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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 31 | 10 | 28 | 37 | 106 |
 Spurs | 38 | 24 | 25 | 22 | 109 |
HOUTeam statsSAS| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-9241.3% | 13-4131.7% | 17-2181.0% | 34 | 21 | 10 |
| SAS | 39-7949.4% | 8-2040.0% | 23-2882.1% | 49 | 23 | 17 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
San Antonio Spurs109| 37 | 17 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 0 | −1 | +1.0 | |||||||
| 30 | 29 | 10-17 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 0 | 0 | +5.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 11 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.3 | ||||
| 27 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.9 | |||||
| 25 | 12 | 4-8 | 2-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.5 | |||||
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| 29 | 16 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | +4 | +1.1 | |||||
| 27 | 8 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 4-6 | 0 | +5 | −6.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.6 | |||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | +0.6 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.6 | ||||
| Team | 109 | 39-7949.4% | 8-2040.0% | 49 | 23 | 17 | 18 | 23-2882.1% | 10 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 37 points on 12 for 31 shooting
Did not play: Sandro Mamukelashvili, David Duke Jr., Sidy Cissoko, Charles Bassey and Riley Minix (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets106| 39 | 18 | 5-12 | 4-10 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 35 | 16 | 6-12 | 4-7 | 0-0 | +9 | −2.2 | ||||||||
| 33 | 29 | 10-22 | 3-10 | 6-6 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +2.5 | ||||||
| 32 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −7.3 | |||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | −6 | −3.5 | |||||||
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| 21 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | +6 | −2.5 | ||||
| 20 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.4 | ||||||
| 18 | 6 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −1 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 14 | 13 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +2.9 | ||
| 6 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −3.4 | ||||
| Team | 106 | 38-9241.3% | 13-4131.7% | 34 | 21 | 10 | 24 | 17-2181.0% | 8 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 30 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Nate Williams, N'Faly Dante, Jae'Sean Tate, Aaron Holiday and Jeff Green (coach’s decision).
Spurs109Rockets106ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points (7 during an 18-0 run in the second quarter), and the San Antonio Spurs held off the Houston Rockets 109-106 in their home opener at Frost Bank Center.
The Spurs took control with a 15-0 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 22. The Spurs led 60-38 with 1:11 left in the second quarter, and the Rockets got within 100-99 with 3:33 left.
The Rockets got within 100-99 on Jalen Green’s three-point play with 3:33 to play, but Wembanyama answered with 2 free throws, and the Rockets got no closer than 104-102. They had the ball down 3, but Green missed a pull-up 3-pointer with 3.4 seconds left that would have tied it.
During clutch time, the Rockets outscored the Spurs 12-11. Green scored 7 of the Rockets’ 12 on 3 for 4 shooting and 1 for 1 at the line.
For the Rockets, Green scored 29 points.
The Spurs shot 49.4% from the field and 40.0% from 3 to the Rockets’ 41.3% and 31.7%.
San Antonio SpursHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
86 points from the field on 78 shots: 5.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 25-42 | 59.5% | 66% |
| In the paint | 2-6 | 33.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-11 | 36.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-7 | 14.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-13 | 53.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | 23 | 8 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Tari Eason | 9 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 8 | 3 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 7 | 5 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 17 | 7-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 18 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Alperen Sengun | 17 | 6 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Dillon Brooks | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jalen Green | 7 | 0 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 10 | 5-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Landale | 13 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Jalen Green | 11 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
| Amen Thompson | 8 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Cam Whitmore | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 3-6 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
SAS win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Ja. Green 5 AST)
Q4 1:24
20.1%
93→73
Ja. Green 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (24 PTS)
Q4 4:05
14.9%
77→62
Wembanyama Tip Dunk Shot (25 PTS)
Q4 5:50
11.4%
77→89
Brooks 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (11 PTS)
Q4 5:29
11.4%
89→77
Whitmore 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (10 PTS) (Ja. Green 4 AST)
Q4 7:44
11.0%
93→82
