The San Antonio Spurs and Houston Rockets are playing on the NBA schedule as the season winds down and the matchup from the Toyota Center starts at 8 pm ET on NBATV as Tim Duncan, James Harden and Dwight Howard battle and this comes as the team have clinched postseason spots and they end the year on a home and home these two teams.

The Spurs and the Rockets still have plenty to play for, as the teams are battling for the division and seeding in the playoffs. The southwest has been one of the best divisions in the league and they already have four teams in the playoffs and could have a fifth with the Pelicans. New Orleans is in that spot now, but they could end up sliding out over the final stretch of games.

The Spurs are in sixth in the west, but they are just a half game out of the division lead. The Grizzlies and the Rockets both have 53 wins coming into this game and that makes the matchup crucial for both teams.

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