Site icon Rapid Telecast

‘Let go of the rope’: Spurs dominate Rockets for second time in two weeks

The sudden trend of poor 3-point shooting by the Rockets only accelerated in Monday’s listless 124-105 home loss (box score) to in-state rival San Antonio. Though the Spurs entered with an identical record to Houston and in a similar rebuilding place as a franchise, the on-court products at Toyota Center were quite different.

Devin Vassell had a game-high 26 points and 5 assists for the Spurs on 10-of-17 shooting (58.8%), including 5-of-8 on 3-pointers (62.5%). As a team, Gregg Popovich’s club hit 17-of-34 from 3-point range (50.0%), whereas Houston made just 5-of-24 from distance (20.8%) and has connected on only 8-of-53 over its last two games (15.1%).

Big man Alperen Sengun led Houston with 22 points on 8-of-10 shooting (80.0%), though he was inconsistent defensively and was limited to 24 minutes by head coach Stephen Silas. Making matters worse, it marks the second time in under two weeks for the Rockets (9-21) to lose convincingly to their rebuilding rivals, even with the Spurs (10-20) missing Keldon Johnson this time due to injury.

Young prospects Jalen Green, Kevin Porter Jr., and Jabari Smith Jr. set the tone on a cold night with a 2-of-12 showing from 3-point range (16.7%). Second-year guard Daishen Nix showed promise off the bench with a career-high 9 assists and 3 steals in 24 minutes. But fittingly for the night, Nix missed all four of his 3-point attempts.

Scroll on for highlights, analysis and postgame interview reaction following Monday’s loss to San Antonio. Houston plays the sixth game of its longest homestand of the season (seven games in total) on Wednesday night versus Orlando, with tipoff set for 7 p.m. Central.

Stay connected with us on social media platform for instant update click here to join our  Twitter, & Facebook

We are now on Telegram. Click here to join our channel (@TechiUpdate) and stay updated with the latest Technology headlines.

For all the latest Basketball News Click Here 

Read original article here

Denial of responsibility! Rapidtelecast.com is an automatic aggregator around the global media. All the content are available free on Internet. We have just arranged it in one platform for educational purpose only. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary source is specified. All trademarks belong to their rightful owners, all materials to their authors. If you are the owner of the content and do not want us to publish your materials on our website, please contact us by email – abuse@rapidtelecast.com. The content will be deleted within 24 hours.
Exit mobile version