Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs
· National Basketball AssociationWembanyama, Sochan help Spurs fend out hard-charging Rockets to win home opener, 109-106
Wembanyama added seven rebounds and three blocks while shooting 10 for 17 from the field.
Chris Paul added three points and nine assists, including a drive and feed to Sochan for an open layup that put San Antonio up 104-99 with 1:35 remaining.
After trailing by 22 points in the first half, Houston was within one possession for much of the final minutes. The Rockets went on a 21-8 run in the opening six minutes of the final quarter, turning an 18-point deficit into a 95-90 lead for San Antonio.
Jalen Green had 27 points for Houston. Fred VanVleet added 18 and Dillon Brooks had 16.
Spurs: San Antonio went 2 for 13 on 3-pointers after opening the game 6 for 7.
Regular Season Series
SA leads series 1-0
Matchup Prediction
Recent Plays
4th 0.0 | End of Game | 106 - 109 | |
4th 0.0 | End of the 4th Quarter | 106 - 109 | |
4th 1.0 | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | 106 - 109 | |
4th 3.1 | Jalen Green misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot | 106 - 109 | |
4th 7.0 | Stephon Castle makes free throw 2 of 2 | 106 - 109 |
Statistics
HOU | SA | |
---|---|---|
38-92 | FG | 39-79 |
41.3 | Field Goal % | 49.4 |
13-41 | 3PT | 8-20 |
31.7 | Three Point % | 40.0 |
17-21 | FT | 23-28 |
81.0 | Free Throw % | 82.1 |
34 | Rebounds | 49 |
8 | Offensive Rebounds | 10 |
26 | Defensive Rebounds | 39 |
21 | Assists | 23 |
10 | Steals | 6 |
3 | Blocks | 7 |
10 | Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
11 | Total Turnovers | 17 |
1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
11 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 17 |
13 | Fast Break Points | 9 |
42 | Points in Paint | 54 |
24 | Fouls | 18 |
3 | Largest Lead | 22 |
Game Information
Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 18,715 · Capacity:
2024-25 Southwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
New Orleans | 2 | 0 | 1.000 | - | W2 |
Memphis | 2 | 1 | .667 | 0.5 | W1 |
Dallas | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | L1 |
San Antonio | 1 | 1 | .500 | 1 | W1 |
Houston | 1 | 2 | .333 | 1.5 | L1 |
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