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Out · expected back around Nov 9
The veteran big man is managing a sprained right ankle, which is costing him a third consecutive contest. His next chance to return arrives Monday, when the Rockets host the Nuggets.
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PHX· Sat Nov 7Game preview →2026-27 season
- GP
- 6
- MIN
- 14.2
- PTS
- 3.2
- REB
- 5.2
- AST
- 1.7
- STL
- 0.8
- BLK
- 0.7
- 3PM
- 0.0
- FG%
- 64.3
Game log
| Date | Opp | Result | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | 3PM | FG | STL | BLK | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 31 | vs OKC | W 119-98 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Oct 30 | @DAL | L 111-116 | 30 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 2-6 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 28 | @MIL | W 132-100 | 22 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 5-6 | 3 | 2 | +23 |
| Oct 26 | vs ATL | W 120-110 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Oct 24 | @ATL | W 121-114 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Oct 21 | vs DAL | W 128-110 | 8 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| 2025-26 season | |||||||||||
| May 1 | vs LAL | L 78-98 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +7 |
| Apr 24 | vs LAL | L 108-112 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -11 |
| Apr 21 | @LAL | L 94-101 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | -9 |
| Apr 18 | @LAL | L 98-107 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Apr 12 | vs MEM | W 132-101 | 23 | 23 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 9-11 | 1 | 3 | +24 |
| Apr 10 | vs MIN | L 132-136 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Apr 9 | vs PHI | W 113-102 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0-2 | 2 | 0 | +11 |
| Apr 7 | @PHX | W 119-105 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | -2 |
| Apr 5 | @GS | W 117-116 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Apr 3 | vs UTAH | W 140-106 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 2 | +15 |
| Apr 1 | vs MIL | W 119-113 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Mar 31 | vs NY | W 111-94 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +11 |
| Mar 29 | @NO | W 134-102 | 16 | 6 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 2 | +6 |
| Mar 27 | @MEM | W 119-109 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | +9 |
| Mar 25 | @MIN | L 108-110 OT | 10 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Mar 23 | @CHI | L 124-132 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -8 |
| Mar 20 | vs ATL | W 117-95 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | +8 |
| Mar 18 | vs LAL | L 116-124 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Mar 16 | vs LAL | L 92-100 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Mar 13 | vs NO | W 107-105 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 1 | 4 | -5 |
| Mar 11 | @DEN | L 93-129 | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 1 | -19 |
| Mar 10 | vs TOR | W 113-99 | 13 | 4 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Mar 8 | @SA | L 120-145 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 2 | +10 |
| Mar 6 | vs POR | W 106-99 | 22 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | +2 |
| Mar 5 | vs GS | L 113-115 OT | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 |
| Mar 2 | @WSH | W 123-118 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +6 |
| Feb 28 | @MIA | L 105-115 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Feb 26 | @ORL | W 113-108 | 17 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
| Feb 25 | vs SAC | W 128-97 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | +19 |
| Feb 23 | vs UTAH | W 125-105 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Feb 21 | @NY | L 106-108 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | +12 |
| Feb 19 | @CHA | W 105-101 | 9 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Feb 11 | vs LAC | L 102-105 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 4 | +5 |
| Feb 10 | vs LAC | W 102-95 | 13 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | -5 |
| Feb 7 | @OKC | W 112-106 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | -12 |
| Feb 5 | vs CHA | L 99-109 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 2 | 0 | +5 |
| Feb 4 | vs BOS | L 93-114 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | +4 |
| Feb 2 | @IND | W 118-114 | 11 | 4 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1-5 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Jan 31 | vs DAL | W 111-107 | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| Jan 29 | @ATL | W 104-86 | 18 | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | +17 |
| Jan 28 | vs SA | L 99-111 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | +3 |
| Jan 26 | vs MEM | W 108-99 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Jan 23 | @DET | W 111-104 | 16 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 3 | +6 |
| Jan 22 | @PHI | L 122-128 OT | 15 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 1 | +12 |
| Jan 20 | vs SA | W 111-106 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | +6 |
| Jan 16 | vs MIN | W 110-105 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | +8 |
| Jan 13 | vs CHI | W 119-113 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | -7 |
| Jan 9 | @POR | L 105-111 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 1 | +11 |
| Jan 7 | @POR | L 102-103 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Jan 5 | vs PHX | W 100-97 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Jan 3 | @DAL | L 104-110 | 27 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 5 | 2 | -1 |
| Dec 29 | vs IND | W 126-119 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Dec 27 | vs CLE | W 117-100 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 1 | 2 | +3 |
| Dec 25 | @LAL | W 119-96 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dec 23 | @LAC | L 108-128 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | +2 |
| Dec 21 | @SAC | L 124-125 OT | 12 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | -1 |
| Dec 18 | @NO | L 128-133 OT | 7 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Dec 15 | @DEN | L 125-128 OT | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
| Dec 11 | vs LAC | W 115-113 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +1 |
| Dec 6 | @DAL | L 109-122 | 30 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | -6 |
| Dec 5 | vs PHX | W 117-98 | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 4 | +1 |
| Dec 3 | vs SAC | W 121-95 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 0 | +13 |
| Dec 1 | @UTAH | L 125-133 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Nov 30 | @UTAH | W 129-101 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1 | 2 | -1 |
| Nov 26 | @GS | W 104-100 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 3-8 | 1 | 1 | +16 |
| Nov 24 | @PHX | W 114-92 | 13 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Nov 21 | vs DEN | L 109-112 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Nov 19 | @CLE | W 114-104 | 14 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Nov 14 | vs POR | W 140-116 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | -16 |
| Nov 12 | vs WSH | W 135-112 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +3 |
| Nov 9 | @MIL | W 122-115 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1 | 0 | -7 |
| Nov 7 | @SA | L 110-121 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | +8 |
| Nov 5 | @MEM | W 124-109 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | -2 |
| Nov 3 | vs DAL | W 110-102 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Nov 1 | @BOS | W 128-101 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 1 | 1 | +8 |
| Oct 29 | @TOR | W 139-121 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Oct 27 | vs BKN | W 137-109 | 14 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Oct 24 | vs DET | L 111-115 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +8 |
| Oct 21 | @OKC | L 124-125 OT | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | +5 |
| 2024-25 season | |||||||||||
| Mar 10 | vs PHI | W 132-123 | 18 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 1 | 2 | +9 |
| Mar 9 | vs IND | W 120-118 | 16 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 1 | 0 | -2 |
| Mar 7 | vs IND | W 124-118 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 0 | 0 | -5 |
| Mar 5 | vs MIL | L 121-127 | 21 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2 | 2 | +3 |
| Mar 4 | @MEM | W 132-130 | 16 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4-7 | 1 | 1 | -9 |
| Mar 1 | vs OKC | L 119-135 | 11 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | -13 |
| Feb 27 | @MIA | L 109-131 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | 0 | -19 |
| Feb 25 | vs MIA | W 98-86 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 4-8 | 2 | 0 | +2 |
| Feb 23 | vs DET | L 143-148 | 18 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Feb 21 | vs ORL | L 108-114 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0 | 1 | -7 |
| Jan 28 | @MIN | L 92-100 | 21 | 10 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 5-7 | 1 | 1 | +6 |
| Jan 26 | vs TOR | L 94-117 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0 | 0 | -9 |
| Jan 23 | vs DET | L 104-114 | 21 | 16 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 1 | 2 | -8 |
| Jan 20 | @NY | L 110-119 | 20 | 12 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 0 | 2 | -17 |
| Jan 19 | @BOS | W 119-115 | 21 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | -6 |
Latest news
Capela (ankle) is out for Saturday's game against the Suns.
The veteran big man is managing a sprained right ankle, which is costing him a third consecutive contest. His next chance to return arrives Monday, when the Rockets host the Nuggets.
RotoWire via ESPN · 7h ago
Capela (ankle) is out for Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves.
The veteran big man is nursing a sprained right ankle, which is costing him a second consecutive contest. His next chance to return arrives Saturday, when the Rockets visit the Suns in Phoenix.
RotoWire via ESPN · 2d ago
Capela (ankle) is listed as questionable for Wednesday's game against the Timberwolves.
Capela is in danger of missing his second consecutive contest and third overall of the 2026-27 campaign. With Steven Adams (calf) sidelined, Jabari Smith may spend more time in the middle behind Alperen Sengun. Oscar Tshiebwe might also see a few minutes off the bench.
RotoWire via ESPN · 3d ago
Capela (ankle) has been ruled out for Monday's game against the Celtics.
Capela has been downgraded from questionable to out and will miss his second game of the season. With Steven Adams (knee) also sidelined, Oscar Tshiebwe could enter the rotation behind Alperen Sengun.
RotoWire via ESPN · 4d ago
Capela (ankle) is questionable to play in Monday's game against the Celtics.
Capela is dealing with a sprained right ankle that has him questionable to suit up versus Boston. With Steven Adams (calf) already ruled out, Oscar Tshiebwe would likely absorb backup minutes behind Alperen Sengun if Capela is sidelined.
RotoWire via ESPN · 5d ago
Capela is not listed in the starting lineup for Saturday's game against Oklahoma City, Will Guillory of The Athletic reports.
Capela started in Friday's 116-111 loss to the Mavericks. However, with Alperen Sengun (back) returning from a two-game layoff, Capela will move back to the bench.
RotoWire via ESPN · 6d ago