Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

Mar 16, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	35	24	36	34	129
HOU	31	27	24	30	112

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Rockets, 129-112. Devin Booker led the Suns with 36 points, four rebounds and four assists, while Deandre Ayton added 23 points and 11 rebounds in the victory. Jalen Green tallied 22 points for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 56-14 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 17-52.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	43	10-17	3-6	3-4	3	5	3	0	1	1	+23	26
0Torrey CraigPF	34	8-8	3-3	2-2	14	3	0	2	1	3	+27	21
22Deandre AytonC	31	10-19	0-0	3-4	11	0	0	1	0	3	+23	23
1Devin BookerSG	36	15-24	5-12	1-1	4	4	0	1	3	2	+12	36
15Cameron PaynePG	31	3-10	0-5	0-0	7	11	1	0	2	3	+23	6
12Ish Wainright	9	0-3	0-3	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	1	-3	0
4Aaron Holiday	16	0-1	0-0	0-0	2	6	1	0	1	2	-6	0
00JaVale McGee	15	4-6	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	0	0	-8	8
14Landry Shamet	15	2-4	2-4	1-2	1	2	0	0	1	3	-3	7
18Bismack Biyombo	5	1-3	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-5	2
2Elfrid Payton	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
99Jae Crowder	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	53-9555.8%	13-3339.4%	10-1376.9%	49	32	5	4	11	18	-	129

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Garrison MathewsSF	13	1-4	1-4	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	0	-17	3
8Jae'Sean TatePF	24	4-6	0-0	2-3	4	2	0	1	0	1	-11	10
35Christian WoodC	27	5-12	2-7	6-9	9	1	0	0	3	1	-18	18
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	36	7-15	5-10	2-2	4	8	2	2	3	2	-16	21
0Jalen GreenPG	36	9-15	4-6	0-0	2	3	1	0	4	2	-16	22
17Dennis Schroder	27	7-13	3-7	0-0	3	6	0	0	1	2	-8	17
28Alperen Sengun	25	2-5	0-0	1-2	3	3	3	0	0	3	-6	5
6KJ Martin	18	5-6	1-1	0-1	4	1	1	0	0	0	+1	11
9Josh Christopher	18	2-6	0-3	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+7	4
15Daishen Nix	11	0-3	0-1	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	2	-1	1
20Bruno Fernando	— did not play —												— did not play —
16Usman Garuba	— did not play —												— did not play —
2David Nwaba	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-8549.4%	16-3941.0%	12-1963.2%	33	26	9	3	11	13	-	112

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXHOU

(11:51) Jump Ball Wood vs. Ayton: Tip to Mathews
(11:40) MISS Wood 20' Jump Shot
(11:40) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:23) MISS Ayton 3' Alley Oop Layup
(11:20) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (11:20) Ayton 3' Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:12) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(11:11) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Booker 3PT Running Jump Shot
(11:03) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:51) Tate 2' Dunk (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
22
+2 (10:37) Ayton 9' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
42
(10:22) MISS Wood 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:21) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (10:15) Bridges 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
72
(10:00) MISS Green 2' Driving Layup
(10:00) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:58) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:55) MISS Booker 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(9:54) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:44) MISS Porter Jr. 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:43) Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:37) Ayton 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (6 PTS) (Craig 1 AST)
92
(9:17) MISS Wood 21' Jump Shot
(9:16) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:09) Wood S.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wall)
+1 (9:09) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
102
+1 (9:09) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
112
(8:56) MISS Porter Jr. 6' Driving Layup
(8:54) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:47) Craig 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)
142
(8:47) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(8:36) Porter Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:36) Bridges STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:32) Craig 1' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
162
+3 (8:06) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
165
(7:49) MISS Ayton 11' Hook Shot
(7:46) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:42) Wood Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:29) Booker 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
185
+3 (7:11) Wood 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
188
(6:53) MISS Ayton 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
(6:53) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:46) Bridges 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
208
(6:39) MISS Tate Driving Layup
(6:37) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:24) Booker 11' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Bridges 2 AST)
228
(6:05) MISS Wood 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:04) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (5:58) Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2211
+2 (5:40) Ayton 10' Turnaround Hook Shot (10 PTS) (Craig 2 AST)
2411
(5:26) MISS Green 3' Driving Layup
(5:26) Booker BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:23) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:17) MISS Payne 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:14) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (5:05) Mathews 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)
2414
(4:46) MISS Ayton 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(4:46) Tate BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:46) Suns Rebound
(4:41) ROCKETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Sengun ) (J.Orr)
+1 (4:41) Booker Free Throw Technical (5 PTS)
2514
+2 (4:37) Booker 3' Layup (7 PTS) (Bridges 3 AST)
2714
+2 (4:20) Green 16' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
2716
(4:20) Booker L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Orr)
+1 (4:20) Wood Free Throw 1 of 1 (4 PTS)
2717
+2 (4:07) Ayton 2' Dunk (12 PTS) (Wainright 1 AST)
2917
(3:47) MISS Sengun 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:47) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:37) MISS Bridges 2' Driving Reverse Layup
(3:34) Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(3:34) MISS Ayton 2' Tip Layup Shot
(3:31) Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (3:30) Ayton 1' Putback Dunk (14 PTS)
3117
(3:21) Wainright S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Orr)
+1 (3:21) Wood Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
3118
(3:21) MISS Wood Free Throw 2 of 2
(3:21) Wainright REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:06) McGee 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
3318
+3 (2:53) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Schroder 1 AST)
3321
(2:47) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:37) Wainright Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:37) Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:27) Schroder 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
3323
(2:10) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:10) Martin Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:08) Martin Jr. 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 4 AST)
3325
(1:48) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
+3 (1:34) Green 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS)
3328
(1:21) MISS Booker 18' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(1:18) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Schroder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 5 AST)
3331
+2 (0:57) Booker 1' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
3531
(0:36) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:34) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:14) MISS Wainright 3PT Jump Shot
(0:13) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:05) Shamet Personal Take Foul (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
(0:00) MISS Green 28' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

HOU

129Points112

53-95(55.8%)Field Goal(%)42-85(49.4%)

13-33(39.4%)3-Point(%)16-39(41.0%)

10-13(76.9%)Free Throw(%)12-19(63.2%)

49(13)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

32Assists26

5Steals9

4Blocks3

11Turnovers11

18Fouls13

64Pts In The Paint40

28Fast Break Pts10

19Pts Off Turnovers23

17Bench Pts38

18Largest Lead1

Game Details

Wednesday, March 16, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)