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8-2 overall · 4-0 on the road
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7-3 overall · 4-1 at home
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The Rockets rank 2nd in the NBA in offensive rating (117.1), and the Spurs rank 4th in defensive rating (106.0). Strength against strength: something has to give.

League average is 110.7, so the Rockets are 6.5 above it. Alperen Sengun leads them with 21.5 points a game on 59.0% true shooting.

Victor WembanyamaTop scorer · SAS
Alperen SengunTop scorer · HOU
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Spurs8-2
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Team vs team

Season before this game (SAS 10 games, HOU 10). Small text is the league rank; ✓ marks the better number. Hover a stat for what it means.

SASHOU
Scoring
118.46th · Above avg
Points per game
NBA avg 113.2
116.012th · Average
108.18th · Above avg
Points allowed
NBA avg 113.4
107.05th · Top 5
+10.32nd · Top 5
Point margin
NBA avg -0.2
+9.05th · Top 5
Efficiency
114.77th · Above avg
Offensive rating
NBA avg 110.7
117.12nd · Top 5
106.04th · Top 5
Defensive rating
NBA avg 110.8
107.38th · Above avg
+8.75th · Top 5
Net rating
NBA avg -0.1
+9.93rd · Top 5
102.614th
Pace
NBA avg 102.3
99.428th
Shooting
52.4%20th · Average
Effective FG%
NBA avg 53.1%
55.2%5th · Top 5
57.1%14th · Average
True shooting %
NBA avg 57.0%
59.6%5th · Top 5
12.419th · Average
Threes made
NBA avg 13.1
12.718th · Average
34.4%17th · Average
Three-point %
NBA avg 34.7%
37.6%7th · Above avg
0.309th · Above avg
Free-throw rate
NBA avg 0.29
0.3011th · Average
Defense
50.3%4th · Top 5
Opponent eFG%
NBA avg 53.1%
52.7%14th · Average
7.919th · Average
Steals
NBA avg 8.5
8.910th · Above avg
7.01st · Top 5
Blocks
NBA avg 5.0
6.15th · Top 5
Possessions
12.4%3rd · Top 5
Turnover rate
NBA avg 14.8%
14.7%16th · Average
28.9%12th · Average
Off. rebound rate
NBA avg 27.4%
31.5%5th · Top 5
48.53rd · Top 5
Rebounds
NBA avg 44.3
44.017th · Average
26.910th · Above avg
Assists
NBA avg 26.2
26.911th · Average

Recent form

San Antonio Spurs
WWWWW

Last 5: average margin +14.0 (season +10.3). Streak W8.

Houston Rockets
LWWLL

Last 5: average margin +3.8 (season +9.0). Streak L2.

Key players

San Antonio Spurs
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Victor WembanyamaF-C 29.112.03.060.0
Dylan HarperG 18.15.44.458.6
Stephon CastleG 15.35.95.050.5
De'Aaron FoxG 13.83.95.964.4
Houston Rockets
PlayerPTSREBASTTS%
Alperen SengunF-C 21.58.87.859.0
Kevin DurantF 20.85.73.164.9
Jabari Smith Jr.F 17.36.42.366.2
Amen ThompsonG-F 15.66.53.056.4

Injury report

San Antonio Spurs
Jayden Quaintance F · back ~12/3 Out
Tobias Harris F · back ~11/9 Out
Houston Rockets
Clint Capela C · Right Ankle Sprain · back ~11/9 Out
Steven Adams C · Right Soleus Strain · back ~11/9 Out

Earlier this season

10/23/26 · at SASHOU 114 – SAS 110

Team numbers are computed from every box score this season; ratings use the standard possession estimate. Data from balldontlie; this isn't official NBA data.

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