ROCKETS NOTES
With the win tonight, the Rockets finish the preseason with a 3-1 mark. Going back to 2016, Houston has posted a preseason record of 20-6.
Houston scored a preseason-high 128 points, marking its second game with 120+ this preseason. The Rockets scored 120+ points 29 times last season (26-3 mark) and are 97-8 when doing so going back to 2016-17. Houston averaged 114.0 ppg this preseason.
The Rockets outshot the Spurs 52.7% to 40.9%. Houston was 25-3 when outshooting the opposition in 2019-20. The Rockets were 15-1 when shooting 50.0% or better last season and are 59-5 going back to 2016-17. Houston held opponents to 41.0% shooting this preseason.
Houston hit 17 3-pointers on 39.5% shooting tonight while San Antonio had 7 3FGM on 21.2% shooting. The Rockets were 24-1 when shooting 37.0% or better from behind-the-arc in 2019-20 and hit 10 or more 3-pointers than their opponent 11 times (11-0 mark). The opposition shot 30.4% from 3-point range this preseason.
The Rockets had 26 assists with 11 turnovers tonight after recording 38 assists with 36 turnovers the two games prior. Houston recorded 25+ assists in two of its four games this preseason. The Rockets had 25+ assists 18 times in 72 games played in 2019-20.
Christian Wood had a game-high 27 points with a game-high tying 10 rebounds in his preseason debut. He scored 20+ points 15 times for Detroit last season and recorded 12 double-doubles. Wood averaged 24.2 ppg and 9.8 rpg over his final games played for the Pistons last season.
James Harden had 20 points on 8-of-14 shooting tonight after having 12 points while shooting 3-of-10 in his preseason debut against the Spurs on 12/15. The Rockets were 21-5 when he shot 50.0% or better in 2019-20. Harden scored 32 points in 48 minutes of play this preseason. He had 2,335 points in 2,483 minutes of play in 2019-20.
Eric Gordon had 23 points on 9-of-14 shooting, including 4-of-9 from 3-point range. He scored 20+ points six times during the 2020 playoffs after doing so six times in the regular season. Gordon shot 40.7% from 3-point range this preseason.
Bruno Caboclo led the Rockets bench with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in 19 minutes of play. He averaged 9.5 ppg, 4.3 rpg, 1.8 apg and 1.8 bpg in 20.4 mpg this preseason. While playing for Memphis in 2018-19, Caboclo averaged 8.3 ppg, 4.6 rpg, 1.5 apg and 0.97 bpg in 23.5 mpg.
Dejounte Murray had 17 points, 10 rebounds and 4 assists for the Spurs. He grabbed 10+ boards six times in 2019-20, including a career-high 14 in the season finale vs. Utah. Last season, Murray joined Alvan Adams (1985-86) as the only players in NBA history to have averaged at least 10.0 ppg, 5.0 rpg and 4.0 apg in fewer than 27.0 mpg in a single season.
