There was not a lot the Rockets could take from blasting the Sharks, a CBA team playing without its best players, Jimmer Fredette. Things cannot be this easy often.
Teams might have their point guards more often, though the Thunder was without Russell Westbrook, the Knicks’ Frank Ntilikina is questionable and the Spurs’ Tony Parker is out. The Grizzlies, the only other preseason opponent for the Rockets, might want to put Mike Conley in bubble wrap.
If the preseason-opener was useful to get tape to study and make corrections, the second win offered a decent workout and another night to build chemistry.