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Rockets To Face Clippers, Mavericks, Nuggets And Pelicans For In-Season Tournament

The NBA announced its first-ever In-Season Tournament, which will feature the Houston Rockets taking on their Western Conference foes in Group B.

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The first-ever NBA In-Season Tournament is just a few months away, and the Houston Rockets, along with the other 29 teams, will all compete to win.

All 30 teams will be split into six groups of five based on a random draw, three teams in the West and three in the East. Games will be played on Tuesdays and Fridays in November and will count towards the regular season record.

After the four games in group play, two home and two road contests, the top team from each group, along with a wild card from the East and West will advance to knockout play.

Those who advance past the single-elimination knockout will play the semifinals and finals in Las Vegas, and a winner will be crowned on Dec. 9. Players on the winning team will win a considerable amount of prize money.

The Rockets are in Group B with the Los Angeles Clippers, Dallas Mavericks, Denver Nuggets and New Orleans Pelicans.

Group A has the Memphis Grizzlies, Phoenix Suns, Los Angeles Lakers, Utah Jazz and Portland Trail Blazers.

Group C has the Sacramento Kings, San Antonio Spurs, Golden State Warriors, Minnesota Timberwolves and Oklahoma City Thunder.

Jalen Green and the Rockets will face off against their Group B opponents in November.

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