Game Thread: San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets

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The Spurs haven’t won a game in the preseason, but they really looked like they might on Sunday afternoon against the Pelicans, before a late surge from Zion Williamson and Jrue Holiday sunk the Silver and Black. Tonight, they play the next to last of the games that don’t count in 2019, against the Rockets with their revamped lineup featuring Russell Westbrook, with James Harden taking as many steps as he needs to…