Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 5, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	34	36	31	32	133
HOU	34	26	32	38	130

Game Recap

Led by Devin Bookers 36 points, six rebounds and six assists, the Suns defeated the Rockets, 133-130. Additionally for the Suns, Deandre Ayton tallied 27 points and 11 rebounds, while Chris Paul added 19 points, five rebounds, 11 assists and four steals in the victory. Kevin Porter Jr. led the Rockets with 20 points, nine rebounds and eight assists in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 35-14 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 13-37.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	32	7-12	4-6	2-2	1	3	2	1	0	3	+13	20
99Jae CrowderPF	27	3-6	1-3	4-4	3	3	0	0	2	2	+6	11
22Deandre AytonC	33	10-14	0-0	7-8	11	1	0	2	2	4	+15	27
1Devin BookerSG	35	11-20	6-8	8-9	6	6	1	0	2	4	+15	36
3Chris PaulPG	35	6-9	3-5	4-5	5	11	4	0	2	2	+3	19
15Cameron Payne	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	3	1	0	2	1	0	2
23Cameron Johnson	21	4-9	3-7	1-1	4	0	1	0	1	1	-4	12
12Torrey Craig	14	1-4	0-2	0-0	3	0	1	0	0	3	-13	2
20Dario Saric	14	0-6	0-3	1-2	2	2	1	0	0	1	-8	1
4Jevon Carter	12	1-4	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-12	3
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8651.2%	18-3748.6%	27-3187.1%	37	29	11	3	11	22	-	133

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	31	7-12	3-5	1-1	7	5	1	0	4	3	-10	18
41Kelly OlynykPF	29	7-8	3-3	4-5	4	1	2	0	5	4	-16	21
35Christian WoodC	33	8-21	3-7	4-5	3	0	0	0	1	2	-6	23
9Avery BradleySG	32	2-4	2-4	0-0	4	3	0	1	1	6	+1	6
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	29	5-10	1-3	9-10	9	8	0	0	3	4	-2	20
0Sterling Brown	26	6-7	3-3	1-2	3	2	1	0	2	1	+10	16
6KJ Martin	19	4-7	1-3	4-6	3	3	0	2	1	3	+11	13
14D.J. Augustin	22	3-5	1-2	4-4	1	6	0	0	0	1	-6	11
00D.J. Wilson	14	1-5	0-3	0-0	4	0	2	0	1	1	+3	2
4Danuel House Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Anthony Lamb	— did not play —												— did not play —
1John Wall	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	43-7954.4%	17-3351.5%	27-3381.8%	38	28	6	3	18	25	-	130

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Wood vs. Ayton: Tip to Olynyk
+3 (11:49) Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
03
+3 (11:30) Booker 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
33
(11:15) MISS Tate 3' Driving Layup
(11:14) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:01) MISS Booker 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(11:01) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:41) Porter Jr. 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
35
(10:29) MISS Ayton 3' Layup
(10:29) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:17) Tate 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
37
(10:00) Crowder Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (9:49) Porter Jr. 2' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
39
(9:31) MISS Ayton 2' Finger Roll Layup
(9:30) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:19) MISS Wood 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:19) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:17) Wood 1' Putback Dunk (5 PTS)
311
(9:00) Olynyk P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+3 (8:54) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
611
(8:42) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:42) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:36) Bridges 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
911
+2 (8:22) Olynyk 3' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
913
+2 (8:10) Ayton 6' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1113
+2 (7:49) Olynyk 2' Dunk (4 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
1115
(7:35) MISS Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:34) Wood REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:19) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:11) Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1415
(6:58) MISS Porter Jr. 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:56) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:53) Booker 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1715
(6:34) Olynyk Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:34) Paul STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (6:20) Paul 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2015
(6:19) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+3 (6:12) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)
2018
+3 (5:50) Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
2318
(5:33) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:32) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:20) Jump Ball Tate vs. Ayton: Tip to Crowder
(5:18) Bradley P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Goble)
(5:11) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:57) MISS Bradley 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:56) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:43) MISS Wood 20' Jump Shot
(4:42) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:40) Porter Jr. 2' Putback Layup (9 PTS)
2320
(4:39) ROCKETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (4:25) Booker 7' Fadeaway Jumper (11 PTS)
2520
(4:07) MISS Martin Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:06) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:03) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Jelks)
+1 (4:03) Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
2521
+1 (4:03) Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
2522
+2 (3:50) Johnson 10' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2722
(3:39) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kogut)
+1 (3:39) Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2723
+1 (3:39) Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2724
(3:27) MISS Craig 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:27) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(3:18) Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(3:18) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:54) MISS Craig 3' Layup
(2:54) Bradley BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:54) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (2:51) Craig 2' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
2924
+3 (2:32) Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST)
2927
(2:20) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(2:20) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) Payne Violation:Kicked Ball (S.Jelks)
(2:12) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (2:00) Brown 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2929
+2 (1:45) Payne 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot (2 PTS)
3129
(1:29) MISS Wilson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:27) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:18) MISS Saric 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:17) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:09) Brown 28' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Bradley 1 AST)
3132
(0:56) Payne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:56) Wilson STEAL (1 STL)
(0:52) Craig S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Kogut)
+1 (0:52) Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
3133
+1 (0:52) Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
3134
+3 (0:37) Johnson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Saric 1 AST)
3434
(0:15) Tate Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:15) Payne STEAL (1 STL)
(0:03) MISS Saric 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:01) Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

HOU

133Points130

44-86(51.2%)Field Goal(%)43-79(54.4%)

18-37(48.6%)3-Point(%)17-33(51.5%)

27-31(87.1%)Free Throw(%)27-33(81.8%)

37(6)Rebounds(Offensive)38(5)

29Assists28

11Steals6

3Blocks3

11Turnovers18

22Fouls25

42Pts In The Paint50

26Fast Break Pts14

21Pts Off Turnovers18

20Bench Pts42

15Largest Lead8

Game Details

Monday, April 5, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 3,093 (16.9%)