Despite being down three starters, the young Houston Rockets pulled off a very impressive 116-100 (box score) preseason victory over the visiting Raptors at Toyota Center on Friday. Toronto, a perennial contender in the Eastern Conference, played the majority of its rotation players.
Second-year guard Jalen Green (23 points in 25 minutes) and rookie forward Tari Eason (24 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals in 25 minutes) were the clear standouts as Houston led comfortably for most of the game. Green shot 7-of-16 overall (43.8%) and made 4-of-9 from 3-point range (44.4%) on Friday, while Eason hit 8-of-15 shots (53.3%) and 2-of-4 on 3-pointers (50.0%).
