You really don't appreciate a point guard until you don't have one. Just ask the Houston Rockets , who lost to the Oklahoma City Thunder , 125-124 , in double overtime on Tuesday in a game it felt like they would have won had Fred VanVleet been on the floor to organize composed, consistent offensive sets.

But they didn't have VanVleet, and they're not going to for the rest of the year due to his torn ACL. To whatever degree one game can be any sort of reliable future indicator, they're going to need to figure this out.

First, some qualifiers:

Despite their offense looking equals parts chaotic and cramped for the better part of the game, the Rockets still managed to convert enough tough buckets, and secure enough offensive rebounds (16!), to lead for most of the game against the

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