The Spurs are having arguably their finest stretch of the season, following a win towards the Clippers of their return house from the Rodeo Road Trip. San Antonio has solely dropped one in every of its final 15 video games, and it was to the Knicks, one other contender that’s firing on all cylinders.
The success has been spectacular, however it has not come simply. The journey and the bouts towards bodily groups take their toll, as we have realized from an emotional Victor Wembanyama after Friday’s victory. “I thought I was about to pass out of the first quarter from exhaustion,” Wembanyama stated in his postgame interview. “That was close to being the hardest game of my life. It might not have looked like it, but we played a helluva game against the most physical team in the league yesterday, and played tonight against a physical team as well. I’m about to pass out.”
Wemby and the remainder of the Spurs had two nights of sleep to get better earlier than main their crew into their subsequent problem. The Rockets are one other bodily squad, and they are going to be motivated not solely as a result of they’re going through a rival but in addition as a result of a win would assist them jockey for place within the second tier of the West standings. They haven’t regarded just like the bona fide contenders many pegged them to be heading into the season, largely as a consequence of accidents, however they’ve overwhelmed the Spurs as soon as already this season. The expertise, athleticism, and, sure, physicality are there to make this a tricky matchup for a San Antonio crew that can look to proceed its spectacular play.
San Antonio Spurs (46-17) vs Houston Rockets (39-23)
March 8, 2026 | 7:00 PM CT
Watch: NBC/Peacock | Listen: WOAI (1200 AM)
Spurs accidents: Harrison Barnes – OUT (ankle), Mason Plumlee – OUT (conditioning)
Rocket accidents: Fred VanVleet – OUT (knee), Steven Adams – OUT (ankle), Jae’Sean Tate – OUT (knee)
