Spurs' terrible start they start against far superior rockets

The Spurs skid continued in Houston with a loss. After a catastrophic start, San Antonio had neither the firepower nor the defensive ingenuity to argue together to get back into the game. The 118-106 points does not show exactly how one-sided the matter was, since the home team led up to 28 points in the second half from start to finish.

After they started well in the last games and collapsed at the back end, the Spurs decided to shake things this time by putting together terrible in the first few minutes. The sluggish rotations and incorrect transition defense made it possible for a more talented and sportier Rockets squad to bring a few simple buckets into it. In the meantime, everything was difficult for San Antonio at the other end, as the ball handler could not make good, open looks. The home team worked out a double -digit lead very quickly, and if it was not the work of a much more effective second unit, the silver and black could have been out of the game before the first 12 minutes. A small line -up with Jeremy Soschan in the middle changed a lot and negated the need for Weapingside help that was not reliable, and Houston could not really benefit from misconceptions. After one, the rockets led at 14.

When Soschan currently went into the changing room and clearly tried to find a defensive spark, Mitch Johnson dusted Blake Wesley from the deep bank in the second quarter. Unfortunately there was nothing he or anyone else could do against Amen Thompson, who was turned closely after a tight shot against a weak defense. Fortunately, the Spurs did a great job to achieve the line, which made it possible for them to keep up. Keldon Johnson led the path with a few fearless trips and the rest joined, especially when Alperen Sengun got into bad difficulties and Houston was small to fit the central unity of San Antonio. It felt like the perfect opportunity to close the gap, but although the deficit had dropped to 12 at 12, the silver and black could not access the additional equipment that was necessary to take a big run. During the break, the rockets were in front of us around 18.

After Devin Vassell had fought early, he lived alive in the third and took care of the torters that achieve the required starters. Unfortunately, the defense on Wednesday was simply no longer up to date and it fell the chances of San Antonio. The rockets made a few layups and then beat a few three, and that was the game. There are two ways to see how the second half afterwards continued. The optimistic is that, after he had previously lost two great hints in the games, San Antonio had confidence in the surprise. They could not react with a run, but showed resilience. The pessimistic is that it was a performative hustle and bustle of a team that is implemented and a deceptive performance of players who look good if nothing is in the line, but cannot increase and something can happen if it is really needed.

The truth is probably in the middle. The comeback attempt was as wrong as they came because the rockets were completely in control from start to finish. At the same time, it is admirable that a team misses his head coach and his superstar and has been on the road for a month in a row that could have the energy to show at least a fight, even if it was too late.

Game notes

• The starting line -up was a disaster. The first minutes of both halves showed how big the talent gap between the two teams was. The rockets were also larger and sportier. It was just a bad matchup and the score reflected it.
• All eyes were on Stephon Castle after playing in the game before the game for eight minutes. Mitch Johnson said he would let Castle play more freely after punishing him to make mistakes, and the rookie status line of 22 points, seven rebounds and five templates indicate that he came back. In reality he played a lot of garbage time, but he played hard. Hopefully this good performance will help Castle to get out of his radio as meaningless.
• Keldon Johnson has been great lately and looked more like the guy who scored over 20 per game two seasons ago and provided the team with his physical game every evening. It is difficult to say whether something that has happened after the announcement of Victor Wembanyama's health problems means a lot, but it is nice to see how the longest spur thrives.
• Jeremy Soschan was hit in the head and missed the second half for precaution. He had a big route in the first half, so the team missed him. It is unclear whether he will be on the road for the next game.
• Bismack Biyombo could not continue his good performance. He was not the problem and there is not much what was to be expected from someone who was outside the league a few weeks ago. Similarly, Sandro Mamukelashvili played hard, but was not great, which makes sense because it is a deep bank energy. Charles Bassey is not a savior, but the team misses him.

Game

Jeremy Soschan as a screen on the pick-and roll is always fun.

Next game: At Memphis Grizzlies on Saturday

The Spurs will visit the grizzlies before they finally return home.