Rockets ground Wembanyama

Fred VanVleet scored 21 points and the Houston Rockets held Victor Wembanyama in check to beat the San Antonio Spurs 103-101 on Tuesday night.

San Antonio cut the deficit to 99-98 with 19 seconds remaining on Jeremy Sochan's three-point play off a missed 3-pointer by Wembanyama. But Houston was able to stay ahead from the foul line.

"I feel like we followed the game plan until the final minute," Rockets guard Dillon Brooks said. "We wanted to foul and not let them get any shots up on the rim, make them earn it on the free-throw line."