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The Texans finally get one thing right, a browns fan preps Texans fans for the long road ahead, the Rockets are bad, and the Astros are gearing up.
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04:12 – JJ Watt release reaction
15:00 – Texans are becoming the Browns
16:00 – Interview with lifelong Browns fan on how to cope with a bad team
34:50 – Jamey Rootes resigns, reaction
37:08 – Rockets recap
39:00 – Rockets resting or tanking?
45:45 – Ray Spalding signed
46:42 – Kevin Porter Jr. sighting
48:08 – Yelp reviews are lame
48:56 – James Harden interview reaction
51:45 – ASTROS ARE (almost) BACK
54:48 – Bad bar discussion
58:50 – Astros season predictions
59:36 – Flula on baseball
62:42 – Reddit Headline(s) of the week
Green and VanVleet score 21 each as Houston Rockets rout San Antonio Spurs
Nov 7, 2024, 11:40 am
Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and the Houston Rockets built a huge lead early and coasted to a 127-100 win over the San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night.
Houston never trailed and had built a 25-point lead by halftime. The Rockets were up by 27 points when coach Ime Udoka cleared the bench with about 6½ minutes remaining.
Alperen Sengun added 16 points for the Rockets, who won for the fourth time in five games. VanVleet had 10 assists and seven rebounds — both season-highs — to go with his top scoring effort of the season.
Victor Wembanyama had 15 points, six rebounds and three blocks for the Spurs, who lost a second straight game. They were playing a third consecutive game without coach Gregg Popovich, who is out indefinitely while recovering from an illness. Mitch Johnson is filling in as interim coach while the 75-year-old Popovich, who did not travel with the team on this road trip, is out.
Takeaways
Spurs: San Antonio’s defense suffered Wednesday in its first game without top on-ball defender Jeremy Sochan, who suffered a fractured left thumb that will require surgery in Monday’s game. Rookie Stephon Castle, who started in his place, will need to step up with Sochan likely out for an extended period.
Rockets: After failing to play consistently for four quarters in the last two games, Houston finally put together a complete game against the Spurs.
Key moment
The Rockets were up by 7 with about five minutes left in the first quarter before using a 7-0 run, with the first five points by VanVleet, to make it 22-8. The Spurs didn’t get closer than 10 points after that.
Key stat
The Rockets dominated inside, outscoring the Spurs 66-46 in the paint.
Up next
San Antonio hosts Portland on Thursday night and the Rockets visit Oklahoma City on Friday night.
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