SUNDAY, OCT 11
8:00PM ET
STATE FARM ARENA
HIDALGO TX
It's a town of about 11,000 people on the Rio Grande River, which is also, of course, the border with Mexico. Houston's D-League affiliate, the Rio Grande Valley Vipers, call Hidalgo home.
"I'm sure there will be a lot of people there because of the Rockets, not because of us," Skiles said. "We'll just focus on the game and try to improve."
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It was in the out-the-way town of Hidalgo, Texas, where Watson started playing in the NBA’s Development League and laid the groundwork for a career that has spanned nine years and five NBA teams. Watson, now 31 and a valuable reserve guard for the Orlando Magic, admitted that just walking into arena in Hidalgo will be a downright surreal feeling.
``It’s kind of weird, but it’s also destiny, I guess,’’ said Watson, whose Magic (1-2) face the Houston Rockets (1-1) in a neutral site game at State Farm Arena. ``I haven’t been there in like 10 years. There are definitely memories there, and maybe there are still some people who work there, so we’ll see how it goes.’’
"We're ready to go play Houston. The team is looking good, we're moving the basketball, we're playing together, we're scrappy, we're playing tough." - Tobias Harris
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