Ben DuBose

Yeah, absolutely.

Night two of a road back-to-back, the way the Rockets started the season in these situations, you certainly shouldn't complain about it.

I think at the end of the day, this is a game that one team had Kevin Durant, the other didn't, and ultimately that's what won the day.

I mean, Kevin, the shape he keeps his body in at 37 years old is phenomenal to be able to deliver like this on night two of back-to-backs.

I can't help but think back to last month.

It's a fascinating thought exercise.

You know, one month ago, we were talking about the lack of consistency and the highs and the lows.

The Rockets had all these big wins, but they had the awful losses.

It seems like the Kings, the Pelicans, the Trailblazers, and now it feels like

They're taking care of business on these night two of back-to-backs.

This is their third straight win.

The effort seems much more professional, yet the disconcerting thing, last night against the Spurs and obviously the Thunder game a couple of weeks ago, you've had two games recently against upper echelon competition in which the Rockets' offense just wasn't good enough.

So the professionalism...

It's a lot better right now.

But I guess the mid to late January Rockets, the concerns are back as far as is this offense without Fred and Fleet going to be good enough to contend for a championship?

And so which version would you prefer?

It's a fascinating thought exercise.

But for me, I think I prefer this version, especially because, you know, you have had some big wins.

You did beat the Spurs last week.

You beat the Pistons last week.