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Phoenix Suns 97, Houston Rockets 100 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 97, Houston Rockets 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 29-25 HOU; Q2 PHX 31-29 HOU; Q3 PHX 18-24 HOU; Q4 PHX 19-22 HOU.
Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 27 points, 0 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Kevin Durant (HOU) 26 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Jabari Smith Jr. (HOU) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-11 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 17 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists on 5-of-13 shooting; Royce O'Neale (PHX) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 3 assists, 5 threes on 5-of-12 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) (Q4 0:01, PHX 97, HOU 100).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 29 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 97 | |
| HOU | 25 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 100 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dillon Brooks G-F | 34 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-15 | 1-6 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Devin Booker G | 33 | 27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 9-20 | 2-5 | 7-8 | 0 |
| Royce O'Neale F | 31 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 5-12 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Oso Ighodaro F | 27 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Collin Gillespie G | 25 | 11 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jordan Goodwin G | 25 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Grayson Allen G | 22 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Mark Williams C | 21 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ryan Dunn F | 17 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -3 |
| Rasheer Fleming F | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant F | 39 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-21 | 2-12 | 6-6 | +4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 38 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 3-8 | 2-4 | +5 |
| Amen Thompson G-F | 37 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-13 | 0-0 | 7-7 | -7 |
| Steven Adams C | 31 | 8 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-4 | +7 |
| Tari Eason F | 30 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-15 | 2-6 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 23 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +8 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith F | 14 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -6 |
| Clint Capela C | 9 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Josh Okogie G | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Starter | 33 | 27 | 57.4 | 36.8 | -1.5 | 12.7 |
| Dillon Brooks | Starter | 34 | 15 | 50.0 | 20.3 | -7.1 | 6.9 |
| Royce O'Neale | Starter | 31 | 15 | 62.5 | 17.1 | +1.6 | 17.6 |
| Collin Gillespie | Starter | 25 | 11 | 50.0 | 18.6 | -2.0 | 12.8 |
| Mark Williams | Starter | 21 | 4 | 33.3 | 12.0 | -4.6 | 5.8 |
| Jordan Goodwin | Bench | 25 | 11 | 78.6 | 13.6 | +6.1 | 14.3 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Bench | 27 | 9 | 76.5 | 11.9 | -1.8 | 14.7 |
| Ryan Dunn | Bench | 17 | 5 | 64.4 | 11.1 | -10.0 | 6.2 |
| Grayson Allen | Bench | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 18.4 | -15.5 | 4.4 |
| Nigel Hayes | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Nick Richards | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Livers | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Khaman Maluach | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Rasheer Fleming | Bench | 05 | 0 | 0.0 | 27.3 | +12.5 | -17.6 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 39 | 26 | 55.0 | 27.5 | +7.9 | 19.0 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 38 | 17 | 66.6 | 15.2 | +7.8 | 12.6 |
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 37 | 17 | 52.9 | 21.8 | -6.9 | 12.4 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 30 | 12 | 40.0 | 22.2 | +6.7 | 9.2 |
| Steven Adams | Starter | 31 | 8 | 45.7 | 14.3 | +6.3 | 7.8 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 23 | 11 | 61.1 | 23.2 | +15.0 | 8.8 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 10 | 4 | 66.7 | 13.6 | -26.6 | 18.2 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 14 | 3 | 37.5 | 18.2 | -7.4 | -1.1 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 09 | 2 | 50.0 | 9.5 | -11.8 | 4.9 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 09 | 0 | 0.0 | 11.8 | +32.5 | -8.5 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- PHX 98@HOU 117 Recap
- HOU 114@PHX 92 Recap
- HOU 148@PHX 109 Recap
- PHX 104@HOU 111 Recap
- PHX 111@HOU 119 Recap
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