The Houston Rockets and the Indiana Pacers will be featured as the first-ever NBA Teams to play their pre-season games in the Philippines as part of the NBA Global Games 2013.
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Pacers vs. Rockets: NBA Global Games (Photo: Paul Ian Discaya Twitter)
The Rockets vs. Pacers pre-season game will kick off at around 7:00 PM (Philippine Time). The NBA Global Games in the Philippines can be watch also live on Thursday at 7:30 AM (ET) on Fox Sports Indiana. The game will be rebroadcast at 1:00 PM and 8:00 PM.
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In the Philippines the Live Coverage of the NBA Global Games between the Indiana Pacers and the Houston Rockets can be seen live through BTV and Studio 23. The PhilNews.Ph sports correspondents will also cover the game live through our social media journalists.
The NBA Season will start on October 29, 2013, the games to be held in the Philippines is part of every team’s effort to prepare and for the upcoming battle in the world’s most popular basketball league the NBA.
The Indiana Pacers were defeated during their first pre-season game at home against the Chicago Bulls with the final score at 82-76. Pacers coach Frank Vogel plans to play various lineups and get the entire roster some minutes.
The Houston Rockets on the other hand also lost their first pre-season game against the New Orleans with the final score at 116-115. Dwight Howard will play alongside forward Chandler Parsons, and James Harden. The team will also feature former New York Knicks star guard Jeremy Lin, the most popular Asian-American NBA player.
Probable Starters of Both Teams:
Indiana Pacers:
Roy Hibbert, David West, Paul George, Lance Stephenson, George Hill
Houston Rockets:
Dwight Howard, Donatas Motiejunas, Chandler Parsons, James Harden, Jeremy Lin