The San Antonio Spurs play host to the Houston Rockets at Frost Bank Center on Tuesday evening.

This marks the second game of a back-to-back for the Spurs, after a hard-fought home loss against the Warriors on Monday. They jumped out to a great start in the game and led, 37-29, after one quarter, but they slipped in the second and only held a two-point edge at the break. They saw things fall out of reach in the third, where they were outscored by 14 points, and they could not reclaim momentum the rest of the way. Victor Wembanyama led the Spurs with 27 points, 14 rebounds, three assists, a steal and two blocks, in 31 minutes of action in the loss. Devin Vassell followed up with 17 points on 5-for-14 shooting, while Keldon Johnson added 16 points, six rebounds and a block. The Spurs will look to get back on track and hope to build on their, 7-22, home record as they face the second game of an eight-game home stand.

Meanwhile, the Rockets (29-35) have won two in a row and look to keep the momentum going for a chance to improve on their, 8-24, road record. The team was dealt a devastating blow in the last game, as Alperen Sengun (ankle) left late in the last game due to injury. He is expected to miss at least a couple of weeks of action, leaving opportunity for Jock Landale and Boban Marjanovic to step up along with Jabari Smith and Jeff Green, who should also get a boost. Jalen Green averages 18.4 points, 4.8 rebounds and 3.3 assists per game. Fred VanVleet is averaging 16.7 points, 3.7 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.2 steals, while Jabari Smith averages 13.3 points, 8.6 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.