SAN ANTONIO -- — Victor Wembanyama scored 29 points, Jeremy Sochan added 17 points and 12 rebounds, and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Houston Rockets 109-106 on Saturday night in their home opener.

Wembanyama added seven rebounds and three blocks while shooting 10 for 17 from the field.

Chris Paul added three points and nine assists, including a drive and feed to Sochan for an open layup that put San Antonio up 104-99 with 1:35 remaining.

After trailing by 22 points in the first half, Houston was within one possession for much of the final minutes. The Rockets went on a 21-8 run in the opening six minutes of the final quarter, turning an 18-point deficit into a 95-90 lead for San Antonio.

Jalen Green had 27 points for Houston. Fred VanVleet added 18 and Dillon Brooks had 16.

Takeaways

Rockets: Houston wasted a good finish with a poor start. After shooting 34% through three quarters, including 17% in the second period, the Rockets shot 60% in the final quarter.

Spurs: San Antonio went 2 for 13 on 3-pointers after opening the game 6 for 7.

Key moment

After struggling mightily at times last season to get the ball into Wembanyama’s hands around the rim, a pair of passes from Paul yielded much promise and thunderous celebrations. Paul’s first lob resulted in an alley-oop dunk for Wembanyama with 2:12 remaining in the first half that put the Spurs up 57-38. Paul and Wembanyama repeated the alley-oop dunk a minute later, giving the Spurs a 59-38 advantage.

Key stat

San Antonio coach Gregg Popovich has stressed the need for his team to be more physical and the Spurs responded, outrebounding Houston 57-46.

Up next

The Rockets face the Spurs again on Monday to close out a two-game set in San Antonio.

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Play By Play

Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Alperen Sengun vs. Victor Wembanyama (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:41	Dillon Brooks out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:23	Harrison Barnes misses 22-foot three point jumper	0	0
11:21	Jeremy Sochan offensive rebound	0	0
11:17	Harrison Barnes misses 1-foot two point shot	0	0
11:15	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	0	0
11:09	Dillon Brooks makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Alperen Sengun assists)	0	3
10:54	Dillon Brooks personal foul	0	3
10:40	Julian Champagnie misses driving layup	0	3
10:37	Julian Champagnie offensive rebound	0	3
10:37	Julian Champagnie makes tip shot	2	3
10:24	Victor Wembanyama blocks Alperen Sengun 's 1-foot layup	2	3
10:21	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	2	3
10:17	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)	5	3
9:57	Jalen Green makes 25-foot three pointer	5	6
9:49	Harrison Barnes makes 25-foot three pointer (Chris Paul assists)	8	6
9:36	Alperen Sengun misses 18-foot jumper	8	6
9:33	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	8	6
9:31	Chris Paul out of bounds bad pass turnover	8	6
9:19	Fred VanVleet makes 25-foot three pointer	8	9
9:01	Victor Wembanyama makes 29-foot three pointer	11	9
8:51	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	11	9
8:47	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	11	9
8:43	Alperen Sengun personal foul	11	9
8:35	Victor Wembanyama misses 19-foot pullup jump shot	11	9
8:32	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	11	9
8:24	Victor Wembanyama blocks Alperen Sengun 's 2-foot layup	11	9
8:24	Rockets offensive team rebound	11	9
8:15	Fred VanVleet makes 27-foot three pointer	11	12
7:58	Victor Wembanyama makes 24-foot three pointer	14	12
7:41	Dillon Brooks misses driving layup	14	12
7:39	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	14	12
7:34	Jeremy Sochan makes 1-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)	16	12
7:16	Alperen Sengun makes 9-foot jumper (Jabari Smith Jr. assists)	16	14
6:50	Jeremy Sochan makes 15-foot jumper (Harrison Barnes assists)	18	14
6:38	Fred VanVleet misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	18	14
6:35	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	18	14
6:31	Jeremy Sochan misses two point shot	18	14
6:31	Jalen Green defensive rebound	18	14
6:18	Jalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper	18	14
6:13	Victor Wembanyama defensive rebound	18	14
6:03	Chris Paul makes 25-foot three point jumper	21	14
6:03	Rockets Full timeout	21	14
6:03	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Julian Champagnie	21	14
6:03	Blake Wesley enters the game for Chris Paul	21	14
6:03	Zach Collins enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	21	14
6:03	Amen Thompson enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	21	14
6:03	Tari Eason enters the game for Fred VanVleet	21	14
5:42	Tari Eason makes layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	21	16
5:30	Jeremy Sochan makes driving layup (Zach Collins assists)	23	16
5:16	Dillon Brooks makes 22-foot three point jumper (Tari Eason assists)	23	19
5:02	Zach Collins makes driving layup	25	19
4:47	Jalen Green makes 26-foot three pointer	25	22
4:29	Blake Wesley misses 6-foot pullup jump shot	25	22
4:27	Jalen Green defensive rebound	25	22
4:18	Alperen Sengun misses 25-foot three point jumper	25	22
4:15	Blake Wesley defensive rebound	25	22
4:09	Keldon Johnson makes 22-foot three point jumper (Blake Wesley assists)	28	22
3:48	Amen Thompson misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	22
3:45	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	28	22
3:34	Harrison Barnes makes 4-foot two point shot	30	22
3:07	Amen Thompson misses driving floating jump shot	30	22
3:05	Zach Collins defensive rebound	30	22
3:01	Tari Eason blocks Keldon Johnson 's 6-foot driving floating jump shot	30	22
2:58	Tari Eason defensive rebound	30	22
2:57	Tari Eason makes dunk	30	24
2:57	Spurs Full timeout	30	24
2:57	Stephon Castle enters the game for Harrison Barnes	30	24
2:57	Fred VanVleet enters the game for Jalen Green	30	24
2:57	Jock Landale enters the game for Dillon Brooks	30	24
2:57	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Alperen Sengun	30	24
2:35	Keldon Johnson misses layup	30	24
2:33	Keldon Johnson offensive rebound	30	24
2:32	Amen Thompson shooting foul	30	24
2:32	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2	31	24
2:32	Keldon Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2	32	24
2:15	Tari Eason misses 11-foot pullup jump shot	32	24
2:11	Jeremy Sochan defensive rebound	32	24
2:03	Jeremy Sochan makes layup (Blake Wesley assists)	34	24
1:40	Jock Landale makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	34	26
1:28	Jeremy Sochan makes layup (Zach Collins assists)	36	26
1:14	Stephon Castle personal foul	36	26
1:01	Tari Eason makes driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists)	36	28
43.1	Blake Wesley makes driving layup	38	28
33.1	Spurs Coach's Challenge	38	28
33.1	Fred VanVleet out of bounds lost ball turnover	38	28
33.1	Jalen Green enters the game for Jock Landale	38	28
33.1	Dillon Brooks enters the game for Reed Sheppard	38	28
33.1	(00:33.6) [Spurs] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Spurs] retain their timeout	38	28
21.0	Blake Wesley misses driving layup	38	28
18.1	Fred VanVleet defensive rebound	38	28
1.1	Blake Wesley shooting foul	38	28
1.1	Jalen Green makes free throw 1 of 3	38	29
1.1	Jalen Green makes free throw 2 of 3	38	30
1.1	Jalen Green makes free throw 3 of 3	38	31
0.0	Stephon Castle misses 51-foot three point pullup jump shot	38	31
0.0	Spurs offensive team rebound	38	31
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	38	31

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Venue

Frost Bank Center

San Antonio, TX

Date & Time

12:30 AM, October 27, 2024

Coverage

NBA League Pass, Space City Home Network, KENS 5

Attendance

18,715

Referees

Brent Barnaky, Sean Wright, Brent Haskill

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	43	16	.729	W11
Houston	37	22	.627	L1
Memphis	22	36	.379	W1
Dallas	21	38	.356	L2
New Orleans	19	42	.311	W4

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