell Westbrook combination Sept. 30 when the Rockets open the 2019-20 preseason with an exhibition against the Shanghai Sharks at Toyota Center.
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The Rockets will play two of their five preseason games at home, facing the Spurs in a preseason game Oct. 16 at Toyota Center.
After the home exhibition against Shanghai, the Rockets will travel to Tokyo, Japan for a pair of preseason games against the defending champion Toronto Raptors.