Spectators watch the opening ceremony of the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Spectators watch the opening ceremony of the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Spectators watch the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Spectators watch the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Dallas Mavericks' Sergio de Larrea (C) sets up a shot during the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Dallas Mavericks' Sergio de Larrea (C) sets up a shot during the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Houston Rockets' Tari Eason (C) dribbles the ball in the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)

Houston Rockets' Tari Eason (C) shoots during the NBA pre-season basketball game between the Dallas Mavericks and the Houston Rockets at the Venetian Arena in Macau on October 9, 2026. (Photo by Peter PARKS / AFP via Getty Images)