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Philadelphia 76ers at San Antonio Spurs

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23-47, 11-25 Away
Final
120 - 128

30-39, 19-17 Home

Sochan, Johnson fuel Spurs rally past injury-depleted 76ers, 128-120

Philadelphia 76ers vs. San Antonio Spurs: Game Highlights

Stephon Castle added 17 points and a season-high 14 assists for San Antonio, which won consecutive games for the first time since Jan. 3.

Quentin Grimes had 25 points and 10 rebounds as Philadelphia dropped its third straight. Justin Edwards added 25 points and Guerschon Yabusele had 23 points and nine rebounds.

San Antonio tied the game at 100 two minutes into the fourth quarter after being outscored 43-27 in the third.

Philadelphia continues to spiral without Joel Embiid, Tyrese Maxey, Paul George, Jared McCain and Kelly Oubre Jr., losing for the 18th time in its last 21 games.

Maxey missed his 10th straight game with sprains to his lower back and finger, but is nearing a return.

Takeaways 76ers: Former San Antonio guard Lonnie Walker IV had three points in 11 minutes.

Spurs: Sandro Mamukelashvili had two points two days after scoring a career-high 34 points in San Antonio’s 120-105 victory over New York. Mamukelashvili was 7 for 7 on 3-pointers against the Knicks on Wednesday but was 0 for 3 on 3s against the 76ers.

Key moment Sochan's alley-oop dunk off a pass from Johnson gave the Spurs a 119-117 lead with 3:14 remaining. It was San Antonio's first lead since blowing a 16-point lead in the third quarter.

Key stat San Antonio won consecutive games for the first time since beating the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 31 and Denver on Jan. 3. It was also the first time the Spurs have won consecutive home games since mid-December.

Up next 76ers: At Atlanta on Sunday night.

Spurs: At Toronto on Sunday night to open a three-game road trip.

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Recent Plays

4th 0.0 End of Game 120 - 128
4th 0.0 End of the 4th Quarter 120 - 128
4th 13.1 Quentin Grimes out of bounds lost ball turnover 120 - 128
4th 19.1 Stephon Castle makes driving layup (Harrison Barnes assists) 120 - 128
4th 22.1 Spurs Full timeout 120 - 126

Statistics

https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/phi.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originPHI https://a.espncdn.com/combiner/i?img=/i/teamlogos/nba/500/sa.png&h=100&scale=crop&w=100&location=originSA
46-81 FG 47-89
57 Field Goal % 53
14-37 3PT 19-39
38 Three Point % 49
14-20 FT 15-18
70 Free Throw % 83
32 Rebounds 34
5 Offensive Rebounds 9
27 Defensive Rebounds 25
30 Assists 36
10 Steals 11
4 Blocks 5
16 Turnovers 14
4 Team Turnovers 1
20 Total Turnovers 15
0 Technical Fouls 0
0 Total Technical Fouls 0
0 Flagrant Fouls 0
18 Points Conceded Off Turnovers 23
28 Fast Break Points 12
58 Points in Paint 56
15 Fouls 14
9 Largest Lead 16
San Antonio Spurs San Antonio Spurs Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Philadelphia 76ers Philadelphia 76ers Injuries
NAME, POS STATUS DATE
Quentin Grimes, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
VJ Edgecombe, G Day-To-Day Dec 23
Dominick Barlow, F Day-To-Day Dec 23
Kelly Oubre Jr., G Out Dec 22
Trendon Watford, F Out Dec 22

Game Information

Frost Bank Center

Location: San Antonio, TX
Attendance: 17,803 · Capacity:

2025-26 Atlantic Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
New York 20 9 .690 - L1
Boston 18 11 .621 2 W3
Toronto 18 13 .581 3 W1
Philadelphia 16 12 .571 3.5 L1
Brooklyn 9 19 .321 10.5 W2

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM W L PCT GB STRK
San Antonio 22 7 .759 - W7
Houston 17 10 .630 4 L2
Memphis 14 16 .467 8.5 W1
Dallas 12 19 .387 11 W1
New Orleans 8 23 .258 15 L1
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