Stephon Castle was tremendous defensively. He single-handedly took Sengun and Durant out of the game in the second half. He focused his full effort on the defensive end and made a winning impact. Castle stuffed the stat sheet with 16 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, and 2 steals.

BOTTOM LINE: Houston will try to keep its four-game home win streak alive when the Rockets play San Antonio. The Rockets are 16-14 against Western Conference opponents. Houston has a 2-5 record in games decided by 3 points or fewer.

Houston Rockets face the San Antonio Spurs tonight at 8:00 PM ET. Despite key absences like Fred VanVleet and Steven Adams, the Rockets rely on Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson. The Spurs, with a better record,