San Antonio Spurs vs. Houston Rockets
March 8, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Spurs beat the Rockets 145-120 on 2026-03-08 at home. The Spurs started De'Aaron Fox, Devin Vassell, Julian Champagnie, Victor Wembanyama, and Stephon Castle. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Tari Eason, and Amen Thompson. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 6 points (2/7) in his matchups, with Dylan Harper as his primary defender. Victor Wembanyama (Spurs) scored 14 points (7/17) in his matchups, with Alperen Sengun as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
145
HOU
Houston Rockets
120
Lineups
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- De'Aaron Fox · Devin Vassell · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle Starter 10.6 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Devin Vassell · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 4.0 min
- De'Aaron Fox · Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Dylan Harper 3.7 min
- Bismack Biyombo · Kelly Olynyk · Jordan McLaughlin · Lindy Waters III · Carter Bryant 3.6 min
- Keldon Johnson · Julian Champagnie · Victor Wembanyama · Stephon Castle · Dylan Harper 3.0 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson Starter 8.0 min
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 9.3 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Dorian Finney-Smith · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 7.2 min
- Jeff Green · Dorian Finney-Smith · Aaron Holiday · Josh Okogie · Isaiah Crawford 4.2 min
- Clint Capela · Aaron Holiday · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Reed Sheppard 3.3 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Spurs defense
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Kevin Durant 6 pts (2/7) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Dylan Harper (22 %, 5 pts) · Keldon Johnson (18 %, 0 pts) · Stephon Castle (15 %, 0 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 38 pts (16/23) in 51 possessions
Guarded by: Stephon Castle (28 %, 11 pts) · Luke Kornet (24 %, 2 pts) · Victor Wembanyama (19 %, 9 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Victor Wembanyama | Tari Eason: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/2) · Alperen Sengun: 10 poss., 9 pts (4/6) |
| De'Aaron Fox | Amen Thompson: 31 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Reed Sheppard: 10 poss., 8 pts (4/4) |
| Devin Vassell | Tari Eason: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) · Reed Sheppard: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Julian Champagnie | Reed Sheppard: 24 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Dylan Harper | Kevin Durant: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 11 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Stephon Castle | Alperen Sengun: 14 poss., 11 pts (4/6) · Amen Thompson: 11 poss., 6 pts (1/2) |
| Keldon Johnson | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Carter Bryant | Clint Capela: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Reed Sheppard: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Luke Kornet | Alperen Sengun: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Clint Capela: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Lindy Waters III | Jeff Green: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Kelly Olynyk | Isaiah Crawford: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bismack Biyombo | Dorian Finney-Smith: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jordan McLaughlin | Aaron Holiday: 4 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Jeff Green: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Victor Wembanyama 14 pts (7/17) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Alperen Sengun (36 %, 10 pts) · Clint Capela (19 %, 2 pts) · Amen Thompson (13 %, 2 pts)
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Stephon Castle 19 pts (6/9) in 56 possessions
Guarded by: Kevin Durant (47 %, 11 pts) · Amen Thompson (17 %, 2 pts) · Reed Sheppard (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Julian Champagnie: 18 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · De'Aaron Fox: 11 poss., 4 pts (0/0) |
| Kevin Durant | Stephon Castle: 27 poss., 11 pts (3/6) · Keldon Johnson: 17 poss., 10 pts (4/5) |
| Reed Sheppard | De'Aaron Fox: 22 poss., 10 pts (3/6) · Dylan Harper: 19 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Devin Vassell: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Julian Champagnie: 13 poss., 4 pts (2/3) |
| Alperen Sengun | Victor Wembanyama: 22 poss., 10 pts (5/6) · Luke Kornet: 10 poss., 6 pts (2/5) |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Keldon Johnson: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Vassell: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tari Eason | De'Aaron Fox: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Devin Vassell: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Clint Capela | Victor Wembanyama: 12 poss., 2 pts (1/3) · Luke Kornet: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Aaron Holiday | Jordan McLaughlin: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Dylan Harper: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Josh Okogie | Keldon Johnson: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bismack Biyombo: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Isaiah Crawford | Lindy Waters III: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Carter Bryant: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jeff Green | Lindy Waters III: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Kelly Olynyk: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |