Houston Rockets vs. San Antonio Spurs
January 28, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Rockets 111-99 on 2026-01-28 on the road against the Rockets. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. The Spurs started Harrison Barnes, De'Aaron Fox, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 14 points (6/17) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 15 points (7/9) in his matchups, with Julian Champagnie as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
HOU
Houston Rockets
99
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision)
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
111
Did not play: Kelly Olynyk (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson Starter 11.2 min
- Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 5.5 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 4.0 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Dorian Finney-Smith · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.6 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Reed Sheppard 3.4 min
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 8.9 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Dylan Harper 4.8 min
- Luke Kornet · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 4.5 min
- Harrison Barnes · De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 3.4 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle 3.2 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Rockets defense
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Victor Wembanyama 14 pts (6/17) in 60 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (34 %, 2 pts) · Alperen Sengun (24 %, 7 pts) · Clint Capela (10 %, 0 pts)
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Stephon Castle 12 pts (4/8) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Kevin Durant (28 %, 4 pts) · Amen Thompson (22 %, 6 pts) · Alperen Sengun (19 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Harrison Barnes: 22 poss., 7 pts (2/3) · Stephon Castle: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Alperen Sengun | Keldon Johnson: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · Victor Wembanyama: 15 poss., 7 pts (3/4) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Devin Vassell: 21 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · De'Aaron Fox: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Amen Thompson | Victor Wembanyama: 20 poss., 2 pts (1/9) · Stephon Castle: 14 poss., 6 pts (2/2) |
| Reed Sheppard | Dylan Harper: 25 poss., 0 pts (0/3) · De'Aaron Fox: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tari Eason | De'Aaron Fox: 17 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Julian Champagnie: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Harrison Barnes: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Keldon Johnson: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Josh Okogie | De'Aaron Fox: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Harrison Barnes: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Clint Capela | Victor Wembanyama: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Dylan Harper: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Victor Wembanyama: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | De'Aaron Fox: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Spurs defense
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Kevin Durant 15 pts (7/9) in 74 possessions
Guarded by: Julian Champagnie (21 %, 0 pts) · Keldon Johnson (21 %, 0 pts) · Harrison Barnes (17 %, 3 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 23 pts (8/15) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Luke Kornet (21 %, 0 pts) · Harrison Barnes (20 %, 2 pts) · Victor Wembanyama (20 %, 11 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| De'Aaron Fox | Amen Thompson: 26 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Stephon Castle | Jabari Smith Jr.: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/3) · Kevin Durant: 10 poss., 4 pts (2/2) |
| Victor Wembanyama | Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 11 pts (2/2) · Tari Eason: 11 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Harrison Barnes | Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Kevin Durant: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Keldon Johnson | Kevin Durant: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Tari Eason: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Devin Vassell | Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Kevin Durant: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Julian Champagnie | Kevin Durant: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Dylan Harper | Reed Sheppard: 18 poss., 4 pts (2/4) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Luke Kornet | Alperen Sengun: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Carter Bryant | Amen Thompson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Clint Capela: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Josh Okogie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Clint Capela: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Clint Capela: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Holiday: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lindy Waters III | Jae'Sean Tate: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |