Your top #NBA Preseason games from Friday, Oct 9
#Rockets vs #Mavs ⭐️ 5/10 👍 1 (100%)
#Grizzlies vs #Bulls ⭐️ 3/10 👍 1 (100%)
All game ratings, stats and recaps (no spoilers): wikihoops.com/games/2026-10-09/
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@wikihoops.comYour top #NBA Preseason games from Friday, Oct 9
#Rockets vs #Mavs ⭐️ 5/10 👍 1 (100%)
#Grizzlies vs #Bulls ⭐️ 3/10 👍 1 (100%)
All game ratings, stats and recaps (no spoilers): wikihoops.com/games/2026-10-09/
@boredtrevor.bsky.socialThere is a chicken and egg problem here in that BECAUSE they kept giving up leads the #Rockets starters kept having to play to the end instead of getting to sit once things were comfortable. But that still comes back to coaching and giving the team a way to finish games cleanly so it isn't needed.
@fyrebear.bsky.social#Rockets were 18-36 on 3s today. Efficiency on volume. Hope to see that continue. Great to have Fred back!
@bendubose.bsky.socialToday’s #Rockets postgame.
Summary, Fred VanVleet will make life easier for a lot of guys
@boredtrevor.bsky.socialAnyhow, fun way to start the season and hopefully we'll see some more on Sunday from the #Rockets! Glad to be back :)
@astrorocket.bsky.socialFinally off work and getting to check out these highlights. Good shit #Rockets www.youtube.com/watch?v=13Gj...
@jorgecflores22.bsky.socialI will not let a preseason game get me excited. I will not let a preseason game get me excited. I will not let a preseason game get me excited. I will not let a preseason game get me excited. I will not let a preseason game get me excited. I will not let a preseason game get me excited. #Rockets
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@strictlysports.bsky.socialFULL-TIME | ROCKETS GET IT DONE IN MACAU! Houston complete a strong performance with a 135–117 victory over the Dallas Mavericks, finishing off the job after leading comfortably at half-time. #NBA #Rockets #Mavericks
@nbarealtimestats.bsky.social🏀 Houston Rockets win! HOU 135 DAL 117 Alperen Sengun: 16 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast Tari Eason: 20 pts, 9 reb, 2 ast #NBA #Mavs #Rockets
@dataylormaniac.myatproto.socialBruce Thornton out there getting buckets.
@milesdavismorales.bsky.social#Rockets undefeated in ketchup and mustard.
@dataylormaniac.myatproto.socialReed Nacho Libre Sheppard showing out in China.
@nbarealtimestats.bsky.social🏀 HOU running away with it — up 25 in Q4 HOU 108 DAL 83 #NBA #Mavs #Rockets
@nbarealtimestats.bsky.socialEnd of Q3: HOU 99 DAL 80 #NBA #Mavs #Rockets
@dataylormaniac.myatproto.socialAlpi messed around and got a pre-season triple double.
@nbarealtimestats.bsky.social🚨 Triple-double alert: Alperen Sengun 16 pts, 10 reb, 10 ast HOU 85 DAL 71 — Q3 #NBA #Mavs #Rockets
@boredtrevor.bsky.socialThat may mean that teams look to post them up a bit this year - we saw Flagg try that a few times in the first half. How the #Rockets handle it is going to be something to watch. I liked what I saw first up - Amen aggressively double teamed and then scram switched FVV out of the matchup.
@boredtrevor.bsky.socialSomething to bear in mind as we go into this season is that in a league where teams are getting taller on average each year, the #Rockets have bucked the trend and feature a backcourt with a lot of 6'3" and smaller players: FVV, Sheppard and Smart are all a bit undersized.
@boredtrevor.bsky.socialThe #Rockets looked a bit flat in the first quarter when Sengun checked out for Adams. I thought the lineup they had out there (Amen-Tari-Reed-Bogdan-Adams) seemed good on paper (chaos + shooting and movement), but somehow wasn't generating much good offense. Maybe just a bit sloppy?