The Rockets won a tight one in San Antonio, holding off the Spurs 114-110 after Amen Thompson made the decisive play in the closing seconds. With Houston protecting a slim lead, Thompson blocked Victor Wembanyama's shot in the waning moments to seal the result in a physical Rockets game that went down to the wire.
How Houston closed it out
The final sequence summed up the night. Dylan Harper had just thrown down a poster jam with 46 seconds remaining to cut the lead to two, keeping the Spurs alive. But when the game came down to one last chance, Thompson erased Wembanyama at the rim and prevented San Antonio from getting a shot to tie or take the lead.
That stop was the difference, and it came in a game that featured strong individual performances on both sides. Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 29 points, while Thompson finished with 20 points, 10 rebounds, four assists and two steals. For San Antonio, Wembanyama and Harper both supplied major offense, with Wembanyama finishing with 25 points and 13 rebounds and Harper adding 20 points.
Why Thompson's block mattered
The block was more than just the last play of the night. It gave Houston a signature defensive moment in a game where the margin never felt safe for long. After the game, Kevin Durant and Fred VanVleet praised Thompson's effort, with Durant calling him a freak athlete and VanVleet noting that not many players on the planet can make that kind of stop.
For the Rockets, the win showed how quickly a game can turn on one defensive possession. Sengun's scoring helped carry the offense, but Thompson's late block ended the Spurs' final push and turned a close matchup into a Houston victory.
