Marcus Smart plays for the Houston Rockets. On the depth chart he's listed as #2 at point guard and #3 at shooting guard. Marcus Smart is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 9 games, 1 as a starter, averaging 21.4 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (58 %) and point guard (42 %). He averages 8.3 points, 2.6 rebounds and 2.0 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Ajay Mitchell, Brandin Podziemski, and Bones Hyland, who score 21.3 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Ajay Mitchell.
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Would come off the bench per the depth chart.
On the depth chart
- Point Guard 2nd
- Shooting Guard 3rd
Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard
See the full Rockets depth chart →On-court role
2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.
- Games
- 9
- Min/game
- 21.4
- Starts
- 1
Minutes by position
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Shooting Guard58 %
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Point Guard42 %
Stats
Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | FG% | 3P% | FT% | TS% | USG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 | 9 | 21.4 | 8.3 | 2.6 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 43.9 | 40.0 | 81.8 | 60.6 | 15.9 |
| 2025-26 | 62 | 28.5 | 9.3 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 1.4 | 0.4 | 39.5 | 33.1 | 82.2 | 54.3 | 15.1 |
Game log
In his last 5 games: 5.6 pts, 2.2 reb and 1.6 ast in 18.3 min (2.7 pts below his season average, 8.3)
Best games of the season: 24 pts vs Thunder (Oct 31) · 5 reb vs Thunder (Oct 31) · 4 ast vs Celtics (Nov 2)
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nov 11 |
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GSW
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W 115-108 | 16:42 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Nov 9 |
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DEN
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W 110-100 | 17:15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | +6 |
| Nov 7 |
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PHX
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L 99-102 | 20:22 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Nov 4 |
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MIN
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L 107-117 | 17:30 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | -7 |
| Nov 2 |
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BOS
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W 109-93 | 19:44 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 2-10 | 2-8 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Oct 31 |
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OKC
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W 119-98 | 35:42 | 24 | 5 | 3 | 7-10 | 7-10 | 3-3 | +20 |
| Oct 30 |
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DAL
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L 111-116 | 17:23 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Oct 28 |
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MIL
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W 132-100 | DND - Injury/Illness | |||||||
| Oct 26 |
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ATL
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W 120-110 | Inactive - Injury/Illness | |||||||
| Oct 24 |
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ATL
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W 121-114 | Inactive - Injury/Illness | |||||||
Injury history
Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.
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Out From Oct 25 to Oct 31 (6 days) 2 games missed
30 Oct.: Se espera que Smart (antebrazo) juegue en el partido del viernes contra los Mavericks, según informa Mike Curtis, de «The Dallas Morning News».
Compare with another player
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vs Fred VanVleet (Rockets)
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Who guards whom
2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Who he guards
- Possessions
- 342
- Pts/100 poss.
- 21.3
- FG%
- 45%
Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:
| Opponent | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Mitchell | 27 | 15 | 5/5 |
| Brandin Podziemski | 15 | 0 | 0/0 |
| Bones Hyland | 14 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 13 | 3 | 1/1 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 13 | 0 | 0/0 |
Who guards him
- Possessions
- 359
- Pts/100 poss.
- 25.9
- FG%
- 57%
Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:
| Defender | Poss. | PTS | FG |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ajay Mitchell | 22 | 0 | 0/1 |
| Bones Hyland | 16 | 1 | 0/1 |
| Jared McCain | 14 | 2 | 1/2 |
| Zaccharie Risacher | 13 | 9 | 3/3 |
| De'Aaron Fox | 13 | 6 | 2/2 |