Rockets meet spiraling Spurs, aim to extend home streak

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Having completed the first six weeks of the season without a win on the road, there should have been little reason to expect easy sledding for the Houston Rockets once they finally claimed a victory away from home.

After that close call, Houston hosts the San Antonio Spurs Monday with a nine-gamehome-court winning streak on the line.

The Rockets saddled the Denver Nuggets with