AUSTIN – The 7-foot-4 Victor Wembanyama was a few feet from the basket when he took the pass from De’Aaron Fox, nothing between him and the game-tying basket but a defender nine inches shorter.
The Houston Rockets were going to need a miracle to avoid overtime Friday.
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Amen Thompson proved the answer to their prayers.
The 6-foot-7 forward, who seemed dead to rights against Wembanyama in the post, instead blocked the All-Star center’s shot attempt with 0.6 seconds remaining, preserving the Rockets’ 114-110 victory at the Moody Center.
“That’s a freakish athletic play,” Spurs guard Dylan Harper said. “I mean, that’s one out of
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