SAN ANTONIO (AP) — Victor Wembanyama had 29 points, De'Aaron Fox had 20 points and 10 assists and the San Antonio Spurs won their fourth straight, rolling to a 145-120 victory over the Houston Rockets.
Stephon Castle added 23 points for San Antonio, which has won 15 of 16.
Kevin Durant and Amen Thompson had 23 points each for Houston, which allowed a season high in points.
The Spurs (47-17) won the season series against the Rockets 3-1 and strengthened their hold on the No. 2 seed in the Western Conference.
Houston (39-24) dropped into fourth in the West, a half-game behind Minnesota (40-24) and seven games behind San Antonio in the loss column.
The Rockets, who have alternated wins and losses over their past six games, allowed a season-most 56 points in the paint.
San Antonio had 38 assists while shooting a season-high 58% from the field, 53% (21 of 40) from 3-point range.
It all started with the Spurs' 7-foot-4 All-Star.
Wembanyama was 9 for 13 from the field, including a reverse dunk through contact that resulted in a three-point play and an 83-61 lead three minutes into the third quarter.
Wembanyama opened the scoring with a 26-foot 3-pointer followed by an shot fake on a 3 before driving to the rim for a left-hand finger roll, both with Alperen Sengun closely defending.
San Antonio opened a double-digit lead midway through the first quarter but Houston rallied when Wembanyama took a seat.
Houston’s only leads came at 27-26 with two minutes left in the first quarter and 33-32 at the close of the period.
Keldon Johnson added 20 points for San Antonio, which is 2 1/2 games behind Oklahoma City in the West.
Rockets: Host Toronto on Tuesday night.
Spurs: Host Boston on Tuesday night.
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Houston Rockets center Alperen Sengun (28) drives to the basket against San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) and forward Victor Wembanyama (1) during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs guard Stephon Castle (5) drives around Houston Rockets forward Tari Eason (17) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
San Antonio Spurs forward Victor Wembanyama (1) dunks against the Houston Rockets during the second half of an NBA basketball game in San Antonio, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Eric Gay)
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladesh’s police chief said Monday that diplomatic efforts are being made with India to arrange the handover of two suspects in the December killing of a Bangladeshi political activist that sparked protests across the country.
Authorities in India said Sunday that a special police team arrested two Bangladesh nationals, Faisal Karim Masud and Alamgir Hossain, during a raid in Bongaon, a city in the North 24 Parganas district of India's West Bengal state.
The two are suspects in the Dec. 12 shooting of Sharif Osman Hadi, who took part in the 2024 political uprising that ended former Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s 15-year rule. Days after being shot in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, he was flown to Singapore for further treatment and died there Dec. 18.
An Indian court on Sunday ordered the two suspects to be held for questioning, the PTI news outlet reported.
Bangladesh Inspector General of Police Mohammed Ali Hossain Fakir said Monday that the Ministry of Foreign Affairs was working to transfer the suspects through Bangladesh's extradition treaty with India.
Separately, Bangladesh’s junior minister for foreign affairs Shama Obaed said later Monday that the country expected cooperation from India on granting consular access and the subsequent extradition of the suspects. She said that consular access was necessary to confirm the identities of the suspects by Bangladeshi officials.
She said Bangladesh is waiting for response from India.
Hadi was a student leader and spokesperson of a youth group, Inquilab Mancha, which promoted cultural revolution in Bangladesh. His death sparked protests across the country. Furious protesters rallied in Dhaka and attacked the offices of the country’s two leading daily newspapers.
Hadi’s supporters blamed India and former Prime Minister Hasina for killing him. He had fiercely criticized India and Hasina, who fled to India after the mass uprising ended her rule in August 2024. Liberals in Bangladesh blamed Hadi for promoting radical views as he built a strong follower base among young people and Islamists.
Police in Bangladesh previously said they identified the suspects in the killing but they may have fled the country. Indian authorities said the men sheltered in the border area of Bongaon with the intention of crossing back into Bangladesh.
FILE - A fire engine arrives at the premises of The Daily Star newspaper after angry protesters set it on fire after news reached the country from Singapore of the death of a prominent activist Sharif Osman Hadi, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 19, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, file)
FILE - Security forces stand guard at the entrance of nation's Parliament complex as people arrive to perform funeral prayers for leading Bangladeshi activist Sharif Osman Hadi, who died from gunshot wounds sustained in an attack in Dhaka earlier this month, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Dec. 20, 2025. (AP Photo/Mahmud Hossain Opu, file)
