The Houston Rockets are 9-1 at home and 0-8 on the road this season. They defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-101, ending a three-game losing streak. The Rockets' defensive rating at Toyota Center is 102.1, second-best in the NBA at home. The San Antonio Spurs have trailed by double digits in 75% of their games this season and are one loss away from tying their franchise record for most consecutive losses. The Minnesota Timberwolves defeated the Spurs 102-94, with the Wolves favored by 12 points before the game. The Spurs have had their worst night of the season shooting the 3PT ball. The Thunder, who entered the game as the No. 1 team in the league from 3, struggled, shooting just 8-29 from 3. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander led the Thunder with 33 points, 6 assists, and 6 steals. The Rockets move back to .500 after the win over the Thunder.
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren is out with an ankle injury: https://t.co/JiqBkHTmF6
Pistons make it official: Jalen Duren will be re-evaluated in two weeks due to a sprained left ankle suffered in the fourth quarter Wednesday in a loss to the Grizzlies.
The Pistons will be without Jalen Duran for a few weeks. 🤕 https://t.co/P9HBQmqfeR
Detroit Pistons center Jalen Duren is expected to miss two weeks with a sprained left ankle, sources tell @TheAthletic @Stadium. Tough blow for the 2-19 Pistons, who have lost 18 in row. Duren is averaging 12.6 PPG, 10.9 RPG, 1.4 BPG but has had injuries to both ankles this year.
The Pistons & Spurs have not been reliable straight up over the last month. 😬 https://t.co/eE21wqBqAk
Keldon Johnson and Devin Vassell lead the Spurs in loss to the Timberwolves https://t.co/8RoYF93BAl
What we learned from the Spurs’ loss to the Timberwolves https://t.co/zOrBdweZNP
“At home, we did our job and protected home court,” said Houston Rockets guard Aaron Holiday after the Rockets defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder 110-101 to end their three-game losing streak and improve to 9-1 at the Toyota Center. #Rockets #Sarge @TheRocketsWire https://t.co/zx3OllizdQ
Rockets secure victory, ending skid against Thunder #HoustonRockets #OklahomaCityThunder https://t.co/4DCF8z4Yp5
Timberwolves book fifth straight win, defeating Spurs in team effort #MinnesotaTimberwolves #SanAntonioSpurs https://t.co/a4KFuWxbGo
No. 3 Houston overwhelms crosstown rival Rice in blowout https://t.co/0DM4li6Js1 https://t.co/Q3RbVUHiby
Updated with post-game comments: Houston's defense dominates again as No. 3 Cougars rout Rice to stay perfect https://t.co/yqJXmSW63y via @houstonchron
Houston's defense dominates again as No. 3 Cougars rout Rice to stay perfect https://t.co/yqJXmSW63y via @houstonchron
Wolves definitely had the best French center on the court tonight. Spurs looked more like a real team with Sochan moved to bench but couldn't make a shot.
The Houston Rockets are 9-1 at home and 0-8 on the road this season.
Houston's defense dominates again as No. 3 Cougars rout Rice to stay perfect https://t.co/yqJXmSW63y via @houstonchron
What an impressive win by the Rockets over the Thunder. OKC is one of the best teams in the NBA. #Rockets #Sarge #RocketsWire
With the Wolves scoring 102, that's a new season low for a Spurs opponent this season.
The Houston Rockets are 9-1 at home this season 🔥🚀 https://t.co/4w68uxRKmo
Rockets beat the Thunder 110-101. OKC hit just 8-29 from 3. - SGA: 33 and 6 assists + 6 steals (13-18 shooting) - Dub: 13 points and 5 rebounds - Giddey: 8 points and 6 assists - Chet: 6 blocks
The Rockets move back to .500. 🚀 https://t.co/yfJYWXDvaf
Rockets 110, Thunder 101 F | Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 33 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 6 steals; Jalen Williams 13 points, Aaron Wiggins 11, Tre Mann 10. Chet Holmgren 6 blocks, but 4 points on 2-for-9 shooting. OKC shot 42.5% and hit 8 of 29 3-pointers.
After having 4 days off, the Spurs had their worst night of the season shooting the 3PT ball. 24 points from 3PT (matches season low) 22% accuracy from 3PT (new season low) SA also shot just 17% on mid-rangers and 67% from the FT line
Spurs vs. Timberwolves Final Score: anemic offense dooms San Antonio to 102-94 loss in Minnesota https://t.co/JmvYcEVGA1
San Antonio Spurs update: https://t.co/WZaCQg0MCw
The Rockets' defensive rating at Toyota Center is 102.1, which is second-best in the NBA at home. So it shouldn't be a huge surprise that OKC's offense is a little off. But this has been pretty shockingly bad.
The Spurs are one loss away from tying their franchise record for most consecutive losses. https://t.co/UVMZZWC1Q0
Thunder came into tonight the No. 1 team in the league from 3 (40.2%) but have just not shot it well, a lot on very good looks. Just 6-27 from 3 so far.
Wolves https://t.co/yBaCstS6r1
MIN 102, SAS 94 Wolves played well for about a quarter and a half, which was enough against these awful Spurs. Wolves 16-4. 1st in the West, 1st in the NBA Gobert: 16p, 21r, 2b, +29 in 30 minutes KAT: 14p, 10r Conley: 18p Reid: 15p, 8r
Houston improves to 9-0 https://t.co/icrgE5BdDF
Houston improves to 9-0 https://t.co/O55B3tSnyh
The Spurs have trailed by double digits in 75% of their games this season. SA enters 2-12 when down by 10
Two Spurs have made a 3-pointer tonight. Dougie has three, and Vassell has three. The rest of the team is 0-for-24.
Thunder 3FG so far tonight: Dort 0-3 J-Dub 0-1 Chet 0-3 Giddey 2-4 J-Will 0-1 Wallace 0-1 Mann 0-1 K Williams 0-2
Detroit Pistons update: https://t.co/UDXVcAu8Zi
12 turnovers now for the Wolves, many of them just careless. One of the few things keeping the Spurs in the game.
Timberwolves have outscored Spurs 12-2 to start the third. They lead 58-55 with about 7 minutes to go.
Rockets 55, Thunder 50 at the half. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 16 points, Jalen Williams 8. Chet Holmgren 4 points, 4 rebounds, 4 blocks. OKC shot 39.1% from the floor and hit 2 of 14 3FGs.
Three-point shooting woes for the Thunder: 2 for 12 tonight; Josh Giddey has both makes. Chet Homgren has missed both of his 3-point attempts tonight and 10 of his past 11.
Timberwolves hit just 4 of 20 from 3-point range against the Spurs, who entered the game near the bottom of the league in opponents' 3-point FG percentage (39.6).
Thunder trailing the Rockets 32-22 after one quarter. OKC made 7 of 20 shots, Houston 13 of 22. Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 8 points, Josh Giddey 6 points (2-4 3FG).
Since trailing 9-8, third-ranked Houston is on a 22-4 run. Cougars lead Rice 30-13
Rebounds: Spurs 12, Wolves 5.
But while the Rockets are excited to return home, the bad news is they are slated to play the Oklahoma City Thunder, who own the NBA’s fifth-best record (13-6) and its top road record (7-2). #Rockets #Sarge #RocketsWire https://t.co/abUjE8YHPj
Devin Vassell and Zach Collins are both available to play tonight per Spurs
No. 3 Houston vs. Rice men's basketball preview https://t.co/EkDjJfubMR via @houstonchron
The Wolves are favored by 12 tonight against the Spurs
Why are the Rockets so good at home but terrible on the road? ⤵️ https://t.co/mwrNldRdKU