Houston Rockets at Phoenix Suns
· National Basketball AssociationBooker scores 24, Suns outlast Rockets 102-99 for 1st back-to-back wins of season
Booker broke a 95-all tie with a basket with just under 4 minutes left, then hit a 3-pointer to make it 100-95. Another basket with 2:30 left made it a seven-point Phoenix lead, and Houston couldn't come back. Former Sun Kevin Durant missed a 3-point attempt in the final seconds and Phoenix ran out the clock.
Jalen Green had 16 points, Miles Bridges had 13 points and 10 rebounds and Dillon Brooks scored 11 for the Suns, who snapped an eight-game losing streak against the Rockets.
With their victory over Orlando on Thursday night, the Suns have won consecutive games for the first time this season.
Durant led the Rockets with 21 points and 10 rebounds. Amen Thompson scored 17 points, Fred VanVleet had 16, and Jabari Smith Jr. and Alperen Sengun added 15 apiece.
The Suns shot 76% (16 of 21) in the first quarter in building a 35-23 lead. They led by 19 in the second quarter but Houston finished on a 22-3 run to tie it at 47 at halftime. Phoenix was 4 of 19 from the field in the quarter.
VanVleet’s jumper tied it with under a minute to go before the break. He had 10 points in the period and 13 for the half. Khaman Maluach had 11 points off the bench to lead the Suns before halftime.
Booker played in his 745th career game on Saturday, passing Steve Nash for third place in Suns history.
Suns: Host San Antonio on Monday night.
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Regular Season Series
PHX leads series 1-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 99 - 102 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 99 - 102 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
(00:00) [Rockets] REF-INITIATED REVIEW (CALL OVERTURNED) | 99 - 102 |
| 4th 10.6 |  |
Miles Bridges defensive rebound | 99 - 102 |
| 4th 10.6 |  |
Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper | 99 - 102 |
Statistics
 HOU |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 36-94 | FG | 41-85 |
| 38 | Field Goal % | 48 |
| 10-35 | 3PT | 12-34 |
| 29 | Three Point % | 35 |
| 17-19 | FT | 8-11 |
| 89 | Free Throw % | 73 |
| 46 | Rebounds | 44 |
| 15 | Offensive Rebounds | 9 |
| 31 | Defensive Rebounds | 35 |
| 16 | Assists | 29 |
| 7 | Steals | 8 |
| 8 | Blocks | 3 |
| 14 | Turnovers | 15 |
| 0 | Team Turnovers | 1 |
| 14 | Total Turnovers | 16 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 19 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 15 |
| 11 | Fast Break Points | 8 |
| 40 | Points in Paint | 44 |
| 16 | Fouls | 18 |
| 6 | Largest Lead | 19 |
| 17 | Lead Changes | 17 |
| 20 | Percent Led | 66 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Jordan Goodwin, G | Out | Nov 9 |
| Mark Williams, C | Out | Sep 11 |
Houston Rockets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Oscar Tshiebwe, C | Day-To-Day | Nov 9 |
| Clint Capela, C | Out | Nov 9 |
| Steven Adams, C | Out | Nov 9 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:
2026-27 Southwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 San Antonio |
9 | 2 | .818 | - | W9 |
 Houston |
8 | 3 | .727 | 1 | W1 |
 Memphis |
7 | 3 | .700 | 1.5 | W1 |
 Dallas |
7 | 4 | .636 | 2 | W3 |
 New Orleans |
4 | 7 | .364 | 5 | L3 |
2026-27 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 LA Lakers |
- | 2 | W6 | 0.8333333 | 10 |
 Golden State |
1.5 | 3 | W8 | 0.72727275 | 8 |
 Phoenix |
5.5 | 6 | L1 | 0.33333334 | 3 |
 LA Clippers |
6.5 | 7 | W1 | 0.22222222 | 2 |
 Sacramento |
8 | 9 | L3 | 0.1 | 1 |
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