Green and VanVleet score 21 each as Houston Rockets rout San Antonio Spurs 127-100

Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and nan Houston Rockets built a immense lead early and coasted to a 127-100 triumph complete nan San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night

HOUSTON -- Jalen Green and Fred VanVleet had 21 points each and nan Houston Rockets built a immense lead early and coasted to a 127-100 triumph complete nan San Antonio Spurs Wednesday night.

Houston ne'er trailed and had built a 25-point lead by halftime. The Rockets were up by 27 points erstwhile coach Ime Udoka cleared nan chair pinch astir 6½ minutes remaining.

Alperen Sengun added 16 points for nan Rockets, who won for nan 4th clip successful 5 games. VanVleet had 10 assists and 7 rebounds — some season-highs — to spell pinch his apical scoring effort of nan season.

Victor Wembanyama had 15 points, six rebounds and 3 blocks for nan Spurs, who mislaid a 2nd consecutive game. They were playing a 3rd consecutive crippled without coach Gregg Popovich, who is retired indefinitely while recovering from an illness. Mitch Johnson is filling successful arsenic interim coach while nan 75-year-old Popovich, who did not recreation pinch nan squad connected this roadworthy trip, is out.

Spurs: San Antonio’s defense suffered Wednesday successful its first crippled without apical on-ball defender Jeremy Sochan, who suffered a fractured near thumb that will require room successful Monday’s game. Rookie Stephon Castle, who started successful his place, will request to measurement up pinch Sochan apt retired for an extended period.

Rockets: After failing to play consistently for 4 quarters successful nan past 2 games, Houston yet put together a complete crippled against nan Spurs.

The Rockets were up by 7 pinch astir 5 minutes near successful nan first 4th earlier utilizing a 7-0 run, pinch nan first 5 points by VanVleet, to make it 22-8. The Spurs didn’t get person than 10 points aft that.

The Rockets dominated inside, outscoring nan Spurs 66-46 successful nan paint.

San Antonio hosts Portland connected Thursday nighttime and nan Rockets sojourn Oklahoma City connected Friday night.

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