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Spurs outscore Rockets to end 11-game losing streak
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Johnson had 32 points and Jones notched a career-high 26 for San Antonio's first win since Nov.11

Keldon Johnson scored 32 points, helping the San Antonio Spurs break an 11-game losing streak — the longest in Gregg Popovic’s coaching career, with a 118-109 victory over the Houston Rockets on Thursday night.

Tre Jones notched a career-high 26 points and reserves Doug McDermott and Josh Ricardson added 12 points apiece for Spurs’ first win since November 11.

The 73-year-old Popovich, who has the most wins of any coach in the NBA history, returned for a dustup between the bottom teams in the Western Conference standings after missing the previous two games with what the team termed a “minor medical procedure.”

Rookie Jabari Smith Jr. had 23 points for the Rockets. AlperenSengun added 16 points and 11 rebounds, with all five Houston starters scoring in double figures.

Former Spurs (1999-2002) point guard Terry Porter was celebrated between quarters. He facilitated the transition from the plodding late-90’s Spurs teams to the Big 3 era that dominated in the 00’s

San Antonio will visit Miami Heat on Saturday while Houston host Milwaukee Bucks on Sunday.