SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs (1-1) will host their in-state rival, Houston Rockets (1-2), tonight at the Frost Bank Center.
GAME REWIND
The Spurs are coming off a 109-106 home win versus Houston.
Victor Wembanyama notched 29 points, seven rebounds, three assists, and three blocks to lead the Spurs. Jeremy Sochan finished with 17 points and connected on 8-14 field goals. Keldon Johnson had 16 points off the bench, Harrison Barnes finished with 11, Julian Champagnie had 12, and Chris Paul had three points and nine assists.
Due to injury, San Antonio was without Devin Vassell and Tre Jones.
"We know [the Rockets] are gonna come back, they’re gonna be hungry, they’re gonna be ready to play. We got to come in and try to repeat and get another win," said Johnson.
THE UNIFORMS
The Spurs will be in their Icon Edition jerseys today.
INJURY REPORT
Vassell is out tonight, as is Jones, with a left ankle sprain.
FIVE THINGS TO WATCH
1. Houston trailed 93-77 versus the Spurs on Saturday night with 9:05 left but came within one or two points seven times over the final 4:05 of the contest.
2. Since 2023-24, Houston has forced an average of 17.3 turnovers per game against the Spurs.
3. Houston's Alpren Sengun averaged 28.3 points per game and 13.0 rebounds per game in three games against the Spurs last season.
4. The Spurs are averaging 109.0 points per game to start the new season.
5. The Spurs have out-rebounded their two opponents to start the new season.
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