San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association

San Antonio Spurs

24-33, 10-19 Away

Final
106 - 118

Houston Rockets

37-22, 20-9 Home

Amen Thompson scores 25 points in the Rockets' 118-106 victory over the Spurs

San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets: Game Highlights

Green scored 16 points in the first half to help Houston take a 64-46 lead. Thompson was ejected Tuesday night against Milwaukee for pulling down Giannis Antetokounmpo by the head and neck.

Dillon Brooks had 19 points on 5-of-8 shooting from 3-point range for Houston. The Rockets have won three of four since the All-Star break.

Keldon Johnson scored 22 points, and Stephon Castle added 22 points and seven rebounds for San Antonio. The Spurs have lost four straight.

De’Aaron Fox had seven points on 3-of-12 shooting for Spurs. Jeremy Sochan scored seven points but did not play in the second half for precautionary reasons after getting hit in the head.

Takeaways Spurs: San Antonio got most of its production out of its bench, with the backups scoring 79 points and the starters 27 on 11-of-35 shooting.

Rockets: Houston has outrebounded its opponents by at least 13 in each of its three wins since the All-Star break. The Rockets had a 60-41 edge over the Spurs.

Key moment The Rockets took a 23-7 lead on a dunk by Alperen Sengun midway through the first quarter. The advantage never dipped below double-figures the rest of the way.

Key stat Houston shot 11 of 38 on 3-pointers. San Antonio was 7 of 39.

Up next Both teams are back in action Saturday night. The Spurs are at Memphis, and the Rockets host Sacramento.

Regular Season Series

HOU wins series 3-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	106 - 118
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	106 - 118
4th 6.0	shot clock turnover	106 - 118
4th 31.1	Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound	106 - 118
4th 32.1	Sandro Mamukelashvili misses 24-foot three point jumper	106 - 118

Statistics

SA		HOU
42-100	FG	48-102
42.0	Field Goal %	47.1
7-39	3PT	11-38
17.9	Three Point %	28.9
15-21	FT	11-14
71.4	Free Throw %	78.6
41	Rebounds	60
12	Offensive Rebounds	20
29	Defensive Rebounds	40
28	Assists	22
10	Steals	4
5	Blocks	5
8	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	2
8	Total Turnovers	16
0	Technical Fouls	0
0	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
9	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	16
21	Fast Break Points	13
68	Points in Paint	58
14	Fouls	14
0	Largest Lead	28

Houston Rockets Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
Dorian Finney-Smith, PF	Day-To-Day	Jul 3
Kevin Durant, PF	Day-To-Day	Jul 3

San Antonio Spurs Injuries

NAME, POS	STATUS	DATE
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
De'Aaron Fox, PG	Day-To-Day	Jul 3