Although it won’t count for much, the Houston Rockets unofficially officially returned to action last night during their 125-119 victory in the Toyota Center over the Washington Wizards while showing that whether they win-or-lose, fun times are ahead.
Each step of this past off-season has been an indicator that it’s a new day in Houston and Tuesday night’s battle against the Wizards fit accordingly. Instead of the usual doings of scouting out opponents that look good and might end up battling the Rockets in the playoffs, there was built-up excitement for a pre-season game.
Long are the days of looking down the road, but rather, a burning desire from Red Nation to consume the present and get a good look at how emerging talents like Kevin Porter Jr and Christian Wood have developed or how rookies like Jalen Green, Alperen Sensun and Josh Christopher are going to perform.