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The Rockets rallied for a comeback win in Orlando on Thursday night, marking their fourth victory in five games since the All-Star break, but the team saw forward Jabari Smith Jr. leave late with an injury.

Smith hurt his ankle with under two minutes left in the fourth quarter (NBA.com video link), though head coach Ime Udoka sounded encouraged afterward that the issue may not be severe.

“He stepped on Alperen (Sengun)‘s foot and rolled his ankle,” Udoka said (Twitter video link via Space City Home Network). “I think it’s a game-to-game thing, day-to-day. It doesn’t look too terrible.”

Smith has been in strong form recently, delivering some of the best performances of his NBA career, and has started 57 of Houston’s 58 games this season.

If he is forced to miss any time, the Rockets would likely need to adjust their starting lineup and depend more heavily on reserve options such as Josh Okogie, Clint Capela, and Dorian Finney-Smith.

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