Game ID: 22500032
Houston Rockets @ San Antonio Spurs
Friday, November 7, 2025 at 7:30 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 23 28 35 35 121HOU 25 25 32 28 110
HOU @ SAS ScoutingHOU @ 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.
SAS availability going into 10/27 · back-to-backNEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 10/30 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 2 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 11/02 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 3 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/05 · 2 days' restOUT Kornet missed 4 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Kornet missed 5 since 10/26, out tonight
NEW Barnes 22 to 29 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Harper missed 2 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Kornet missed 6 since 10/26, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 11/05, returns tonight: 6 min (51% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 31 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Harper missed 3 since 11/05, out tonight
OUT Kornet missed 7 since 10/26, returns tonight: 20 min (106% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 11/08 after 2, 6 min since (51% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 31 min over the last 5
NEW Sochan 13 to 19 min over the last 3
SAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Harper missed 4 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/10 after 7, 20 min since (106% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 11/08 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Harper missed 5 since 11/05, out tonight
BACK Kornet back 11/10 after 7, 21 min since (112% of 19)
BACK Bryant back 11/08 after 2, 5 min since (43% of 11)
NEW Barnes 22 to 30 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 10/29 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 3 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
NEW Sengun 34 to 39 min over the last 3
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 3
HOU availability going into 11/01 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 4 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 4
HOU availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 5 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 6 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (60% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 7 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 25 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 8 since 10/21, out tonight
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 9 since 10/21, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 14)
HOU availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 10 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 11 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 22 min over the last 5
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 116 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 32 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. Without Kornet (5 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 128 a night and allowing 108, shooting 52 percent and 46 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 22 and Thompson at 20 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Finney-Smith (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 46 percent from three to San Antonio's 37 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and San Antonio plus-9. Call it Houston 117, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
10/27 vs TOR 121-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 121-103. SAS shot 58% (39 of 67) to TOR's 47%, 13 of 27 from three, and went to the line 36 times to TOR's 23 — 30 points from the stripe to their 17. SAS turned it over 20 times to TOR's 15, and TOR turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 44-20 for them. Wembanyama led with 24 (7 of 8, 10 of 10 at the line); Castle added 22, Barnes 18. The hinge was Q1, 41-29: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 22. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +35.
10/30 vs MIA 107-101 — SAS notes
SAS won 107-101. SAS shot 44% (38 of 86) to MIA's 43%, 14 of 41 from three, and went to the line 23 times to MIA's 11 — 17 points from the stripe to their 8. Wembanyama led with 27 (10 of 23, 1 of 5 from three, 6 of 8 at the line); Castle added 21, Vassell 17. The hinge was Q3, 28-14: a lead of 1 became 15. Champagnie was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/02 @ PHX 118-130 — SAS notes
SAS lost 118-130. SAS took 19 more shots (98 to 79), fed by 16 offensive rebounds, but shot 46% to PHX's 58%, 10 of 41 from three. SAS turned it over 14 times to PHX's 20. Castle led with 26 (10 of 16, 2 of 5 from three); Johnson added 19, Barnes 13. Q4 was theirs, 40-28, the deficit cut from 24 to 12, but the other 3 periods went 102-78 against them. Barnes's -25 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/05 @ LAL 116-118 — SAS notes
SAS lost 116-118. SAS shot 49% (36 of 74) to LAL's 45%, 13 of 33 from three. SAS turned it over 19 times to LAL's 12, and LAL turned those into 8 steals. Wembanyama led with 19 (5 of 14, 9 of 11 at the line); Castle added 16, Sochan 16. Q3 was theirs, 37-28, turning a 1-point deficit into a 8-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 90-79 against them. They led by as many as 12. Waters III's -9 in 14 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs HOU 121-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 121-110. SAS shot 46% (40 of 87) to HOU's 46%, 18 of 45 from three. Barnes led with 24 (8 of 11, 6 of 9 from three); Wembanyama added 22, Champagnie 22. The hinge was Q4, 35-28: a lead of 4 became 11. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/08 vs NOP — 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 117 a night and allowing 112, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 29 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Harper (2 straight), Kornet (6 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 119, shooting 44 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Williamson at 20 and Poole at 15 a game. Without Williamson (2 straight), McGowens (2 straight), Missi (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-6 a night and New Orleans minus-3 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 112 a night to New Orleans's 119. Call it San Antonio 119, New Orleans 109, San Antonio by 10.
11/10 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 24 free throws a game; Giddey at 23 and Vučević at 17 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Castle at 19 a game. Without Harper (3 straight), Kornet (7 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Chicago at 40 percent from three to San Antonio's 34 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 116 a night to Chicago's 124. Call it San Antonio 119, Chicago 117, Chicago keeping it close.
11/12 vs GSW — 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 120 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 21 and Castle at 18 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Harper (4 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 113, shooting 45 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Richard at 16 and Moody at 15 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-1 a night and Golden State minus-3. Call it San Antonio 119, Golden State 112.
11/14 vs GSW — 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 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 19 a game. Without Harper (5 straight). One day's rest. Golden State comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 116, shooting 43 percent and 34 from three, 28 free throws a game; Butler III at 19 and Moody at 14 a game. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Golden State minus-4. Call it San Antonio 119, Golden State 113.
10/29 @ TOR 139-121 — HOU notes
HOU won 139-121. HOU shot 57% (50 of 87) to TOR's 51%, 13 of 30 from three, and went to the line 34 times to TOR's 19 — 26 points from the stripe to their 14. HOU turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10. The glass went 53-22 for them. Durant led with 31 (11 of 19, 4 of 8 from three, 5 of 8 at the line); Smith Jr. added 25, Thompson 18. The hinge was Q1, 39-30: from level to 9 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
11/01 @ BOS 128-101 — HOU notes
HOU won 128-101. HOU shot 55% (42 of 77) to BOS's 39%, 19 of 29 from three, and went to the line 35 times to BOS's 7 — 25 points from the stripe to their 7. HOU turned it over 18 times to BOS's 10, and BOS turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 53-36 for them. Durant led with 26 (8 of 11, 2 of 3 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Thompson added 17, Sengun 16. The hinge was Q1, 37-24: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 36. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/03 vs DAL 110-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 110-102. HOU shot 46% (41 of 89) to DAL's 45%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 54-40 for them. A. Thompson led with 27 (11 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Sengun added 26, Durant 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-27: HOU came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/05 @ MEM 124-109 — HOU notes
HOU won 124-109. HOU shot 48% (48 of 101) to MEM's 38%, 13 of 30 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MEM's 35. Thompson led with 28 (13 of 26, 1 of 3 from three); Sengun added 20, Smith Jr. 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/07 @ SAS 110-121 — HOU notes
HOU lost 110-121. HOU shot 46% (39 of 85) to SAS's 46%, 13 of 27 from three. Sengun led with 25 (10 of 22, 1 of 6 from three); Durant added 24, Sheppard 16. Q1 was theirs, 25-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. They led by as many as 11. Smith Jr.'s -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 120, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Gia. Antetokounmpo at 30 and Rollins at 18 a game. Without Porter Jr. (8 straight), Nance (7 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 111, shooting 50 percent and 46 from three, 28 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 14 a night. Without Finney-Smith (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-14 a night and Milwaukee minus-3 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 17 times a game to Milwaukee's 13. Call it Houston 120, Milwaukee 117, Milwaukee keeping it close.
11/12 vs WAS — 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 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sarr at 20 and McCollum at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Coulibaly (3 straight), Riley (2 straight), Gill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Washington's 130. Call it Houston 126, Washington 112, Houston by 14.
11/14 vs POR — 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 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 22 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (10 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Henderson (11 straight), Love (4 straight), Thybulle (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Portland plus-1 and the arc, Houston at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Houston 123, Portland 115.
11/16 vs ORL — 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 126 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Finney-Smith (11 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Houston's 21 and the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 35. Call it Houston 120, Orlando 113.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASDV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
JS J. Sochan
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
HOUAS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
KD K. Durant
RS R. Sheppard
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
SAS/HOU 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
Barnes, Wembanyama lead Spurs to a 121-110 win over Rockets in the teams' NBA Cup opener
SAN ANTONIO -- — Harrison Barnes scored 24 points, Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama added 22 points apiece and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday night in the NBA Cup opener for both teams.
Kevin Durant scored 24 points and Alperen Sengun added 22 for Houston, which had its five-game winning streak halted.
Barnes scored the game’s final four points on a pair of free throws and a breakaway dunk after a steal at midcourt with 12 seconds remaining.
Champagnie had nine points in the final quarter and finished 6 for 13 on 3-pointers. Champagnie also collected and saved a contested offensive rebound and scooped a loose ball on the defensive end with the Spurs up 115-108.
The Rockets were aggressive defensively against Wembanyama. Houston guards Josh Okogie and Reed Sheppard got under Wembanyama and pushed him repeatedly in the chest and out of position offensively in the first half.
Wembanyama had four points on 2-for-6 shooting in the opening quarters.
San Antonio closed the first half on a 12-0 run, fueled by five turnovers in the final two minutes. Devin Vassell had a 3-pointer and Stephon Castle completed a three-point play during the run. Durant was called for his third personal foul at the start of the run after shoving Barnes to the court.
San Antonio and Houston are in West Group C of the NBA Cup, along with Portland, Denver and Golden State.
Both teams entered the game with a 5-2 record, but reached that mark differently. The Spurs won their first five games, while the Rockets lost their first two before winning five straight.