Luke Kornet dodged the opening night blame, but Houston is where he has to answer for it

Air Alamo's Jahlil Williams argues that San Antonio Spurs backup center Luke Kornet must rebound from a poor season-opening performance when facing the Houston Rockets. While Victor Wembanyama and interim coach Mitch Johnson drew most of the scrutiny following a 116-104 loss to Oklahoma City, Kornet recorded just one rebound and finished minus-10 in under 13 minutes on the court.

Williams highlights that Kornet's minutes were limited following similar struggles in the previous postseason. Facing a physical Rockets squad featuring Alperen Sengun and potentially Steven Adams, Kornet must effectively control the glass to prevent second-chance points and protect his backup role from challenger Tarris Reed Jr.