Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, De\u2019Aaron Fox had 20 points and 10 assists and the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets<\/p>\n
SAN ANTONIO — Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, De’Aaron Fox had 20 points and 10 assists and the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets.<\/p>\n
Stephon Castle added 23 points for San Antonio, which has won 15 of 16.<\/p>\n
Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson had 23 points each for Houston, which allowed a season high in points.<\/p>\n
The Spurs (47-17) won the season series against the Rockets 3-1 and strengthened their hold on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.<\/p>\n
Houston (39-24) dropped into fourth in the West, a half-game behind Minnesota (40-24) and seven games behind San Antonio in the loss column.<\/p>\n
The Rockets, who have alternated wins and losses over their past six games, allowed a season-most 56 points in the paint.<\/p>\n
San Antonio had 38 assists while shooting a season-high 58% from the field, 53% (21 of 40) from 3-point range.<\/p>\n
It all started with the Spurs’ 7-foot-4 All-Star.<\/p>\n
Wembanyama was 9 for 13 from the field, including a reverse dunk through contact that resulted in a three-point play and an 83-61 lead three minutes into the third quarter.<\/p>\n
Wembanyama opened the scoring with a 26-foot 3-pointer followed by an shot fake on a 3 before driving to the rim for a left-hand finger roll, both with Alperen Sengun closely defending. <\/p>\n
San Antonio opened a double-digit lead midway through the first quarter but Houston rallied when Wembanyama took a seat.<\/p>\n
Houston\u2019s only leads came at 27-26 with two minutes left in the first quarter and 33-32 at the close of the period.<\/p>\n
Keldon Johnson added 20 points for San Antonio, which is 2 1\/2 games behind Oklahoma City in the West.<\/p>\n
Rockets: Host Toronto on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
Spurs: Host Boston on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n
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