Game ID: 22500615
San Antonio Spurs @ Houston Rockets
Tuesday, January 20, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Toyota Center, Houston, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
HOU 28 32 22 29 111SAS 39 31 22 14 106
HOU vs SAS ScoutingHOU vs SAS 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 1/13 · 1 day's restBACK Sengun back 1/11 after 3, 35 min since (105% of 34)
BACK Adams back 1/05 after 2, 29 min since (129% of 23)
HOU availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Eason missed 2 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 1/11 after 3, 36 min since (106% of 34)
BACK Adams back 1/05 after 2, 27 min since (119% of 23)
HOU availability going into 1/16 · back-to-backOUT Eason missed 3 since 1/11, out tonight
OUT Finney-Smith missed 2 since 1/13, returns tonight: 16 min (99% of 16)
BACK Sengun back 1/11 after 3, 35 min since (103% of 34)
HOU availability going into 1/18 · 1 day's restOUT Eason missed 4 since 1/11, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 1/11 after 3, 34 min since (101% of 34)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/16 after 2, 16 min since (99% of 16)
HOU availability going into 1/20 · 1 day's restOUT Eason missed 5 since 1/11, returns tonight: 20 min (75% of 26)
OUT Holiday missed 2 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Sengun back 1/11 after 3, 34 min since (100% of 34)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/16 after 2, 16 min since (98% of 16)
HOU availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 3 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Eason back 1/20 after 5, 20 min since (75% of 26)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/16 after 2, 16 min since (96% of 16)
HOU availability going into 1/23 · back-to-backOUT Holiday missed 4 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Eason back 1/20 after 5, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/16 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
HOU availability going into 1/26 · 2 days' restOUT Holiday missed 5 since 1/16, out tonight
BACK Eason back 1/20 after 5, 24 min since (91% of 26)
BACK Finney-Smith back 1/16 after 2, 15 min since (95% of 16)
NEW Okogie 17 to 25 min over the last 5
HOU availability going into 1/28 · 1 day's restOUT Holiday missed 6 since 1/16, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 14)
BACK Eason back 1/20 after 5, 25 min since (94% of 26)
NEW Okogie 17 to 23 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/13 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 7 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Bryant missed 2 since 1/10, returns tonight: 2 min (16% of 11)
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 25 min since (82% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 10 min since (77% of 13)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
NEW Barnes 22 to 28 min over the last 5
NEW Kornet 19 to 25 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/15 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 8 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Wembanyama back 1/06 after 2, 26 min since (84% of 30)
BACK Sochan back 1/06 after 4, 8 min since (61% of 13)
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 2 min since (16% of 11)
NEW Champagnie 28 to 34 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/17 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 9 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (101% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/19 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 10 since 12/31, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 9 min since (87% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/20 · back-to-backOUT Vassell missed 11 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 2 since 1/17, out tonight
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/22 · 1 day's restOUT Vassell missed 12 since 12/31, out tonight
OUT Sochan missed 3 since 1/17, returns tonight: 4 min (28% of 13)
BACK Bryant back 1/13 after 2, 11 min since (99% of 11)
SAS availability going into 1/25 · 2 days' restOUT Vassell missed 13 since 12/31, returns tonight: 25 min (80% of 32)
BACK Sochan back 1/22 after 3, 4 min since (28% of 13)
SAS availability going into 1/28 · 2 days' restBACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 25 min since (80% of 32)
BACK Sochan back 1/22 after 3, 4 min since (28% of 13)
NEW Johnson 22 to 28 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 1/31 · 2 days' restOUT Sochan missed 2 since 1/25, out tonight
BACK Vassell back 1/25 after 13, 24 min since (76% of 32)
NEW Johnson 22 to 27 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 110, shooting 44 percent and 32 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Sengun at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Eason (5 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 28 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Vassell (11 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, San Antonio at 39 percent from three to Houston's 32 and the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and San Antonio plus-2. Call it Houston 114, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/13 vs CHI 119-113 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-113. HOU shot 51% (45 of 88) to CHI's 44%, 7 of 24 from three, and went to the line 29 times to CHI's 23 — 22 points from the stripe to their 19. The glass went 50-40 for them. Durant led with 28 (12 of 23, 1 of 5 from three); Thompson added 23, Sengun 23. The hinge was Q1, 29-24: from level to 5 ahead. HOU trailed 57-60 at the half and won the second half 62-53. Sengun was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
1/15 vs OKC 91-111 — HOU notes
HOU lost 91-111. HOU took 15 more shots (104 to 89), fed by 23 offensive rebounds, but shot 34% to OKC's 46%, 7 of 24 from three. The glass went 60-44 for them. Durant led with 19 (7 of 23, 0 of 5 from three); Smith Jr. added 17, Sengun 14. Q3 was theirs, 27-22, the deficit cut from 7 to 2, but the other 3 periods went 89-64 against them. Durant's -20 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/16 vs MIN 110-105 — HOU notes
HOU won 110-105. HOU shot 46% (39 of 84) to MIN's 46%, 12 of 28 from three. Durant led with 39 (11 of 18, 6 of 8 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Sengun added 25, Thompson 14. The hinge was Q4, 29-23: HOU came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 5. HOU trailed 53-55 at the half and won the second half 57-50. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/18 vs NOP 119-110 — HOU notes
HOU won 119-110. HOU shot 50% (45 of 90) to NOP's 50%, 13 of 36 from three, and went to the line 22 times to NOP's 15 — 16 points from the stripe to their 12. Smith Jr. led with 32 (11 of 21, 7 of 13 from three); Sengun added 21, Thompson 20. The hinge was Q2, 32-24: a lead of 2 became 10, and the lead reached 19.
1/20 vs SAS 111-106 — HOU notes
HOU won 111-106. HOU shot 52% (43 of 83) to SAS's 39%, 10 of 27 from three, and went to the line 22 times to SAS's 10 — 15 points from the stripe to their 10. HOU turned it over 14 times to SAS's 9. Sheppard led with 21 (8 of 17, 4 of 10 from three); Sengun added 20, Durant 18. The hinge was Q4, 29-14: HOU came in trailing by 10 and left it ahead by 5. HOU trailed 60-70 at the half and won the second half 51-36. Sheppard was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
1/22 @ PHI — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 114, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 26 free throws a game; Embiid at 28 and Maxey at 24 a game. Without George (2 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 109, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 24 and Sengun at 21 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-6 a night and Philadelphia minus-3. Call it Philadelphia 114, Houston 113, Houston keeping it close.
1/23 @ DET — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Detroit comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 98, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 17 and Robinson at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 26 and Sengun at 19 a game. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Detroit wins, and the game turns on the defense, Detroit allowing 98 a night to Houston's 112 and the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to Detroit's 34. Call it Detroit 114, Houston 107.
1/26 vs MEM — 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 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 20 a game. 2 days' rest. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 118, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 21 free throws a game; Jackson Jr. at 20 and Coward at 16 a game. It has won the glass by 4 a night. Without Aldama (2 straight), Mashack (4 straight), Pippen Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 39 percent from three to Memphis's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 111 a night to Memphis's 118. Call it Houston 118, Memphis 111.
1/28 vs SAS — 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 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Sengun at 21 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 19 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 15 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it Houston 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/13 @ OKC 98-119 — SAS notes
SAS lost 98-119. SAS shot 40% (34 of 85) to OKC's 52%, 13 of 37 from three. Castle led with 20 (6 of 13, 3 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Wembanyama added 17, Fox 14. Q2 was theirs, 26-23, the deficit cut from 6 to 3, but the other 3 periods went 96-72 against them. Harper's -17 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/15 vs MIL 119-101 — SAS notes
SAS won 119-101. SAS shot 51% (40 of 79) to MIL's 39%, 16 of 37 from three. The glass went 50-37 for them. Wembanyama led with 22 (7 of 12, 5 of 6 from three); Castle added 19, Fox 18. The hinge was Q3, 40-16: a lead of 13 became 37. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +36.
1/17 vs MIN 126-123 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-123. SAS shot 50% (47 of 94) to MIN's 47%, 15 of 38 from three. Wembanyama led with 39 (12 of 23, 4 of 9 from three, 11 of 14 at the line); Fox added 25, Johnson 20. The hinge was Q2, 48-22: SAS came in trailing by 1 and left it ahead by 25.
1/19 vs UTA 123-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 123-110. SAS shot 56% (44 of 79) to UTA's 40%, 16 of 38 from three. Wembanyama led with 33 (10 of 18, 7 of 12 from three, 6 of 6 at the line); Castle added 18, Harper 15. The hinge was Q3, 35-23: a lead of 4 became 16, and the lead reached 24. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
1/20 @ HOU 106-111 — SAS notes
SAS lost 106-111. SAS took 22 more shots (105 to 83), fed by 14 offensive rebounds, but shot 39% to HOU's 52%, 14 of 50 from three, and got to the line 10 times to HOU's 22. SAS turned it over 9 times to HOU's 14. Champagnie led with 27 (8 of 17, 8 of 16 from three); Fox added 14, Wembanyama 14. Q1 was theirs, 39-28, but the other 3 periods went 83-67 against them. They led by as many as 16. Wembanyama's -14 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
1/22 @ UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Utah comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 131, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 25 free throws a game; Sensabaugh at 32 and George at 29 a game. Without Markkanen (5 straight), Kessler (39 straight), Sensabaugh (2 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 113, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 25 and Fox at 17 a game. Without Vassell (12 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, on the road, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 113 a night to Utah's 131 and the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-2 a night and Utah minus-3. Call it San Antonio 121, Utah 118, Utah keeping it close.
1/25 vs NOP — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 27 and Fox at 20 a game. Without Vassell (13 straight). 2 days' rest. New Orleans comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 120, shooting 46 percent and 34 from three, 27 free throws a game; Murphy III at 25 and Williamson at 20 a game. Without Murray (17 straight), Alvarado (9 straight), Jordan (43 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 111 a night to New Orleans's 120 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to New Orleans's 34. Call it San Antonio 121, New Orleans 113.
1/28 @ HOU — 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 114 a night and allowing 109, shooting 48 percent and 37 from three, 24 free throws a game; Durant at 27 and Sengun at 21 a game. One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 115 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 35 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 19 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-4 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 15 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it Houston 115, San Antonio 112, San Antonio keeping it close.
1/31 @ CHA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Charlotte comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 105, shooting 52 percent and 43 from three, 22 free throws a game; Miller at 24 and Ball at 17 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Hall (11 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 47 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 23 and Fox at 18 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Charlotte wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Charlotte has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, Charlotte at 43 percent from three to San Antonio's 33. Call it Charlotte 115, San Antonio 111, San Antonio keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
HOUAS A. Sengun
AT A. Thompson
CC C. Capela
DF D. Finney-Smith
JO J. Okogie
JS J. Smith Jr.
KD K. Durant
RS R. Sheppard
TE T. Eason
SAS/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
Sengun just misses triple-double and powers Rockets' comeback win over Spurs
HOUSTON -- — Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists to help the Houston Rockets rally for a 111-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.
Reed Sheppard scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Durant added 18 points to help the Rockets to their third straight victory.
Tipoff was delayed by 22 minutes after a player bent one of the rims during warmups and it had to be replaced.
The Rockets trailed by as many as 16 and were down by 10 before opening the fourth quarter with a big run to close the gap.
The game was tied with about two minutes to play when Sheppard blocked a 3-point attempt by Julian Champagnie . Jabari Smith Jr. put the Rockets on top 106-104 with a fadeaway shot a few seconds later.
Sengun made a basket with about 30 seconds left to extend the lead to 108-104 before Stephon Castle missed a 3-point attempt. Sheppard added two free throws after that to seal the victory.
Champagnie made eight 3-pointers and led the Spurs with 27 points on a night Victor Wembanyama was held to 14 points with 10 rebounds. Champagnie’s performance came after he set the franchise record by sinking 11 3-pointers in a win over the Knicks on Dec. 31.
Houston trailed by five midway through the fourth before Sheppard scored all of the team’s points during an 8-2 run that put the Rockets on top 101-100 with about four minutes to go.
The Spurs led by 10 entering the fourth before Houston scored the first nine points of the quarter, with a 3 from Sheppard, to cut the lead to 92-91 with about 9 ½ minutes to play. Dylan Harper scored San Antonio’s first points of the quarter with about 7 ½ minutes to go.