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Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs

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2-2, 1-1 Away
Final
106 - 101

1-2, 1-1 Home

Jalen Green scores 34 points and Rockets beat Spurs 106-101 to split 2-game set

Wemby's all-around night not good enough for Spurs

Jabari Smith added 17 points and Alperen Sengun had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Houston.

The Rockets rebounded from a 109-106 loss to the Spurs on Saturday to close out a two-game set in San Antonio.

Jeremy Sochan had 22 points and nine rebounds, and Wembanyama had 12 points and 18 rebounds for the Spurs.

Takeaways Rockets: Houston gave up six consecutive points to allow San Antonio to get within 101-99 with 36 seconds remaining. Veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who was 3 for 13 from the field at the time, calmly drained a 3-pointer with 18 seconds remaining. VanVleet finished with 11 points.

Spurs: Chris Paul had 16 points after scoring a combined six in San Antonio’s first two games. It was his highest-scoring game since he had 19 points against the Spurs on March 11 while with Golden State. Paul had just three assists after averaging 8.5 in his first two games.

Key moment San Antonio missed five consecutive shots on one possession in the third quarter, including four at near point-blank range. Sochan opened the possession by missing a floater. Keldon Johnson then missed a 3-pointer, Sochan missed a hook shot, Zach Collins missed a 3-pointer and Sochan ended the futility by missing a layup. After failing to secure the previous four rebounds, Houston gained possession and quickly drove down the court to score on a hook shot by Steven Adams.

Key stat After shooting 60% in the opening period on Saturday, San Antonio shot 32% in the first quarter Monday and fell behind 29-15.

Up next The Rockets visit Dallas on Thursday and the Spurs play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Matchup Prediction

Spurs: 31.8%
Rockets: 68.2%
*According to ESPN's Basketball Power Index

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 106 - 101
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 106 - 101
4th 0.0 Victor Wembanyama makes dunk 106 - 101
4th 0.0 Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound 106 - 99
4th 0.0 Victor Wembanyama misses dunk 106 - 99

Statistics

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35-85 FG 37-87
41.2 Field Goal % 42.5
15-37 3PT 10-33
40.5 Three Point % 30.3
21-24 FT 17-21
87.5 Free Throw % 81.0
43 Rebounds 49
13 Offensive Rebounds 17
30 Defensive Rebounds 32
20 Assists 22
6 Steals 6
2 Blocks 6
12 Turnovers 17
0 Team Turnovers 0
12 Total Turnovers 17
1 Technical Fouls 1
1 Total Technical Fouls 1
1 Flagrant Fouls 0
19 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 21
10 Fast Break Points 4
30 Points in Paint 54
23 Fouls 21
21 Largest Lead 0

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,519 · Capacity:

2024-25 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
Dallas 2 1 .667 - W1
New Orleans 2 1 .667 - L1
Houston 2 2 .500 0.5 W1
Memphis 2 2 .500 0.5 L1
San Antonio 1 2 .333 1 L1
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