The San Antonio Spurs defeated the surging Houston Rockets, 111-106, handing the hosts just their second loss in two-and-a-half weeks and climbing into fifth-place in the tightly-contested Western Conference playoff race.
DeMar DeRozan pushed the Silver and Black to victory with 30 points, eight rebounds, and seven assists. Meanwhile, John Wall and Eric Gordon combined for 53 points, nine rebounds, and nine assists to pace H-Town.
Observations
- Derrick White and Jakob Poeltl replaced the ill Lonnie Walker IV and injured LaMarcus Aldridge in San Antonio’s starting lineup. This duo last started alongside each other in the Spurs’ penultimate game of the NBA Restart last season, which coincidentally also came versus the Houston Rockets.