The Houston Rockets and Orlando Magic play a Wednesday preseason game at the Amway Center.
With a loss to the Miami Heat on Tuesday, the Houston
Rockets fell to 4-2 in preseason play. In the loss, Dwight Howard had
his most productive game of the preseason with 19 points and nine
rebounds in 28 minutes. James Harden also had a solid game with 19
points and three steals in 26 minutes of action. The Rockets clearly
have their stars ready for the regular season. Jason Terry played in his
second preseason game for Houston and has a combined nine points and
three steals in two games. One player the Rockets have to be pleased
with is Patrick Beverley, who continues to play shutdown defense and
doing a nice job of setting up his teammates on the offensive end. The
Houston Rockets seem ready for the regular season to begin.
Elfrid Payton is 5-13 from the field in
his last three games and Aaron Gordon is 13-26 from the field in his
last three games. You have to be pleased with what you’ve seen from the
Magic so far, a team that doesn’t have the highest of expectations.