Houston Rockets 105, Phoenix Suns 110 — Recap

February 29, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 105, Phoenix Suns 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 17-33 PHX; Q2 HOU 36-31 PHX; Q3 HOU 22-22 PHX; Q4 HOU 30-24 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 35 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 13-of-27 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 34 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-28 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-16 shooting; Jusuf Nurkic (PHX) 16 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists on 4-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

35 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 6 3PM · 13-27 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

34 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 7 3PM · 10-28 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

24 PTS, 7 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 8-19 FG

Season highs

Jalen Green · Season-high 7 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	17	36	22	30		105
PHX	33	31	22	24		110

🧮 How They Scored

HOUPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

39.3%Effective FG%47.5%

9.7%Turnover %12.8%

35.8%Offensive rebound %24.0%

0.316Free-throw rate0.407

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jalen Green G	39	34	5	2	3	—	4	10-28	7-17	7-7	—
Fred VanVleet G	39	21	6	5	—	1	2	6-16	2-8	7-7	—
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	11	16	—	1	1	—	3-11	1-6	4-4	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	31	6	8	1	1	—	2	3-11	0-6	—	—
Cam Whitmore F	27	14	8	—	—	1	2	5-14	0-5	4-4	—
Alperen Sengun F-C	23	8	3	4	—	—	1	3-7	0-1	2-2	—
Jeff Green F	12	3	1	—	1	—	—	1-4	1-1	0-2	—
Jock Landale C	10	8	6	—	—	2	—	2-4	—	4-5	—
Amen Thompson G-F	10	—	4	—	2	—	1	0-2	—	—	—
Aaron Holiday G	9	—	—	2	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	40	24	7	6	—	—	3	8-19	1-3	7-10	—
Devin Booker G	39	35	7	3	1	1	1	13-27	6-11	3-3	—
Royce O'Neale F	37	11	6	7	3	1	1	3-10	3-9	2-2	—
Grayson Allen G	36	6	4	—	—	—	—	2-9	2-9	—	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	27	16	13	2	1	3	7	4-10	0-1	8-16	—
Drew Eubanks F	16	4	7	—	—	1	2	1-2	—	2-2	—
Josh Okogie G	11	3	2	—	1	—	—	1-4	1-2	—	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	39	34	54.7	33.3	+1.2	15.4
Fred VanVleet	Bench	39	21	55.0	20.2	-6.8	12.6
Cam Whitmore	Bench	27	14	44.4	24.7	+16.9	9.7
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	37	11	43.1	12.9	-6.2	12.8
Alperen Sengun	Bench	23	8	50.8	15.8	-35.4	3.8
Jock Landale	Bench	10	8	64.5	21.4	+60.4	32.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	31	6	27.3	16.0	-5.9	3.3
Jeff Green	Bench	12	3	30.7	14.7	-26.9	-1.7
Aaron Holiday	Bench	09	—	0.0	4.2	+4.4	0.0
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Amen Thompson	Bench	10	—	0.0	10.0	-29.3	-9.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	39	35	61.8	27.7	+11.4	23.0
Kevin Durant	Bench	40	24	51.3	26.2	+1.1	14.2
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	27	16	46.9	34.8	+11.8	5.0
Royce O'Neale	Bench	37	11	50.6	12.4	+7.0	13.4
Grayson Allen	Bench	36	6	33.3	9.7	-10.1	-0.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	16	4	69.4	12.8	-3.0	16.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	11	3	37.5	13.8	-43.1	4.3