Team	Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Total
San Antonio Spurs	26	28	30	27	111
Houston Rockets	36	26	24	13	99

Team	PTS	FG	FG%	3P	3P%	FT	FT%	OREB	TREB	AST	PF	STL	TO	BLK
San Antonio Spurs	111	44-82	53.7%	6-26	23.1%	17-24	70.8%	8	53	28	15	5	15	8
Houston Rockets	99	39-99	39.4%	8-23	34.8%	13-18	72.2%	17	57	23	18	11	11	8


San Antonio Spurs	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Julian Champagnie^SF	20:51	2	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	3	3	0	0	0	1	1	3
Harrison Barnes^PF	28:46	9	4-6	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1
Victor Wembanyama^C	28:35	28	8-15	0-3	12-15	3	13	16	3	2	5	4	4	6
Stephon Castle^SG	32:44	16	7-12	1-2	1-3	1	4	5	6	2	0	2	3	3
De’Aaron Fox^PG	33:32	18	6-11	2-5	4-4	0	5	5	8	0	1	5	0	5
Luke Kornet	18:44	0	0-0	0-0	0-2	2	2	4	2	0	1	0	0	8
Keldon Johnson	26:40	17	8-15	1-4	0-0	1	6	7	5	0	0	1	4	18
Devin Vassell	22:42	5	2-7	1-5	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	9
Dylan Harper	22:03	16	8-11	0-2	0-0	1	3	4	3	0	1	2	1	18
Carter Bryant	03:19	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5
Jordan McLaughlin	00:40	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Bismack Biyombo	00:40	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Lindy Waters III	00:40	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2
Kelly Olynyk	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Harrison Ingram	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
David Jones Garcia	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeremy Sochan	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Stanley Umude	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Houston Rockets	MIN	PTS	FGM-A	3PM-A	FTM-A	ORB	DRB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	±
Kevin Durant^SF	36:10	24	8-17	2-4	6-6	1	1	2	6	0	1	3	2	-9
Jabari Smith Jr.^PF	37:00	8	3-8	2-5	0-0	1	6	7	2	1	0	2	3	-12
Alperen Sengun^C	35:46	18	7-20	1-2	3-7	5	5	10	7	2	0	1	5	-14
Tari Eason^SG	24:46	10	4-10	2-3	0-0	3	3	6	0	3	1	0	4	-7
Amen Thompson^PG	35:52	25	11-23	0-0	3-3	3	4	7	4	3	1	2	0	-15
Josh Okogie	14:44	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	2	3	3	1	1	0	1	10
Reed Sheppard	25:59	9	4-12	1-4	0-0	1	4	5	0	1	2	1	1	-16
Dorian Finney-Smith	19:26	0	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	2	2	-6
Clint Capela	08:31	5	2-4	0-0	1-2	2	2	4	0	0	2	0	0	3
Aaron Holiday	00:51	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	3
Jae’Sean Tate	00:51	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3
Isaiah Crawford	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Jeff Green	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Steven Adams	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
JD Davison	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Tristen Newton	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Fred VanVleet	00:00	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

301 | 4 hours ago

Dylan Harper

colourofinfinity | Heat

154 | 4 hours ago

Stephon Castle

jdd32

91 | 4 hours ago

Keldon Johnson

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

28 | 4 hours ago

That too

Presence_Present | Bucks

11 | 4 hours ago

Once they stop forcing him to be the primary ball handler it’ll free him up so much more effectively

MaduroGood_TrumpBad

31 | 4 hours ago

Stephon Castle

r/nba saying Kenny Smith don’t watch ball when Castle was locking up this game

BigDickVicW | Spurs

27 | 4 hours ago

Concur

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

27 | 4 hours ago

Amazing layups, just looked unstoppable in the fourth. He was smooth with it.

JamesDaquiri | Spurs

21 | 4 hours ago

Couldn’t have said it better myself

yosisoy | NBA

20 | 4 hours ago

De’Aaron Fox

GabrPG

27 | 3 hours ago

Nice mention. People ain’t crediting Fox enough for what the Spurs are achieving this season, and it’s a shame tbh. The guy is playing to win as a team, not being a ball hog and doing his hero ball like in the Kings. And that’s key for the Spurs because their priority is to develop Castle and Harper as primary ballhandlers when sharing the floor. Indeed, he doesn’t deserve a max contract, but he’s still a great player, and the Spurs’ record is largely thanks to him. He deserves more recognition.

averagejoeag | Spurs

3 | 2 hours ago

The times he’s done his hero ball this year we have lost. He’s really starting to trust the guys around him.

GabrPG

11 | 4 hours ago

Amazing way to crush the “rookie wall” he was stuck on for about 1 month. His ceiling is really high, Manu-esque.

plap_plap | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

IIRC Castle also struggled with hitting the wall mid-season, before crushing it the last 2 months or so of the 24-25 season. Hopefully Dyl does the same.

Proof-Excitement-722

6 | 3 hours ago

what having an NBA cup merchant Vassell does to this team

TheRealBrownPudding | Clippers

244 | 4 hours ago

Spurs defense was suffocating the Rockets in the 4th. Absolute master class

the_mexican_menace | Nuggets

87 | 4 hours ago

Feel like Houston were suffocating themselves by having Amen Thompson on the court lol

go10sai | Spurs

34 | 4 hours ago

yeah he was on the court a lil too long in the fourth

1gnominious | Rockets

65 | 4 hours ago

If you have decent defensive guards and apply a little pressure our backcourt can’t handle it. You can cheat a mile off Amen and Reed can’t handle on ball pressure.

Ive watched this exact game a dozen times or more this year. We have so many 4th Q meltdowns because once the intensity increases our backcourt collapses.

darren_meier

12 | 3 hours ago

I really feel like they’ve got to make the deal with Charlotte to bring in Sexton. He’s not perfect, but the money’s right and he would solve so many of our problems.

livefreeordont | 76ers

31 | 4 hours ago

Helps having Wemby not even have to leave the paint since he doesn’t have to guard Thompson at all

averagejoeag | Spurs

7 | 2 hours ago

Switching him off Sengun was smart. Castle and KJ able to be much more physical on him with the lower center of gravity.

darren_meier

6 | 3 hours ago

Honestly, everything after the first quarter was kinda a disaster for the Rockets. They put up 36 in the first 12 minutes, and only 63 over the last 36. In person at the game, you kinda got the feeling the Rockets were going to lose by the end of the first half. They were hanging on purely by forcing turnovers and rebounding, but the offense was baaaaaad tonight.

It was interesting to see Mitch Johnson’s plan for this game. I don’t think Julian got a perimeter shot until halfway through the third, which was wild. And Devin barely saw the floor. I’m sure he had his reasons, but his rotations felt forecd tonight.

Boring_Activity3155 | Spurs

2 | an hour ago

Why didnt the spurs just also do that in the first three quaters? Are they stupid?

Chandler_Bings | Pistons

206 | 4 hours ago

San Antonio just dad dicked Houston in the 4th quarter

go10sai | Spurs

75 | 4 hours ago

that defense is suffocating baby

coolycooly | Nets

27 | 4 hours ago

It was honestly really good coaching too, seems obvious but not a lot of coaches wouldve let Amen have pretty much anything he wanted and have Wemby/Castle hunt everything else. It was basically a 4v5 for the Spurs, Amen literally missed a dunk.

Spare-Friendship-917 | Spurs

13 | 4 hours ago

It really got in his head. You could see him overthinking and then passing out to someone else

darren_meier

7 | 3 hours ago

To be fair, Amen seems to be in his own head a ton on offense. I know we’re in year three of Amen’s gonna develop a shot but it’s really year three of he’s paralyzed when he’s outside the elbow without a head of steam. He just… literally won’t shoot.

Spare-Friendship-917 | Spurs

5 | 3 hours ago

That was one of the things I loved about castle his rookie year. He was awful shooting from the outside but he kept shooting. Its such a hard mental hurdle to get over especially when youre missing a ton but Amen needs to get over it if hes ever gonna take that next leap

Cool_White_Dude

2 | 2 hours ago

True but also a lot easier when you have a green light on a team with no expectations vs on an expected contender. Obviously its always somewhat scary for a rookie to be ass though.

ArmiinTamzarian | Spurs

56 | 4 hours ago

We literally played the same game of last time but with a reverse uno card

siphillis | Spurs

18 | 4 hours ago

Same game, but no Reed Sheppard heroics

bigpapi-did-steroids | Spurs

8 | 3 hours ago

And the uptick in physicality for the Spurs too. That was the biggest thing more than anything.

foshiiy | Rockets

29 | 4 hours ago

Amen is unplayable with our current lineup. Letting Wemby sag in the paint all 2nd half and dummy Udoka couldn’t adjust.

Teambooler24 | Rockets

14 | 3 hours ago

People keep staying amen being guarded by wemby was the big issue, but I’d argue sengun getting bodied by castle was the far bigger issue

Sengun cant be getting stone walled in the post by a guard regardless how strong and good castle is, they let castle play sengun one on one and he shut sengun down

If sengun is able to score on a guard in the post for us wemby guarding amen becomes a problem for them

foshiiy | Rockets

13 | 3 hours ago

He couldn’t score in the post because Wemby came from the weak side every time. Amen was just standing in the corner or cutting and clogging the paint.

Teambooler24 | Rockets

6 | 3 hours ago

That had an affect a couple plays, but there was numerous plays where wemby was completely away from the play and sengun could not score one on one against castle

Both were an issue but sengun is too good to be getting stonewalled by a guard in the post

Spare-Friendship-917 | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

If he isn’t moved in the next week. Do you consider moving Amen for Giannis?

Antique_Pin5266

3 | 3 hours ago

Call me crazy but I’d trust Amen to make the leap as a shooter next year. He’s a 80% FT shooter, just lock him in a gym shooting 3s all summer

darren_meier

6 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, but people said that in his rookie season. And last year.

foshiiy | Rockets

1 | 4 hours ago

I don’t see how that fixes the spacing issues. We need a ballhandler that can at least provide the threat of a jumper.

Spare-Friendship-917 | Spurs

2 | 4 hours ago

Well hopefully you have FVV next season add Giannis to him KD and Sengun it could be something

plap_plap | Spurs

2 | 2 hours ago

I’m curious if Rox fans think a better PG is a necessity before the deadline, or if y’all are ok with the team waiting for FVV to be back next year. He’s obviously been missed, but I’m not sure who else is out there that could help y’all.

AvengingHero2012 | Rockets

27 | 4 hours ago

There’s offensive ineptitude and then there’s whatever the hell that 4th quarter was… Jesus even open shots in the paint were rattling out.

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

21 | 4 hours ago

Both teams have one of these games against each other this year at least. This same script wasn’t any fun to watch from the other side last time lol, GGs and see yall in March

Obi_Wan_Benobi | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

Hopefully we’ll see this in April or May too. Would be a fun series. Both teams were very physical tonight and the refs sort of let them play, almost like a playoff game.

schwinndoctor | Slovenia

3 | 4 hours ago

stop the count after the 3rd

skyelightd

153 | 4 hours ago

Castle took getting drafted 7th in Rising Stars personal

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

47 | 4 hours ago

Damn that’s crazy, I had no clue he was taken that low. Dude won MVP of the event last year and, recent slump aside, is no worse than the third best player available in the player pool

ZenThrashing | Spurs

23 | 4 hours ago

He was like 13th-14th place in the West this year in full-on All Star voting

Spare-Friendship-917 | Spurs

22 | 3 hours ago

Went after reed

Uncle_Freddy | SAS

19 | 3 hours ago

Actually absurd, all due respect to Reed. He’s had some impressive games this season, but Castle definitely clears him right now.

Next_Worth_3616

157 | 4 hours ago

Spurs perfectly showed how to play Amen Thompson for the playoffs. Play off him like Ben Simmons and Domantas Sabonis and force him into making a mistake while they play 4 v 5.

Yes, his defense, athleticism, and instincts/feel for the game are good. But as a PG if he doesn’t playmake or score well, he’s going to severely limit this team come playoff time.

Especially playmake, he made some pretty obvious mistakes not seeing people open while dribbling unguarded and went too much to Durant even when he was heavily guarded. You could tell Durant was getting upset at Amen for going to him when he was clearly not open and ready to score.

FVV getting hurt imo is going to doom the Rockets this season and imo prevent a deep playoff run. Reed is a good shooter but clearly isn’t ready to lead this offense either and can’t create for himself.

rybres123 | Rockets

65 | 4 hours ago

It’s different when wemby is the one sagging off him. He usually makes centers pay when they lay off him like that.

Instead wemby guarded amen and sengun at the same time the whole 4q lol

Next_Worth_3616

30 | 4 hours ago

Eh, I get that Wemby is Wemby but there are other tall players that are capable of being defensive monsters like Gobert.

If I’m Minny I would want to play Houston in the playoffs, they have a similar build to the Spurs and would be able to replicate the Thompson strategy very well with Gobert as center.

alpacamegafan

10 | 3 hours ago

I’m sure any top team would want to play Houston at this point now that they’re missing 2 key players.

Boring_Activity3155 | Spurs

1 | an hour ago

Gobert doesnt give you nearly as much offensively as wemby. So vs the spurs the rockets are basically playing 4 on 5 on offense and 5 on 5 on defense. Vs the wolves the rockets are basically playing 4 on 5 on offense and 5 on 4.5 on defense. Not saying its bad for the wolves, its not. Its just easier for the rockets to overcome the disadvantage.

majnichael | DEN

29 | 4 hours ago

Going to be interesting to see if the Rockets actually try to get a traditional PG by the trade deadline

Chandler_Bings | Pistons

8 | 4 hours ago

Dennis Schroder?

IsThisMe8 | Warriors

5 | 3 hours ago

Why didn’t the pistons not re-sign him? It seemed like he played well, but it also seems like a pattern of why he gets traded so often. He’ll play well to have someone trade for him, then he doesn’t play well so he gets traded again, and he plays well for the next team but they end up not re-signing him.

Next_Worth_3616

-1 | 4 hours ago

Hey the Kings would probably be crazy enough to attach a 1st round pick with Dennis too, given their history

siphillis | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

Might have to. Durant accelerates their deadline to now, and only now

Fun_Mind1494

1 | 3 hours ago

It won’t make a difference.

GabrPG

12 | 4 hours ago

Similar insight for Castle. Castle and Amen need to develop their shot (in general) asap.

1gnominious | Rockets

32 | 4 hours ago

Castle at least has a somewhat respectable mid range shot and is merely a really bad 3pt shooter. We are over here hoping Amen can one day shoot as well as Castle.

Next_Worth_3616

17 | 4 hours ago

Not only that but Castle has shown that he can run an offense as PG, something neither Amen or Reed can do

Working-Mistake1130

2 | 2 hours ago

They didn’t get the opportunity to play with CP3

Antique_Pin5266

5 | 3 hours ago

Amen improved from 68% to 80% on FTs this year on higher volume. He’ll figure it out.

Wasting-The-Dawn71 | Spurs

3 | 3 hours ago

I think the main difference is that Castle rarely passes up open looks. It’s hard for Amen to get any rythym when he refuses to shoot

SkyCrossSteel

13 | 4 hours ago

I trust Castle’s shooting and playmaking more. On defense Amen has the higher ceiling.

mathird | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

“Who would you rather have?” between those two going to be an interesting question over the next 3-4 years.

GabrPG

-2 | 3 hours ago

Maybe, but Castle’s playmaking is dangerous with so many turnovers. IMO, he will never be a good PG, and his ceiling is Jrue Holiday-esque. We’ll see.

aes-rizzle | Spurs

10 | 3 hours ago

Jrue Holiday is really, really good. It wouldn’t be a bad outcome for him

GabrPG

2 | 3 hours ago

Yeah, I agree.

thedoming | SAS

1 | an hour ago

If he reaches Jrue’s level I would be fucking ecstatic, elite defensive player with decent playmaking be epic

n1nj4k1d21 | SAS

13 | 4 hours ago

at least Castle is not afraid to shoot the three even if it is not falling. Amen, however…

GabrPG

2 | 3 hours ago

That’s true. At least Castle is not afraid to shoot. A big difference.

darren_meier

2 | 3 hours ago

Castle needs to work on his shot, but he’s (usually) not afraid to shoot. Amen is legit terrified to shoot at times, ever since his rookie year Rockets games are frustratingly littered with possessions where Amen’s just kinda chilling on the perimeter with the ball without an open man and he just… won’t shoot it.

If the other team can clog up his driving lane while covering their assignments (even just a bit), Amen’s entire offense stalls out.

PlasticPresentation1

2 | 3 hours ago

Teams are gonna play KD super physical and send doubles to him, and Amen isn’t going to be able to punish them

DerrickWhiteMVP | Spurs

76 | 4 hours ago

Made ‘em quit. Man, that was some bad body language by the Rockets at the end. Sengun just started mauling guys toward the end.

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

21 | 4 hours ago

Prob the worst 4th quarter I’ve seen but y’all played great defense

mathird | Spurs

14 | 4 hours ago

Rockets are in desperate need of even a replacement-level point guard.

Wembanyanma | Spurs

4 | 3 hours ago

Going to need some rim protection too with Adams out. We started attacking them downhill and they had no answer

darren_meier

1 | 3 hours ago

Collin Sexton is holding up a FOR RENT sign on the Charlotte bench, waving his hands, mouthing RESCUE ME and Rafael Stone is scrolling Instagram.

Lizpy6688 | Rockets

2 | 3 hours ago

We’ve been having that energy for awhile. It’s why we were all surprised and happy the first half. We’ve been begging for that style of play but Ime being Ime refuses to adapt. It was working. Then he went back to only running isos in the mid range and everyone crashing for offensive rebound. He also can’t adjust his defense anymore.

Titronnica | SAS

1 | 23 minutes ago

Sengun is such a bitch, he embellishes contact the monent you get near him on offense, and will make the dirtiest plays on defense.

Fuck him and his whiny attitude.

heroluccii | Spurs

72 | 4 hours ago

Wemby on KD - “He’s more dangerous when he gets layups and dunks. That’s more his game than floating around the perimeter shooting 3s and jump shots. Shots look “amazing” when they go in, he is still working on his jumper.”

mathird | Spurs

-12 | 4 hours ago

You mean KD on Wemby?

Wembanyanma | Spurs

30 | 3 hours ago

Woosh

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

63 | 4 hours ago

Lmfao bro Amen gotta get a jump shot, they give him so much space on middys or further and he just bricks them completely

PoonGo0n | Spurs

29 | 4 hours ago

I dont know why he just doesn’t use that space to build momentum and attack the rim. It’s what Castle does when teams lay off him and Amen is even more athletic.

Bladee___Enthusiast | Rockets

63 | 4 hours ago

Typically he does, but it’s a different story when wemby is waiting at the rim

PoonGo0n | Spurs

20 | 4 hours ago

Fair point

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

15 | 4 hours ago

Well from what I saw wemby was doing a good job rim defending in this one, amen was def scared to attack. This is was not having a true pg does bc amen can’t really create either

NSAspycam | Spurs

10 | 4 hours ago

Amen tried to attack once. He attacked Wemby and almost traveled. Don’t think he tried again rest of the game

rybres123 | Rockets

3 | 4 hours ago

He did a lot tonight, but it’s hard when wemby is the guy waiting

Typically, that’s exactly what he does and why most teams don’t put their center on him

YourLittleHomie

62 | 4 hours ago

Swear I just watched Stephon Castle almost single-handedly keep the Rockets scoreless for half of the 4th.

Then Dylan Harper subs in and hits 3 tough layups back-to-back-to-back.

Love this team.

mercfan3

16 | 3 hours ago

Dylan Harper: wanna see me get a wide open layup? Wanna see me do it again?

PoonGo0n | Spurs

53 | 4 hours ago

Old school Spurs basketball! One of my favorite wins of the year.

Mythdanne | Spurs

44 | 4 hours ago

I just love watching Harper drive to the basket no matter the result

Sc0rch1ngDr4g0n | Rockets

44 | 4 hours ago

Spurs adjusted to put Wemby off Sengun and on Amen (i.e. roam off him and sit in the paint because he can’t shoot) and no one could make a 3 in the 2nd half. KD couldn’t save us this time and Ime couldn’t adjust.

Couldn’t stop the rim pressure either after halftime. Amen surprisingly has a hard time vs. screens and we lack PoA outside of that. No Capela minutes and the switchable small ball lineup wasn’t stopping anything either.

Terrible collapse. Ball movement and shot making from the first half dried up real fast and it just became ugly ISO ball. Part roster construction, part Udoka not adjusting, part players not hitting shots. If this is what the playoffs look like it’ll be real quick.

justFramy | Thunder

38 | 4 hours ago

how tf u type all this so fast

ifuckwithit | Spurs

29 | 4 hours ago

They get it ready in a notes app and copy/paste when they see the thread pop up

SorbetSea8711

-8 | 4 hours ago

most likely using ai

triforceofcourage | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

Mavis Beacon

Boring_Activity3155 | Spurs

1 | 44 minutes ago

Well, theyre from houston so im guessing meth

IAmRudyTomjanovicAMA | Rockets

17 | 4 hours ago

Spurs D the second half was fantastic

PoonGo0n | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

We hunted Reed whenever he was in the game as well. It’s how we survived our shit 3pt shooting.

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

It was impressive how he poked the ball away so much despite having such a huge size disadvantage

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

The rockets were so clearly missing FVV this game

drippo-potamus | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

It was essentially the same exact thing that happened against Utah and Nurk a couple of games ago. Castle did a great job on sengun this game, but it shows why we need a mobile power forward. We want to keep Wemby roaming. But when there’s players like Sengun, Jokić, Nurk, etc that take Wemby out the paint , it makes things tough on our D

therealchappy24 | Nets

36 | 4 hours ago

Spurs put belt to ass in the second half, Sengun and Amen got exposed hard

DemarcounteAldrayzan | Spurs

35 | 4 hours ago

Wemby 4Q take over is amazing to watch, he should’ve had 30fts with the amount of hacking and wrestling he endured this game.

sanjit8103 | Nuggets

34 | 4 hours ago

Swear to god Castle and Durant were wrestling in the second half lol. Was very impressed with Dylan Harper’s layup package in the 4th, kid looked unstoppable.

therealchappy24 | Nets

41 | 4 hours ago

Sengun really started ⁵⁄₆ and ended ⁷⁄₂₀ from the field

Objective-Product361

24 | 4 hours ago

Putting Castle on him with Wemby being the help defender iced him badly.

Thehelloman0 | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

He also missed a few easy looks late in the fourth

atownOTP | Hawks

38 | 4 hours ago

I know playing Wemby makes everything look worse, but every time I’ve watched the Rockets offense in a close fourth quarter this year it’s made my eyes bleed. 0 perimeter creation ability.

wemBLOCKyama | Spurs

25 | 4 hours ago

Lol fuck the Rockets

ArmiinTamzarian | Spurs

21 | 4 hours ago

Jeremy might be on his way out but he’ll have one lasting legacy here: fuck Houston

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

26 | 4 hours ago

don’t let amens box score fool you, his inability to shoot ended up fucking up the rockets offense

Specialist_Office274 | Hawks

20 | 4 hours ago

and sengun might be the least efficient center ever

Beetle919

25 | 4 hours ago

He plays an overall ugly style of basketball. Flails around and complains, while bricking everything.

mercfan3

8 | 3 hours ago

He was flopping while being defended by the Spurs’ point guard.

PlasticPresentation1

6 | 3 hours ago

He has a brick shooting touch combined with the athleticism of Jokic

Ok-Topic-6095 | Spurs

22 | 4 hours ago

I was at the game. Biggest mistake the Rockets made was legitimately pissing off Wemby in the first half

Ilikesporks_ | Lakers

20 | 4 hours ago

the defense in that 4th quarter was just a beauty to watch

Low_Beyond8134 | Lakers

21 | 4 hours ago

Castle was the MVP for the Spurs in the 4th

Akipella | Warriors

12 | 4 hours ago

Harper was amazing too

lesh17 | Spurs

7 | 4 hours ago

Harper deserves a lot of credit too.

frizbeezz

22 | 4 hours ago

Rockets were bullying them in the first half, and the Spurs just said “Two can play at that game”.

Rockets just went out of gas by the 4th quarter trying to hack Wemby all game

Thornton__Melon | Rockets

-12 | 3 hours ago

Wemby is just soft

frizbeezz

12 | 3 hours ago

Lol Wemby owned your team the entire second half

Thornton__Melon | Rockets

-13 | 3 hours ago

Still soft

Low_Beyond8134 | Lakers

17 | 4 hours ago

That was one of the worst offensive quarters from a team I’ve ever seen

shin4258 | Spurs

17 | 4 hours ago

Who would have thought Sengun stopper was never meant to be Wemby but Castle instead.

slumdogtacostand | Mavericks

16 | 4 hours ago

Amen Thompson is just Ben Simmons

Delicious-Topic-69 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

bro, nahh. don’t compare that coward ben simmon.

Jarxzz | United States

13 | 4 hours ago

Ben Simmons was better at his peak

ProSnoodler | Spurs

12 | 4 hours ago

Lmao, coward seems a bit much

m1kelowry | Spurs

2 | 3 hours ago

How is he a coward lol

Working-Mistake1130

1 | 2 hours ago

At least Ben was a decent playmaker

thedoming | SAS

1 | an hour ago

Ben Simmons was a better playmaker tho, Amen insanely athletic and can finish at the rim which is nice

factcheckauthority | Spurs

15 | 4 hours ago

Ted lasso spurs

siphillis | Spurs

2 | 4 hours ago

BELIEVE

Malemansam | Spurs

15 | 4 hours ago

Castle is a fuckin stud. His defence in the 2nd half completely shut down Sengy and KD, multiple possessions in a row being the POA defender, denying them their spots. He’s incredible.

empowered676

9 | 4 hours ago

Good to see dylan come back with minutes and buckets and castle and wemby d made rockets tremble in fear, they literally were mentally incapable of scoring

justFramy | Thunder

9 | 4 hours ago

plz spurs and nuggets stay 2 and 3 that would be an amazing second series

siphillis | Spurs

20 | 4 hours ago

Oh, you’d like that wouldn’t you?

justFramy | Thunder

8 | 4 hours ago

yes i’m speaking completely unbiased as a lover of basketball and nothing else obviously..

Objective-Product361

6 | 4 hours ago

LMAO HAHAHAHAHAHAHA

dwrek24 | Spurs

8 | 4 hours ago

Can the Rockets handle the physicality of playoff basketball? Some are asking.

(No one’s asking this)

PruneNo8272

7 | 4 hours ago

Castle was playing defense like Caruso

go10sai | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

amazing defense from castle in the fourth

peanut-britle-latte | Knicks

6 | 4 hours ago

That dunking astronaut logo is fire.

VeniceRapture | Spurs

5 | 4 hours ago

I don’t think the Spurs have title aspirations this season, but Houston does, and a better team with a better roster is gonna exploit spacing Amen like the Spurs did tonight.

MrRightnow83

9 | 4 hours ago

Spud are a top 3 team in the league, how are they not contenders

VeniceRapture | Spurs

12 | 4 hours ago

I’m not saying they can’t be contenders. I’m just saying they’re not really all-in this season to the degree Houston is. They have more time unlike Houston who’s looking to maximize KD’s remaining good basketball years.

siphillis | Spurs

6 | 4 hours ago

We really need shooting to go all the way

plap_plap | Spurs

1 | 2 hours ago

Most of the players have zero playoff experience, and that lack of experience probably gets exposed like with last year’s Rockets. But I’m just happy to see the boys clearly playoff-bound after 7 years in the wilderness.

carelesssportsfan89 | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

amen really needs to improve his offensive game badly. for the rockets to be title contenders .

short_n_saucy | Spurs

4 | 4 hours ago

Felt like KD was leaving a lot of shots short tonight

ninerganghk

13 | 4 hours ago

Legs are prob getting cooked he’s playing almost 37 min a game

tullbabes | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

Old legs

livefreeordont | 76ers

4 | 4 hours ago

It’s very hard to come up with a good half court offense when you’ve got a guard who can’t shoot beyond 5 feet from the rim. Houston’s offense always seems to go through these long periods where they’re just throwing the ball away and taking terrible shots

PrimeTimeInc | Hornets

4 | 4 hours ago

Old school basketball. A playoff series between these teams would be elite

XDBoy018 | NBA

3 | 4 hours ago

DYLAN HARPER I KNEW YOU HAD IT

theyseemeRhollin | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

Amen will have to learn to score from outside the restricted area

Akipella | Warriors

3 | 4 hours ago

What a comeback run

superzorenpogi | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

4th quarter belt to rectum

PlaceUseful9671

3 | 4 hours ago

Whoa I stopped watching in the 3rd quarter after Rockets went on runs and Spurs looked in disarray. I missed the best part.

thiswasandy | Spurs

3 | 4 hours ago

LESS THAN 50 3 POINT ATTEMPTS YAYYYYY

FireBeeChin | Spurs

2 | 4 hours ago

BTA. that adjustment to put the center on amen completely shut houston’s water off in the second half

munkysnuflz | Rockets

1 | 4 hours ago

We are not that good

jknuts1377 | Celtics

1 | 4 hours ago

That 4th quarter was ugly.

NotCrimsonAnarchy

1 | 4 hours ago

I get it’s a big injury, but Fred VanVleet doesn’t solve the issues this team is having at the end of games.

_Jetto_ | NBA

1 | 3 hours ago

Amen is sooo fucked if he doesn’t find a jumper, Houston fans are gonna mald into oblivion

YogurtBra1n | Spurs

1 | 3 hours ago

That win 🤩 Mannnn I don’t care - I love watching Amen play

darren_meier

1 | 3 hours ago

Hot take– if it came down to a choice between the two, Tari Eason is the player Houston should prioritise over Amen Thompson. Amen is an elite defender, but the Rockets can’t cover for both Reed on defense and Amen on offense forever.

Chinbie

1 | 2 hours ago

Defense 💪💪💪…

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0 | 4 hours ago

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Uncle_Freddy | SAS

4 | 4 hours ago

Nah, Luke was integral to the run we went on in the third quarter with Wemby on the bench

ManagerEmergency6339 | Spurs

1 | 4 hours ago

this is why wemby stole his starting role 😂

TheAgmis | Thunder

-2 | 2 hours ago

We still pretending the Spurs are the inevitable champs eh r/NBA?

The San Antonio Spurs (31-15) defeat the Houston Rockets (28-16), 111-99 with Victor Wembanyama having28 PTS, 16 REB, and 5 BLK in just 29 minutes.

BELIEVE