Key Takeaways

• The Rockets edged the Spurs in a tense Austin matchup, moving to 2-0 on the young season while San Antonio dropped to 0-2.
• Alperen Sengun anchored Houston’s late push with a 4th-quarter outburst, finishing with 29 points and contributing multiple decisive plays in the final stretch.
• Dylan Harper supplied a 20-point performance for San Antonio, including a clutch poster dunk that briefly cut the deficit to two with under a minute remaining.
• Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 25 points and 13 rebounds, delivering a strong all-around effort despite the loss.
• Amen Thompson finished with 20 points and 10 rebounds, and his defensive stand in the closing moments prevented a potential overtime, altering the game's final trajectory.
• Kevin Durant returned to a Texas setting with a 20-point outing, adding seven rebounds and six assists in what felt like a homecoming game.
• Coach Mitch Johnson called a timeout just before the final play to set up the sequence that led to the decisive defensive stop.