Game ID: 22501146
Philadelphia 76ers @ San Antonio Spurs
Monday, April 6, 2026 at 8:00 PM ET
Frost Bank Center, San Antonio, TX
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
SAS 29 33 30 23 115PHI 28 27 30 17 102
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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.
SAS availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Castle back 3/23 after 2, 26 min since (85% of 31)
SAS availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restBACK Castle back 3/23 after 2, 28 min since (92% of 31)
SAS availability going into 4/02 · back-to-backBACK Castle back 3/23 after 2, 29 min since (95% of 31)
SAS availability going into 4/04 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 4/08 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 4/10 · 1 day's rest
full strength
SAS availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Castle missed 2 since 4/08, returns tonight: 29 min (96% of 31)
SAS availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restBACK Castle back 4/12 after 2, 29 min since (96% of 31)
NEW Bryant 11 to 20 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 3/30 · 1 day's restBACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (112% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 31 min since (98% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 28 min since (87% of 32)
BACK Walker back 3/19 after 3, 10 min since (91% of 11)
NEW Edwards 15 to 21 min over the last 5
PHI availability going into 4/01 · 1 day's restOUT Watford missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (20% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (21% of 14)
OUT Walker missed 2 since 3/28, returns tonight: 3 min (27% of 11)
OUT Terry missed 2 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 43 min since (113% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 32 min since (102% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 29 min since (92% of 32)
PHI availability going into 4/03 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 3 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 40 min since (105% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (102% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 32 min since (100% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 26 min since (83% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/04 · back-to-backOUT Terry missed 4 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 39 min since (102% of 38)
BACK Embiid back 3/25 after 13, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK George back 3/25 after 25, 33 min since (104% of 32)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 27 min since (86% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (20% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (21% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/06 · 1 day's restOUT Terry missed 5 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Maxey back 3/28 after 10, 38 min since (99% of 38)
BACK Oubre Jr. back 3/28 after 8, 27 min since (84% of 32)
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/09 · 2 days' restOUT Terry missed 6 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (26% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/01 after 2, 3 min since (22% of 14)
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (35% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/10 · back-to-backOUT Watford missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Beauchamp missed 2 since 4/06, out tonight
OUT Terry missed 7 since 3/28, out tonight
BACK Walker back 4/01 after 2, 4 min since (36% of 11)
PHI availability going into 4/12 · 1 day's restOUT Embiid missed 2 since 4/09, out tonight
OUT Watford missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 7 min (44% of 15)
OUT Beauchamp missed 3 since 4/06, returns tonight: 3 min (19% of 14)
OUT Terry missed 8 since 3/28, returns tonight: 4 min (41% of 10)
PHI availability going into 4/19 · 6 days' restOUT Embiid missed 3 since 4/09, out tonight
BACK Watford back 4/12 after 3, 7 min since (44% of 15)
BACK Beauchamp back 4/12 after 3, 3 min since (19% of 14)
BACK Terry back 4/12 after 8, 4 min since (41% of 10)
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 127 a night and allowing 111, shooting 51 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 35 and Castle at 20 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 117, shooting 50 percent and 38 from three, 22 free throws a game; George at 25 and Embiid at 25 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-10 a night and Philadelphia minus-4. Call it San Antonio 121, Philadelphia 113.
3/30 vs CHI 129-114 — SAS notes
SAS won 129-114. SAS shot 51% (49 of 96) to CHI's 46%, 14 of 34 from three. The glass went 55-35 for them. Wembanyama led with 41 (17 of 27, 3 of 6 from three); Castle added 21, Johnson 15. The hinge was Q2, 35-19: a lead of 1 became 17, and the lead reached 29. Castle was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/01 @ GSW 127-113 — SAS notes
SAS won 127-113. SAS shot 47% (44 of 93) to GSW's 49%, 15 of 47 from three, and went to the line 30 times to GSW's 18 — 24 points from the stripe to their 15. Wembanyama led with 41 (16 of 22, 2 of 6 from three, 7 of 8 at the line); Castle added 15, Champagnie 15. The hinge was Q2, 35-23: a lead of 9 became 21, and the lead reached 26. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +30.
4/02 @ LAC 118-99 — SAS notes
SAS won 118-99. SAS shot 53% (47 of 88) to LAC's 43%, 12 of 31 from three. The glass went 48-38 for them. Fox led with 22 (9 of 13, 1 of 4 from three); Castle added 20, Harper 19. The hinge was Q2, 35-19: a lead of 8 became 24. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +24.
4/04 @ DEN 134-136 — SAS notes
SAS lost 134-136 in 1 overtime. SAS shot 47% (47 of 101) to DEN's 49%, 15 of 45 from three. Wembanyama led with 34 (8 of 17, 2 of 6 from three, 16 of 17 at the line); Castle added 20, Vassell 18. Q1 was theirs, 43-36, but the other 4 periods went 100-91 against them. They led by as many as 13.
4/06 vs PHI 115-102 — SAS notes
SAS won 115-102. SAS shot 49% (44 of 89) to PHI's 39%, 11 of 32 from three, and got to the line 22 times to PHI's 29. Castle led with 19 (6 of 13, 6 of 6 at the line); Harper added 17, Wembanyama 17. The hinge was Q2, 33-27: a lead of 1 became 7. Fox was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/08 vs POR — 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 125 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 33 and Castle at 19 a game. It has won the glass by 9 a night. One day's rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 116 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 37 from three, 26 free throws a game; Avdija at 24 and Holiday at 22 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Grant (4 straight), Sharpe (27 straight), Love (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 16 times a game to San Antonio's 12. Call it San Antonio 118, Portland 113.
4/10 vs DAL — 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 121 a night and allowing 110, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 31 and Castle at 18 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. One day's rest. Dallas comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 123, shooting 42 percent and 32 from three, 29 free throws a game; Flagg at 30 and Williams at 18 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Washington (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the glass, where San Antonio has been plus-5 a night and Dallas minus-5 and the defense, San Antonio allowing 110 a night to Dallas's 123. Call it San Antonio 122, Dallas 111, San Antonio by 11.
4/12 vs DEN — 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 124 a night and allowing 112, shooting 50 percent and 37 from three, 22 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Castle at 20 a game. That is 3 straight wins. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Castle (2 straight). One day's rest. Denver comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 122, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Jokić at 26 and Murray at 24 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Jones (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the defense, San Antonio allowing 112 a night to Denver's 122. Call it San Antonio 122, Denver 118, Denver keeping it close.
4/19 vs POR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
San Antonio comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 117, shooting 49 percent and 35 from three, 23 free throws a game; Wembanyama at 30 and Fox at 19 a game. 6 days' rest. Portland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 112, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 21 free throws a game; Avdija at 28 and Camara at 18 a game. Without Grant (7 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: San Antonio wins, and the game turns on the turnovers, Portland giving it away 14 times a game to San Antonio's 11. Call it San Antonio 119, Portland 114.
3/30 @ MIA 109-119 — PHI notes
PHI lost 109-119. PHI shot 42% (40 of 96) to MIA's 46%, 12 of 38 from three, and got to the line 19 times to MIA's 29. The glass went 42-57 against them. Embiid led with 26 (10 of 25, 2 of 6 from three); Maxey added 23, George 19. Q2 was theirs, 27-20, turning a 4-point deficit into a 3-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 99-82 against them. Edgecombe's -33 in 30 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/01 @ WAS 153-131 — PHI notes
PHI won 153-131. PHI shot 62% (61 of 99) to WAS's 52%, 17 of 35 from three. George led with 39 (15 of 22, 6 of 12 from three); Maxey added 28, Edgecombe 23. The hinge was Q3, 47-32: a lead of 2 became 17, and the lead reached 24. Barlow was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
4/03 vs MIN 115-103 — PHI notes
PHI won 115-103. PHI shot 50% (41 of 82) to MIN's 38%, 9 of 26 from three, and went to the line 28 times to MIN's 20 — 24 points from the stripe to their 13. The glass went 53-43 for them. George led with 23 (6 of 15, 3 of 7 from three, 8 of 10 at the line); Maxey added 21, Oubre Jr. 21. The hinge was Q3, 42-24: PHI came in trailing by 6 and left it ahead by 12, and the lead reached 17. PHI trailed 41-47 at the half and won the second half 74-56. Embiid was the night's best plus/minus at +15.
4/04 vs DET 93-116 — PHI notes
PHI lost 93-116. PHI shot 44% (35 of 79) to DET's 49%, 8 of 29 from three. The glass went 33-45 against them. Maxey led with 23 (8 of 17, 2 of 5 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); George added 20, Edgecombe 19. Q2 was theirs, 29-30, but the other 3 periods went 86-64 against them. Oubre Jr.'s -28 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/06 @ SAS 102-115 — PHI notes
PHI lost 102-115. PHI shot 39% (34 of 88) to SAS's 49%, 10 of 31 from three, and went to the line 29 times to SAS's 22 — 24 points from the stripe to their 16. Embiid led with 34 (8 of 19, 2 of 6 from three, 16 of 19 at the line); George added 16, Maxey 15. Q3 was theirs, 30-30, but the other 3 periods went 85-72 against them. Maxey's -15 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
4/09 @ HOU — 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 121 a night and allowing 107, shooting 51 percent and 43 from three, 21 free throws a game; Durant at 25 and Thompson at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Finney-Smith (2 straight). One day's rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 117, shooting 48 percent and 35 from three, 22 free throws a game; Embiid at 26 and George at 23 a game. 2 days' rest.
So: Houston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Houston at 43 percent from three to Philadelphia's 35 and the defense, Houston allowing 107 a night to Philadelphia's 117. Call it Houston 119, Philadelphia 110.
4/10 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 20 free throws a game; Toppin at 16 and Slawson at 13 a game. Without Sheppard (3 straight), McConnell (5 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 116, shooting 48 percent and 36 from three, 23 free throws a game; Maxey at 22 and George at 21 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Watford (2 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, in a game with no one edge to lean on. Call it Indiana 117, Philadelphia 115, Philadelphia keeping it close.
4/12 vs MIL — 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 103 a night and allowing 108, shooting 43 percent and 29 from three, 24 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and George at 17 a game. Without Embiid (2 straight), Watford (3 straight). One day's rest. Milwaukee comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 42 from three, 18 free throws a game; Ryan at 18 and Green at 18 a game. Without Porter Jr. (13 straight), Portis (10 straight). One day's rest.
So: Philadelphia wins, and the game turns on the arc, Milwaukee at 42 percent from three to Philadelphia's 29 and the defense, Philadelphia allowing 108 a night to Milwaukee's 118. Call it Philadelphia 115, Milwaukee 110.
4/19 @ BOS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Boston comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 118 a night and allowing 108, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 16 free throws a game; Brown at 28 and Tatum at 23 a game. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Tatum (2 straight). 6 days' rest. Philadelphia comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 106 a night and allowing 109, shooting 44 percent and 31 from three, 22 free throws a game; Maxey at 23 and Edgecombe at 16 a game. Without Embiid (3 straight). 6 days' rest.
So: Boston wins, and the game turns on the arc, Boston at 40 percent from three to Philadelphia's 31 and the glass, where Boston has been plus-5 a night and Philadelphia minus-2. Call it Boston 116, Philadelphia 108.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
SASCB C. Bryant
DF D. Fox
DH D. Harper
DV D. Vassell
HB H. Barnes
JC J. Champagnie
KJ K. Johnson
LK L. Kornet
LW L. Waters III
SC S. Castle
VW V. Wembanyama
PHIAD A. Drummond
DB D. Barlow
JE J. Edwards
JE J. Embiid
KO K. Oubre Jr.
PG P. George
QG Q. Grimes
TM T. Maxey
VE V. Edgecombe
SAS/PHI 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
Spurs beat 76ers 115-102 after losing Wembanyama to left rib contusion
SAN ANTONIO -- — Stephon Castle had 17 points, 13 assists and 10 rebounds and the San Antonio Spurs held on to beat the Philadelphia 76ers 115-102 on Monday night after Victor Wembanyama left in the first half due to a left rib contusion.
Wembanyama's status for the final week of the regular season is unknown.
San Antonio (60-19) is is 2 1/2 games behind Western Conference-leading Oklahoma City (62-16) and assured of finishing no worse than second in the conference.
Philadelphia lost its second straight as it battles to stay out of the play-in tournament. The 76ers (43-36) are a half-game behind the Toronto Raptors (43-35) for sixth place in the Eastern Conference.
Philadelphia center Joel Embiid had 34 points and 12 rebounds, and Paul George added 16 points.
Wembanyama did not play in the second half after taking an elbow from George near midcourt. Wembanyama was sprinting up-court when George attempted to deflect a pass, but instead struck the 22-year-old in the side at the 1:11 mark of the second quarter. Wembanyama remained on the court for about a minute before being subbed.
Wembanyama returned to play five more minutes before asking San Antonio coach Mitch Johnson to take him out of the game with 44 seconds left in the first half. He did not return.
San Antonio opened a four-game homestand to close its regular season before hosting the first two games of the opening round of the playoffs.
Wembanyama had 17 points, five rebounds and three blocks in 15:40. It constitutes an official game per the NBA guidelines, which allow two exceptions of 15 to 19:59 minutes to count toward the league-required minimum of 65 games played for award eligibility. Wembanyama has said he wants to win the league's MVP award this season.
Wembanyama had played 63 games this season, including the NBA Cup Final.
Luke Kornet , who started the second half in place of Wembanyama, had 10 points and three rebounds.