Game ID: 22500218
Washington Wizards @ Houston Rockets
Wednesday, November 12, 2025 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 40 41 22 32 135WAS 29 25 33 25 112
HOU vs WAS ScoutingHOU vs WAS Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
HOU availability going into 11/03 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 5 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (54% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 6 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 8 min since (60% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 7 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 10/27 after 2, 7 min since (49% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 25 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/09 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 8 since 10/21, out tonight
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/12 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 9 since 10/21, out tonight
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 11/07, returns tonight: 3 min (25% of 14)
HOU availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 10 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (25% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/16 · 1 day's restOUT Finney-Smith missed 11 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 8 min since (61% of 14)
NEW Okogie 17 to 22 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Finney-Smith missed 12 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 11 min since (79% of 14)
HOU availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Eason missed 2 since 11/16, out tonight
OUT Finney-Smith missed 13 since 10/21, out tonight
BACK Holiday back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (95% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/05 · 1 day's restOUT Watkins missed 3 since 10/30, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 4 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Gill back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (22% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/07 · 1 day's restOUT Middleton missed 2 since 11/03, returns tonight: 22 min (90% of 24)
OUT Watkins missed 4 since 10/30, returns tonight: 20 min (98% of 21)
OUT Cooper missed 5 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Gill back 11/01 after 2, 4 min since (22% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/08 · back-to-backOUT Cooper missed 6 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Watkins back 11/07 after 4, 20 min since (98% of 21)
BACK Gill back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (18% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/10 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 2 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 7 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 22 min since (90% of 24)
BACK Watkins back 11/07 after 4, 10 min since (50% of 21)
BACK Gill back 11/01 after 2, 3 min since (18% of 17)
WAS availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Coulibaly missed 3 since 11/07, out tonight
OUT Riley missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 3 min (15% of 22)
OUT Gill missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 8 since 10/28, out tonight
OUT Vukcevic missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 7 min (53% of 14)
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (100% of 24)
BACK Watkins back 11/07 after 4, 10 min since (50% of 21)
WAS availability going into 11/16 · 3 days' restOUT Coulibaly missed 4 since 11/07, returns tonight: 28 min (105% of 26)
OUT Watkins missed 2 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 9 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 24 min since (97% of 24)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 22)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 7 min since (53% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/19 · 2 days' restOUT Watkins missed 3 since 11/10, out tonight
OUT Gill missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
OUT Cooper missed 10 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Middleton back 11/07 after 2, 25 min since (101% of 24)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (15% of 22)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 7 min since (51% of 14)
WAS availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Riley missed 2 since 11/16, returns tonight: 9 min (42% of 22)
OUT Watkins missed 4 since 11/10, returns tonight: 9 min (45% of 21)
OUT Gill missed 5 since 11/08, returns tonight: 5 min (27% of 17)
OUT Cooper missed 11 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (109% of 26)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 11 min since (82% of 14)
NEW Whitmore 17 to 23 min over the last 5
WAS availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Sarr missed 2 since 11/19, returns tonight: 28 min (103% of 27)
OUT Cooper missed 12 since 10/28, out tonight
BACK Coulibaly back 11/16 after 4, 28 min since (105% of 26)
BACK Riley back 11/12 after 2, 6 min since (29% of 22)
BACK Watkins back 11/21 after 4, 9 min since (45% of 21)
BACK Gill back 11/21 after 5, 5 min since (27% of 17)
BACK Vukcevic back 11/12 after 2, 13 min since (93% of 14)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 119 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 45 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 23 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (9 straight). 2 days' rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 130, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sarr at 20 and McCollum at 20 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Coulibaly (3 straight), Riley (2 straight), Gill (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Washington minus-8 and the defense, Houston allowing 110 a night to Washington's 130. Call it Houston 126, Washington 112, Houston by 14.
11/03 vs DAL 110-102 — HOU notes
HOU won 110-102. HOU shot 46% (41 of 89) to DAL's 45%, 8 of 29 from three, and went to the line 30 times to DAL's 20 — 20 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 54-40 for them. A. Thompson led with 27 (11 of 18, 1 of 3 from three, 4 of 7 at the line); Sengun added 26, Durant 21. The hinge was Q2, 34-27: HOU came in trailing by 4 and left it ahead by 3. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +9.
11/05 @ MEM 124-109 — HOU notes
HOU won 124-109. HOU shot 48% (48 of 101) to MEM's 38%, 13 of 30 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MEM's 35. Thompson led with 28 (13 of 26, 1 of 3 from three); Sengun added 20, Smith Jr. 16. The hinge was Q1, 34-22: from level to 12 ahead, and the lead reached 21. Thompson was the night's best plus/minus at +22.
11/07 @ SAS 110-121 — HOU notes
HOU lost 110-121. HOU shot 46% (39 of 85) to SAS's 46%, 13 of 27 from three. Sengun led with 25 (10 of 22, 1 of 6 from three); Durant added 24, Sheppard 16. Q1 was theirs, 25-23, but the other 3 periods went 98-85 against them. They led by as many as 11. Smith Jr.'s -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/09 @ MIL 122-115 — HOU notes
HOU won 122-115. HOU shot 53% (48 of 90) to MIL's 56%, 10 of 26 from three. The glass went 50-27 for them. Durant led with 31 (11 of 15, 7 of 9 at the line); Sengun added 23, Smith Jr. 16. The hinge was Q4, 40-30: HOU came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 7. HOU trailed 50-61 at the half and won the second half 72-54. Smith Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +25.
11/12 vs WAS 135-112 — HOU notes
HOU won 135-112. HOU shot 53% (51 of 96) to WAS's 46%, 17 of 35 from three. The glass went 53-37 for them. Durant led with 23 (7 of 16, 2 of 5 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Sheppard added 21, Eason 20. The hinge was Q2, 41-25: a lead of 11 became 27. Adams was the night's best plus/minus at +21.
11/14 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 22 and Sengun at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 12 a night. Without Finney-Smith (10 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 122, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 26 free throws a game; Avdija at 30 and Sharpe at 26 a game. Without Henderson (11 straight), Love (4 straight), Thybulle (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-12 a night and Portland plus-1 and the arc, Houston at 41 percent from three to Portland's 33. Call it Houston 123, Portland 115.
11/16 vs ORL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 115, shooting 50 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 22 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 10 a night. Without Finney-Smith (11 straight). One day's rest. Orlando comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 108, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 30 free throws a game; Fra. Wagner at 24 and Bane at 19 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the line, where Orlando takes 30 free throws a game to Houston's 21 and the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Orlando's 35. Call it Houston 120, Orlando 113.
11/19 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 32 from three, 27 free throws a game; Mitchell at 32 and Hunter at 16 a game. Without Garland (4 straight), Tyson (4 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 23 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. Without Finney-Smith (12 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 42 percent from three to Cleveland's 32 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-13 a night and Cleveland plus-3. Call it Houston 120, Cleveland 119, Cleveland keeping it close.
11/21 vs DEN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 126 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 28 and Sengun at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 16 a night. Without Eason (2 straight), Finney-Smith (13 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 106, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 30 free throws a game; Jokić at 36 and Murray at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Braun (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-16 a night and Denver plus-5 and the line, where Denver takes 30 free throws a game to Houston's 24. Call it Houston 118, Denver 112.
11/05 @ BOS 107-136 — WAS notes
WAS lost 107-136. WAS shot 49% (39 of 80) to BOS's 55%, 9 of 27 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BOS's 21 — 20 points from the stripe to their 16. WAS turned it over 19 times to BOS's 5, and BOS turned those into 12 steals. Sarr led with 31 (12 of 20, 4 of 5 from three); Champagnie added 12, Bagley III 11. Q1 was theirs, 37-26, but the other 3 periods went 110-70 against them. They led by as many as 12. Carrington's -30 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/07 vs CLE 115-148 — WAS notes
WAS lost 115-148. WAS shot 45% (41 of 91) to CLE's 47%, 15 of 41 from three, and got to the line 23 times to CLE's 31. WAS turned it over 20 times to CLE's 10, and CLE turned those into 15 steals. The glass went 44-57 against them. McCollum led with 25 (8 of 16, 6 of 13 from three); Sarr added 20, T. Johnson 19. Q2 was theirs, 34-37, but the other 3 periods went 111-81 against them. McCollum's -28 in 28 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/08 vs DAL 105-111 — WAS notes
WAS lost 105-111. WAS shot 42% (37 of 89) to DAL's 45%, 11 of 35 from three, and got to the line 23 times to DAL's 30. WAS turned it over 18 times to DAL's 13, and DAL turned those into 15 steals. McCollum led with 25 (9 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Whitmore added 19, Sarr 17. Q3 was theirs, 33-25, turning a 4-point deficit into a 4-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 86-72 against them.
11/10 @ DET 135-137 — WAS notes
WAS lost 135-137 in 1 overtime. WAS shot 53% (50 of 95) to DET's 41%, 15 of 38 from three, and got to the line 26 times to DET's 38. WAS turned it over 20 times to DET's 14, and DET turned those into 16 steals. The glass went 46-63 against them. McCollum led with 42 (14 of 25, 5 of 10 from three, 9 of 11 at the line); Whitmore added 20, Sarr 15. Q3 was theirs, 35-20, turning a 6-point deficit into a 9-point lead, but the other 4 periods went 117-100 against them. They led by as many as 13.
11/12 @ HOU 112-135 — WAS notes
WAS lost 112-135. WAS shot 46% (42 of 92) to HOU's 53%, 15 of 38 from three. The glass went 37-53 against them. Sarr led with 25 (10 of 15, 2 of 3 from three); George added 16, Johnson 12. Q3 was theirs, 33-22, the deficit cut from 27 to 16, but the other 3 periods went 113-79 against them. Whitmore's -21 in 25 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/16 vs BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 133, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Sarr at 22 and McCollum at 21 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 11 a night. Without Coulibaly (4 straight), Watkins (2 straight), Gill (3 straight). 3 days' rest. Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Porter Jr. at 26 and Claxton at 16 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Thomas (4 straight), Traore (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Washington wins, and the game turns on the defense, Brooklyn allowing 117 a night to Washington's 133 and the turnovers, Washington giving it away 18 times a game to Brooklyn's 13. Call it Washington 119, Brooklyn 118, Brooklyn keeping it close.
11/19 @ MIN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Minnesota comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 98, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 28 free throws a game; Edwards at 26 and Randle at 22 a game. One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 132, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; McCollum at 24 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 13 a night. Without Watkins (3 straight), Gill (4 straight), Cooper (10 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Minnesota wins, and the game turns on the defense, Minnesota allowing 98 a night to Washington's 132 and the glass, where Minnesota has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-13. Call it Minnesota 124, Washington 108, Minnesota by 16.
11/21 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 111, shooting 53 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Ingram at 21 and Quickley at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Agbaji (5 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 126, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; McCollum at 22 and George at 18 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 12 a night. Without Riley (2 straight), Watkins (4 straight), Gill (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Toronto wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Toronto has been plus-2 a night and Washington minus-12 and the defense, Toronto allowing 111 a night to Washington's 126. Call it Toronto 125, Washington 112, Toronto by 13.
11/22 @ CHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Chicago comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 133, shooting 46 percent and 36 from three, 24 free throws a game; Giddey at 19 and Dosunmu at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Second night of a back-to-back. Washington comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 132, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; McCollum at 21 and George at 17 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 14 a night. Without Sarr (2 straight), Cooper (12 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Chicago wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Chicago has been minus-7 a night and Washington minus-14. Call it Chicago 128, Washington 119.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
WASAS A. Sarr
BC B. Carrington
CK C. Kispert
CM C. McCollum
CW C. Whitmore
JC J. Champagnie
KG K. George
KM K. Middleton
MB M. Bagley III
MB M. Branham
TJ T. Johnson
TV T. Vukcevic
WR W. Riley
HOUAH A. Holiday
AS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
JD J. Davison
JG J. Green
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
JT J. Tate
KD K. Durant
RS R. Sheppard
SA S. Adams
TE T. Eason
WAS/HOU the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Durant has 23 points as Rockets beat Wizards 135-112, extending Washington's skid to 10 games
HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant scored 23 points and Reed Sheppard added a season-high 21 off the bench to help the Houston Rockets coast to a 135-112 win over Washington on Wednesday night, extending the Wizards' skid to 10 games.
Houston was up by double digits for most of the game and had a 27-point lead at halftime. Washington outscored the Rockets 33-22 in the third to cut the lead to 103-87 entering the final period.
A 3-pointer by Bub Carrington got Washington within 16 again with about eight minutes to play before the Rockets used a 5-0 run, capped by a 3 from Sheppard, to extend the lead to 121-100.
Alperen Sengun made a 3-pointer for Houston to make it 126-105 with about 3 ½ minutes to play and coach Ime Udoka cleared the bench.
Alex Sarr , the No. 2 pick in the 2024 draft, had 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Wizards, who fell to 1-11 this season. Kyshawn George added 16 points, nine assists and six rebounds.
Reserve Tari Eason scored a season-best 21 points for Houston and Sengun finished with 16 points, 13 rebounds and six assists. Amen Thompson scored 18 points and had eight assists as the Rockets improved to 7-3.
Houston dominated on the boards, outrebounding Washington 53-37, including a 20-12 offensive rebounding advantage.
The Rockets led by as many as 29 in the first half, when they scored a season-high 81 points. It was the third time this season they’ve scored at least 70 points in the first half after doing so just four times last season.
Up next Washington: Hosts Brooklyn Sunday.
Houston: Hosts Portland on Friday night as it continues a three-game homestand.