SpursUniverse

Spurs: The San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets in a gritty 121 to 110 victory in the first game of group play. WeMVP finally got going in the second half scoring 18 points after halftime, and finishing with 22 points, 8 rebounds and 4 assists to pace the Spurs to victory! H. Barnes 24 points and J. Champagnie 22 points had clutch moments in the Spurs win over the Rockets. S.C. the Castle in the sky had a good all around game with 14 points, 13 rebounds and 6 assists as well as many timely offensive rebounds and put backs to keep the Spurs in front! D. Vassell also hit timely 3 pointers when the Rockets were making a run and trying to take the lead! K. Johnson AKA KJ Desperado also had a huge energy game off the bench contributing with 8 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists. J. McLaughlin also had a good game off the bench and hit clutch shots with steady play on both ends of the floor and finished with 9 points. The Spurs finally found a groove in the second half and an answer to the double teams on Wemby. All it took was patience and key passing as well as not settling for the first shot!

Rockets: K. Durant is still an offensive weapon! He scored 24 points and helped keep the Rockets close down the stretch. Look for this Rockets team to be a problem in the playoffs if this team can stay healthy! A. Sengun was a terror in the post for the Rockets with 25 points, 9 rebounds and 8 assists! The big man seems to relish playing against Wemby and is considered one of the closest to Jokic in being a big that can run an offense and dictate machups!