Houston Rockets at San Antonio Spurs

· National Basketball Association

Houston Rockets

2-2, 1-1 Away

Final
106 - 101

San Antonio Spurs

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

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

HOU		SA
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

San Antonio Spurs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dylan Harper, G	Day-To-Day	Jul 10
Kelly Olynyk, PF	Day-To-Day	Jul 8
Victor Wembanyama, C	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Devin Vassell, SG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Jeremy Sochan, F	Day-To-Day	Jul 3