Houston Rockets 99, Phoenix Suns 102 — Recap

November 7, 2026 · Recap published November 7, 2026 · View Preview

📰Game Recap

The Phoenix Suns secured a 102-99 victory over the Houston Rockets, fueled by an explosive opening period. Phoenix established control immediately by outscoring Houston 35-23 in the first quarter, led by Devin Booker, who finished with 24 points, two rebounds, three assists, and two threes on 10-of-24 shooting.

Houston mounted a strong response in the second quarter, holding Phoenix to just 12 points while putting up 24 to narrow the deficit before halftime. Kevin Durant recorded 21 points, 10 rebounds, and three assists for Houston, while Fred VanVleet contributed 16 points and four three-pointers.

Both offenses found a better rhythm after the break as Phoenix edged Houston 29-28 in the third quarter. Amen Thompson added 17 points and seven rebounds for the Rockets, and Jalen Green chipped in 16 points and six assists for the Suns. Phoenix ultimately sealed the win by taking the final frame 26-24, overcoming a Houston offensive effort that defied SportsFBI's pregame model lean of 66% in favor of the Rockets.

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How the Prediction Fared

⚡ Model Missed

SportsFBI's model, locked before tip-off, favored the Houston Rockets (66% confidence). It gave a 14% chance of a 20+ point margin; the game was decided by 3 points.

💵 Betting Result FanDuel closing line

Spread · HOU -6.5 PHX covered Won by 3

Total · 223.5 Under 201 combined

Moneyline HOU -260 · PHX +215 HOU favored

Line movementOpening line → close

Spread (PHX) +6.5+6.5 No move

Total 220.5223.5 +3

Moneyline (PHX) +190+215 +25

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

24 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 2 3PM · 10-24 FG

Scoring · HOU

Kevin Durant

21 PTS, 10 REB, 3 AST, 1 3PM · 5-14 FG

Scoring · HOU

Amen Thompson

17 PTS, 7 REB, 0 AST · 7-14 FG

Season highs

Kevin Durant · Season-high 10 reboundsKhaman Maluach · Season-high 10 rebounds

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

📊 Game Flow

HOU 6 largest lead Q3 7:25 (HOU 61, PHX 55) · 11-0 run, Q2 4:52–Q2 0:57

PHX 19 largest lead Q2 8:38 (HOU 25, PHX 44) · 11-0 run, Q1 0:33–Q2 9:44

Swings 17 lead changes Tied 12 times

Ahead for good: Devin Booker makes 10-foot step back jumpshot (Q4 3:48, HOU 95, PHX 97).

Clutch timeEvery score of the final five minutes

Q4 4:24 Devin Booker makes 17-foot running pullup jump shotPHX · HOU 93, PHX 95
Q4 4:08 Alperen Sengun makes free throw 1 of 2HOU · HOU 94, PHX 95
Q4 4:08 Alperen Sengun makes free throw 2 of 2HOU · HOU 95, PHX 95
Q4 3:48 Devin Booker makes 10-foot step back jumpshotPHX · HOU 95, PHX 97
Q4 3:13 Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot (Oso Ighodaro assists)PHX · HOU 95, PHX 100
Q4 2:30 Devin Booker makes two point shot (Miles Bridges assists)PHX · HOU 95, PHX 102
Q4 2:10 Amen Thompson makes alley oop layup (Fred VanVleet assists)HOU · HOU 97, PHX 102
Q4 0:49 Kevin Durant makes 16-foot jumper (Fred VanVleet assists)HOU · HOU 99, PHX 102
Q4 0:00 Miles Bridges makes shot (Dillon Brooks assists)PHX · HOU 99, PHX 104

Linescore

	1	2	3	4		T
HOU	23	24	28	24		99
PHX	35	12	29	26		102

🧮 How They Scored

HOUPHX

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

44.1%Effective FG%55.3%

12.1%Turnover %14.3%

28.6%Offensive rebound %22.5%

0.204Free-throw rate0.129

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	39	17	7	0	1	4	1	7-14	0-0	3-4	+1
Jabari Smith Jr. F	39	15	9	2	3	1	1	7-12	1-4	0-0	+9
Kevin Durant F	38	21	10	3	1	0	2	5-14	1-7	10-11	+8
Alperen Sengun F-C	32	15	6	5	0	1	2	5-16	1-2	4-4	-16
Fred VanVleet G	31	16	3	4	0	1	2	6-12	4-9	0-0	+11
Tari Eason F	23	2	7	2	1	1	4	1-8	0-2	0-0	+7
Marcus Smart G	20	5	2	0	0	0	1	2-7	1-4	0-0	-10
Reed Sheppard G	13	6	0	0	1	0	1	2-8	2-6	0-0	-14
Oscar Tshiebwe F-C	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	-5
Bogdan Bogdanovic G	2	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-6

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	39	24	2	3	3	0	4	10-24	2-9	2-2	-7
Dillon Brooks G-F	37	11	4	1	0	0	1	4-10	3-7	0-0	-11
Jalen Green G	34	16	3	6	1	0	4	7-14	0-1	2-4	-12
Miles Bridges F	31	13	10	7	0	1	0	5-12	1-5	2-2	+4
Ryan Dunn F	23	8	5	3	3	0	0	3-5	2-2	0-0	+25
Oso Ighodaro F	23	4	6	3	0	0	3	2-3	0-0	0-0	-9
Collin Gillespie G	20	7	3	4	0	0	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	+10
Khaman Maluach C	18	8	10	0	1	2	2	3-4	0-1	2-3	+11
Luke Kennard G	14	11	1	2	0	0	1	4-7	3-6	0-0	+4