Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
29
30
59
2368
1298
25
8
32
84
35
42
22
16
73
30
9
39
4
19
5
14
27
94
4
38
02
5
1824
58
3
22
12
55
29
14
43
10
42
21
53
1120
6060
59
24
41
2121
1012
48
414
49
12
910
13
923
12
67
11
33
2637
6060
3
0
0
18
5
28
2
1
50
2
1
3
1
4
2
5
11
60
8
2
25
24
8
33
2
2
100
9
4
13
0
2
1
3
20
60
5
2
40
21
10
48
4
4
100
9
1
10
1
6
1
3
26
60
9
4
44
21
12
57
14
9
64
10
3
13
2
7
1
3
37
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
41
10
25
40
3
8
38
4
4
100
1
3
4
2
1
0
5
2
27
-12
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
39
3
8
38
2
4
50
0
0
0
0
2
2
5
2
2
0
4
8
-14
none
Dwight
Howard
Dwight Howard
True
36
4
11
36
0
0
0
3
8
38
4
10
14
1
1
1
0
5
11
-15
double
Josh
Smith
Josh Smith
True
28
1
8
12
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
4
0
0
2
3
2
-7
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
24
3
7
43
0
2
0
2
2
100
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
5
8
-8
none
Jason
Terry
Jason Terry
False
28
6
10
60
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
1
1
3
0
0
3
2
15
4
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
21
5
7
71
0
1
0
5
6
83
1
3
4
1
0
1
0
2
15
9
none
Donatas
Motiejūnas
Donatas Motiejūnas
False
8
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
3
2
-7
none
Ty
Lawson
Ty Lawson
False
5
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
2
-5
none
Terrence
Jones
Terrence Jones
False
2
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
-9
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
7
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
7
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
29
February
2016
Monday
BMO Harris Bradley Center
Milwaukee
Bucks
Milwaukee
False
Spurs
San Antonio
Western Conference
Southwest
50
9
59
1670
2202
19
8
42
76
37
49
28
22
79
36
7
43
4
24
4
13
21
104
4
36
13
36
1818
129
7
16
14
88
108
11
119
13
68
10
43
2625
6060
64
40
62
2119
97
5
417
314
75
99
23
122
00
64
12
42
2528
6060
3
1
33
18
12
67
1
1
100
10
1
11
1
6
1
4
26
60
6
3
50
18
9
50
6
4
67
8
1
9
3
8
0
3
25
60
6
4
67
21
9
43
4
3
75
9
2
11
0
6
1
4
25
60
4
0
0
19
7
37
17
14
82
9
3
12
0
4
2
2
28
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Kawhi
Leonard
Kawhi Leonard
True
39
8
13
62
3
4
75
8
9
89
0
8
8
1
1
1
2
3
27
16
none
LaMarcus
Aldridge
LaMarcus Aldridge
True
33
9
19
47
0
1
0
8
8
100
4
12
16
1
0
1
1
2
26
23
double
Tony
Parker
Tony Parker
True
32
5
10
50
2
2
100
3
4
75
0
1
1
4
0
0
2
3
15
7
none
Danny
Green
Danny Green
True
31
3
8
38
2
6
33
0
2
0
0
6
6
3
0
1
1
5
8
25
none
Tim
Duncan
Tim Duncan
True
24
3
7
43
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
6
0
1
2
4
6
18
none
Kyle
Anderson
Kyle Anderson
False
23
4
8
50
1
3
33
2
3
67
1
2
3
3
1
0
2
1
11
-2
none
Patty
Mills
Patty Mills
False
20
1
4
25
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
2
2
-9
none
David
West
David West
False
15
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
0
0
1
6
3
none
Boris
Diaw
Boris Diaw
False
10
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
3
0
none
Rasual
Butler
Rasual Butler
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
-9
none
Jonathon
Simmons
Jonathon Simmons
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-8
none
Boban
Marjanović
Boban Marjanović
False
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-7
none
Ray
McCallum
Ray McCallum
False
1
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
-7
none
2
March
2016
Wednesday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Pistons
Detroit
True
The San Antonio Spurs ( 50 - 9 ) became the second team in the NBA this season to reach 50 wins Saturday , defeating the Houston Rockets ( 29 - 30 ) 104 - 94 . Despite a close final score , San Antonio had its way with Houston from the get - go , leading by as much as 31 at points in the game . The Spurs new duo of top scorers , Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge , paved the road to the win with 27 and 26 points respectively . Aldridge added 16 total rebounds in what was one of his best statistical performances of the night . Aging veteran Tim Duncan contributed an unfortunate box score of 6 points , 6 rebounds , and 6 assists , but provided playmaking that helped bolster the Spurs ' blowout win . The team remains second in the Western Conference behind the historic Golden State Warriors , despite still boasting a superior point differential and an undefeated home record . The Rockets are now in ninth place despite reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2014 - 15 . The team has hovered around .500 for the majority of the season , and dips back below the mark with the loss to their division rival . Shooting guard James Harden , who remains second in the league in points per game , led the effort against the Spurs with 27 points , but no other starter topped 11 . As a whole , the team shot a weak 42 percent from the field . The outcome also holds significance for the playoff picture as Houston 's loss makes the conference - leading Warriors the first team in the NBA to clinch playoff berth . San Antonio has three days of rest before hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday . Houston , meanwhile , will visit Milwaukee on Monday .
The San Antonio Spurs (50 - 9) became the second team in the NBA this season to reach 50 wins Saturday, defeating the Houston Rockets (29 - 30) 104 - 94. Despite a close final score, San Antonio had its way with Houston from the get - go, leading by as much as 31 at points in the game. The Spurs new duo of top scorers, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, paved the road to the win with 27 and 26 points respectively. Aldridge added 16 total rebounds in what was one of his best statistical performances of the night. Aging veteran Tim Duncan contributed an unfortunate box score of 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, but provided playmaking that helped bolster the Spurs' blowout win. The team remains second in the Western Conference behind the historic Golden State Warriors, despite still boasting a superior point differential and an undefeated home record. The Rockets are now in ninth place despite reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2014 - 15. The team has hovered around .500 for the majority of the season, and dips back below the mark with the loss to their division rival. Shooting guard James Harden, who remains second in the league in points per game, led the effort against the Spurs with 27 points, but no other starter topped 11. As a whole, the team shot a weak 42 percent from the field. The outcome also holds significance for the playoff picture as Houston's loss makes the conference - leading Warriors the first team in the NBA to clinch playoff berth. San Antonio has three days of rest before hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Houston, meanwhile, will visit Milwaukee on Monday.
The San Antonio Spurs (50 - 9) became the second team in the NBA this season to reach 50 wins Saturday, defeating the Houston Rockets (29 - 30) 104 - 94. Despite a close final score, San Antonio had its way with Houston from the get - go, leading by as much as 31 at points in the game. The Spurs new duo of top scorers, Kawhi Leonard and LaMarcus Aldridge, paved the road to the win with 27 and 26 points respectively. Aldridge added 16 total rebounds in what was one of his best statistical performances of the night. Aging veteran Tim Duncan contributed an unfortunate box score of 6 points, 6 rebounds, and 6 assists, but provided playmaking that helped bolster the Spurs' blowout win. The team remains second in the Western Conference behind the historic Golden State Warriors, despite still boasting a superior point differential and an undefeated home record. The Rockets are now in ninth place despite reaching the Western Conference Finals in 2014 - 15. The team has hovered around .500 for the majority of the season, and dips back below the mark with the loss to their division rival. Shooting guard James Harden, who remains second in the league in points per game, led the effort against the Spurs with 27 points, but no other starter topped 11. As a whole, the team shot a weak 42 percent from the field. The outcome also holds significance for the playoff picture as Houston's loss makes the conference - leading Warriors the first team in the NBA to clinch playoff berth. San Antonio has three days of rest before hosting the Detroit Pistons on Wednesday. Houston, meanwhile, will visit Milwaukee on Monday.
<GAME> <DATE> 27 February 2016 <DAY> Saturday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 94 <WINS-LOSSES> 29 30 <QTRS> 11 20 26 37 <TEAM-AST> 19 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 35 <TEAM-FT> 16 <TEAM-REB> 39 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 29 February 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Monday <NEXT-STADIUM> BMO Harris Bradley Center <NEXT-CITY> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Milwaukee <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Bucks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Spurs <CITY> San Antonio <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 50 9 <QTRS> 26 25 25 28 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 37 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 43 <TEAM-TO> 13 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 2 March 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Detroit <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pistons <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 41 <PTS> 27 <FG> 10 25 40 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 5 6 83 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jason Terry <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 10 60 <FG3> 3 6 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dwight Howard <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 36 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 8 38 <REB> 14 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 4 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 5 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Terrence Jones <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ty Lawson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Donatas Motiejūnas <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Josh Smith <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 8 12 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kawhi Leonard <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 27 <FG> 8 13 62 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 8 9 89 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> LaMarcus Aldridge <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 26 <FG> 9 19 47 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 8 8 100 <REB> 16 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 12 <OREB> 4 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Tony Parker <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 1 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Anderson <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 8 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danny Green <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 2 6 33 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> David West <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tim Duncan <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 7 43 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boris Diaw <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patty Mills <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 4 25 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ray McCallum <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Boban Marjanović <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jonathon Simmons <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 1 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Rasual Butler <TEAM> San Antonio Spurs <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none