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Monday, February 23, 2026Regular season · 3 games
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3 games, none went to overtime. Biggest comeback: SAS trailed DET by 3 after the first quarter and won 114–103.

Final · Box score
Spurs114
Pistons103
Q1 SAS -3; Q2 SAS +2; Q3 SAS +8; Q4 SAS +11
Final · Box score
Kings123
Grizzlies114
Q1 SAC +8; Q2 SAC +2; Q3 SAC +3; Q4 SAC +9
Final · Box score
Jazz105
Rockets125
Q1 HOU +16; Q2 HOU +21; Q3 HOU +25; Q4 HOU +20
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The lead · Spurs-Pistons

San Antonio makes it nine straight

Victor Wembanyama goes for 21 points

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+8+11SAS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24332631114
Pistons27282028103
Who led
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 5, 12, 17, 9, 8, 12, 8, 28SAS28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaPoints, last 10 games: 16, 25, 22, 29, 16, 40, 26, 17, 28, 21SAS21 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 23, 21, 21, 19, 4, 15, 26, 25DET25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamPoints, last 10 games: 29, 18, 29, 30, 11, 33, 28, 42, 18, 16DET16 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · Kings-Grizzlies

Sacramento leads Memphis wire to wire

Sacramento was ahead at every break and won 123–114. Best quarter: the first, 33–25. Russell Westbrook led Sacramento with 25 points, 2 rebounds and 7 assists.

The whole night · final margins
SAC over MEM9SAS over DET11HOU over UTA20Final margin, points. Pink = SAC over MEM.
Lead changes
Spurs-Pistons10
Kings-Grizzlies6
Jazz-Rockets4
The night in charts
Kings-Grizzlies combined for 237, 7 more than any other game
Points by game
Kings-GrizzliesKings 123, Grizzlies 114
237
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 125
230
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 114, Pistons 103
217
SAC won the closest game by 9
Closest finishes
Kings-GrizzliesKings 123, Grizzlies 114
+9 SAC
Spurs-PistonsSpurs 114, Pistons 103
+11 SAS
Jazz-RocketsJazz 105, Rockets 125
+20 HOU
Duren shot 10-of-13 for the night's hottest hand
Hottest shooting · min 10 FGA
DurenDET · 25 PTS, 14 REB, 2 STL, 1 AST
77% (10-13)
VassellSAS · 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB, 1 BLK
71% (10-14)
Jabari Smith Jr.HOU · 31 PTS, 9 REB, 3 STL, 3 BLK
71% (12-17)
AchiuwaSAC · 22 PTS, 12 REB, 1 STL, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
SensabaughUTA · 26 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 BLK
67% (10-15)
Final · Kings-Grizzlies
Kings 123Grizzlies 114
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Kings33302931123
Grizzlies25362825114
The story
Sacramento beat Memphis 123-114 behind 25 points from Russell Westbrook

Javon Small paced Memphis: 21 PTS, 9 AST, 6 REB 25 PTS, 7 AST, 2 REB · 8-17 FG, 3-7 3PT

The swing

A 33-25 first quarter did the most damage for the Kings.

SAC lead by quarter
200 +8+2+3+9 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle

Nique Clifford topped the game at 43.2 FPTS: 12 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST

Final · Spurs-Pistons
Spurs 114Pistons 103
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Spurs24332631114
Pistons27282028103
The story
Devin Vassell had 28 points as San Antonio beat Detroit 114-103

Jalen Duren led Detroit with 25 PTS, 14 REB 28 PTS, 4 AST, 2 REB · 10-14 FG, 7-11 3PT

The swing

The Spurs won the third 26-20, their biggest quarter edge.

SAS lead by quarter
200 −3+2+8+11 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Final · Jazz-Rockets
Jazz 105Rockets 125
TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4T
Jazz22252830105
Rockets38303225125
The story
Kevin Durant's 18 points and 12 assists carried Houston past Utah, 125-105

For Utah, Lauri Markkanen had 29 PTS, 3 REB, 2 AST 18 PTS, 12 AST, 5 REB · 7-13 FG, 4-6 3PT

The swing

The first quarter, 38-22, was where the Rockets built it.

HOU lead by quarter
300 +16+21+25+20 Q1Q2Q3Q4
Fantasy angle
Heating up
+10.4points, last 5 vs season avg
Points per game
7.2Season avg17.6Last 5

17.6 points a game over his last five games, against 7.2 in 30 earlier games. Today: 17 points in 25 minutes.

Losing minutes
−9.8minutes, last 3 vs season avg
Minutes per game
22.5Season avg12.7Last 3

12.7 minutes a game over his last three games, against 22.5 in 46 earlier games. Today: 2 points in 9 minutes.

Stepped-up role
+14.0minutes, today vs season avg
Minutes per game
12.0Season avg26Today

26 minutes today, against 12.0 a game in 48 earlier games. Line: 10 points, 9 rebounds, 1 assists.

Top performances

Jabari Smith Jr. leads the day with 31

Jabari Smith Jr.Points, last 10 games: 19, 19, 13, 17, 22, 13, 16, 15, 21, 31Rockets-Jazz · W
15.6 PPG season to date · +15.7 vs his regular-season average before tonight
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lauri MarkkanenPoints, last 10 games: 28, 19, 18, 27, 27, 18, 27, 17, 19, 29Jazz-Rockets · L
26.7 PPG season to date · +2.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Devin VassellPoints, last 10 games: 13, 16, 5, 12, 17, 9, 8, 12, 8, 28Spurs-Pistons · W
14.2 PPG season to date · +14.1 vs his regular-season average before tonight
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Brice SensabaughPoints, last 10 games: 18, 4, 20, 18, 4, 14, 19, 28, 9, 26Jazz-Rockets · L
13.0 PPG season to date · +13.3 vs his regular-season average before tonight
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jalen DurenPoints, last 10 games: 18, 14, 23, 21, 21, 19, 4, 15, 26, 25Pistons-Spurs · L
18.0 PPG season to date · +7.2 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookPoints, last 10 games: 11, 13, 14, 13, 6, 21, 17, 5, 7, 25Kings-Grizzlies · W
15.1 PPG season to date · +10.0 vs his regular-season average before tonight
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST
Hot and cold

Last 10 games against the season so far

Hot
Joel EmbiidPHI+6.5 33.1 last 10 · 26.6 season
Isaiah CollierUTA+6.4 17.2 last 10 · 10.8 season
Nique CliffordSAC+5.5 12.2 last 10 · 6.7 season
Jarrett AllenCLE+5.5 20.3 last 10 · 14.8 season
Jarace WalkerIND+5.5 16.3 last 10 · 10.8 season
Cold
Deni AvdijaPOR−6.9 17.5 last 10 · 24.4 season
Austin ReavesLAL−6.4 18.8 last 10 · 25.2 season
James HardenCLE−5.6 19.0 last 10 · 24.6 season
Josh GiddeyCHI−5.3 12.8 last 10 · 18.1 season
Stephen CurryGSW−4.4 22.8 last 10 · 27.2 season