Tari Eason scored 20 points (12 in the second quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the San Antonio Spurs 122-110 to end an 11-game losing streak.
The Rockets took control with a 23-8 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 17.
The Spurs got within 95-92 on Charles Bassey’s 8-foot jumper with 11:38 to play, but Boban Marjanovic answered with a putback, and the Spurs got no closer.
The Rockets had 8 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Spurs, Devonte' Graham scored 28 points (15 in the second quarter) with 7 3-pointers.
The Rockets shot 56.3% from the field to the Spurs’ 44.2% and outscored them 74-36 in the paint. The Rockets’ starters outscored the Spurs 39-27 in 15 minutes together.