The Houston Rockets went on a 17-5 run in the fourth quarter to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-101.
The Spurs went on an 11-3 run to lead 85-82 with 8:58 left in the fourth quarter. Reggie Bullock Jr.’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 8:11 left. They pulled away to a 99-90 lead with 2:46 left.
Devin Vassell went 1 for 2 at the line to make it 103-101 with 3.5 seconds left.
During clutch time, the Spurs outscored the Rockets 6-5.
Fred VanVleet had 21 points and 7 assists, and Jock Landale added 11 points (8 in the paint) on 5 for 8 shooting off the bench.
For the Spurs, Tre Jones had 24 points (12 on 4 3-pointers) and 3 steals, and Jeremy Sochan added 21 points and 8 rebounds.
The Rockets outscored the Spurs 19-6 off turnovers. Dillon Brooks fouled out.