DeMar DeRozan made 2 free throws with 3.3 seconds left in the second overtime, and the San Antonio Spurs rallied from 22 points down in the third quarter to beat the Houston Rockets 135-133 in double overtime.
The Spurs trailed 95-73 with 2:14 left in the third quarter. They were still down 115-107 with 1:16 left in the fourth quarter, with less than a 1% chance to win, and outscored the Rockets 28-18 the rest of the way.
Lonnie Walker IV went 1 for 2 at the line with the Spurs up 1 and 0.3 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Rockets 23-18. DeRozan (No. 2 in clutch wins added, 2019-20) scored 9 of the Spurs’ 23 on 3 for 8 shooting and 3 for 4 at the line. In the fourth quarter and overtime, Walker had 3 steals, and the Spurs scored 4 points off them. With 3:36 left in the second overtime, James Harden stole the ball from Bryn Forbes, and his free throws off it put the Rockets ahead 127-126.
Walker had a career-high 28 points (all 11 of an 11-0 run across the fourth quarter and overtime) and 3 steals off the bench. Forbes added 25 points on 10 for 13 shooting, and DeRozan had 23 points and 9 assists. Walker scored 19 of his 28 points in the fourth quarter. The Spurs had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Rockets, Harden had 50 points, 9 rebounds, 6 assists and 4 steals but shot 11 for 37, making all 24 of his free throws, and Clint Capela added 22 points (18 in the paint) and 21 rebounds on 9 for 9 shooting.
The Spurs outscored the Rockets 55-21 off the bench. The Rockets were outscored 52-37 in 20 minutes with Tucker, Westbrook, Harden, Rivers and Capela on the floor together. Forbes fouled out for the Spurs, and Russell Westbrook for the Rockets.