Spurs upheave victory against Rockets, 105-110.

Patty Mills made a momentous 3PTer over Ryan Anderson.

The Spurs looked out of it after the 3rd quarter, with faint hope for a comeback at home. Once the final quarter began, James Harden nailed a would-be dagger to seemingly solidify a double-digit advantage. A few more excruciating minutes passed for the home crowd, forced to watch their Spurs struggle to claw back within a 15 point margin of difference.

Then Patty Mills hit another 3PTer, and another, yet another. "Patty Mills has now made six three-pointers in the game," Mike Breen noted on the sideline. Next, Kawhi Leonard hit back-to-back 3PTers, despite a brutal three-quarter performance beforehand. The Rockets, with every reason to be confident in their shooting ability as a team, having pounded the Spurs for three quarters from long range, kept firing. But they began to miss, then its defense finally rewarded San Antonio with a steal here, a loose ball scramble there. Another 3PTer, this time by Rudy Gay alone on the fast break. The actual dagger? Patty Mills--this time over Ryan Anderson after a second-chance rebound, with Mills deep on the perimeter rising up to give the Spurs an 8-point lead with .40s left in regulation.

Baffled, the Rockets called timeout and struck back hard with a floater by Chris Paul, then Ryno made a 3PTer over Kawhi Leonard, cutting the lead to just three once more. But Patty Mills drew a foul and made both free throws, clutch as ever--the only constant force in this game for the Spurs.

Having been walloped in their first encounter earlier this season in Houston, the Spurs went for the gusto from the opening tip, but found themselves getting buried and outpaced by the fiery Rockets, still reeling from the loss to Denver. This remarkable comeback, which included an amazing 24-2 run, will take its rightful place in the hearts of Spurs fans and in NBA history, frankly, as it's been quite some time since one of this size has taken place. San Antonio won the 4th Quarter with astonishing dominance of 36-16. Patty Mills finished with 35 points, netting nine three-pointers.

Patty Mills was on fire against Houston, scoring 35 points.

Kawhi Leonard had quite the rocky night, but finished with 26 points, 5 steals--his defense was huge for the comeback, which included a full-court press for most of the 4th quarter--including a towering block on Eric Gordon that saved the lead which had begun to grow for the Spurs. Iman Shumpert's gutsy effort also paid dividends for 13 points, despite not being able to knock one home from deep.

Rudy Gay had 12 points with 2 steals; Pau Gasol struggled early on down low for just 9 points; Jeremy Lamb got some dunks off for 6 points and pulled off 5 assists. Davis Bertans made a 3PTer in the early stages on the comeback trail for San Antonio; Bismack Biyombo didn't score much but he did manage 13 rebounds, a crucial weapon for second chance scoring with 2 steals and a block.

In the shocking loss, Eric Gordon had 20 points and 6 assists. James Harden had 20 points, but shot just 1/6 from long range. Ryan Anderson finished with 13 points and 11 rebounds, making two 3PTers. Joe Johnson hurt the Spurs early for 11 points, making a trio of threes. P.J. Tucker & Trevor Ariza combined for 16 points but went cold from long range late. Chris Paul had just 6 points with 10 assists. Before the 4th Quarter upheaval, the Rockets won all three prior quarters: 23-18, 36-33, 30-23. They shot better than the Spurs (51% to 45%) but had more turnovers, despite winning narrowly the assists and rebounds columns, also missing three free throws.