HOUSTON -- — Alperen Sengun had 20 points, 13 rebounds and nine assists to help the Houston Rockets rally for a 111-106 victory over the San Antonio Spurs on Tuesday night.

Reed Sheppard scored 12 of his 21 points in the fourth quarter and Kevin Durant added 18 points to help the Rockets to their third straight victory.

Tipoff was delayed by 22 minutes after a player bent one of the rims during warmups and it had to be replaced.

The Rockets trailed by as many as 16 and were down by 10 before opening the fourth quarter with a big run to close the gap.

The game was tied with about two minutes to play when Sheppard blocked a 3-point attempt by Julian Champagnie. Jabari Smith Jr. put the Rockets on top 106-104 with a fadeaway shot a few seconds later.

Sengun made a basket with about 30 seconds left to extend the lead to 108-104 before Stephon Castle missed a 3-point attempt. Sheppard added two free throws after that to seal the victory.

Champagnie made eight 3-pointers and led the Spurs with 27 points on a night Victor Wembanyama was held to 14 points with 10 rebounds. Champagnie’s performance came after he set the franchise record by sinking 11 3-pointers in a win over the Knicks on Dec. 31.

Houston trailed by five midway through the fourth before Sheppard scored all of the team’s points during an 8-2 run that put the Rockets on top 101-100 with about four minutes to go.

The Spurs led by 10 entering the fourth before Houston scored the first nine points of the quarter, with a 3 from Sheppard, to cut the lead to 92-91 with about 9 ½ minutes to play. Dylan Harper scored San Antonio’s first points of the quarter with about 7 ½ minutes to go.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Victor Wembanyama vs. Alperen Sengun (De'Aaron Fox gains possession)	0	0
11:40	Stephon Castle misses 24-foot three point step back jumpshot	0	0
11:37	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	0	0
11:20	Alperen Sengun out of bounds bad pass turnover	0	0
11:13	Harrison Barnes misses 5-foot two point shot	0	0
11:13	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	0	0
11:03	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot dunk (Alperen Sengun assists)	2	0
10:50	Harrison Barnes makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	2	3
10:33	Victor Wembanyama kicked ball violation	2	3
10:25	Alperen Sengun makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)	4	3
10:09	Victor Wembanyama misses 24-foot three point jumper	4	3
10:07	Stephon Castle offensive rebound	4	3
10:03	Julian Champagnie makes 23-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	4	6
9:44	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 10-foot fade away jump shot	4	6
9:42	Josh Okogie offensive rebound	4	6
9:42	Josh Okogie makes two point shot	6	6
9:42	Victor Wembanyama shooting foul	6	6
9:42	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 1	6	6
9:42	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	6	6
9:26	Victor Wembanyama misses 13-foot fade away jump shot	6	6
9:25	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	6	6
9:14	Alperen Sengun makes 9-foot fade away jump shot	8	6
8:57	Stephon Castle makes 27-foot three point jumper (Victor Wembanyama assists)	8	9
8:43	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 23-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	11	9
8:31	Victor Wembanyama misses driving floating jump shot	11	9
8:28	Victor Wembanyama offensive rebound	11	9
8:28	Kevin Durant shooting foul	11	9
8:28	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 1 of 2	11	10
8:28	Victor Wembanyama makes free throw 2 of 2	11	11
8:14	Amen Thompson misses two point shot	11	11
8:14	Spurs defensive team rebound	11	11
7:59	Amen Thompson blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 6-foot driving layup	11	11
7:57	Alperen Sengun defensive rebound	11	11
7:49	Kevin Durant makes 17-foot fade away jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	13	11
7:38	Harrison Barnes misses 25-foot three point jumper	13	11
7:38	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	13	11
7:33	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Harrison Barnes steals)	13	11
7:19	Stephon Castle makes 15-foot step back jumpshot	13	13
6:57	Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	15	13
6:40	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (De'Aaron Fox assists)	15	16
6:20	Stephon Castle shooting foul	15	16
6:20	Rockets Full timeout	15	16
6:20	Tari Eason enters the game for Amen Thompson	15	16
6:20	Luke Kornet enters the game for Victor Wembanyama	15	16
6:20	Dylan Harper enters the game for De'Aaron Fox	15	16
6:20	Josh Okogie misses free throw 1 of 2	15	16
6:20	Rockets offensive team rebound	15	16
6:20	Josh Okogie misses free throw 2 of 2	15	16
6:20	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	15	16
6:02	Julian Champagnie makes 24-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	15	19
5:47	Alperen Sengun misses 27-foot three point jumper	15	19
5:44	Stephon Castle defensive rebound	15	19
5:35	Stephon Castle lost ball turnover (Tari Eason steals)	15	19
5:29	Kevin Durant makes 26-foot running jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	18	19
5:06	Luke Kornet misses layup	18	19
5:06	Spurs offensive team rebound	18	19
5:06	Keldon Johnson enters the game for Harrison Barnes	18	19
5:04	Tari Eason shooting foul	18	19
5:04	Rockets Full timeout	18	19
5:04	(05:04) [Rockets] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL STANDS) [Rockets] charged with a timeout	18	19
5:04	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 1 of 3	18	20
5:04	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 2 of 3	18	21
5:04	Julian Champagnie makes free throw 3 of 3	18	22
4:48	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 11-foot pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists)	20	22
4:31	Keldon Johnson misses two point shot	20	22
4:31	Luke Kornet offensive rebound	20	22
4:18	Tari Eason blocks Stephon Castle 's 5-foot driving layup	20	22
4:16	Tari Eason defensive rebound	20	22
4:15	Tari Eason bad pass turnover (Keldon Johnson steals)	20	22
4:08	Keldon Johnson makes 2-foot two point shot (Julian Champagnie assists)	20	24
3:48	Alperen Sengun misses 6-foot two point shot	20	22
3:47	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	20	22
3:38	Julian Champagnie makes 25-foot three point jumper (Stephon Castle assists)	20	25
3:19	Alperen Sengun misses 7-foot two point shot	20	25
3:19	Luke Kornet defensive rebound	20	25
3:15	Stephon Castle misses two point shot	20	25
3:13	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	20	25
3:09	Tari Eason makes running layup (Alperen Sengun assists)	22	25
3:08	Spurs Full timeout	22	25
3:08	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Kevin Durant	22	27
3:08	Clint Capela enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	22	27
3:08	Amen Thompson enters the game for Josh Okogie	22	27
3:08	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Alperen Sengun	22	27
3:08	Carter Bryant enters the game for Dylan Harper	22	27
3:08	De'Aaron Fox enters the game for Stephon Castle	22	27
3:01	Julian Champagnie misses 27-foot three point jumper	22	27
2:59	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	22	27
2:54	Amen Thompson makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot	24	27
2:37	De'Aaron Fox makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot	24	29
2:28	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 25-foot three point jumper	24	29
2:26	Julian Champagnie defensive rebound	24	29
2:13	De'Aaron Fox makes 24-foot three point step back jumpshot (Luke Kornet assists)	24	32
1:50	Tari Eason makes 13-foot pullup jump shot (Dorian Finney-Smith assists)	26	32
1:38	De'Aaron Fox makes 24-foot three pointer	26	35
1:26	Tari Eason steps out of bounds turnover	26	35
1:26	Dylan Harper enters the game for Julian Champagnie	26	35
1:17	Reed Sheppard blocks De'Aaron Fox 's 5-foot driving floating jump shot	26	35
1:15	Spurs offensive team rebound	26	35
1:13	Carter Bryant makes layup (De'Aaron Fox assists)	26	37
59.8	Reed Sheppard misses 25-foot three point jumper	26	37
59.8	Keldon Johnson defensive rebound	26	37
49.4	Clint Capela blocks Dylan Harper 's 6-foot driving layup	26	37
48.5	Spurs offensive team rebound	26	37
43.8	Luke Kornet makes 5-foot dunk (De'Aaron Fox assists)	26	39
35.7	Amen Thompson makes 12-foot fade away jump shot (Reed Sheppard assists)	28	39
30.3	Carter Bryant misses 24-foot three point jumper	28	39
28.3	Tari Eason defensive rebound	28	39
5.1	Alperen Sengun enters the game for Clint Capela	28	39
5.1	Kevin Durant enters the game for Dorian Finney-Smith	28	39
0.0	Amen Thompson misses reverse dunk	28	39
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	28	39
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	28	39

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 21, 2026

Coverage

NBC, Peacock, Space City Home Network, FanDuel SN SW

Attendance

18,055

Referees

James Williams, Sean Corbin, Jenna Schroeder

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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