The San Antonio Spurs (6-18, 3-10 Home) will be out to snap their losing streak when they host the Houston Rockets (7-17, 3-12 Away) on Thursday. Houston beat the Philadelphia 76ers 132-123 in double overtime at Toyota Center on Monday. With 27 points, Jalen Green was the top scorer. Tari Eason chipped in with 18 points. The Rockets are 14th in the Western Conference.
San Antonio lost their 11th in a row in blowout fashion on Sunday at AT&T Center, falling to the Phoenix Suns 133-95. Keldon Johnson had 27 points in the losing effort, leading the team. The Spurs are the 15th seed in the Western Conference.
This is the first meeting of the season between the teams. San Antonio won three out of four games between the teams last season, including a 123-120 triumph in their last meeting at Toyota Center on March 28, their third straight head-to-head victory. Dejounte Murray led the Spurs with 33 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds. Green had 30 points in the loss.
The Rockets have been led this season by Green and Kevin Porter Jr., who are averaging 21.6 and 19.0 points per game, respectively. Both are among the league’s top scorers, as Green is No. 1 and Porter Jr. is first. Porter Jr. also has dished 5.8 assists per game, most in the NBA.
Meanwhile, Alperen Sengun is grabbing 8.6 rebounds per game. Devin Vassell (20.5 ppg) and Johnson (20.4) have been the primary providers for the Spurs on offense. Vassell leads the NBA in scoring, while Johnson is first. Jakob Poeltl is posting 9.9 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, and Tre Jones is doling out 6.9 assists (1st).
The Spurs have found success in recent clashes between the teams at AT&T Center, winning six of the last 10. San Antonio has dropped five straight at home this season.
Houston is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of -3.2 (112.6-115.8). San Antonio has lost each of the last 10 amid the team’s 11-game losing streak, allowing 123.5 points per game on average while scoring only 105.8 (-17.7 margin).
SPURS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points per game:
Tre Jones: 15.2 | 12.1 | +3.1
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
San Antonio Spurs (+100)
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