After a surprising loss on Thursday against a Houston team with something to prove following James Harden’s trade, the Spurs had their revenge. A strong fourth quarter was enough for San Antonio to take down the Rockets 103-91.
From the start, it seemed the Spurs were taking this game seriously, making a couple of adjustments. DeMar DeRozan, largely passive in the previous matchup, was in attack mode early on and Christian Wood was guarded by a perimeter player not LaMarcus Aldridge. Neither tweak proved particularly effective, as Wood still got free or drew help and made the right pass against an unfocused San Antonio defense while Houston’s starters did a good job early on of containing most of the Spurs’ scoring threats, but it was good to see the coaching staff making tactical changed instead of relying solely on depth and talent against a severely undermanned opponent.