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FINAL
Apr 5, 2021

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.

Box Score

1234T
PHX34363132133
HOU34263238130
Phoenix Suns logoSUNSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
25Mikal BridgesSF327-124-62-213210320+13
99Jae CrowderPF273-61-34-433002211+6
22Deandre AytonC3310-140-07-8111022427+15
1Devin BookerSG3511-206-88-966102436+15
3Chris PaulPG356-93-54-5511402219+3
15Cameron Payne121-20-00-003102120
23Cameron Johnson214-93-71-140101112-4
12Torrey Craig141-40-20-03010032-13
20Dario Saric140-60-31-22210011-8
4Jevon Carter121-41-30-02000013-12
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 —
TOTAL44-8651.2%18-3748.6%27-3187.1%37291131122133
Houston Rockets logoROCKETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
8Jae'Sean TateSF317-123-51-175104318-10
41Kelly OlynykPF297-83-34-541205421-16
35Christian WoodC338-213-74-530001223-6
9Avery BradleySG322-42-40-04301166+1
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG295-101-39-1098003420-2
0Sterling Brown266-73-31-232102116+10
6KJ Martin194-71-34-633021313+11
14D.J. Augustin223-51-24-416000111-6
00D.J. Wilson141-50-30-04020112+3
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 —
TOTAL43-7954.4%17-3351.5%27-3381.8%3828631825130

Play-by-Play

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

Team Stats

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%)