The Rockets remain undefeated in the pre-season, though it wasn’t for lack of trying to lose this game.
The Rockets felt the absence of Jalen Green, Tari Eason and the mysterious Jock Landale. The Spurs didn’t play Victor Wembanyama, as he was clearly ducking the Rockets, Devin Vassell and Tre Jones. It might have been a different game if they did, as San Antonio’s “Guards? Who needs guards?” experiment nearly worked.
If you wondered where a large-ish, mid, NBA player ended up after this off season, I have an answer for you. He’s on the Spurs. The Rockets had trouble with this large, though not Wemby large, Spurs lineup.