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Oct 24, 2014; Houston, TX, USA; Houston Rockets guard

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(center) is introduced before a game against the San Antonio Spurs at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-USA TODAY Sports

Will Houston survive the loss of Parsons — and their horrible offseason?

The Rockets aren’t exactly coming into the 2014-15 NBA season with a plethora of confidence.

They flopped during the NBA’s offseason and lost their third best player from last year’s squad — Chandler Parsons. They recovered slightly by adding Trevor Ariza — again — but that doesn’t exactly quantify as getting better.

Will the Rockets manage to survive this season without Parsons? They get an easy test in game 1, but we’ll definitely be able to draw some conclusions tonight.