March 9th - The Spurs defeated the Rockets 145-120. In this game, Wahlbanama scored 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist, while Castle contributed 23 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists. For the Rockets, Durant had 23 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists, and Thompson added 23 points, 7 rebounds, and 6 assists.

In the first quarter, Wahlbanyama scored 5 consecutive points to give the Spurs the lead. The Rockets, relying on consecutive scores from Durant and Thompson, briefly took the lead. Late in the quarter, Durant made two free throws to end the first quarter with the Rockets leading 33-32. In the second quarter, the Spurs, through consecutive scores from Castle and Johnson, and Wahlbanyama's alley-oop dunk and three-pointer, extended the Spurs' lead to double digits. At halftime, the Spurs led 69-57.

After switching sides, the Spurs started strong with a 16-4 run , quickly establishing a lead. Wernbanyama and Castle scored consecutively, and the Spurs once led by more than 25 points. Although Durant and Thompson led the Rockets in a comeback, the Spurs led 110-94 after three quarters . In the final quarter, the Rockets narrowed the gap to 12 points, but the Spurs quickly regained their advantage, with their bench players continuing to score, pushing the lead to as high as 30 points. Ultimately, the Spurs defeated the Rockets 145-120 .

Rockets player statistics

Durant 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists; Thompson 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists; Smith 17 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists; Sheppard 17 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists; Shen Jing 16 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists; Finney-Smith 8 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists; Green 7 points; Holiday 5 points; Ethan 2 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists.

Spurs player statistics

Wimbledon and Yamaba had 29 points, 8 rebounds, and 1 assist; Castle had 23 points, 3 rebounds, and 5 assists; Fox had 20 points, 2 rebounds, and 10 assists; Johnson had 20 points, 1 rebound, and 2 assists; Harper had 19 points, 2 rebounds, and 6 assists; Champagne had 11 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists; Bryant had 7 points and 3 rebounds; Vassell had 5 points, 5 rebounds, and 3 assists.

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