Rockets vs Spurs Matchday Guide: Watch NBA Live Oct 24
Kevin Durant visits Victor Wembanyama as the Houston Rockets take on the San Antonio Spurs in an early-season NBA Southwest Division showdown at Moody Center in Austin on Friday, October 23 (October 24 in Asia-Pacific).
Match Overview
- Matchup: Houston Rockets vs San Antonio Spurs
- Competition: NBA 2026-27 Regular Season
- Date: Friday, October 23, 2026 (US) / Saturday, October 24, 2026 (Asia)
- Time: 9:30 PM ET
- Venue: Moody Center, Austin, TX (Spurs home game)
- Broadcast: Amazon Prime Video
Both teams arrive with something to prove. San Antonio — 62-20 last season and beaten 4-2 by the New York Knicks in the 2026 NBA Finals — opened the season with a 116-104 home loss to Oklahoma City, where Stephon Castle scored 24 but the Spurs shot just 38.7% from the field. Houston, 52-30 last season before a first-round exit to the Lakers, is integrating the returning Fred VanVleet and offseason additions Marcus Smart and Bogdan Bogdanović around Durant, Alperen Şengün and Amen Thompson.
The Spurs won the most recent meeting 145-120 in March 2026, but the Rockets took two of the four matchups last season.
Star Watch
Victor Wembanyama — Spurs
The reigning Kia Defensive Player of the Year enters 2026-27 as the betting favorite to win MVP. Wemby averaged 20.4 points, 8.9 rebounds and 6.2 assists across last season's matchups with Houston per theScore data, and he pulled down 13 boards in the opener despite the loss. A 7-foot-4 problem Houston has no single answer for.
Kevin Durant — Rockets
Now 38, Durant remains Houston's late-game weapon. The Rockets' half-court offense still runs through him in closing minutes, and he'll draw the toughest defensive assignment San Antonio can throw at him — likely Devin Vassell with Wembanyama lurking at the rim.
Alperen Şengün — Rockets
With VanVleet back to run the offense, Şengün is free to do what he does best: punish defenders in the paint. He grabbed 10 rebounds in Houston's final preseason win over OKC and remains one of the league's most skilled young centers. His battle with Wembanyama is the matchup within the matchup.
Matchup Analysis
Size vs. skill. San Antonio's identity is built around Wembanyama's rim protection — the Spurs ranked among the league's best in defensive rating last season. But the opener exposed a weakness: without Kelly Olynyk (departed in free agency), their spacing around Wemby can clog, and Houston's league-best rebounding percentage (54.5% last season) will test the Spurs' interior depth.
Houston's backcourt questions. VanVleet's return from a torn ACL gives Ime Udoka a true point guard for the first time in a year, and Yahoo Sports noted he looked "like the Fred of old" in preseason (17 points, 7 assists, 5 threes in 24 minutes). If Amen Thompson's jumper shows progress, Houston's ceiling rises considerably.
Back-to-back risk for San Antonio. The Spurs play at Dallas less than 24 hours after this game. Don't be surprised if Mitch Johnson manages Wembanyama's minutes tightly in the second half.
Prediction: Spurs 118, Rockets 112. Home court, Wembanyama's two-way impact and Houston's early-season offensive chemistry give San Antonio the edge — but expect a tight fourth quarter.
How to Watch: Global Kickoff Times
| Time Zone | Date | Local Time |
|---|---|---|
| ET (New York) | Fri, Oct 23 | 9:30 PM |
| CT (Austin) | Fri, Oct 23 | 8:30 PM |
| PT (Los Angeles) | Fri, Oct 23 | 6:30 PM |
| GMT (London) | Sat, Oct 24 | 1:30 AM |
| CET (Berlin) | Sat, Oct 24 | 3:30 AM |
| IST (New Delhi) | Sat, Oct 24 | 7:00 AM |
| CST/SGT (Beijing/Singapore) | Sat, Oct 24 | 9:30 AM |
| JST (Tokyo) | Sat, Oct 24 | 10:30 AM |
| AEDT (Sydney) | Sat, Oct 24 | 12:30 PM |
TV/Streaming:
- US: Amazon Prime Video (exclusive national broadcast)
- International: NBA League Pass
- Radio: Spurs: 1200 WOAI; Rockets: SportsTalk 790
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FAQ
Q: What time do the Rockets play the Spurs on October 24, 2026? A: Tip-off is 9:30 PM ET on Friday, October 23 — that's 9:30 AM Beijing/Singapore time and 12:30 PM Sydney time on Saturday, October 24.
Q: What channel is Rockets vs Spurs on? A: Amazon Prime Video holds the exclusive US broadcast. International viewers can use NBA League Pass.
Q: Where is the game being played? A: Moody Center in Austin, Texas — a Spurs home game played in their Austin market.
Q: Who won the last Rockets vs Spurs game? A: San Antonio won 145-120 on March 8, 2026.
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