Phoenix Suns 129, Houston Rockets 113 — Recap

December 27, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 129, Houston Rockets 113. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 30-24 HOU; Q2 PHX 43-31 HOU; Q3 PHX 31-29 HOU; Q4 PHX 25-29 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 27 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Eric Gordon (PHX) 27 points, null rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 10-of-15 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 24 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 8-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-19 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

27 PTS, 10 REB, 16 AST, 3 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · PHX

Eric Gordon

27 PTS, 0 REB, 1 AST, 7 3PM · 10-15 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

24 PTS, 5 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Eric Gordon · Season-high 27 pointsKevin Durant · Season-high 16 assistsEric Gordon · Season-high 7 threesJalen Green · Season-high 6 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
PHX	30	43	31	25		129
HOU	24	31	29	29		113

🧮 How They Scored

PHXHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

66.2%Effective FG%50.5%

15.4%Turnover %7.8%

14.3%Offensive rebound %26.5%

0.231Free-throw rate0.229

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	41	27	10	16	2	1	3	9-16	3-7	6-8	+17
Eric Gordon G	39	27	—	1	—	3	—	10-15	7-11	—	+11
Devin Booker G	36	20	4	7	2	—	4	9-19	1-6	1-1	+13
Grayson Allen G	33	16	4	3	—	1	3	5-7	2-4	4-4	+15
Jusuf Nurkic C	14	8	10	—	—	2	3	3-6	1-1	1-2	+2
Josh Okogie G	10	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	—	+5

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alperen Sengun F-C	29	24	5	1	2	—	—	9-18	1-4	5-6	-11
Fred VanVleet G	29	10	2	6	—	—	1	4-11	1-3	1-2	-14
Jalen Green G	26	23	5	3	1	—	2	8-20	6-12	1-2	-17
Tari Eason F	25	6	3	2	5	—	1	2-6	1-4	1-2	-20
Aaron Holiday G	24	13	2	2	—	—	2	4-13	3-8	2-2	-3
Jae'Sean Tate F	24	7	2	1	1	—	—	3-3	1-1	—	-4
Jabari Smith Jr. F	22	9	3	—	2	—	1	2-5	1-3	4-4	-11
Cam Whitmore F	18	12	1	—	—	1	1	4-7	3-4	1-2	+1
Amen Thompson G-F	17	2	4	3	—	1	—	1-6	0-1	—	+2
Jock Landale C	12	5	5	—	—	—	—	2-4	—	1-2	+4
Jeff Green F	7	2	1	1	—	1	1	1-3	0-1	—	-9

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	41	27	69.2	24.0	+19.8	22.2
Eric Gordon	Bench	39	27	90.0	15.8	+11.9	13.7
Devin Booker	Bench	36	20	51.4	28.0	+16.2	9.9
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	16	91.3	14.7	+24.1	11.1
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	14	8	58.1	28.6	+9.5	13.2
Drew Eubanks	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	10	—	0.0	9.1	+28.8	-5.2
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Alperen Sengun	Bench	29	24	58.1	30.4	-18.0	13.0
Jalen Green	Bench	26	23	55.1	37.1	-30.9	14.4
Aaron Holiday	Bench	24	13	46.8	27.1	-6.0	3.9
Cam Whitmore	Bench	18	12	76.1	19.6	+2.6	10.0
Fred VanVleet	Bench	29	10	42.1	17.4	-23.0	4.6
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	22	9	66.6	16.0	-18.5	8.3
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	24	7	116.7	5.4	-8.0	6.6
Tari Eason	Bench	25	6	43.6	12.9	-31.5	7.0
Jock Landale	Bench	12	5	51.2	16.7	+21.9	8.3
Jeff Green	Bench	7	2	33.3	22.2	-52.9	-1.8
Amen Thompson	Bench	17	2	16.7	14.0	+8.8	2.4