{"id":265099,"date":"2025-11-06T07:40:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:40:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/265099\/"},"modified":"2025-11-06T07:40:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-06T07:40:10","slug":"spurs-and-rockets-meet-friday-in-nba-cup-group-stage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/265099\/","title":{"rendered":"Spurs and Rockets meet Friday in NBA Cup group stage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Houston Rockets<\/a> (5-2, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs<\/a> (5-1, second in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

San Antonio; Friday, 7:30 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Rockets -1.5; over\/under is 227.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: The San Antonio Spurs take on the Houston Rockets in an NBA Cup in-season tournament group play matchup.<\/p>\n

San Antonio went 34-48 overall and 5-11 in Southwest Division action a season ago. The Spurs shot 46.5% from the field and 35.7% from 3-point range last season.<\/p>\n

Houston went 52-30 overall and 31-21 in Western Conference games during the 2024-25 season. The Rockets averaged 114.3 points per game while shooting 45.5% from the field and 35.3% from deep last season.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Spurs: De’Aaron Fox<\/a>: day to day (hamstring), Dylan Harper<\/a>: out (calf), Luke Kornet<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: day to day (hip), Dorian Finney-Smith<\/a>: day to day (ankle).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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