Fred VanVleet recorded his first double-double of the season while Jalen Green and Alperen Sengun combined for 37 points as the Houston Rockets cruised to a 127-100 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Wednesday. VanVleet paired 21 points with 10 assists and also grabbed seven rebounds while enjoying a remarkable shooting night. He finished 10 of 11 from the floor, including 9 for 9 from inside the arc, to spearhead an exceptional shooting performance for the Rockets on non-3-pointers.
Houston finished 44 for 69 (63.7 percent) on 2-pointers. Green (21 points, four 3-pointers) and Sengun (16 points) totaled 10 rebounds and eight assists.
The bench trio of Amen Thompson, Tari Eason and Jock Landale tallied 31 points on 14-for-23 shooting. Thompson and Landale grabbed six rebounds each. The Rockets shot 56.
3 percent overall. The Spurs were undone by their 20 turnovers, which Houston converted into 20 points. Victor Wembanyama scored 15 points but missed 5 of 6 3-pointers, including his first five.
VanVleet was in control early, with his full-court pass to Jabari Smith Jr. yielding a dunk and a 22-8 lead at the 3:11 mark of the first period. VanVleet had nine points, three rebounds and two assists in the quarter, and Houston carried a 31-19 lead into the second on the strength of 20 points in the paint.
Eason buried a corner 3 at the 6:38 mark of the second quarter to provide the Rockets their first 20-point lead at 46-26. That margin was 63-38 at the intermission, with.
