SAN ANTONIO – Jalen Green scored 34 points and the Houston Rockets never trailed in a 106-101 victory over Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs on Monday night.

Jabari Smith added 17 points and Alperen Sengun had 12 points and 12 rebounds for Houston.

The Rockets bounced back from a 109-106 loss to the Spurs on Saturday to complete a two-game set in San Antonio.

Jeremy Sochan had 22 points and nine rebounds and Wembanyama had 12 points and 18 rebounds for the Spurs.

Takeaways
Rockets: Houston gave up six straight points to bring San Antonio to within 101-99 with 36 seconds left. Veteran point guard Fred VanVleet, who was 3 for 13 from the field at the time, calmly sank a three-pointer with 18 seconds left. VanVleet finished with 11 points.

Spurs: Chris Paul had 16 points after scoring a total of six points in San Antonio’s first two games. It was his highest-scoring game since he scored 19 points against the Spurs at Golden State on March 11. Paul had just three assists after averaging 8.5 in his first two games.

Key moment
San Antonio missed five consecutive shots on one possession in the third quarter, including four from near point-blank range. Sochan opened the possession by missing a floater. Keldon Johnson then missed a 3-pointer, Sochan missed a hook shot, Zach Collins missed a 3-pointer and Sochan ended the futility by missing a layup. After failing to secure the final four rebounds, Houston regained possession and quickly raced down the court to score on a hook shot from Steven Adams.

Key statistics
After shooting 60% in the opening period on Saturday, San Antonio shot 32% in the first quarter on Monday and fell behind 29-15.

Next
The Rockets visit Dallas on Thursday and the Spurs play at Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

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