The much anticipated Houston Rockets Summer League game vs. the Orlando Magic occurred last night in Las Vegas. It was a battle of number one pick Paolo Banchero and number three overall pick Jabari Smith.
As usual, you had the mixture of lottery picks, second-year players, G-League guys, and undrafted rookies. Besides Tari Eason and Josh Christopher, all of the Rockets started the game slowly. Smith took some time to get into the flow of the game, and his teammates did not help matters by not getting him the ball on most offensive possessions to start the game.