Houston 105, San Antonio 102
Saturday, January 21, 2012 8:00 PM
Location -
Toyota Center, Houston, Texas
Officials -
#54 Derrick Collins, #22 Bill Spooner, #66 Haywoode Workman
Attendance -
15285
Final Scoring Summary
Team Records
Recap
Kevin Martin scored 25 points and the Houston Rockets rallied for their sixth straight win, a 105-102 victory over the visiting San Antonio Spurs on Saturday night.
Houston (9-7) trailed 84-79 early in the fourth quarter, but Kyle Lowry scored 10 points, including two 3-pointers, as the Rockets took a 101-94 lead with 2:35 to play. The Spurs responded with five straight points that cut the lead to two.
Goran Dragic's basket with the shot clock winding down gave Houston a 103-99 lead with 54.6 remaining. Richard Jefferson's 3-pointer cut the lead to one, but Martin hit two free throws with nine seconds remaining that pushed the lead to three.
Gary Neal shot an airball on a 3-pointer and Houston grabbed the rebound before running out the clock.
Spurs coach Gregg Popovich rested forward Tim Duncan because San Antonio (10-7) was playing its fourth game in five nights. Tiago Splitter led the Spurs with a career-high 23 points.
Houston had six players in double figures. Lowry and Dragic scored each 14 points. Samuel Dalembert, Luis Scola and Patrick Patterson had 12 apiece.
Top Game Performances
| San Antonio |
|
Houston |
|
Tiago Splitter 25 |
Scoring |
Kevin Martin 25 |
|
Tony Parker 13 |
Assists |
Kyle Lowry 8 |
|
Kawhi Leonard 11 |
Rebounds |
Luis Scola 7 |
|
Tony Parker 4 |
Free Throws Made |
Samuel Dalembert 4 |
|
Richard Jefferson 2 |
Steals |
Kevin Martin 2 |
|
Danny Green 1 |
Blocks |
Samuel Dalembert 6 |
Team Stats Summary
| Team |
Points |
FG% |
3PM-3PA |
FTM-FTA |
Assists |
Rebounds |
Blocks |
Steals |
Turnovers |
| San Antonio
|
102 |
44.7 |
7-22 |
11-15 |
24 |
43 |
2 |
6 |
14 |
| Houston
|
105 |
55.7 |
6-22 |
11-12 |
22 |
32 |
9 |
5 |
13 |
Upcoming Games
-
Houston
will play their next game on the road against
Minnesota.
The
Rockets
have a W/L % of
.625
after a win and
.500
after a loss.
-
San Antonio
will play their next game on the road against
New Orleans
.
The
Spurs
have a W/L % of
.545
after a win and
.667
after a loss.