Rockets coach Ime Udoka says Spurs were 'tougher team' and 'punked us' after Houston doesn't play to its normal strengths in 121-110 loss.

Harrison Barnes scored 24 points, Julian Champagnie and Victor Wembanyama added 22 points apiece and the San Antonio Spurs beat the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday night in the NBA Cup opener for bo

While the Spurs have started the season strong, a number of injuries might give the Rockets a solid advantage over San Antonio.

Fox has been struggling with a hamstring injury since the summer, and had missed all of the 5-2 Spurs' prior regular season contests. His return is well-timed, as rookie point guard Dylan Harper incurred a hamstring strain earlier this week and is expected to be on the shelf for several weeks.

Entering their NBA Cup opener, the Houston Rockets are the hottest team in the NBA, winning their previous five games to establish a solid season start. Squarin

Harrison Barnes scored 24 points and Victor Wembanyama and Julian Champagnie had 22 each as the host San Antonio Spurs defeated the Houston Rockets 121-110 on Friday in an NBA Cup clash between the Lone Star State rivals.

After rehabbing from an offseason hamstring injury, Spurs star De'Aaron Fox is set to make his season debut against the Pelicans on Saturday.

Eager to leave the second hostile arena they'd occupied in three days, the San Antonio Spurs sent in Stephon Castle rather quickly. The second-yea

The Houston Rockets face the San Antonio Spurs on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025 (11/7/25) in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio, Texas.

There is NBA Cup action set for Friday, Nov. 7, and one of those games involves a pair of Texas teams as the Houston Rockets visit the San Antonio Spurs at Frost Bank Center in San Antonio.

San Antonio Spurs guard De'Aaron Fox has not taken the court during the 2025-26 season to this point because of a hamstring injury, but that is reportedly about to change.