Phoenix Suns 111, Houston Rockets 119 — Recap

February 12, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 111, Houston Rockets 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 34-32 HOU; Q2 PHX 23-19 HOU; Q3 PHX 35-33 HOU; Q4 PHX 19-35 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 37 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 15-of-22 shooting; Tari Eason (HOU) 25 points, 9 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-16 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 22 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-21 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 18 points, 10 rebounds, 11 assists on 7-of-13 shooting; Dillon Brooks (HOU) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

37 PTS, 5 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 15-22 FG

Scoring · HOU

Tari Eason

25 PTS, 9 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 11-16 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

22 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 8-21 FG

Season highs

Kevin Durant · Season-high 9 assists

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	34	23	35	19		111
HOU	32	19	33	35		119

🧮 How They Scored

PHXHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

61.3%Effective FG%54.1%

17.4%Turnover %9.3%

23.1%Offensive rebound %36.2%

0.155Free-throw rate0.247

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	42	37	5	9	2	—	7	15-22	2-5	5-5	+5
Royce O'Neale F	35	14	4	—	2	—	—	5-9	4-5	—	-20
Tyus Jones G	33	10	5	6	1	—	6	4-11	1-3	1-2	-5
Nick Richards C	28	11	13	—	—	2	1	5-6	—	1-2	-4
TyTy Washington Jr. G	26	11	4	3	1	—	1	4-10	1-3	2-2	-4
Mason Plumlee F-C	17	4	5	4	—	—	—	2-3	—	—	-1
Collin Gillespie G	15	9	1	3	—	1	—	4-8	1-2	—	-3
Ryan Dunn F	10	—	2	—	—	—	1	0-2	0-2	—	—

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Amen Thompson G-F	41	18	10	11	2	2	3	7-13	0-1	4-7	-5
Alperen Sengun F-C	38	17	13	5	2	1	2	7-12	0-2	3-6	+13
Jalen Green G	37	22	3	5	—	1	2	8-21	4-15	2-3	-4
Tari Eason F	34	25	9	4	3	—	1	11-16	3-5	0-1	+18
Dillon Brooks G-F	31	18	2	3	2	—	1	5-13	4-9	4-4	+8
Cam Whitmore F	22	4	2	3	—	—	—	2-10	0-5	—	+9
Jae'Sean Tate F	15	5	1	—	—	—	1	2-5	1-4	—	-6
Reed Sheppard G	11	5	1	1	1	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	+12
Steven Adams C	10	5	6	—	—	—	1	2-5	—	1-3	-5

🔬 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	42	37	76.4	31.0	+7.0	18.0
Royce O'Neale	Bench	35	14	77.8	11.0	-27.4	8.4
Nick Richards	Bench	28	11	79.9	12.5	-7.1	13.3
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	26	11	50.6	20.0	-3.0	10.1
Tyus Jones	Bench	33	10	42.1	22.5	-5.5	3.3
Collin Gillespie	Bench	15	9	56.3	24.2	-6.2	12.6
Mason Plumlee	Bench	17	4	66.7	7.3	+3.0	10.4
Ryan Dunn	Bench	10	—	0.0	12.5	-5.5	-2.2
Oso Ighodaro	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
Tari Eason	Bench	34	25	76.0	18.9	+21.5	18.9
Jalen Green	Bench	37	22	49.3	25.3	-6.7	7.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	31	18	61.0	19.5	+11.9	8.2
Amen Thompson	Bench	41	18	56.0	18.8	-5.7	15.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	38	17	58.1	18.7	+17.8	13.4
Steven Adams	Bench	10	5	39.6	24.1	-28.8	6.3
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	15	5	50.0	18.2	-20.0	0.8
Reed Sheppard	Bench	11	5	125.0	8.0	+55.3	12.5
Cam Whitmore	Bench	22	4	20.0	18.5	+20.0	-1.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Fred VanVleet	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
N'Faly Dante	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0