Following high-end offseason adjustments, a recalibrated Oklahoma City Thunder surveys the new-look Houston Rockets tonight from Tulsa, Oklahoma’s BOK center.
Though these teams concluded a tense 16-17’ rivalry during the opening round of last spring’s playoffs, a feisty series the Rockets won 4-1, this evening’s encounter will introduce familiar All-Star faces to an emerging Western Conference arms race.
When the Thunder tips its first of four preseason tilts, prized summer acquisitions Paul George and Carmelo Anthony will gain their first-glance at the backcourt tandem of MVP-candidates Chris Paul and James Harden.