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Green and VanVleet score 21 each as Houston Rockets rout San Antonio Spurs 127-100
HOUSTON (AP) Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and the Houston Rockets built a huge lead early and coasted to a 127-100 win over the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night.
Houston never trailed and had built a 25-point lead by halftime. The Rockets were up by 27 points when coach Ime Udoka cleared the bench with about 6½ minutes remaining.
Alperen Sengun added 16 points for the Rockets, who won for the fourth time in five games. VanVleet had 10 assists and seven rebounds - both season-highs - to go with his top scoring effort of the season.
Victor Wembanyama had 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Spurs, who lost a second straight game. They were playing a third consecutive game without coach Gregg Popovich, who is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness. Mitch Johnson is filling in as interim coach while the 75-year-old Popovich, who did not travel with the team on this road trip, is out.
Spurs: San Antonio’s defense suffered Wednesday in its first game without top on-ball defender Jeremy Sochan, who suffered a fractured left thumb that will require surgery in Monday’s game. Rookie Stephon Castle, who started in his place, will need to step up with Sochan likely out for an extended period.
Rockets: After failing to play consistently for four quarters in the last two games, Houston finally put together a complete game against the Spurs.
The Rockets were up by 7 with about five minutes left in the first quarter before using a 7-0 run, with the first five points by VanVleet, to make it 22-8. The Spurs didn’t get closer than 10 points after that.
The Rockets dominated inside, outscoring the Spurs 66-46 in the paint.
San Antonio hosts Portland on Thursday night and the Rockets visit Oklahoma City on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Victor Wembanyama vs. Alperen Sengun (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point jump shot (Fred VanVleet assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:23 |  | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point driving finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:08 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point layup | ||
| 11:08 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:48 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:28 | | Harrison Barnes misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:27 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:18 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:18 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 10:08 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:07 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 10:02 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:43 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:36 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point running finger roll layup | 2-4 |
| 9:14 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (bad pass) (Alperen Sengun steals) | ||
| 9:08 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 9:07 | | Harrison Barnes defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 8:39 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:37 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 8:36 | | Alperen Sengun personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 8:22 | | Victor Wembanyama turnover (lost ball) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 8:16 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point running finger roll layup | 2-6 |
| 8:16 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:08 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:40 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point driving layup (Alperen Sengun assists) | 2-8 |
| 7:40 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Dillon Brooks draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Dillon Brooks makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 2-9 |
| 7:23 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:18 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Jalen Green's two point running dunk | ||
| 7:17 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:15 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:14 | | Chris Paul defensive rebound | ||
| 7:09 | | +3 | Chris Paul makes three point running pullup jump shot | 5-9 |
| 7:01 | | Dillon Brooks technical foul | ||
| 7:01 | | +1 | Chris Paul makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 6-9 |
| 6:49 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:30 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup | 6-11 |
| 5:53 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:51 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 5:44 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point running layup | ||
| 5:42 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point putback layup | 6-13 |
| 5:30 | | Dillon Brooks personal foul (Victor Wembanyama draws the foul) | ||
| 5:18 | | Stephon Castle misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:17 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 5:08 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Amen Thompson assists) | 6-15 |
| 4:52 | | +2 | Zach Collins makes two point driving layup | 8-15 |
| 4:30 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving floating jump shot | 8-17 |
| 4:08 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:07 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:55 | | +3 | Fred VanVleet makes three point stepback jump shot | 8-20 |
| 3:33 | | Harrison Barnes turnover (bad pass) (Fred VanVleet steals) | ||
| 3:26 | | Jock Landale misses two point layup | ||
| 3:25 | | Zach Collins defensive rebound | ||
| 3:17 | | Stephon Castle misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:15 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 3:11 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Fred VanVleet assists) | 8-22 |
| 3:10 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Stephon Castle makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Zach Collins assists) | 10-22 |
| 2:47 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Stephon Castle steals) | ||
| 2:46 | | Amen Thompson personal foul (Stephon Castle draws the foul) | ||
| 2:46 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-22 |
| 2:40 | | Jock Landale personal foul (Zach Collins draws the foul) | ||
| 2:40 | | +1 | Zach Collins makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-22 |
| 2:40 | | Zach Collins misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:39 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point cutting dunk (Amen Thompson assists) | 12-24 |
| 2:21 | | Reed Sheppard shooting foul (Malaki Branham draws the foul) | ||
| 2:21 | | Malaki Branham misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:21 | | Spurs offensive rebound | ||
| 2:21 | | +1 | Malaki Branham makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 13-24 |
| 2:08 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 13-27 |
| 1:47 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point cutting layup (Sandro Mamukelashvili assists) | 15-27 |
| 1:26 | | Victor Wembanyama blocks Jalen Green's three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:23 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Victor Wembanyama makes two point running dunk (Malaki Branham assists) | 17-27 |
| 1:03 | | +2 | Dillon Brooks makes two point pullup jump shot | 17-29 |
| 0:48 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point driving layup | 19-29 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 19-31 |
| 0:08 | | Victor Wembanyama misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:07 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 0:02 | | Keldon Johnson misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:48 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:47 | | Dillon Brooks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:40 | | Chris Paul shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 11:40 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 19-32 |
| 11:40 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:40 | | Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +3 | Blake Wesley makes three point jump shot (Julian Champagnie assists) | 22-32 |
| 11:03 | | +3 | Jock Landale makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 22-35 |
| 10:49 | | Blake Wesley misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:49 | | Amen Thompson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Amen Thompson turnover (lost ball) (Victor Wembanyama steals) | ||
| 10:32 | | Blake Wesley turnover (lost ball) (Jock Landale steals) | ||
| 10:28 | | +2 | Amen Thompson makes two point running dunk | 22-37 |
| 10:12 | | Victor Wembanyama misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:12 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 22-39 |
| 9:45 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:35 | | Jalen Green misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:34 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Chris Paul turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:05 | | Blake Wesley personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:54 | | Dillon Brooks misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:54 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili blocks Jock Landale's two point tip layup | ||
| 8:53 | | Julian Champagnie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | Julian Champagnie misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 8:42 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 8:34 | | +2 | Julian Champagnie makes two point cutting dunk | 24-39 |
| 8:19 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point stepback jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 24-41 |
| 8:00 | | Blake Wesley misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Sandro Mamukelashvili offensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | Chris Paul misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:55 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:38 | | Dillon Brooks misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 7:24 | | Alperen Sengun blocks Keldon Johnson's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:21 | | Keldon Johnson offensive rebound | ||
| 7:20 | | +2 | Keldon Johnson makes two point putback layup | 26-41 |
| 7:10 | | Blake Wesley personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 26-43 |
| 7:05 | | Stephon Castle shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:05 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:05 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 7:00 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:58 | | Stephon Castle defensive rebound | ||
| 6:50 | | Zach Collins misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 6:49 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:39 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists) | 26-46 |
| 6:38 | | Spurs 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:26 | | Malaki Branham turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 6:10 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:50 | | Julian Champagnie turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:34 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:32 | | Malaki Branham defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Malaki Branham makes two point driving reverse layup | 28-46 |
| 5:01 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 28-48 |
| 4:45 | | Zach Collins turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 4:39 | | +2 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes two point running dunk (Tari Eason assists) | 28-50 |
| 4:13 | | Malaki Branham misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Keldon Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 3:40 | | +3 | Stephon Castle makes three point jump shot (Keldon Johnson assists) | 31-50 |
| 3:20 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point driving finger roll layup | 31-52 |
| 3:10 | | +3 | Julian Champagnie makes three point jump shot (Malaki Branham assists) | 34-52 |
| 2:51 | | Reed Sheppard turnover (bad pass) (Stephon Castle steals) | ||
| 2:46 | | Stephon Castle misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:44 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound | ||
| 2:40 | | Reed Sheppard misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point putback layup | ||
| 2:35 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:35 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:27 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point jump shot | 34-54 |
| 2:04 | | Tari Eason blocks Harrison Barnes's two point driving layup | ||
| 2:02 | | Fred VanVleet defensive rebound |