San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

· National Basketball Association

San Antonio Spurs

30-14, 14-9 Away

Final
106 - 111

Houston Rockets

26-15, 15-3 Home

Sengun just misses triple-double and powers Rockets' comeback win over Spurs

Victor Wembanyama puts Clint Capela on a poster

Reed Sheppard scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Durant added 18 points to help the Rockets to their third straight victory.

Tipoff was delayed by 22 minutes after a player bent one of the rims during warmups and it had to be replaced.

The Rockets trailed by as many as 16 and were down by 10 before opening the fourth quarter with a big run to close the gap.

The game was tied with about two minutes to play when Sheppard blocked a 3-point attempt by Julian Champagnie. Jabari Smith Jr. put the Rockets on top 106-104 with a fadeaway shot a few seconds later.

Sengun made a basket with about 30 seconds left to extend the lead to 108-104 before Stephon Castle missed a 3-point attempt. Sheppard added two free throws after that to seal the victory.

Champagnie made eight 3-pointers and led the Spurs with 27 points on a night Victor Wembanyama was held to 14 points with 10 rebounds. Champagnie’s performance came after he set the franchise record by sinking 11 3-pointers in a win over the Knicks on Dec. 31.

Houston trailed by five midway through the fourth before Sheppard scored all of the team’s points during an 8-2 run that put the Rockets on top 101-100 with about four minutes to go.

The Spurs led by 10 entering the fourth before Houston scored the first nine points of the quarter, with a 3 from Sheppard, to cut the lead to 92-91 with about 9 ½ minutes to play. Dylan Harper scored San Antonio’s first points of the quarter with about 7 ½ minutes to go.

Up next Spurs: Visit Utah on Thursday night.

Rockets: Visit Philadelphia on Thursday night.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0	End of Game	106 - 111
4th 0.0	End of the 4th Quarter	106 - 111
4th 1.9	Victor Wembanyama makes tip in dunk	106 - 111
4th 1.9	Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound	104 - 111
4th 3.7	Stephon Castle misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot	104 - 111

Statistics

SA		HOU
41-105	FG	43-83
39	Field Goal %	52
14-50	3PT	10-27
28	Three Point %	37
10-10	FT	15-22
100	Free Throw %	68
45	Rebounds	43
14	Offensive Rebounds	6
31	Defensive Rebounds	37
24	Assists	29
7	Steals	5
5	Blocks	9
9	Turnovers	14
0	Team Turnovers	0
9	Total Turnovers	14
1	Technical Fouls	0
1	Total Technical Fouls	0
0	Flagrant Fouls	0
13	Points Conceded Off Turnovers	23
7	Fast Break Points	16
46	Points in Paint	52
16	Fouls	11
16	Largest Lead	7
12	Lead Changes	12
82	Percent Led	10