The Houston Rockets defeated the San Antonio Spurs last night with a final score of 105-102 behind Kevin Martin's 25 points.
The win puts Houston's winning streak at six, with their record 9-7.
The Spurs were playing with out stars Manu Ginobili, who is recovering from hand surgery and Tim Duncan who did now play (coaches decision).
The Rockets came out fast with an early nine point lead to start the first quarter. By the end of the first, it was the Rockets with the lead, as Goran Dragic hit a shot at the buzzer.
In the second quarter, the Rockets continued the fast-pace play with an alley-oop from Kyle Lowry to Kevin Martin and a big slam dunk from Samuel Dalembert, finishing the second half with the Rockets up 55-49.
Mid-way through the third quarter, the Spurs were slowly creeping closer to the Rockets lead, until Martin hit a long-leaner that put them up 74-71. it was not until 9:45 remaining in the fourth quarter, that Spurs took the lead for the first time, 81-79.
Tony Parker, who finished with 24 points and 13 assists and Tiago Splitter who had 25 points and 10 rebounds carried the team the entire game, up until the closing minutes.
With his starters resting the entire fourth quarter, coach Kevin McHale called on Kyle Lowry to spark the squad and he did. He hit 2 huge 3-pointers in the fourth quarter to put the Rockets in front.
With seconds left, Martin came in the game to ensure that the lead would be safe as he hit two clutch free-throws that sealed the game.
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