San Antonio Express-News

THURSDAY’S GAME

- Jeff Mcdonald

SPURS (6-18)

VS. ROCKETS (7-17)

When, where: 7:30 p.m., AT&T Center.

Tv/radio: KENS; 1200 AM, 1350 AM (Spanish), 107.5 FM (Spanish).

PROBABLE STARTERS Spurs: PG Tre Jones (6-1, 3rd year), SG Devin Vassell (6-5, 3rd), SF Keldon Johnson (6-5, 4th), PF Keita Bates-diop (6-8, 5th), C Zach Collins (6-11, 5th).

Rockets: PG Kevin Porter Jr. (6-4, 4th year), SG Jalen Green (6-4, 2nd), SF Eric Gordon (6-3, 15th), PF Jabari Smith Jr. (6-11, 1st), C Alperen Sengun (6-11, 2nd).

RESERVES

Spurs: C Charles Bassey (6-9, 2nd), G Josh Richardson (6-5, 8th), G Malaki Branham (6-4, 1st), F Isaiah Roby (6-8, 4th), F Alize Johnson (6-7, 4th), C Gorgui Dieng (6-10, 10th), G/F Romeo Langford (6-5, 4th). Inactive: Dominic Barlow (G League), Blake Wesley (left MCL tear), Doug Mcdermott (right ankle sprain), Jakob Poeltl (right knee bone bruise), Jeremy Sochan (right quad contusion).

Rockets: G Josh Christophe­r (6-4, 2nd), F Tari Eason (6-8, 1st), C Bruno Fernando (6-10, 4th), F/C Usman Garuba (6-8, 2nd), C Boban Marjanovic (7-4, 8th), F KJ Martin (6-7, 3rd), G Garrison Mathews (6-6, 4th), G Daishen Nix (6-4, 2nd), F Jae’sean Tate (6-5, 3rd).

Inactive: Tyty Washington (G League), Darius Days (G League), Trevor Hudgins (G League).

COACHES

Spurs: Gregg Popovich.

Rockets: Stephen Silas.

STAT LEADERS

Spurs: Points, Vassell, 20.5 per game; rebounds, Poeltl, 9.9; assists, Jones, 6.9; steals, Jones, 1.5; blocks, Bassey, 1.1.

Rockets: Points, Green, 21.6 per game; rebounds, Sengun, 8.6; assists, Porter, 5.8; steals, Eason, 1.4; blocks, Sengun/smith, 1.0.

NOTABLE

Houston’s Green is the top second-year scorer in the NBA. Detroit’s Cade Cunningham is second at 19.9 points per game.

Jones ranks ninth in the league in total assists with 158, two more than ex-spur Dejounte Murray of Atlanta.

The Spurs and Rockets have combined to win five of their past 20 games. The Spurs are 0-10, while Houston is 5-5.

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