Two more teams opened their preseason schedule as the Atlanta Hawks visited the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Monday.

The Hawks and the Rockets quickly shook off the rust as they had a high-scoring first half. Houston went into the halftime break with a four-point lead, 64-60.

H-Town also had the biggest highlight of the game so far. In the closing minutes of the opening period, Jabari Smith Jr. took advantage of Luke Kennard's lazy defense and rose for the slam, posterizing Onyeka Okongwu , who came over to help.

The Rockets were all fired up after Smith's attack. Expand Tweet

The 22-year-old forward tallied eight points and three rebounds in the opening half.

Fans took to X to react to Smith's strong performance.

“Jabari Smith Jr. with the hammer! Leading the way for H

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