Houston Rockets 120, Phoenix Suns 126 — Recap

April 12, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 120, Phoenix Suns 126. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 29-38 PHX; Q2 HOU 29-43 PHX; Q3 HOU 30-22 PHX; Q4 HOU 32-23 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jae Crowder (PHX) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 8 threes on 8-of-12 shooting; Christian Wood (HOU) 25 points, 15 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 7 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Kevin Porter Jr. (HOU) 22 points, 5 rebounds, 14 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 18 points, 8 rebounds, 0 assists on 9-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Jae Crowder

26 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 8 3PM · 8-12 FG

Scoring · HOU

Christian Wood

25 PTS, 15 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 10-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

24 PTS, 7 REB, 7 AST, 2 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Jae Crowder · Season-high 26 pointsKevin Porter Jr. · Season-high 14 assistsJae Crowder · Season-high 8 threesArmoni Brooks · Season-high 4 threes

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	29	29	30	32		120
PHX	38	43	22	23		126

🧮 How They Scored

HOUPHX

54Points in the paint34

15Fast-break points10

24Second-chance points12

16Points off turnovers21

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.3%Effective FG%61.2%

18.0%Turnover %11.3%

28.6%Offensive rebound %23.5%

0.218Free-throw rate0.191

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Porter Jr. G	40	22	5	14	2	0	4	7-15	3-8	5-6	+1
John Wall G	36	13	2	8	1	0	5	5-20	3-10	0-0	-13
Christian Wood F	34	25	15	3	2	0	3	10-15	3-5	2-3	-7
Kelly Olynyk F	30	16	8	1	1	0	3	6-10	1-5	3-5	-3
Kenyon Martin Jr. F	24	9	7	0	0	2	0	3-4	1-1	2-2	-16
Avery Bradley G	23	3	2	1	0	0	1	1-4	1-3	0-0	-5
Jae'Sean Tate F	22	10	5	4	3	1	1	4-7	0-2	2-2	+5
Armoni Brooks G	14	14	1	0	0	0	1	5-6	4-5	0-0	+11
D.J. Wilson F	14	8	6	0	0	0	2	3-5	1-3	1-1	+1
D.J. Augustin G	3	0	0	1	0	0	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	-4

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	34	24	7	7	0	1	6	9-18	2-5	4-4	+8
Mikal Bridges F	33	6	4	3	3	1	1	2-7	1-3	1-2	+5
Deandre Ayton C	30	18	8	0	3	1	3	9-13	0-0	0-3	+2
Chris Paul G	27	9	4	10	2	0	0	2-8	2-3	3-3	-9
Jae Crowder F	25	26	2	2	1	0	1	8-12	8-12	2-3	+9
Cameron Johnson F	23	11	1	4	3	0	1	4-7	3-5	0-1	-3
Cameron Payne G	21	11	2	4	0	0	0	4-12	3-6	0-0	+15
Dario Saric F	18	9	5	0	1	0	1	3-8	2-3	1-2	+6
Jevon Carter G	18	9	4	3	0	0	0	3-6	3-5	0-0	+1
Torrey Craig F	11	3	5	0	1	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Christian Wood	Bench	34	25	76.6	20.9	-7.4	17.3
Kevin Porter Jr.	Bench	40	22	62.4	22.0	-1.7	12.9
Kelly Olynyk	Bench	30	16	65.6	19.0	-6.1	9.8
Armoni Brooks	Bench	14	14	116.7	22.6	+45.5	19.3
John Wall	Bench	36	13	32.5	27.5	-14.9	1.1
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	22	10	63.5	15.3	+9.8	13.7
Kenyon Martin Jr.	Bench	24	9	92.2	9.4	-32.7	10.0
D.J. Wilson	Bench	14	8	73.5	25.9	+8.8	12.0
Avery Bradley	Bench	23	3	37.5	9.4	-10.4	0.9
D.J. Augustin	Bench	3	0	0.0	20.0	-44.4	-10.5

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jae Crowder	Bench	25	26	97.6	21.5	+15.3	13.5
Devin Booker	Bench	34	24	60.7	29.9	+7.2	10.9
Deandre Ayton	Bench	30	18	62.8	23.0	+1.1	9.5
Cameron Johnson	Bench	23	11	73.9	15.1	-3.9	11.3
Cameron Payne	Bench	21	11	45.8	22.2	+36.4	6.3
Jevon Carter	Bench	18	9	75.0	14.0	-0.4	13.6
Chris Paul	Bench	27	9	48.3	14.3	-11.0	13.1
Dario Saric	Bench	18	9	50.7	23.3	+13.8	7.5
Mikal Bridges	Bench	33	6	38.1	11.1	+5.1	4.3
Torrey Craig	Bench	11	3	50.0	10.7	-12.6	13.8