SAN ANTONIO — The San Antonio Spurs' losing skid extends to 17 in a row after losing to the Houston Rockets 93-82 on the road. The losing skid is now the longest in franchise history.
The 12.2% three-point shooting by the Spurs is the fourth-lowest percentage by a team with 40-plus attempts in NBA history.
Victor Wembanyama finished with 15 points and 18 rebounds. Doug McDermott recorded six points. Zach Collins had two points and four rebounds in the loss. Jeremy Sochan had seven points and two assists. Keldon Johnson added 12 points and seven rebounds. Devin Vassell recorded 14 points.
The Spurs are 3-19 on the season, and will next host the Los Angeles Lakers Wednesday night.
Here's a sample of what the teams said after the game.
SPURS
Gregg Popovich:
"They played a great game. We made turnovers, they (Houston) made turnovers, whatever, but they were great. Just, you know, you got to make a shot in the NBA. You can't shoot 5-41 from three. That's not going to happen."
Johnson
"They played great defense. We stuck to the game plan 5-for-41 from three. Can't hit a shot. So defensively I feel like we did a great job. We got great looks but we just couldn't capitalize. It's definitely frustrating. We dropped a lot of games we should have won. It's frustrating. We know that it will turn. We know that we put in the work for it. We believe in each other. I wouldn't want to do it with another other group than the group we got."
Wembanyama
"Our defense was pretty solid. Barely 90 (Houston) points. This is something we need to keep. We don't have a choice. Keep going. Keep grinding. The good thing is that nobody doubts that in the long run, we're going to be the winners."
ROCKETS
Ime Udoka
Alperen Sengun