Houston Rockets 118, Phoenix Suns 109 — Recap

March 2, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 118, Phoenix Suns 109. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 38-19 PHX; Q2 HOU 16-25 PHX; Q3 HOU 35-35 PHX; Q4 HOU 29-30 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 34 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 30 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-19 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 11 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 24 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-17 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 21 points, 10 rebounds, 2 assists on 9-of-21 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

34 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

30 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 12-19 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

24 PTS, 5 REB, 11 AST, 6 3PM · 8-15 FG

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	38	16	35	29		118
PHX	19	25	35	30		109

🧮 How They Scored

HOUPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

52.1%Effective FG%53.4%

10.0%Turnover %18.4%

27.7%Offensive rebound %14.3%

0.271Free-throw rate0.342

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	42	24	5	11	1	—	2	8-15	6-11	2-3	—
Jalen Green G	37	34	9	4	2	—	3	12-23	6-12	4-4	—
Jabari Smith Jr. F	37	14	5	1	1	1	—	5-11	2-7	2-4	—
Alperen Sengun F-C	33	21	10	2	2	1	3	9-21	0-2	3-4	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	33	11	6	3	2	1	—	4-10	2-6	1-2	—
Amen Thompson G-F	20	9	5	3	4	—	—	3-5	—	3-3	—
Cam Whitmore F	10	4	4	1	1	—	3	1-6	0-2	2-4	—
Jeff Green F	10	1	2	—	—	—	—	0-3	0-2	1-2	—
Jock Landale C	10	—	2	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	—
Aaron Holiday G	6	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	—

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	39	30	9	2	—	3	6	12-19	1-4	5-8	—
Devin Booker G	38	24	2	5	1	—	5	7-17	2-4	8-8	—
Grayson Allen G	37	2	2	3	2	—	3	0-7	0-6	2-2	—
Royce O'Neale F	27	20	10	2	1	1	—	7-13	4-8	2-2	—
Bradley Beal G	20	7	2	2	—	—	2	3-6	1-1	—	—
Josh Okogie G	17	7	3	2	1	—	1	2-3	0-1	3-3	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	17	7	10	5	1	1	1	3-5	—	1-2	—
Drew Eubanks F	14	2	2	1	—	—	1	1-3	—	—	—

🔬 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	37	34	68.7	29.2	+19.0	18.2
Fred VanVleet	Bench	42	24	73.5	15.9	+13.9	14.6
Alperen Sengun	Bench	33	21	46.1	29.9	+21.1	8.6
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	37	14	54.9	13.3	+5.8	7.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	33	11	50.6	12.5	+28.8	8.6
Amen Thompson	Bench	20	9	71.2	11.3	-4.2	21.3
Cam Whitmore	Bench	10	4	25.8	40.7	-36.0	-17.0
Jeff Green	Bench	10	1	12.9	16.0	-47.8	-9.2
Aaron Holiday	Bench	06	—	0.0	11.8	-31.3	-27.3
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	10	—	0.0	4.0	+3.0	7.5

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	39	30	66.6	29.9	-5.6	13.2
Devin Booker	Bench	38	24	58.5	26.6	-18.5	6.6
Royce O'Neale	Bench	27	20	72.0	20.9	+10.0	21.7
Bradley Beal	Bench	20	7	58.3	15.4	-30.9	6.0
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	17	7	59.5	16.7	+0.3	28.3
Josh Okogie	Bench	17	7	81.0	11.9	+38.9	15.2
Grayson Allen	Bench	37	2	12.7	12.0	-22.6	-1.9
Drew Eubanks	Bench	14	2	33.3	11.1	-35.4	0.0