Houston Rockets 122, Philadelphia 76ers 128 — Recap

January 22, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 122, Philadelphia 76ers 128 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 34-32 PHI; Q2 HOU 27-36 PHI; Q3 HOU 27-22 PHI; Q4 HOU 27-25 PHI; OT1 HOU 7-13 PHI.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (HOU) 36 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 13-of-21 shooting; Tyrese Maxey (PHI) 36 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-28 shooting; Joel Embiid (PHI) 32 points, 15 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Kelly Oubre Jr. (PHI) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 10-of-14 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 9 assists on 7-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Kevin Durant

36 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 5 3PM · 13-21 FG

Scoring · PHI

Tyrese Maxey

36 PTS, 2 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 15-28 FG

Scoring · PHI

Joel Embiid

32 PTS, 15 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 10-19 FG

Season highs

Joel Embiid · Season-high 15 reboundsJoel Embiid · Season-high 10 assists

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

📊 Game Flow

HOU 9 largest lead Q4 6:25 (HOU 105, PHI 96) · 12-0 run, Q4 10:29–Q4 7:43

PHI 9 largest lead Q3 2:41 (HOU 79, PHI 88) · 9-0 run, Q1 10:27–Q1 8:06

Swings 12 lead changes Tied 10 times

Ahead for good: Tyrese Maxey makes 3-foot two point shot (OT 2:28, HOU 120, PHI 122).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT		T
HOU	34	27	27	27	7		122
PHI	32	36	22	25	13		128

🧮 How They Scored

HOUPHI

44Points in the paint66

28Fast-break points31

21Second-chance points10

19Points off turnovers24

35Bench points15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

55.6%Effective FG%61.2%

12.7%Turnover %13.2%

28.8%Offensive rebound %22.5%

0.242Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	44	36	7	3	0	1	8	13-21	5-8	5-6	-15
Amen Thompson G-F	42	17	6	9	3	0	1	7-11	0-0	3-5	+3
Alperen Sengun F-C	38	13	8	7	3	2	2	5-14	1-2	2-7	-18
Jabari Smith Jr. F	38	13	4	5	0	0	1	5-15	1-10	2-2	-13
Tari Eason F	28	13	9	2	4	0	1	5-12	3-7	0-1	-18
Reed Sheppard G	23	14	1	4	2	0	2	5-14	4-7	0-1	+6
Josh Okogie G	22	8	2	2	1	1	1	3-4	2-2	0-0	+6
Dorian Finney-Smith F	15	6	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	2-4	0-0	+7
Clint Capela C	15	2	7	0	0	1	0	1-4	0-0	0-2	+12

Philadelphia 76ers

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Joel Embiid F-C	46	32	15	10	1	1	5	10-19	1-3	11-12	+21
Tyrese Maxey G	43	36	2	10	3	0	3	15-28	2-10	4-4	+8
Kelly Oubre Jr. F	41	26	4	3	0	1	1	10-14	4-5	2-3	+9
VJ Edgecombe G	40	9	7	4	3	0	2	4-9	1-6	0-0	+13
Paul George F	37	10	6	4	3	1	1	4-9	2-5	0-0	-1
Dominick Barlow F	21	7	5	3	2	0	1	3-5	1-2	0-0	+12
Quentin Grimes G	19	3	1	3	1	0	1	1-2	0-1	1-1	-11
Trendon Watford F	11	4	3	3	0	1	0	2-3	0-0	0-0	-6
Adem Bona F	7	1	3	1	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	1-2	-15

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Starter	44	36	76.1	28.7	-21.1	13.5
Amen Thompson	Starter	42	17	64.4	13.0	-1.8	11.4
Alperen Sengun	Starter	38	13	38.1	20.2	-29.7	6.5
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	38	13	40.9	17.7	-17.1	4.3
Josh Okogie	Starter	22	8	100.0	9.6	+14.6	7.3
Reed Sheppard	Bench	23	14	48.5	27.1	+5.7	6.0
Tari Eason	Bench	28	13	52.3	18.3	-32.1	11.6
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	15	6	75.0	11.1	+19.7	8.7
Clint Capela	Bench	15	2	20.5	12.8	+33.9	5.6
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
JD Davison	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

Philadelphia 76ersTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Tyrese Maxey	Starter	43	36	60.5	34.8	+11.2	15.4
Joel Embiid	Starter	46	32	65.9	29.3	+25.6	19.2
Kelly Oubre Jr.	Starter	41	26	84.9	18.0	+12.9	11.1
Paul George	Starter	37	10	55.6	13.2	+0.2	7.8
VJ Edgecombe	Starter	40	9	50.0	12.5	+18.9	5.7
Dominick Barlow	Bench	21	7	70.0	12.8	+34.6	9.7
Trendon Watford	Bench	11	4	66.7	12.5	-25.0	17.0
Quentin Grimes	Bench	19	3	61.5	7.1	-24.6	3.8
Adem Bona	Bench	07	1	56.8	13.3	-71.8	2.5
Andre Drummond	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Eric Gordon	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Kyle Lowry	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Walker	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jared McCain	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Justin Edwards	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0