The post-Harden era begins with a triumph. This has been the first game of the Rockets without having James Harden in its staff, something that had not happened since 2012. The team of Silas defeated the Spurs in a Texas duel 105-109 with a great Christian Wood.
It was a unique opportunity for the Spurs to beat the Rockets, given the catalog of casualties that the Houston team presented. The Rockets went into the game without the traded Harden, but also without John Wall, Eric Gordon and the players who arrived in the transfer, including Victor Oladipo.
Key to the visitor’s victory was the 2-15 partial achieved in the final stretch of the match. A local basket LaMarcus Aldridge had put the 99-90 on the scoreboard with 4:39 left. San Antonio seemed to get the game on track, but it wasn’t, because as a result of that basket the Rockets got the aforementioned set to get 101-105 with 1:46 to play.
Despite this, Spurs still had a chance to take the game into extra time. With score of 105-107, DeMar DeRozan He threw to tie in the last second, but his shot did not enter against the good defense of P.J. Tucker (He was close to entering that shot) and PJ himself captured the defensive rebound. Crucial Tucker in the moment of truth.
With so many absences, Wood, his great start to the season, became a franchise player for a day. The visiting center scored 27 points and 15 rebounds, made 5 triples of 7 attempts and scored 8 of the 15 points scored by his team in that vital 2-15 quarter. Round night for him.
Along with Wood, a great Sterling Brown, who started and finished with 23 points, and a notable Jae’Sean Tate, with 13 points and 10 assists, in addition to the infinite work that PJ Tucker does every day.
The young man’s great game was left without a prize in the local team Keldon Johnson, author of 29 points with 12 of 16 in the shot. Lonnie Walker IV he scored 16 goals after coming from playing excellent games, Dejounte Murray approached the triple-double and stole 5 balls and the rookie Devin Vassell He did good.
He contrasted the performance of young players and veteran Spurs players. Faced with this remarkable contribution of the young players of Popovich, the veterans had a very poor day. DeMar DeRozan and LaMarcus Aldridge totaled 24 points with 9 of 24 on the shot, exercising everything but leaders, and the luxury substitutes Patty Mills and Rudy Gay They did not find a positive accommodation on the court throughout the game.
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