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Houston Rockets vs. Philadelphia 76ers

April 9, 2026 · 2025-26 season

The Rockets beat the 76ers 113-102 on 2026-04-09 at home. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Josh Okogie, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. The 76ers started Paul George, Kelly Oubre Jr., Tyrese Maxey, Adem Bona, and VJ Edgecombe. Tyrese Maxey (76ers) scored 18 points (7/9) in his matchups, with Josh Okogie as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 22 points (9/19) in his matchups, with VJ Edgecombe as his primary defender.

Box score

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

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets 113

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
Amen Thompson GS 41:47 19 5 4 3 0 5 4 7-14 0-2 5-8 +8
Kevin Durant GS 37:44 29 7 5 0 0 3 1 10-18 3-6 6-8 +17
Jabari Smith Jr. GS 34:11 19 5 0 0 1 3 4 7-15 1-7 4-6 +8
Alperen Sengun GS 32:46 8 12 4 1 0 3 4 4-14 0-1 0-0 +4
Josh Okogie GS 21:14 9 11 2 1 0 1 2 4-8 1-2 0-0 +4
Tari Eason 27:15 15 8 2 2 0 0 2 5-10 3-6 2-2 -4
Reed Sheppard 18:36 6 0 1 2 0 0 0 2-7 2-5 0-0 +1
Aaron Holiday 14:06 7 3 1 1 0 0 1 3-5 1-3 0-0 +6
Clint Capela 12:22 1 2 2 2 0 0 0 0-2 0-0 1-2 +11
Totals 113 53 21 12 1 15 18 42-93 11-32 18-26

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

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers 102

Player MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV PF FG 3PT FT +/-
VJ Edgecombe GS 40:09 20 6 8 2 0 2 4 7-17 3-8 3-6 -6
Tyrese Maxey GS 33:17 24 3 5 0 0 2 3 9-20 5-10 1-1 -18
Kelly Oubre Jr. GS 26:44 16 4 1 3 1 2 4 7-10 2-4 0-0 -21
Paul George GS 24:09 7 4 1 1 0 4 2 2-8 0-5 3-4 -15
Adem Bona GS 14:58 2 2 0 0 0 2 2 0-1 0-0 2-2 -9
Andre Drummond 29:59 5 15 5 1 1 3 2 2-2 0-0 1-4 +7
Dominick Barlow 26:45 2 8 0 2 4 0 4 1-5 0-0 0-0 +1
Quentin Grimes 26:29 20 2 0 1 0 1 2 7-16 1-4 5-6 0
Justin Edwards 13:12 4 2 0 0 0 0 1 2-5 0-1 0-0 +12
Jabari Walker 4:18 2 1 1 0 0 0 0 1-1 0-0 0-0 -6
Totals 102 47 21 10 6 16 24 38-85 11-32 15-23

Did not play: MarJon Beauchamp (DNP - Coach's Decision), Kyle Lowry (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tyrese Martin (DNP - Coach's Decision), Trendon Watford (DNP - Coach's Decision)

Lineups

HOU
Houston Rockets
Houston Rockets

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
Philadelphia 76ers

Starting lineup

The 5 most-used lineups:

Who guarded whom

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

Rockets defense

Defender Guarded most
Amen Thompson VJ Edgecombe: 28 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Paul George: 13 poss., 6 pts (2/3)
Kevin Durant Dominick Barlow: 20 poss., 13 pts (4/5) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 15 poss., 4 pts (2/3)
Alperen Sengun Andre Drummond: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/4) · Adem Bona: 17 poss., 4 pts (2/6)
Jabari Smith Jr. Kelly Oubre Jr.: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · VJ Edgecombe: 14 poss., 2 pts (0/2)
Tari Eason Justin Edwards: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Paul George: 9 poss., 3 pts (1/1)
Josh Okogie Tyrese Maxey: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Kelly Oubre Jr.: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/4)
Reed Sheppard Quentin Grimes: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tyrese Maxey: 11 poss., 3 pts (1/2)
Aaron Holiday Tyrese Maxey: 9 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · VJ Edgecombe: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Clint Capela Andre Drummond: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dominick Barlow: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0)

76ers defense

Defender Guarded most
VJ Edgecombe Amen Thompson: 25 poss., 1 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 22 poss., 6 pts (2/5)
Tyrese Maxey Josh Okogie: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Amen Thompson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2)
Andre Drummond Alperen Sengun: 25 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Clint Capela: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0)
Dominick Barlow Kevin Durant: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Alperen Sengun: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Quentin Grimes Reed Sheppard: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 13 poss., 9 pts (3/4)
Kelly Oubre Jr. Kevin Durant: 16 poss., 9 pts (4/6) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/2)
Paul George Amen Thompson: 17 poss., 6 pts (2/3) · Tari Eason: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/3)
Justin Edwards Tari Eason: 6 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1)
Adem Bona Alperen Sengun: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 2 pts (0/0)
Jabari Walker Jabari Smith Jr.: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Reed Sheppard: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0)