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2025–26 season archive
Monday, February 23, 2026Regular season · 3 games
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Final
SAS114
DET103
Final
SAC123
MEM114
Final
UTA105
HOU125
The lead · SAS @ DET

San Antonio makes it nine straight

San Antonio beat Detroit 114–103 and moved to 41–16. Devin Vassell led San Antonio with 28 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists.

Game flow · SAS margin at each break
Quarter-end scores only (4 points), so swings inside a period don't show.
-20-100+10+20TipEnd Q1HalfEnd Q3Final0-3+2+8+11SAS AHEAD ↑DET AHEAD ↓
By quarter
Q1Q2Q3Q4T
SAS24332631114
DET27282028103
Who led
Devin VassellSAS28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Victor WembanyamaSAS21 PTS · 17 REB · 4 AST
Jalen DurenDET25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Cade CunninghamDET16 PTS · 6 REB · 10 AST
Second story · SAC @ MEM

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.
Fantasy angleRecent form and minutes against each player's season average from games before today.
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.

Our take: Start in most leagues
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.

Our take: Bench until the minutes return
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.

Our take: Add in deep leagues
Top performances

Jabari Smith Jr. leads the day with 31

Jabari Smith Jr.HOU vs UTA · W
15.6 PPG season to date
31 PTS · 9 REB · 0 AST
Lauri MarkkanenUTA @ HOU · L
26.7 PPG season to date
29 PTS · 3 REB · 2 AST
Devin VassellSAS @ DET · W
14.2 PPG season to date
28 PTS · 2 REB · 4 AST
Brice SensabaughUTA @ HOU · L
13.0 PPG season to date
26 PTS · 3 REB · 1 AST
Jalen DurenDET vs SAS · L
18.0 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 14 REB · 1 AST
Russell WestbrookSAC @ MEM · W
15.1 PPG season to date
25 PTS · 2 REB · 7 AST