With the season underway now, following the tip-off of the NBA Cup tournament, teams begin to make their stance as competitors in their conference early here in the opening weeks of the 2025-26 NBA season. Taking a look at Houston following the addition of 2x NBA champion Kevin Durant to the team this offseason, the Rockets stand fourth in the Western Conference at 10-4. Hearing from a familiar voice here in Houston, play-by-play announcer for the Houston Rockets, Craig Ackerman, joins ahead of tonight's tip-off in Phoenix with some positives the team has sustained since Opening Night, and what this could look like if carried moving forward.
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