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FINAL: Rockets 119, Thunder 98. Rockets get back on winning track, now 6-1 on the year. 1) It's still early in the season but Jabari Smith Jr. looks different. He had two 30+ point games all of last season -- he just dropped his second in 7 games this season. 30 points on 10-18 FG, 6-12 3P, 9 boards, 5 assists and a ridiculous +33 in his time. He's now shooting 44.7% from beyond the arc on the year. He's moving more fluidly, looks stronger and is making an impact on both ends of the floor. 2) With Fred VanVleet sitting the second game of a back-to-back, Marcus Smart got the start and he went ballistic from long range, hitting 7-10 from deep for 24 points. So far? Great (and CHEAP!) signing. 3) Sengun returned to the lineup after a two-game absence with back issues and while he wasn't efficient with his shot (6-17 FG), he did a terrific job facilitating -- 16 points, 9 boards and 10 assists to just 2 turnovers. He consistently found the open guy. 4) Amen Thompson got hit in the face early in the game and Ime quickly pulled him. I don't know if this mattered or not but he did not seem very impactful today. Hopefully there's some clarity on that later. 5) This is not the same OKC team we're used to seeing -- injuries have flat decimated them. Good win but there will be much bigger tests coming.