Game ID: 22400173
San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets
Wednesday, November 6, 2024 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 31 32 31 33 127SAS 19 19 33 29 100
HOU vs SAS ScoutingHOU vs SAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 10/28 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 3 since 10/23, out tonight
HOU availability going into 10/31 · 2 days' restOUT Dante missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 4 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 5 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 16 min (130% of 13)
OUT Landale missed 2 since 10/28, returns tonight: 5 min (45% of 12)
OUT Jef. Green missed 5 since 10/23, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 12)
OUT Tate missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
HOU availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 6 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 7 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Tate missed 5 since 10/26, returns tonight: 5 min (46% of 11)
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 16 min since (130% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 5 min since (45% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 3 min since (27% of 12)
HOU availability going into 11/08 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 8 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 12 min since (92% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (102% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (37% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 5 min since (46% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Dante missed 9 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 10 min since (85% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/11 · back-to-backOUT Whitmore missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 10 since 10/23, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/02 after 3, 10 min since (77% of 13)
BACK Landale back 11/02 after 2, 12 min since (99% of 12)
BACK Jef. Green back 11/02 after 5, 4 min since (35% of 12)
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 6 min since (50% of 11)
HOU availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Whitmore missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Dante missed 11 since 10/23, out tonight
OUT Jef. Green missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
BACK Tate back 11/06 after 5, 4 min since (38% of 11)
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Mamukelashvili missed 2 since 10/26, returns tonight: 8 min (70% of 11)
OUT Bassey missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/31 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bassey missed 3 since 10/26, returns tonight: 0 min (5% of 10)
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (70% of 11)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 9 min since (83% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 0 min since (5% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 32 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/04 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 7 min since (59% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
NEW Sochan 25 to 33 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/06 · 1 day's restOUT Jones missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 6 min since (54% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 1 min since (9% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/07 · back-to-backOUT Jones missed 7 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Mamukelashvili back 10/30 after 2, 8 min since (71% of 11)
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (32% of 10)
SAS availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 8 since 10/26, out tonight
BACK Bassey back 10/31 after 3, 3 min since (25% of 10)
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/11 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 3 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 9 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/13 · 1 day's restOUT Sochan missed 4 since 11/06, out tonight
OUT Jones missed 10 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Champagnie 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NEW Wesley 12 to 17 min over the last 4
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 107, shooting 43 percent and 31 from three, 23 free throws a game; Green at 22 and Sengun at 15 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 103, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Jones (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Houston's 10. Call it Houston 109, San Antonio 105, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/28 @ SAS 106-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 106-101. HOU shot 41% (35 of 85) to SAS's 43%, 15 of 37 from three. HOU turned it over 12 times to SAS's 17. Green led with 36 (11 of 22, 7 of 13 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Smith Jr. added 17, Sengun 12. The hinge was Q1, 29-15: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Adams was the night's best plus/minus at +11.
10/31 @ DAL 108-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 108-102. HOU shot 41% (40 of 97) to DAL's 46%, 8 of 34 from three, and went to the line 27 times to DAL's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 50-37 for them. Green led with 23 (9 of 21, 3 of 8 from three); Brooks added 17, Sengun 17. The hinge was Q1, 34-21: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 23. Green was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
11/02 vs GSW 121-127 — HOU notes
HOU lost 121-127 in 1 overtime. HOU took 29 more shots (107 to 78), fed by 18 offensive rebounds, but shot 41% to GSW's 51%, 15 of 45 from three, and got to the line 24 times to GSW's 50. Eason led with 27 (11 of 19, 3 of 5 from three); Smith Jr. added 21, Thompson 18. Q4 was theirs, 39-23, the deficit cut from 16 to 0, but the other 4 periods went 104-82 against them. Ja. Green's -20 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/04 vs NYK 109-97 — HOU notes
HOU won 109-97. HOU shot 49% (43 of 88) to NYK's 39%, 8 of 33 from three. The glass went 50-39 for them. Sengun led with 25 (11 of 15, 0 of 3 from three); VanVleet added 19, Green 15. The hinge was Q4, 28-22: a lead of 6 became 12, and the lead reached 15. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
11/06 vs SAS 127-100 — HOU notes
HOU won 127-100. HOU shot 56% (54 of 96) to SAS's 45%, 10 of 27 from three. HOU turned it over 11 times to SAS's 19. Ja. Green led with 21 (6 of 14, 4 of 9 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); VanVleet added 21, Sengun 16. The hinge was Q2, 32-19: a lead of 12 became 25, and the lead reached 29. Eason was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
11/08 @ OKC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
OKC comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 102, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 17 free throws a game; Gilgeous-Alexander at 24 and Jal. Williams at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 46 percent and 32 from three, 22 free throws a game; Green at 20 and Sengun at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: OKC wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-5 a night and OKC minus-4 and the arc, OKC at 40 percent from three to Houston's 32. Call it OKC 111, Houston 106.
11/10 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 31 from three, 19 free throws a game; Cunningham at 20 and Ivey at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 17 and Green at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the turnovers, Detroit giving it away 16 times a game to Houston's 11. Call it Houston 111, Detroit 110, Detroit keeping it close.
11/11 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 110, shooting 46 percent and 30 from three, 21 free throws a game; Sengun at 19 and Eason at 15 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Whitmore (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 28 from three, 23 free throws a game; Poole at 21 and Coulibaly at 18 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 10 a night. Without Kuzma (5 straight), Champagnie (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Washington minus-10 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Washington's 122. Call it Houston 119, Washington 108, Houston by 11.
11/13 vs LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 103, shooting 47 percent and 28 from three, 22 free throws a game; Sengun at 21 and Green at 17 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Whitmore (3 straight). One day's rest. The Clippers come in 4-1 over their last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 47 from three, 24 free throws a game; Powell at 27 and Harden at 20 a game. They have won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, the Clippers at 47 percent from three to Houston's 28 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-11 a night and the Clippers plus-6. Call it Houston 111, the Clippers 106.
10/30 @ OKC 93-105 — SAS notes
SAS lost 93-105. SAS shot 41% (35 of 85) to OKC's 46%, 12 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to OKC's 10, and OKC turned those into 18 steals. The glass went 52-39 for them. Barnes led with 18 (7 of 12, 2 of 3 from three); Sochan added 17, Branham 15. Q3 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 15 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 82-67 against them. Champagnie's -17 in 20 minutes was the worst on the floor.
10/31 @ UTA 106-88 — SAS notes
SAS won 106-88. SAS shot 41% (38 of 92) to UTA's 39%, 12 of 43 from three. SAS turned it over 11 times to UTA's 26. The glass went 42-53 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (9 of 20, 4 of 13 from three); Paul added 19, Johnson 13. The hinge was Q3, 30-14: SAS came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 20. SAS trailed 47-53 at the half and won the second half 59-35. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
11/02 vs MIN 113-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 113-103. SAS shot 52% (43 of 83) to MIN's 48%, 13 of 42 from three. The glass went 44-32 for them. Johnson led with 25 (10 of 17, 3 of 8 from three); Sochan added 19, Wembanyama 17. The hinge was Q3, 33-25: a lead of 5 became 13, and the lead reached 19. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/04 @ LAC 104-113 — SAS notes
SAS lost 104-113. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to LAC's 46%, 11 of 41 from three. Wembanyama led with 24 (9 of 22, 2 of 9 from three); Champagnie added 21, Paul 14. Q1 was theirs, 40-14, but the other 3 periods went 99-64 against them. They led by as many as 26. Wembanyama's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/06 @ HOU 100-127 — SAS notes
SAS lost 100-127. SAS shot 45% (37 of 83) to HOU's 56%, 14 of 36 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to HOU's 11, and HOU turned those into 10 steals. Wembanyama led with 15 (6 of 14, 1 of 6 from three); Champagnie added 13, Paul 10. Q3 was theirs, 33-31, the deficit cut from 25 to 23, but the other 3 periods went 96-67 against them. Wembanyama's -18 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 107, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 17 and Paul at 14 a game. Without Jones (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 111, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Simons at 18 and Ayton at 16 a game. Without Sharpe (8 straight), Thybulle (8 straight), Williams III (8 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it San Antonio 109, Portland 108, Portland keeping it close.
11/09 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (2 straight), Jones (8 straight). One day's rest. Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 104 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Collins at 17 and George at 17 a game. Without Hendricks (5 straight), Mykhailiuk (2 straight), Potter (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Utah giving it away 20 times a game to San Antonio's 13 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 107 a night to Utah's 119. Call it San Antonio 115, Utah 104, San Antonio by 11.
11/11 vs SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 109 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 18 and Johnson at 15 a game. Without Sochan (3 straight), Jones (9 straight). One day's rest. Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 115, shooting 48 percent and 27 from three, 24 free throws a game; DeRozan at 27 and Fox at 25 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 35 percent from three to Sacramento's 27 and the line, where Sacramento takes 24 free throws a game to San Antonio's 18. Call it San Antonio 113, Sacramento 111, Sacramento keeping it close.
11/13 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 110, shooting 48 percent and 38 from three, 16 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Champagnie at 13 a game. Without Sochan (4 straight), Jones (10 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 100 a night and allowing 120, shooting 42 percent and 27 from three, 21 free throws a game; Poole at 18 and Coulibaly at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Champagnie (8 straight), Holmes (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-0 a night and Washington minus-14 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to Washington's 27. Call it San Antonio 116, Washington 105, San Antonio by 11.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CW C. Whitmore
DB D. Brooks
FV F. VanVleet
JG J. Green
JL J. Landale
JM J. McVeigh
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
JG Ja. Green
RS R. Sheppard
TE T. Eason
SASBW B. Wesley
CB C. Bassey
CP C. Paul
DD D. Duke Jr.
HB H. Barnes
HI H. Ingram
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
MB M. Branham
RM R. Minix
SC S. Castle
SC S. Cissoko
SM S. Mamukelashvili
VW V. Wembanyama
ZC Z. Collins
HOU/SAS the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Green and VanVleet score 21 each as Houston Rockets rout San Antonio Spurs 127-100
HOUSTON -- — Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and the Houston Rockets built a huge lead early and coasted to a 127-100 win over the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night.
Houston never trailed and had built a 25-point lead by halftime. The Rockets were up by 27 points when coach Ime Udoka cleared the bench with about 6½ minutes remaining.
Alperen Sengun added 16 points for the Rockets, who won for the fourth time in five games. VanVleet had 10 assists and seven rebounds — both season-highs — to go with his top scoring effort of the season.
Victor Wembanyama had 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Spurs, who lost a second straight game. They were playing a third consecutive game without coach Gregg Popovich, who is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness . Mitch Johnson is filling in as interim coach while the 75-year-old Popovich, who did not travel with the team on this road trip, is out.
Takeaways Spurs: San Antonio’s defense suffered Wednesday in its first game without top on-ball defender Jeremy Sochan , who suffered a fractured left thumb that will require surgery in Monday’s game. Rookie Stephon Castle , who started in his place, will need to step up with Sochan likely out for an extended period.
Rockets: After failing to play consistently for four quarters in the last two games, Houston finally put together a complete game against the Spurs.
Key moment The Rockets were up by 7 with about five minutes left in the first quarter before using a 7-0 run, with the first five points by VanVleet, to make it 22-8. The Spurs didn’t get closer than 10 points after that.
Key stat The Rockets dominated inside, outscoring the Spurs 66-46 in the paint.
Up next San Antonio hosts Portland on Thursday night and the Rockets visit Oklahoma City on Friday night.