Wins in two of the first four contests of a season-high five-game road trip have the Houston Rockets bringing a modicum of momentum into Wednesdays game against the San Antonio Spurs. The Texas showdown will take place at the AT&T Center in San Antonio.The Rockets, who beat Washington 114-106 on Monday, have played five of their seven games this season on the road. They may be landing in the Alamo City at the best time, if theres ever really such a thing.San Antonio (5-2), which was almost bulletproof last season when it won 40 of its 41 regular-season games at the AT&T Center, has dropped two in a row at home -- including an ugly 116-92 setback to the Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday. In that game, the Spurs surrendered 39 points in the first quarter and 73 by halftime after being up 8-0 in the early minutes.It was just the second time in Gregg Popovichs 21-year tenure in San Antonio that an opponent scored 70 or more points in a half.You just see what you did well in every game, see what you did poorly and go practice and move on to the next game, Popovich said Monday, when asked about the home swoon. Spending time wondering why is a waste of time.Forward Kawhi Leonard, who had led the Spurs in scoring in the teams first six games, scored just 14 points (less than half his average) in the loss to Los Angeles, with all of the points coming in the first half.They got away from us in the first quarter, mainly on transition baskets when they leaked out and we didnt get back, Leonard said Saturday after the loss. But we didnt do well on offense either. In our two losses, our defense in the first quarter has hurt us. We feel like weve given two (games) away.Point guard Tony Parker has missed the past three games with a hyperextended knee suffered in the season opener against Golden State. He is expected to play on Wednesday after going through the Spurs entire practice without incident on Monday.Houston (4-3) utilized stout defense and 32 points from guard James Harden (14 in the fourth quarter) to turn back a late charge by Washington on Monday.We had two really good defensive quarters and two really bad ones and we just need to smooth it out, Houston coach Mike DAntoni said. We did enough to win. We are not even close to being the team we are going to be -- theres plenty of room for improvement.Harden is enjoying the freewheeling opportunities DAntonis offense allows him. Teammates are taking advantage as well; forward Ryan Anderson scored 23 points and led the Rockets with five 3-pointers and guard Trevor Ariza added 15 points against the Wizards. 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He never misfired on a field-goal try inside 40 yards and made all 198 of his extra-point attempts.He was 94-for-94 on extra points in helping quarterback Jameis Winston win a national championship at FSU three years ago and is also the first specialist to be drafted in the second round or higher since the New York Jets selected Mike Nugent 47th overall in 2005.So when he started his pro career by hooking an extra point off the left upright during last weeks preseason loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, Aguayo and coach Dirk Koetter were prepared for a barrage of questions.Everyone at the professional level, even the great ones, stuff happens to them. After the game I reminded myself of how sometimes Tiger (Woods), or a lot of professionals on the first tee, just whiff it and get a double (bogey). Its just part of bouncing back, said Aguayo, who later made a 38-yard field goal.I walked off the field and thought about it. For a couple of plays, youre mad about it, like anyone would be. But its just adjusting what you did wrong and fixing it, the kicker added. I went out there and hit the next one. Obviously, those cant happen. Thats why we practice, trying to fix things like that and move on.Koetter, who agreed with general manager Jason Lichts decision to trade a fourth-round draft choice to move up 15 spots to ensure getting Aguayo, made light of the miss while also expressing confidence in a player hes banking on to make a difference as the Bucs attempt to improve on last seasons 6-10 record.Youve got to take it for what its worth. We knew there was going to be a huge outcry whenever he missed his first kick. So he actually missed that on purpose, so we could just get it over with, Koetter joked.I think this guy is tough-minded. Hes showed uup well in practice every day.dddddddddddd Thats what you go by, the coach added. Hes played in big games in big stadiums before. I dont know if he was nervous or not. He missed it, and I didnt think he kicked off particularly well, either. ... But Im still glad hes our kicker.Aguayo insists he doesnt feel an added burden to perform well because of where he was drafted. He was the only kicker selected in this years draft and joins an offense that had difficulty scoring despite ranking fifth in the NFL in yards gained.The 22-year-old grew up in Lake County Florida near Orlando, practicing for hours in the familys backyard, where his father attached plumbing pipe to the top of a soccer goal, forming makeshift uprights.Aguayo remembers treating every kick as if the Super Bowl was on the line.No matter what, growing up kicking in my backyard or practicing by myself, theres always been that same pressure on myself. I put it on me to get better and be great, he said.When there are people around or watching, I dont really think about it too much because I already put that on myself when I was a young child. ... It doesnt really faze me, Aguayo added, I just go out there, I know what Ive got to do, and I play to my expectations.The previous time the Bucs selected a kicker early in the draft was 1999, when they took Martin Gramatica in the third round.Aguayo has talked to him and other retired NFL kickers, including Ryan Longwell, about making the transition from college to the pros.One thing these older guys keep telling me is: `Hey, its a long season, make sure you keep your body right, lifting weights and everything, Aguayo said, adding the only goal hes set for himself as a rookie is doing whatever he can to help the team end a stretch of eight consecutive seasons without a playoff berth.You think of those goals of being a Pro Bowler and all that, but at the end of the day what you do every day will lead up to it, he added. I just want to perfect my craft, keep on doing what Im doing, pay attention to the details and ... and itll all tally up in the end.---AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and http://twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '