On the morning of February 5, 2022, Beijing time, the NBA regular season continued, and the Spurs faced the Rockets at home. As a result, the Spurs defeated the Rockets 33-25, 24-29, 40-23, 34-29, respectively, with an aggregate score of 131-106. Thus stopping their three-game losing streak, and the Rockets also lost again after stopping their four-game losing streak in the last round.
Currently, the Spurs are 12th in the West with a record of 19 wins and 34 losses, and the Rockets are 15th in the West with a record of 15 wins and 36 losses. In the previous 12 meetings between the two teams, the Spurs have the advantage of 7-5. Judging from their recent form, the Spurs have suffered three consecutive losses, after the main scorers Derrick White, Kelden, Thaddeus Young and others were in a sluggish state.
The Rockets have not been very good lately, and after suffering four consecutive defeats, they defeated the Cavaliers 115-104 in the last round, thus stopping the decline of four consecutive losses.
Let's take a look at the startings of the two teams, the Rockets starters: Gordon, Tate, Wood, Porter, Green; Spurs starters: Kelden, McDermott, Peltel, White, Murray.
In the first quarter, after Eric Gordon broke through the basket and missed it, Spurs player Pelter grabbed a defensive rebound, and Pelter received an assist from Johnson and hit a jump shot. In the first quarter, the Spurs played more solidly, the Rockets' Josh Christopher played well, Green also had assists, but overall there were many mistakes, and finally in the first quarter, the Spurs led 33-25.
In the second quarter, Wood's singles dunk ignited the enthusiasm of the whole field, Josh Christopher was in very good shape, and Wood also improved in rebounding compared to the first quarter. At the end of the second quarter, the Rockets scored 29-24 and trailed by three points on aggregate 54-57.
Half-time scoring:
Rockets: Gordon 9 points, 1 rebound, Tate 5 points, 3 rebounds and 2 assists, Wood 6 points and 1 rebound, Porter Jr. 5 points and 3 rebounds, Jaylen Green 5 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Sagu 6 points, Christopher 14 points, 3 rebounds and 3 steals, Martin Jr. 2 points and 2 rebounds.
Spurs: Kyleden 14 points, 3 rebounds, McDermott 7 points, Peltel 10 points, 5 rebounds and 2 blocks, White 2 assists, Murray 12 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists and 4 steals, Primo 5 points and 2 assists, Vassell 2 points and 2 rebounds, Collins 5 points and 3 rebounds, Diop 2 points.
In the third and fourth quarters, the Rockets were almost completely dumbfounded, and by the third quarter, except for Josh, none of the players had scored in double figures, which was a really bad game for the Rockets. On the other hand, the Spurs, on the other hand, made steady progress all the way, and finally scored 40-23 in the third quarter and 34-29 in the fourth quarter. The Rockets were defeated and eventually lost 106-131 on aggregate.
This game also set 2 new records. First, josh Christopher, a 20-year-old rocket, scored a game-high of 23 points, five rebounds and four assists, which was remarkable, and he also set a new season scoring record; second, the Rockets' 21-year-old Kevin Porter scored only 5 points in this game, setting a record for the lowest score in his career.
Full-time scoring:
Spurs: Kelden 28 points, 7 rebounds and 2 steals, McDermott 19 points, Pelter 21 points, 10 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 blocks, White 12 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists, Murray 19 points, 7 rebounds, 11 assists and 4 steals, Vassell 4 points, 3 rebounds and 2 steals, Primo 8 points and 4 assists, Diop 4 points and 4 rebounds, Collins 10 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals, Trey Jones 6 points and 2 assists;
Rockets: Gordon 9 points, Tate 11 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Wood 13 points, 11 rebounds and 2 blocks, Porter Jr. 5 points and 3 rebounds, Jaylen Green 12 points, 2 rebounds and 3 assists, Christopher 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists and 3 steals, Sagu 18 points, 2 rebounds and 3 blocks, Martin Jr. 8 points and 5 rebounds, Matthews 2 points, Brooks 3 points, Nwaba 2 points.