HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 17: Dejounte Murray #5 of the San Antonio Spurs controls the ball during the third quarter of a game against the Houston Rockets at the Toyota Center on December 17, 2020 in Houston, Texas.
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(Photo by Carmen Mandato/Getty Images)SAN ANTONIO ā Christian Wood had 27 points and 15 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets rallied to beat the San Antonio Spurs 109-105 on Thursday night in their first game since trading away franchise cornerstone James Harden.
Spurs veteran DeMar DeRozan missed a 15-footer with 0.4 seconds left, and San Antonio fouled P.J.
The teams meet again Saturday at the AT&T Center in the finale of a two-game set in San Antonio.