In a grind-it-out game that came down to the final seconds, the Houston Rockets narrowly outlasted the Oklahoma City Thunder on Sunday night, helping to close the gap on the Western Conference’s No. 1 spot.

Fred VanVleet scored a game-high 38 points and Dillon Brooks nailed a midrange jumper to beat the shot clock and give Houston the lead for good as the host Rockets eked out a 119-116 win over the Okla