Game ID: 22500888
San Antonio Spurs @ Philadelphia 76ers
Tuesday, March 3, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Xfinity Mobile Arena, Philadelphia, PA
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHI 25 28 11 27 91SAS 32 46 35 18 131
PHI vs SAS ScoutingPHI 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.
PHI availability going into 2/22 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 4 since 2/09, out tonight
OUT George missed 9 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/19, returns tonight: 3 min (29% of 10)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (118% of 11)
NEW Watford 15 to 23 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/24 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 5 since 2/09, returns tonight: 26 min (82% of 32)
OUT George missed 10 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (96% of 28)
BACK Drummond back 2/09 after 2, 22 min since (117% of 18)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 13 min since (114% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 3 min since (29% of 10)
NEW Barlow 22 to 27 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 2/26 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 11 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 4 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 26 min since (82% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 27 min since (95% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 12 min since (108% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' restOUT George missed 12 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 5 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
BACK Grimes back 2/19 after 2, 26 min since (91% of 28)
BACK Walker back 2/19 after 4, 10 min since (93% of 11)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 4 min since (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's restOUT George missed 13 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Edwards missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 26 min (178% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 6 since 2/19, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 2 since 2/26, returns tonight: 16 min (161% of 10)
BACK Embiid back 2/24 after 5, 29 min since (90% of 32)
PHI availability going into 3/04 · back-to-backOUT Embiid missed 2 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 14 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 7 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 26 min since (178% of 15)
BACK Terry back 2/22 after 2, 8 min since (81% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/07 · 2 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 15 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Oubre Jr. missed 2 since 3/03, returns tonight: 36 min (113% of 32)
OUT Beauchamp missed 8 since 2/19, out tonight
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (140% of 15)
BACK Terry back 3/03 after 2, 16 min since (161% of 10)
PHI availability going into 3/09 · 1 day's restOUT Edgecombe missed 2 since 3/04, out tonight
OUT Embiid missed 4 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 16 since 1/31, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 9 since 2/19, returns tonight: 5 min (33% of 14)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/04, returns tonight: 19 min (187% of 10)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/07 after 2, 36 min since (113% of 32)
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 21 min since (140% of 15)
NEW Bona 16 to 22 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 11 to 17 min over the last 4
PHI availability going into 3/10 · back-to-backOUT Edgecombe missed 3 since 3/04, returns tonight: 34 min (98% of 35)
OUT Embiid missed 5 since 3/01, out tonight
OUT George missed 17 since 1/31, out tonight
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/07 after 2, 25 min since (78% of 32)
BACK Edwards back 3/03 after 2, 23 min since (156% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 3/09 after 9, 5 min since (33% of 14)
BACK Terry back 3/03 after 2, 18 min since (174% of 10)
NEW Bona 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Watford 15 to 20 min over the last 5
NEW Walker 11 to 19 min over the last 4
SAS availability going into 2/23 · 1 day's restBACK Sochan back 2/07 after 6, 4 min since (30% of 13)
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 2/25 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 2/26 · back-to-back
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/01 · 2 days' rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/03 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/05 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 3/06 · back-to-backOUT Barnes missed 2 since 3/03, out tonight
SAS availability going into 3/08 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 3 since 3/03, out tonight
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
SAS availability going into 3/10 · 1 day's restOUT Barnes missed 4 since 3/03, out tonight
NEW Bryant 11 to 16 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 116, shooting 47 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 32 and Edgecombe at 21 a game. Without George (13 straight). One day's rest. San Antonio comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 111, shooting 47 percent and 39 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 20 and Vassell at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, San Antonio giving it away 14 times a game to Philadelphia's 11. Call it Philadelphia 116, San Antonio 115, San Antonio keeping it close.
2/22 @ MIN 135-108 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-108. PHI shot 52% (50 of 97) to MIN's 48%, 21 of 37 from three, and got to the line 21 times to MIN's 36. PHI turned it over 10 times to MIN's 20. Maxey led with 39 (16 of 28, 4 of 7 from three); Edgecombe added 24, Grimes 19. The hinge was Q4, 41-30: a lead of 16 became 27. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +23.
2/24 @ IND 135-114 — PHI notes
PHI won 135-114. PHI shot 58% (53 of 92) to IND's 43%, 8 of 29 from three. Maxey led with 32 (10 of 22, 2 of 8 from three, 10 of 10 at the line); Embiid added 27, Edgecombe 23. The hinge was Q2, 45-27: PHI came in trailing by 8 and left it ahead by 10, and the lead reached 28. Edgecombe was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
2/26 vs MIA 124-117 — PHI notes
PHI won 124-117. PHI shot 48% (45 of 94) to MIA's 46%, 17 of 43 from three, and got to the line 18 times to MIA's 26. Maxey led with 28 (9 of 26, 5 of 12 from three); Embiid added 26, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q2, 37-22: a lead of 1 became 16. Oubre Jr. was the night's best plus/minus at +12.
3/01 @ BOS 98-114 — PHI notes
PHI lost 98-114. PHI shot 40% (35 of 88) to BOS's 44%, 12 of 31 from three. PHI turned it over 6 times to BOS's 13. The glass went 37-59 against them. Maxey led with 33 (12 of 34, 4 of 11 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Edgecombe added 23, Barlow 14. Q3 was theirs, 33-27, the deficit cut from 12 to 6, but the other 3 periods went 87-65 against them. They led by as many as 10. Edgecombe's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 vs SAS 91-131 — PHI notes
PHI lost 91-131. PHI shot 35% (33 of 95) to SAS's 55%, 10 of 42 from three. The glass went 40-56 against them. Maxey led with 21 (8 of 19, 2 of 6 from three); Walker added 20, Payne 10. Q4 was theirs, 27-18, the deficit cut from 49 to 40, but the other 3 periods went 113-64 against them. Barlow's -38 in 13 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/04 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 117, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 31 and Edgecombe at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (14 straight), Embiid (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 124, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 26 free throws a game; Collier at 17 and Bailey at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Kessler (56 straight), Bamba (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Philadelphia at 37 percent from three to Utah's 30 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Philadelphia 121, Utah 116.
3/07 @ ATL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Atlanta comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 102, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Kuminga at 21 and Alexander-Walker at 18 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 13 a night. 2 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 116, shooting 45 percent and 31 from three, 21 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Edgecombe at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 6 a night. Without George (15 straight), Embiid (3 straight), Oubre Jr. (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Atlanta wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Atlanta has been plus-13 a night and Philadelphia minus-6 and the defense, Atlanta allowing 102 a night to Philadelphia's 116. Call it Atlanta 120, Philadelphia 110, Atlanta by 10.
3/09 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 110 a night and allowing 112, shooting 45 percent and 35 from three, 28 free throws a game; Mobley at 20 and Allen at 20 a game. Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 118, shooting 44 percent and 33 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Oubre Jr. at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Edgecombe (2 straight), George (16 straight), Embiid (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the line, where Cleveland takes 28 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 20 and the glass, where Cleveland has been minus-3 a night and Philadelphia minus-7. Call it Cleveland 116, Philadelphia 112, Philadelphia keeping it close.
3/10 vs MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Philadelphia comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 117, shooting 44 percent and 30 from three, 20 free throws a game; Maxey at 28 and Walker at 14 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Edgecombe (3 straight), George (17 straight), Embiid (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Memphis comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 119, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 25 free throws a game; Wells at 17 and Hendricks at 15 a game. That is 4 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Memphis at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 30 and the line, where Memphis takes 25 free throws a game to Philadelphia's 20. Call it Philadelphia 116, Memphis 115, Memphis keeping it close.
2/23 @ DET 114-103 — SAS notes
SAS won 114-103. SAS shot 42% (42 of 101) to DET's 38%, 18 of 40 from three. Vassell led with 28 (10 of 14, 7 of 11 from three); Wembanyama added 21, Champagnie 17. The hinge was Q3, 26-20: a lead of 2 became 8, and the lead reached 15. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +14.
2/25 @ TOR 110-107 — SAS notes
SAS won 110-107. SAS shot 47% (40 of 86) to TOR's 42%, 17 of 39 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Vassell led with 21 (8 of 13, 5 of 6 from three); Fox added 20, Harper 15. The hinge was Q4, 32-17: SAS came in trailing by 12 and left it ahead by 3. SAS trailed 57-59 at the half and won the second half 53-48. Wembanyama was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
2/26 @ BKN 126-110 — SAS notes
SAS won 126-110. SAS shot 49% (43 of 87) to BKN's 46%, 17 of 42 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BKN's 17 — 23 points from the stripe to their 15. SAS turned it over 8 times to BKN's 15. The glass went 39-50 against them. Champagnie led with 26 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 from three); Castle added 18, Vassell 14. The hinge was Q1, 36-22: from level to 14 ahead, and the lead reached 26. Barnes was the night's best plus/minus at +19.
3/01 @ NYK 89-114 — SAS notes
SAS lost 89-114. SAS shot 42% (32 of 77) to NYK's 44%, 9 of 34 from three. SAS turned it over 22 times to NYK's 13, and NYK turned those into 13 steals. The glass went 41-54 against them. Wembanyama led with 25 (8 of 17, 1 of 7 from three, 8 of 9 at the line); Vassell added 18, Castle 13. Q1 was theirs, 21-22, but the other 3 periods went 92-68 against them. They led by as many as 12. Harper's -21 in 22 minutes was the worst on the floor.
3/03 @ PHI 131-91 — SAS notes
SAS won 131-91. SAS shot 55% (49 of 89) to PHI's 35%, 18 of 45 from three. The glass went 56-40 for them. Vassell led with 22 (7 of 10, 6 of 8 from three); Harper added 22, Castle 15. The hinge was Q3, 35-11: a lead of 25 became 49. Vassell was the night's best plus/minus at +43.
3/05 vs DET — 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 114 a night and allowing 105, shooting 47 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Vassell at 21 and Wembanyama at 16 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Detroit comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 111, shooting 46 percent and 24 from three, 26 free throws a game; Duren at 25 and Cunningham at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Huerter (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Detroit has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio minus-5 and the arc, San Antonio at 40 percent from three to Detroit's 24. Call it San Antonio 114, Detroit 111, Detroit keeping it close.
3/06 vs LAC — 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 115 a night and allowing 106, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 24 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 19 and Vassell at 17 a game. Without Barnes (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. The Clippers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 106, shooting 50 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Leonard at 28 and Mathurin at 17 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Collins (2 straight), Bogdanović (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where the Clippers have been plus-3 a night and San Antonio minus-3 and the arc, San Antonio at 38 percent from three to the Clippers' 33. Call it San Antonio 113, the Clippers 111, the Clippers keeping it close.
3/08 vs HOU — 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 117 a night and allowing 107, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 22 and Fox at 16 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Barnes (3 straight). One day's rest. Houston comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 111, shooting 49 percent and 34 from three, 22 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Sengun at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Houston has been plus-7 a night and San Antonio plus-1 and the turnovers, Houston giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 13. Call it San Antonio 115, Houston 110.
3/10 vs BOS — 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 109, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 26 and Fox at 17 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Barnes (4 straight). One day's rest. Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 108 a night and allowing 99, shooting 44 percent and 35 from three, 17 free throws a game; Brown at 24 and White at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 11 a night. Without Walsh (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Boston has been plus-11 a night and San Antonio plus-2 and the defense, Boston allowing 99 a night to San Antonio's 109. Call it San Antonio 113, Boston 109, Boston keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PHIAB A. Bona
AD A. Drummond
CP C. Payne
DB D. Barlow
DT D. Terry
JE J. Edwards
JW J. Walker
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Martin
TM T. Maxey
TW T. Watford
VE V. Edgecombe
SASBB B. Biyombo
CB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
JC J. Champagnie
JM J. McLaughlin
KJ K. Johnson
KO K. Olynyk
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
PHI/SAS 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
Harper scores 22, Spurs rebound from 1st loss in 12 games to romp past 76ers 131-91
PHILADELPHIA -- — Dylan Harper scored 22 points and Victor Wembanyama needed only 10 to help the San Antonio Spurs bounce back from their first loss in 12 games and rout the Philadelphia 76ers 131-91 on Tuesday night.
The Spurs hit 18 3-pointers and wrapped their annual rodeo road trip that included two games in Austin, Texas. The Spurs went 8-1 on the trip that started with a Feb. 10 win against the Los Angeles Lakers .
The Spurs had won 11 straight games overall before they lost Sunday to the New York Knicks .
No worries in Philly about a losing streak. San Antonio never trailed and led by 49 points at the end of the third quarter.
Devin Vassell hit six 3-pointers and scored 22 points for the Spurs.
Tyrese Maxey scored 21 points for the Sixers. They scored only 11 points total in the third quarter.
The 76ers played again without Joel Embiid as he sat out the second of a scheduled three straight games with a strained right oblique. The 76ers were also without the suspended Paul George and Kelly Oubre Jr . (illness), which left them undermanned and greatly overwhelmed from tip against the superior Spurs.
The Sixers lost VJ Edgecombe after he had a hard landing on his back on a 3-point attempt in the first half.
The Spurs put on a show in front of Bob Costas, Doug Collins and more familiar broadcasters as part of a throwback night for NBC's NBA coverage .
The 76ers would like to throw this one back.
Carter Bryant buried a 3 for 60-36 lead in the first half and the Sixers were booed off the court headed into a timeout. Harper scored 14 points in the half to take a 78-53 lead — all done without forward Harrison Barnes , who had his 364 consecutive games played streak end when he woke up from a nap with a sore ankle.
Up next Spurs: Return home for the first time since Feb. 7 when they play Detroit on Thursday.