Overview
- San Antonio beat Houston 121-110, snapping the Rockets’ five-game win streak and delivering a setback in NBA Cup group play.
- The Spurs generated 66 points off Houston’s mistakes, with 33 from second-chance opportunities and the rest off turnovers.
- Reports list 23 or 24 Rockets turnovers, including eight by Kevin Durant as San Antonio trapped him and jumped passing lanes.
- Alperen Şengün posted 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists, while Reed Sheppard added a season-high 16 points with six assists.
- Houston’s zone unraveled with missed box-outs and late rotations that freed Harrison Barnes and Julian Champagnie for key threes, with the Rockets visiting Milwaukee on Sunday.