Houston Rockets 120, San Antonio Spurs 145 — Recap

March 8, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 120, San Antonio Spurs 145. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 33-32 SAS; Q2 HOU 24-37 SAS; Q3 HOU 37-41 SAS; Q4 HOU 26-35 SAS.

Top performers (box score): Victor Wembanyama (SAS) 29 points, 8 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-13 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 23 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 8-of-15 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-12 shooting; Stephon Castle (SAS) 23 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; De'Aaron Fox (SAS) 20 points, 2 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · SAS

Victor Wembanyama

29 PTS, 8 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 9-13 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

23 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST · 8-15 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

23 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 1 3PM · 7-12 FG

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

📊 Game Flow

HOU 1 largest lead Q1 2:19 (HOU 27, SAS 26) · 7-0 run, Q1 4:44–Q1 3:20

SAS 30 largest lead Q4 1:31 (HOU 112, SAS 142) · 9-0 run, Q3 11:03–Q3 9:45

Swings 4 lead changes Tied 3 times

Ahead for good: Keldon Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot (Q2 11:29, HOU 33, SAS 34).

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	33	24	37	26		120
SAS	32	37	41	35		145

🧮 How They Scored

HOUSAS

58Points in the paint56

16Fast-break points15

12Second-chance points12

11Points off turnovers25

39Bench points57

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.9%Effective FG%69.9%

10.6%Turnover %6.5%

23.5%Offensive rebound %17.1%

0.368Free-throw rate0.307

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	36	23	7	6	1	0	0	8-15	0-1	7-8	-12
Reed Sheppard G	35	17	3	3	1	1	4	6-15	3-10	2-2	-9
Kevin Durant F	34	23	5	4	0	2	1	7-12	1-3	8-9	-12
Jabari Smith Jr. F	31	17	5	3	0	0	0	5-8	1-2	6-7	-24
Alperen Sengun F-C	27	16	6	3	0	0	5	7-12	0-1	2-3	-28
Dorian Finney-Smith F	21	8	2	3	0	0	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	-9
Tari Eason F	20	2	6	2	1	0	1	1-6	0-2	0-0	-20
Clint Capela C	14	2	3	1	1	2	1	1-3	0-0	0-0	+10
Aaron Holiday G	8	5	0	0	1	0	0	2-7	0-3	1-1	-5
Josh Okogie G	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-2	0-1	0-0	-6
Jeff Green F	4	7	0	0	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	2-2	-5
Isaiah Crawford F	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-5

San Antonio Spurs

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
De'Aaron Fox G	32	20	2	10	0	0	2	9-15	1-4	1-2	+17
Victor Wembanyama F-C	30	29	8	1	2	4	0	9-13	2-5	9-10	+27
Devin Vassell G-F	30	5	5	3	0	1	1	0-6	0-3	5-6	+24
Julian Champagnie F	29	11	5	4	2	1	0	4-7	3-6	0-0	+29
Stephon Castle G	26	23	3	5	0	0	2	7-13	3-4	6-7	+19
Keldon Johnson F	26	20	1	2	0	0	0	8-13	4-7	0-0	+2
Dylan Harper G	26	19	2	6	0	0	1	8-12	3-4	0-0	-1
Luke Kornet F-C	14	2	1	3	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-7
Carter Bryant F	13	7	3	0	0	0	0	2-5	2-4	1-2	-5
Jordan McLaughlin G	4	3	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+5
Kelly Olynyk F	4	3	0	1	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+5
Lindy Waters III F	3	3	0	2	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	+5
Bismack Biyombo C	3	0	1	0	0	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	+5

🔬 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	34	23	72.1	21.8	-15.2	14.6
Amen Thompson	Starter	36	23	62.1	21.8	-15.6	13.8
Jabari Smith Jr.	Starter	31	17	76.7	14.9	-37.5	12.5
Alperen Sengun	Starter	27	16	60.1	28.1	-54.0	6.3
Tari Eason	Starter	20	2	16.7	14.3	-43.4	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	35	17	53.5	23.3	-17.1	4.1
Dorian Finney-Smith	Bench	21	8	100.0	7.8	-19.1	7.8
Jeff Green	Bench	04	7	90.2	40.0	-55.6	20.7
Aaron Holiday	Bench	8	5	33.6	38.9	-31.3	2.5
Clint Capela	Bench	14	2	33.3	11.1	+33.0	6.3
Josh Okogie	Bench	6	0	0.0	12.5	-42.9	-4.8
Isaiah Crawford	Bench	04	0	0.0	0.0	-55.6	0.0

San Antonio SpursTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Victor Wembanyama	Starter	30	29	83.3	22.7	+34.7	23.7
Stephon Castle	Starter	26	23	71.5	30.5	+39.2	12.8
De'Aaron Fox	Starter	32	20	63.0	24.0	+26.2	12.1
Julian Champagnie	Starter	29	11	78.6	10.4	+51.1	11.8
Devin Vassell	Starter	30	5	28.9	14.1	+41.7	3.4
Keldon Johnson	Bench	26	20	76.9	21.7	+3.5	11.3
Dylan Harper	Bench	26	19	79.2	20.6	-4.0	12.3
Carter Bryant	Bench	13	7	59.5	21.4	-13.3	6.4
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	04	3	150.0	12.5	+44.6	14.8
Jordan McLaughlin	Bench	04	3	150.0	12.5	+44.6	18.5
Lindy Waters III	Bench	03	3	150.0	12.5	+44.6	18.5
Luke Kornet	Bench	14	2	100.0	3.4	-19.7	3.0
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	03	0	0.0	12.5	+44.6	-3.7