Houston Dominates San Antonio as Spurs Drop Second Consecutive Game

The Spurs never found their offensive touch as they were blown out by the Rockets.

Nov 6, 2024; Houston, Texas, USA; San Antonio Spurs guard Malaki Branham (22) drives with the ball as Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) defends during the second quarter at Toyota Center. Mandatory Credit: Troy Taormina-Imagn Images / Troy Taormina-Imagn Images

The San Antonio Spurs (3-5) never got going against the Houston Rockets (5-3) on Wednesday as the Spurs lost their second consecutive game, falling 127-100 on the road.

San Antonio committed 19 turnovers and weren't able to dig in on the defensive end allowing 66 points in the paint as they were dominated from start to finish by their Southwest division rival.

Houston's win gives the Rockets two victories against their divisional rival with just one more contest to come between the franchises in February.

Rockets guard Fred VanVleet and Jalen Green led all scorers with 21 points each, but Houston was well-balanced as all five starters scored double figures.

San Antonio returns home on Thursday night where they'll take on the Portland Trailblazers at 7 p.m. CT.

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The San Antonio Spurs (3-4) play the second leg in a short road trip on Wednesday as they'll take on the Houston Rockets (4-3) for the third time the season. The Spurs and Rockets split results in San Antonio almost two weeks ago, their third matchup comes in Houston as the franchises attempt to get their seasons off to good starts.

The Spurs enter Wednesday's game coming off a painful 113-104 loss to the Los Angeles Clippers, but had won their previous two games over the Utah Jazz and the Minnesota Timberwolves.

The Rockets have won three of their last four and enter Wednesday fresh off defeating the New York Knicks 109-97.

Unfortunately for San Antonio, the Spurs will be without forward Jeremey Sochan after he fractured his thumb in Monday's contest with the Clippers.

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Second Half

Q4 6:31 | Both franchises unload the deeper parts of their benches as the result is now in hand. Houston will take two of its first three games against San Antonio on the season.

Houston 113, San Antonio 88

Q4 8:22 | San Antonio has made nine 3-point shots in the second half compared to just four in the first half. The Spurs still trail by a wide margin.

Houston 110, San Antonio 84

Q4 10:25 | San Antonio actually won the third quarter 33-31 but still trails by a wide margin entering the final stanza.

Houston 102, San Antonio 78

End of 3 | The Rockets have outrebounded the Spurs 43-29 and scored more points in the paint 58-30 as they've dominated the Wednesday night matchup.

Houston 96, San Antonio 71

Q3 3:26 | The Rockets are converting at 64.5-percent from the floor, while the Spurs are making just 41.4-percent.

Houston 85, San Antonio 64

Q3 5:25 | Fred VanVleet is up to 21 points, leading all scorers. He's 10-of-11 from the floor, missing just a single 3-point shot on the night.

Houston 79, San Antonio 61

Q3 7:51 | Victor Wembanyama, Julian Champagnie and Chris Paul have all moved into double figures, but the Spurs defense has struggled to manufacture stops to get them back into the game.

Houston 73, San Antonio 51

Halftime

Houston 63, San Antonio 38

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First Half

Q2 2:35 | San Antonio's offense continues to struggle, shooting just 38.2 % from the floor and the turnovers continue to mount as the Spurs are up to 12 for the game.

Houston 53, San Antonio 34

Q2 6:38 | The Spurs call timeout as the lead grows to its biggest of the night. Houston has now made 4-of-11 from beyond the arc and is taking advantage of nine San Antonio turnovers in the game.

Houston 46, San Antonio 26

Q2 8:08 | Jock Landale moves into the lead for the leading scoring for the game. The Rocket is up to 9 points on 4-of-5 from the floor.

Houston 41, San Antonio 24

Q2 10:18 | The Rockets keep stretching their lead with more fast break action as Amen Thompson explodes to the rim for his first bucket of the game.

Houston 37, San Antonio 22

End of 1 | Six Spurs Turnovers and poor defense on the inside allowed the Rockets to jump out to a 12-point first quarter lead.

Victor Wembanyama leads all Spurs with six points, while Fred VanVleet leads all scorers with nine. Houston made 2-of-7 from beyond the arc to San Antonio's just 1-of-5.

Houston 31, San Antonio 19

Q1 2:06 | The Rockets extend their lead as Jalen Green makes a 3-pointer

Houston 27, San Antonio 13

Q1 3:10 | Six San Antonio turnovers lead to six Houston points, meanwhile the Rockets have dominated inside outscoring the Spurs 16-4 in the paint. Fred VanVleet leads all scorers with 9 with Jabari Smith Jr. in second with 6.

Houston 22, San Antonio 8

Q1 3:50 | Fred VanVleet keeps Houston's hot start going with a made 3-pointer. VanVleet is up to 9 points to lead all scorers.

Q1 7:07 | Victor Wembanyama blocks Dillon Brooks at the rim. San Antonio pushes the ball up the floor and Chris Paul makes the Spurs first 3-point shot of the game.

Houston 9, San Antonio 5

Q1 8:16 | San Antonio takes a timeout after a slow start. The Spurs committed four turnovers and are 1-of-4 from the floor through the first part of the game.

Houston 6, San Antonio 2

Pregame

Starting Lineups:

San Antonio:
Chris Paul
Stephon Castle
Julian Champagnie
Harrison Barnes
Victor Wembanyama

Houston:
Alperen Sengun
Jabari Smith Jr.
Dillon Brooks
Jalen Green
Fred VanVleet

Inactives:
SAS: Devin Vassell, Tre Jones, Jeremy Sochan
HOU: Nate Williams, N'Faly Dante, Steven Adams