Overview
- San Antonio stopped Houston 121-110 to snap the Rockets’ five-game streak, with Victor Wembanyama scoring 22 after halftime and a dunk over Kevin Durant drawing wide attention online.
- The Spurs followed with a 126-119 home win over New Orleans as De’Aaron Fox returned for his season debut with 24 points and Wembanyama collected 18 rebounds.
- Stephon Castle handed out 14 assists against the Pelicans, and Trey Murphy III scored 41 in defeat for New Orleans.
- San Antonio improved to 7-2 with a 4-0 home record and rose to second in the Western Conference.
- Around the league, Oklahoma City became the first team to 10 wins by beating Memphis 114-100 behind 35 points from Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Houston rebounded by topping Milwaukee 122-115 as Durant scored 31 and Giannis Antetokounmpo finished with 37.