Head Coach Joe Mazzulla hustles for the loose ball out of bounds and snaps into player mode really quick

After Joe was claimed off waivers by OKC in 2022 he refused the coach's ask to play a G-League scrimmage saying Respectfully I'm not a G-League player A week later OKC is down 16 in a game with 4 minutes left Joe is put in scores 15 pts in an OT win Daigneault admits Joe was crazy but right

The Rockets with hustle defense against Mikel Brown Jr force a jumpball and the Rockets' bench gets loud liking the effort with a replay

Emanuel Sharp grabs the board goes coast to coast and gets fouled He hits the 1 for 2 free throw and later on hits a deep 3Players from both teams seem to be rushing with the ball as there is only one functioning shot clock on the floor

Emanuel Sharp hustles on defense to stop the pass inside and somehow deflects the ball to his own basket with replays

Quincy Olivari turns the ball over makes up for it with a great chasedown block and also gets to bump the Portland Trail Blazers' new head coach Micah Nori who takes the hit like a champ With a replay

Sean Pedulla takesover the game in overtime hitting a clutch 3 an And-1 layup and a tough off-balance 3-pointer to beat the shot clock after almost turning the ball over with replaysAnd he did it with a shoe that was falling apart