The Houston Rockets may have flown to San Antonio in style and high spirits, but they’ll leave town on a quiet flight following a blowout 131-106 loss to the Spurs.
Things were looking good in the first half as the Rockets kept pace with the Spurs and trailed by just three going into the locker room. But Kevin Porter Jr.’s non-COVID illness held him out of the second half, and that’s when the air started coming out of the balloon.
The Spurs started the second half on an 8-0 run and never looked back. They outscored the Rockets 40-23 in the frame to take a 20-point lead in the fourth quarter.