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Philadelphia 76ers vs. Houston Rockets

January 22, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The 76ers beat the Rockets 128-122 on 2026-01-22 at home. The 76ers started Paul George, Joel Embiid, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tyrese Maxey, and VJ Edgecombe. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 21 points (8/11) in his matchups, with VJ Edgecombe as his primary defender. Joel Embiid (76ers) scored 17 points (8/19) in his matchups, with Alperen Sengun as his primary defender.

Box score

In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.

PHI

Philadelphia 76ers 128

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Joel Embiid GS	45:36	32	15	10	1	1	5	1	10-19	1-3	11-12	+21
Tyrese Maxey GS	42:42	36	2	10	3	0	3	1	15-28	2-10	4-4	+8
Kelly Oubre Jr. GS	41:19	26	4	3	0	1	1	4	10-14	4-5	2-3	+9
VJ Edgecombe GS	39:57	9	7	4	3	0	2	4	4-9	1-6	0-0	+13
Paul George GS	36:31	10	6	4	3	1	1	5	4-9	2-5	0-0	-1
Dominick Barlow	21:25	7	5	3	2	0	1	3	3-5	1-2	0-0	+12
Quentin Grimes	19:04	3	1	3	1	0	1	3	1-2	0-1	1-1	-11
Trendon Watford	11:02	4	3	3	0	1	0	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-6
Adem Bona	7:24	1	3	1	0	0	1	2	0-0	0-0	1-2	-15
Totals		128	46	41	13	4	15	23	49-89	11-32	19-22

Did not play: Andre Drummond (DNP - Coach's Decision), Justin Edwards (DNP - Coach's Decision), Eric Gordon (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jared McCain (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jabari Walker (DNP - Coach's Decision)

HOU

Houston Rockets 122

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant GS	44:02	36	7	3	0	1	8	2	13-21	5-8	5-6	-15
Amen Thompson GS	41:54	17	6	9	3	0	1	4	7-11	0-0	3-5	+3
Jabari Smith Jr. GS	38:14	13	4	5	0	0	1	2	5-15	1-10	2-2	-13
Alperen Sengun GS	37:33	13	8	7	3	2	2	2	5-14	1-2	2-7	-18
Josh Okogie GS	22:25	8	2	2	1	1	1	2	3-4	2-2	0-0	+6
Tari Eason	28:01	13	9	2	4	0	1	2	5-12	3-7	0-1	-18
Reed Sheppard	22:38	14	1	4	2	0	2	2	5-14	4-7	0-1	+6
Clint Capela	15:15	2	7	0	0	1	0	0	1-4	0-0	0-2	+12
Dorian Finney-Smith	14:58	6	2	1	0	0	0	2	2-4	2-4	0-0	+7
Totals		122	46	33	13	5	16	18	46-99	18-40	12-24

Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), JD Davison (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jae'Sean Tate (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

PHI

Philadelphia 76ers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Paul George · Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · VJ Edgecombe Starter 24.7 min
Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe 4.7 min
Paul George · Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Trendon Watford · VJ Edgecombe 4.0 min
Paul George · Joel Embiid · Kelly Oubre Jr. · Tyrese Maxey · Dominick Barlow 3.7 min
Joel Embiid · Quentin Grimes · Trendon Watford · Dominick Barlow · VJ Edgecombe 3.6 min

HOU

Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 12.6 min
Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 8.1 min
Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Dorian Finney-Smith · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 6.7 min
Clint Capela · Dorian Finney-Smith · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.5 min
Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 4.0 min

Who guarded whom

Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

76ers defense

Kevin Durant 21 pts (8/11) in 82 possessions

Guarded by: VJ Edgecombe (25 %, 0 pts) · Kelly Oubre Jr. (22 %, 7 pts) · Paul George (21 %, 3 pts)
Alperen Sengun 20 pts (9/15) in 71 possessions

Guarded by: Joel Embiid (28 %, 4 pts) · Kelly Oubre Jr. (22 %, 5 pts) · Dominick Barlow (15 %, 0 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Joel Embiid	Jabari Smith Jr.: 25 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Alperen Sengun: 20 poss., 4 pts (2/5)
Tyrese Maxey	Josh Okogie: 19 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Amen Thompson: 18 poss., 5 pts (1/3)
Kelly Oubre Jr.	Kevin Durant: 18 poss., 7 pts (2/2) · Alperen Sengun: 16 poss., 5 pts (2/3)
VJ Edgecombe	Kevin Durant: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Amen Thompson: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Paul George	Kevin Durant: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Alperen Sengun: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3)
Dominick Barlow	Alperen Sengun: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Quentin Grimes	Reed Sheppard: 17 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Tari Eason: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Trendon Watford	Jabari Smith Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Alperen Sengun: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Adem Bona	Clint Capela: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

Rockets defense

Joel Embiid 17 pts (8/19) in 88 possessions

Guarded by: Alperen Sengun (26 %, 5 pts) · Jabari Smith Jr. (26 %, 4 pts) · Clint Capela (17 %, 2 pts)
Tyrese Maxey 20 pts (8/13) in 79 possessions

Guarded by: Josh Okogie (25 %, 3 pts) · Tari Eason (21 %, 0 pts) · Amen Thompson (20 %, 4 pts)

Defender	Guarded most
Kevin Durant	Paul George: 23 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 22 poss., 6 pts (1/2)
Amen Thompson	VJ Edgecombe: 30 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tyrese Maxey: 16 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Jabari Smith Jr.	Joel Embiid: 23 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2)
Alperen Sengun	Joel Embiid: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/5) · Paul George: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/4)
Tari Eason	Tyrese Maxey: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 11 poss., 10 pts (4/6)
Reed Sheppard	Quentin Grimes: 18 poss., 9 pts (3/7) · VJ Edgecombe: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Josh Okogie	Tyrese Maxey: 20 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1)
Dorian Finney-Smith	Dominick Barlow: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Quentin Grimes: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Clint Capela	Joel Embiid: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Adem Bona: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0)