San Antonio Spurs at Houston Rockets
· National Basketball AssociationWembanyama scores 28 points to lead Spurs past Rockets, 111-99
The Spurs trailed by 16 and didn’t have a lead until late in the third quarter. Wembanyama scored nine points, with five free throws, to power an 11-0 run to open the fourth quarter that put the Spurs on top 95-86 with less than eight minutes to go.
A pair of free throws by Alperen Sengun got the Rockets within five before San Antonio used a 10-4 run, with six points from Dylan Harper, to make it 107-96 with about 2 1/2 minutes to play.
Wembanyama’s big game comes after he was 5 of 21 for 14 points in a loss to Houston last week.
The victory gives the Spurs a 2-1 lead in the season series with the final game set for March 8 in San Antonio.
Amen Thompson had 25 points and Kevin Durant added 24 for the Rockets. Sengun had 18 points with 10 rebounds and seven assists.
The Spurs shot 53.7% to help them surge late on a night the Rockets shot just 39.4%. Thompson made just 11 of 23 shots and Sengun was 7 of 20.
The Rockets were up by 11 with about eight minutes left in the third quarter before the Spurs used a 16-4 run to make it 79-78 with about two minutes remaining in the quarter to take their first lead of the game. Keldon Johnson made nine points in that stretch and Harper added four points.
The game was tied after a layup by Stephon Castle late in the third before a dunk by Thompson left the Rockets up 86-84 entering the fourth.
Rockets: At Atlanta on Thursday night.
Regular Season Series
SA leads series 2-1
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 111 - 99 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 111 - 99 |
| 4th 10.0 |  |
Clint Capela makes alley oop dunk (Aaron Holiday assists) | 111 - 99 |
| 4th 20.9 | |
Dorian Finney-Smith defensive rebound | 111 - 97 |
| 4th 21.3 |  |
Jordan McLaughlin misses 15-foot pullup jump shot | 111 - 97 |
Statistics
 SA |
 HOU |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-82 | FG | 39-99 |
| 54 | Field Goal % | 39 |
| 6-26 | 3PT | 8-23 |
| 23 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 17-24 | FT | 13-18 |
| 71 | Free Throw % | 72 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 46 |
| 8 | Offensive Rebounds | 17 |
| 38 | Defensive Rebounds | 29 |
| 28 | Assists | 23 |
| 5 | Steals | 12 |
| 8 | Blocks | 8 |
| 15 | Turnovers | 11 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 3 |
| 15 | Total Turnovers | 14 |
| 1 | Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 1 | Total Technical Fouls | 1 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 12 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 20 |
| 21 | Fast Break Points | 5 |
| 72 | Points in Paint | 48 |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 15 | Largest Lead | 16 |
| 3 | Lead Changes | 3 |
| 25 | Percent Led | 71 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr., F | Out | Feb 27 |
| Jae'Sean Tate, F | Out | Feb 23 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Jan 28 |
| Fred VanVleet, G | Out | Sep 22 |
San Antonio Spurs Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Harrison Ingram, F | Day-To-Day | Feb 27 |
| David Jones Garcia, F | Out | Feb 4 |
Game Information
Location: Houston, TX
Attendance: 18,055 · Capacity:
2025-26 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
43 | 16 | .729 | - | W11 |
 Houston |
37 | 21 | .638 | 5.5 | W3 |
 Memphis |
22 | 36 | .379 | 20.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
21 | 38 | .356 | 22 | L2 |
 New Orleans |
18 | 42 | .300 | 25.5 | W3 |
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