CourtLens
HOU114
Final
110SAS
Friday, October 23, 2026
Clutch Finish
Houston Rockets
Away · Rockets · Won
HOU
Houston Rockets
114
Finalmargin4
110
San Antonio Spurs
Home · Spurs
SAS
San Antonio Spurs
Biggest Lead
HOU +11
Q2 · 10:04
Biggest Run
HOU 8-0
 
Lead Changes
14
9 ties
Half
HOU 61 · SAS 59
HOU led at the break

Game Story

Auto-generated talking points from the box and play-by-play.

Insight 01
HOU won by 4.
Insight 02
HOU built the biggest lead at +11.
Insight 03
HOU had the biggest unanswered run (8-0).
Scouting report
Findings from the tape
Observations from this game's PBP graph traversal. Vs-season baselines tell you what the opponent forced or what the data shows shifted from the norm.

Strongest signals

Highest-signal findings across every category — sorted by how strongly the data deviates from baseline.

  • 01
    highScoring chainsOn HOU

    Wembanyama got 12 of his 20 pts via cuts (6 makes, 60%).

    2 from catch-and-shoot (6 pts) · 1 from post-ups (2 pts)

  • 02
    medTurnover outcomesOn HOU

    HOU scored 15 pts off SAS's 15 turnovers (1.00 PPP allowed).

    7 of 15 TOVs (47%) led to a make.

  • 03
    medScoring chainsOn HOU

    Harper got 8 of his 17 pts via drives (4 makes, 47% up 10 pp from season avg 38%).

    2 from pull-up jumpers (5 pts) · 2 from cuts (4 pts)

  • 04
    medScoring chainsOn SAS

    Sengun got 10 of his 22 pts via drives (5 makes, 45% up 17 pp from season avg 28%).

    2 from catch-and-shoot (5 pts) · 2 from cuts (4 pts)

  • 05
    lowTurnover outcomesOn SAS

    SAS scored 13 pts off HOU's 15 turnovers (0.87 PPP allowed).

    6 of 15 TOVs (40%) led to a make.

Quarter Flow

Per-quarter scoring and the running total.

HOUSAS
Q1
HOU +9
HOU36
SAS27
Running36–27
Q2
SAS +7
HOU25
SAS32
Running61–59
Q3
HOU +2
HOU24
SAS22
Running85–81
Q4
Tied
HOU29
SAS29
Running114–110

Box by Period

FG · 3P · FT · REB · AST · TOV · paint points, per period. Bold marks the period edge.

StatTeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
FGHOU12/21 57%9/19 47%9/20 45%8/18 44%38/78 49%
SAS9/20 45%13/24 54%7/24 29%11/19 58%40/87 46%
3PHOU3/7 43%2/5 40%2/7 29%3/6 50%10/25 40%
SAS4/11 36%4/9 44%2/9 22%2/8 25%12/37 32%
FTHOU5/5 100%9/10 90%4/5 80%10/11 91%28/31 90%
SAS5/8 63%2/3 67%6/8 75%5/6 83%18/25 72%
REBHOU121211944
SAS9914840
ASTHOU1046424
SAS673521
TOVHOU336315
SAS525315
Paint PTSHOU1412101046
SAS101481648

Game Flow

Margin over time — SAS ahead above the line, HOU below. Shaded bands are unanswered runs of 8+; ticks on the line mark lead changes (14) and ties (9).

SAS aheadHOU ahead
8-0Q1Q2Q3Q4SAS takes the lead 10–11 · Q1 7:03HOU takes the lead 12–11 · Q1 6:53SAS takes the lead 12–13 · Q1 6:44HOU takes the lead 15–13 · Q1 6:06SAS takes the lead 15–16 · Q1 5:41HOU takes the lead 17–16 · Q1 5:14Tied 17–17 · Q1 4:54Tied 19–19 · Q1 4:24Tied 21–21 · Q1 3:52Tied 56–56 · Q2 0:54Tied 58–58 · Q2 0:23SAS takes the lead 58–59 · Q2 0:23HOU takes the lead 61–59 · Q3 12:00SAS takes the lead 61–62 · Q3 10:46Tied 62–62 · Q3 10:43HOU takes the lead 63–62 · Q3 10:43Tied 96–96 · Q4 6:08SAS takes the lead 96–97 · Q4 6:08HOU takes the lead 98–97 · Q4 5:51Tied 99–99 · Q4 5:40Tied 101–101 · Q4 4:58SAS takes the lead 103–104 · Q4 4:19HOU takes the lead 105–104 · Q4 3:49SAS +1HOU +11+11−11

Rotations

Who was on the floor when. Hover over a stint for its minutes and the team's +/- while it lasted.

Play-by-Play

Every event, one period at a time. ▶ opens the NBA clip where one exists.

Player Box Score

Click a player for shots, quarter splits, and play-by-play.

PlayerMINPTS ↓REBASTSTLBLKTOVFG3P+/-
Alperen Sengun
HOU · Starter
36:07297701310/202/4+6
Amen Thompson
HOU · Starter
36:15201042229/151/2-12
Kevin Durant
HOU · Starter
36:5120750035/102/2+6
Fred VanVleet
HOU · Starter
31:3114353004/103/8+5
Tari Eason
HOU
26:3312603014/80/2-7
Jabari Smith Jr.
HOU · Starter
34:007512222/51/2+12
Marcus Smart
HOU
21:245311031/60/4+6
Steven Adams
HOU
8:264210002/20/0+3
Bogdan Bogdanović
HOU
8:533100011/21/1+1
Quadir Copeland
HOU
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Bruce Thornton
HOU
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Clint Capela
HOU
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Julian Phillips
HOU
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Isaiah Crawford
HOU
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Reed Sheppard
HOU
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Jae'Sean Tate
HOU
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Oscar Tshiebwe
HOU
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Four Factors

Shooting, getting to the line, offensive rebounding, protecting the ball.

eFG · FTAr · OREB · TOV
eFG% · Effective field goal percentage
55.1%
52.9%
FTA Rate · Free throws per shot attempt
39.7%
28.7%
OREB% · Offensive rebound rate
20.5%
20.0%
TOV% · Possessions ending in turnover
14.1%
13.3%

Efficiency

ORTGHOU edge
HOU
116.0
SAS
110.0
Offensive rating · pts per 100 poss
DRTGHOU edge
HOU
110.2
SAS
115.8
Defensive rating · pts allowed per 100
TS%HOU edge
HOU
62.2%
SAS
56.1%
True shooting — 3PT and FT included
Pace—
HOU
99.0
SAS
99.3
Possessions per 48 min

Where the points came from

Scoring channels — paint, transition, off mistakes, second chances.

ChannelHOUSASEdge
In the paint4648SAS +2
Fast break1618SAS +2
Off turnovers1514HOU +1
2nd chance1010—

Player tracking

Movement and shot-creation breakdown.

MetricHOUSAS
Passes295302
Touches380380
Distance (mi)16.617.5
Pull-up FG16/42 (38%)21/47 (45%)
Catch & Shoot FG19/32 (59%)19/39 (49%)

Shot Chart

Both teams · shot-by-shot

Kevin Durant — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS madeSASTari Eason — HOU missHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUKeldon Johnson — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUTari Eason — HOU missHOUAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUSteven Adams — HOU madeHOUAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUMarcus Smart — HOU missHOUFred VanVleet — HOU madeHOUAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUDevin Vassell — SAS missSASLuke Kornet — SAS madeSASKeldon Johnson — SAS missSASAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUDevin Vassell — SAS missSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS missSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS madeSASDevin Vassell — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASKevin Durant — HOU missHOUTari Eason — HOU missHOUMarcus Smart — HOU missHOUKevin Durant — HOU madeHOULuke Kornet — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASTari Eason — HOU madeHOUAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASJulian Champagnie — SAS missSASTari Eason — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS madeSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUKevin Durant — HOU madeHOUJulian Champagnie — SAS missSASSteven Adams — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASStephon Castle — SAS madeSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASStephon Castle — SAS madeSASTari Eason — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASJulian Champagnie — SAS missSASKeldon Johnson — SAS madeSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASKevin Durant — HOU madeHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASKevin Durant — HOU madeHOUStephon Castle — SAS madeSASDylan Harper — SAS madeSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASJabari Smith Jr. — HOU missHOUKeldon Johnson — SAS madeSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUKeldon Johnson — SAS madeSASDevin Vassell — SAS missSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS missSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUStephon Castle — SAS missSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASStephon Castle — SAS missSASFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUKeldon Johnson — SAS madeSASDylan Harper — SAS madeSASDevin Vassell — SAS missSASFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASFred VanVleet — HOU madeHOUMarcus Smart — HOU missHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASDevin Vassell — SAS madeSASBogdan Bogdanović — HOU madeHOUJabari Smith Jr. — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUHarrison Barnes — SAS missSASFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUKevin Durant — HOU madeHOUDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASKevin Durant — HOU missHOUKevin Durant — HOU missHOUStephon Castle — SAS madeSASDevin Vassell — SAS madeSASDylan Harper — SAS madeSASJabari Smith Jr. — HOU madeHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUMarcus Smart — HOU missHOUFred VanVleet — HOU madeHOUStephon Castle — SAS missSASLuke Kornet — SAS madeSASJulian Champagnie — SAS madeSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASStephon Castle — SAS madeSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUTari Eason — HOU madeHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASAmen Thompson — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSASBogdan Bogdanović — HOU missHOUKevin Durant — HOU missHOUFred VanVleet — HOU madeHOUStephon Castle — SAS madeSASAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUKeldon Johnson — SAS missSASMarcus Smart — HOU missHOUAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASAlperen Sengun — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS madeSASFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUAmen Thompson — HOU madeHOUAlperen Sengun — HOU madeHOUHarrison Barnes — SAS missSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS missSASJulian Champagnie — SAS madeSASVictor Wembanyama — SAS madeSASJabari Smith Jr. — HOU missHOUDylan Harper — SAS missSASDevin Vassell — SAS missSASTari Eason — HOU madeHOUStephon Castle — SAS missSASJabari Smith Jr. — HOU madeHOUMarcus Smart — HOU madeHOUDe'Aaron Fox — SAS madeSASDe'Aaron Fox — SAS missSASFred VanVleet — HOU missHOUVictor Wembanyama — SAS missSAS
Houston Rockets38/78 · 48.7%
San Antonio Spurs40/87 · 46.0%
mademissedteam · result
SAS 40/87 (46.0%) · HOU 38/78 (48.7%) — HOU ahead on volume and accuracy.
Possession DNA
Possession DNA
Clutch

Last 5:00 of Q4, score within 5

Every clutch possession, and who did what while it was tight.

HOU won clutch · 13–11
HOU
13
clutch pts
SAS
11
clutch pts
101–99 → 114–110
Clutch events
Q4
4:58
PTS101 - 101
Harper 12' Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS)
Q4
4:58
FOUL
Eason L.B.FOUL (P3.T4) (B.Adair)
Q4
4:58
MISS
MISS Kornet Free Throw 1 of 1
Q4
4:36
FOUL
Kornet S.FOUL (P3.PN) (B.Adair)
Q4
4:36
PTS102 - 101
Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (22 PTS)
Q4
4:36
PTS103 - 101
Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (23 PTS)
Q4
4:19
PTS103 - 104
Harper 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4
3:49
PTS105 - 104
Sengun 1' Driving Reverse Layup (25 PTS)
Q4
3:38
TOV
Castle Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T15)
Q4
3:14
FOUL
Wembanyama S.FOUL (P4.PN) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
Q4
3:14
MISS
MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
Q4
3:14
PTS106 - 104
Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (26 PTS)
Q4
2:59
MISS
MISS Castle 24' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4
2:42
PTS108 - 104
Sengun 3' Reverse Layup (29 PTS) (Thompson 4 AST)
Q4
2:42
FOUL
Castle S.FOUL (P5.PN) (B.Adair)
Q4
2:42
PLAY
SPURS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
Q4
2:42
PTS109 - 104
Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)
Q4
2:27
FOUL
Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P4.PN) (K.Cutler)
Q4
2:27
PTS109 - 105
Fox Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
Q4
2:27
PTS109 - 106
Fox Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
Q4
2:09
TOV
Thompson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T15)
Q4
1:49
PTS109 - 108
Wembanyama 1' Alley Oop Dunk (25 PTS) (Fox 8 AST)
Q4
1:34
PTS112 - 108
Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Sengun 7 AST)
Q4
1:22
MISS
MISS Vassell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4
0:51
MISS
MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
Q4
0:46
PTS112 - 110
Harper 1' Running Dunk (20 PTS) (Fox 9 AST)
Q4
0:24
MISS
MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
Q4
0:07
MISS
MISS Thompson 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
Q4
0:05
PLAY
SPURS Timeout: Regular (Full 7 Short 0)
Q4
0:02
MISS
MISS Wembanyama 1' Layup; Thompson BLOCK (2 BLK)
Q4
0:00
FOUL
Harper P.FOUL (P2.PN) (A.Moyer-Gleich)
Q4
0:00
PTS113 - 110
VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
Q4
0:00
PTS114 - 110
VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
Clutch box · from play-by-play
HOUMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
0:0082/24/500
0:0031/20/00+2
0:0020/12/20+2
0:0000/10/01+2
SASMINPTSFGFTTOV+/-
0:0073/30/00-2
0:0020/02/20-3
0:0021/20/00-4
0:0000/00/100
0:0000/10/00-2
0:0000/10/01-2

How it ended

Shots, free throws and turnovers in the final 3:00 of Q4.

HOU 106–104 SAS → 114–110
  1. 2:59
    MISSSAS106–104 · HOU +2
    MISS Castle 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  2. 2:42
    PTSHOU108–104 · HOU +4
    Sengun 3' Reverse Layup (29 PTS) (Thompson 4 AST)
  3. 2:42
    PTSHOU109–104 · HOU +5
    Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (29 PTS)
  4. 2:27
    PTSSAS109–105 · HOU +4
    Fox Free Throw 1 of 2 (18 PTS)
  5. 2:27
    PTSSAS109–106 · HOU +3
    Fox Free Throw 2 of 2 (19 PTS)
  6. 2:09
    TOVHOU109–106 · HOU +3
    Thompson Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T15)
  7. 1:49
    PTSSAS109–108 · HOU +1
    Wembanyama 1' Alley Oop Dunk (25 PTS) (Fox 8 AST)
  8. 1:34
    PTSHOU112–108 · HOU +4
    Durant 26' 3PT Jump Shot (20 PTS) (Sengun 7 AST)
  9. 1:22
    MISSSAS112–108 · HOU +4
    MISS Vassell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  10. 0:51
    MISSHOU112–108 · HOU +4
    MISS Durant 17' Pullup Jump Shot
  11. 0:46
    PTSSAS112–110 · HOU +2
    Harper 1' Running Dunk (20 PTS) (Fox 9 AST)
  12. 0:24
    MISSHOU112–110 · HOU +2
    MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  13. 0:07
    MISSHOU112–110 · HOU +2
    MISS Thompson 15' Turnaround Jump Shot
  14. 0:02
    MISSSAS112–110 · HOU +2
    MISS Wembanyama 1' Layup; Thompson BLOCK (2 BLK)
  15. 0:00
    PTSHOU113–110 · HOU +3
    VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
  16. 0:00
    PTSHOU114–110 · HOU +4
    VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)