San Antonio's Victor Wembanyama and Keldon Johnson celebrate during the Spurs' win over the Rockets on Wednesday at the Toyota Center in Houston. The Spurs bludgeoned the Rockets in the third quarter before pulling away in the fourth with a stifling defensive performance that marked a total departure from the first half. Wembanyama scored the first seven points of the fourth and his layup later with 8:08 left to play gave the Spurs a 95-86 lead. The Spurs scored 72 points in the paint, with Harper and Johnson routinely leaving defenders flat-footed on forays to the rim. The Spurs rallied to within 42-39 in the second, with Wembanyama capping an 11-2 run with a transition alley-oop.