Motel scored 27+11 and became the only fig leaf in Shanghai. He repeatedly beat Capela at the basket.

On October 1, Beijing time, the 2019-20 NBA preseason kicked off. The Shanghai Men’s Basketball Team challenged the Rockets Men’s Basketball Team in Houston. In the game, Motiejunas scored 27 points, 11 rebounds and 3 assists, but the strength gap between the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team and the Rockets was too great. In the end, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team lost to the Rockets 71-140.

After the game started, Motiejunas feinted and passed to Ju Mingxin, who easily made a layup. After that, Motiejunas caught the ball inside, beat Capela hard, and hit a hook. Then, the Rockets succeeded in consecutive attacks, and Capela even succeeded in consecutive dunks, widening the point difference to 10 points and directly stopping the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team. After returning from the timeout, the Rockets were still strong. The second Shanghai men's basketball team's offense was blocked, and the Rockets extended their lead to 15 points. After that, after Motiejunas grabbed the backcourt board, he succeeded in a one-stop layup, which also helped the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team narrow the point difference to 11 points. Afterwards, Motiejunas held the ball at a high position and then broke through Zhang Zhaoxu who was under the basket. The latter made an easy layup and caused Harden to foul. Afterwards, Motiejunas took the ball and attacked the inside, causing the Rockets to foul, but unfortunately he missed both free throws.

After the start of the second quarter, Motiejunas took the lead in attacking with the ball inside and hit a hook. Afterwards, Motyjunas attacked with his back in the low post, and then passed a pass to Ju Mingxin under the basket, who easily made a layup. Afterwards, Motiejunas received a pass from Luo Xudong in the low post and hit a hook. Afterwards, Motiejunas received a pass from Nonnali from the outside and hit a three-point shot. Later, Motiejunas received a pass from Zhang Chunjun and made an easy layup under the basket, which also helped the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team control the point difference to about 30 points. After that, Motiejunas was replaced by Zhang Zhaoxu. At the end of the first half, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team trailed the Rockets 34-77.

After the start of the second half, Motiejunas first tried to attack the inside, but was blocked by Capela. Afterwards, Motiejunas received a pass from Ju Mingxin and succeeded in shooting. Then, the Rockets succeeded in consecutive attacks, widening the point difference to 53 points, and the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team was forced to call a timeout. After returning from the timeout, Motyjunas received Luo Xudong's pass from the outside and broke through the inside for a layup. With less than 4 minutes left in the third quarter, Motiejunas received a pass from Cai Liang and scored a three-pointer from the outside. At the end of this quarter, Motiejunas turned to the low post after receiving a pass from Ju Mingxin and hit a hook shot. At the last moment of this quarter, Motiejunas missed a throw. At the end of this quarter, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team trailed the Rockets 51-111.

After the start of the final quarter, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team missed consecutive attacks, while the Rockets succeeded consecutively, widening the point difference to 70 points. Afterwards, Nonnally broke Shanghai's scoring drought through free throws. Subsequently, Motiejunas caught the ball in the low position on the right and hit the hook. After that, Motiejunas grabbed an offensive rebound and made a second attack, causing Clark to foul. He scored a point through a free throw. Then he missed the second free throw, but Cai Liang grabbed an offensive rebound, and then Motiejunas succeeded in the second attack. In the end, the Shanghai Men's Basketball Team lost to the Rockets 71-140.