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Phoenix Suns 98, Houston Rockets 117 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 98, Houston Rockets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 31-24 HOU; Q2 PHX 27-44 HOU; Q3 PHX 14-29 HOU; Q4 PHX 26-20 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Amen Thompson (HOU) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 1 threes on 12-of-17 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 28 points, 4 rebounds, 8 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Dillon Brooks (PHX) 23 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists on 10-of-24 shooting; Jamaree Bouyea (PHX) 18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 16 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · HOU
31 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 1 3PM · 12-17 FG
Scoring · HOU
28 PTS, 4 REB, 8 AST, 2 3PM · 11-17 FG
Scoring · PHX
23 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST · 10-24 FG
Season highs
Amen Thompson · Season-high 31 points
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 | 31 | 27 | 14 | 26 | 98 | |
| HOU | 24 | 44 | 29 | 20 | 117 |
🧮 How They Scored
PHXHOU
58Points in the paint66
8Fast-break points16
29Second-chance points8
27Points off turnovers21
43Bench points32
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
41.5%Effective FG%65.8%
10.7%Turnover %19.9%
30.6%Offensive rebound %24.0%
0.190Free-throw rate0.250
Box Score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks G-F | 31 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 10-24 | 0-4 | 3-4 | -24 |
| Collin Gillespie G | 29 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-13 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -12 |
| Grayson Allen G | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-12 | 1-7 | 2-2 | -29 |
| Oso Ighodaro F | 23 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1-3 | -9 |
| Jordan Goodwin G | 22 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Royce O'Neale F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Jamaree Bouyea G | 18 | 18 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-3 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Ryan Dunn F | 18 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 2-3 | -7 |
| Mark Williams C | 17 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 2-2 | -21 |
| Nigel Hayes | 15 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Rasheer Fleming F | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 1-1 | +11 |
| Nick Richards C | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Khaman Maluach C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +5 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 32 | 31 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 12-17 | 1-1 | 6-6 | +33 |
| Kevin Durant F | 32 | 28 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11-17 | 2-2 | 4-4 | +29 |
| Steven Adams C | 30 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +18 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 29 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | +7 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 28 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-2 | 5-5 | +29 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 21 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate F | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Clint Capela C | 18 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-2 | +1 |
| Josh Okogie G | 16 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jeff Green F | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -11 |
| JD Davison G | 7 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks | Starter | 31 | 23 | 44.6 | 34.2 | -37.2 | 7.3 |
| Collin Gillespie | Starter | 29 | 13 | 46.8 | 19.5 | -18.8 | 6.8 |
| Mark Williams | Starter | 17 | 10 | 72.7 | 21.4 | -57.9 | 15.3 |
| Grayson Allen | Starter | 26 | 9 | 34.9 | 23.9 | -51.8 | -3.3 |
| Royce O'Neale | Starter | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.4 | -49.3 | -1.4 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Bench | 18 | 18 | 75.8 | 27.3 | -5.2 | 25.6 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bench | 22 | 9 | 34.6 | 24.6 | +4.7 | 2.8 |
| Ryan Dunn | Bench | 18 | 4 | 46.3 | 8.5 | -17.5 | 9.0 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Bench | 23 | 3 | 64.7 | 8.2 | -19.7 | -2.6 |
| Rasheer Fleming | Bench | 8 | 3 | 27.6 | 25.0 | +78.6 | 14.7 |
| Nigel Hayes | Bench | 15 | 2 | 25.0 | 10.3 | +18.0 | 3.0 |
| Nick Richards | Bench | 8 | 2 | 50.0 | 10.0 | +78.6 | 11.8 |
| Khaman Maluach | Bench | 5 | 2 | 50.0 | 16.7 | +55.6 | 35.7 |
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 32 | 31 | 78.9 | 29.5 | +44.2 | 25.9 |
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 32 | 28 | 74.6 | 30.3 | +40.1 | 23.3 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 28 | 16 | 78.4 | 18.5 | +47.7 | 11.5 |
| Josh Okogie | Starter | 16 | 6 | 100.0 | 13.5 | +11.9 | 22.4 |
| Steven Adams | Starter | 30 | 4 | 50.0 | 7.7 | +33.2 | 7.5 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 29 | 10 | 128.9 | 9.2 | +9.6 | 10.2 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 21 | 10 | 45.5 | 25.5 | -0.4 | 16.9 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 19 | 8 | 66.7 | 19.5 | -26.3 | 5.1 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 18 | 4 | 51.5 | 13.6 | -2.5 | 8.9 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 8 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -78.6 | -11.8 |
| Tari Eason | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| JD Davison | Bench | 7 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.3 | -54.5 | -7.1 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2025-26 season series
PHX 0
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Last 19 meetings · since 2020-21
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- HOU 114@PHX 92 Recap
- HOU 148@PHX 109 Recap
- PHX 104@HOU 111 Recap
- PHX 111@HOU 119 Recap
- HOU 118@PHX 109 Recap
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