Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs face the Houston Rockets to open tonight’s doubleheader on NBC and Peacock.
What we know about Tuesday’s games:
Welcome to AWS NBA Rivals Week 2026, featuring 11 nationally-televised games airing on ABC, ESPN, NBC, Peacock, and Prime over five action-packed days.
We tip things off tonight with Spurs-Rockets (8 ET) and Lakers-Rockets (10 ET) on NBC and Peacock.
Joel Embiid, Lauri Markkanen and Kawhi Leonard are out. Draymond Green is questionable. Jamal Murray is probable.
JANUARY 20, 2026 // 7:15 ET
Sixers up early
17-15 Philadelphia with just over three minutes to go in the first quarter.
Andre Drummond entered tonight 25 rebounds behind Pau Gasol (11,305) for 30th on the all-time rebounding list. The Big Penguin, in his 14th season, keeps climbing the charts.
Drummm! 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/go0cx6UbzQ
— Philadelphia 76ers (@sixers) January 21, 2026
JANUARY 20, 2026 // 6:00 ET
Bald Wemby is a powerful force
Victor Wembanyama’s highlights over the last three games.
Like One Punch Man or Avatar Aang, Victor Wembanyama has leveled up after shaving his head.
Since he and Keldon Johnson got a fresh cut three games ago, Wemby’s averaging 31.3 ppg, 9.7 reb, 2.0 blk and making 5.3 3-pointers per game.
“More bald players,” said Wembanyama, who also went with the bald fade this summer as he studied with Shaolin monks. “I think it’s a show of dedication, at least from my point of view.”
The 1998 Pacers would agree with you, Victor, as would the legendary Michael Jordan.
JANUARY 20, 2026 // 5:30 ET
Welcome to Rivals Week!
It’s a seven-game night in the NBA, including the start of 2026 AWS NBA Rivals Week, featuring the San Antonio Spurs taking on the Houston Rockets (8 ET) and the Los Angeles Lakers renewing acquaintances with the Denver Nuggets (10 ET) on NBC and Peacock.
The Spurs and Rockets have played 220 regular season games in NBA history as they battle for supremacy in the Southwest Division — San Antonio’s won 120 to 100 for Houston. Since the start of the 2020-21 season, they’ve split 20 games, with each team winning 10.
The Lakers and Nuggets have been vying for control at the top of the Western Conference since 2020, when Los Angeles eliminated Denver on the way to the 2020 NBA championship. Denver’s had the upper hand recently, going 8-1 in the playoffs against the Lakers since starting its march to the title in 2023.
Here’s tonight’s complete schedule: