Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

Dec 27, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	30	43	31	25	129
HOU	24	31	29	29	113

Game Recap

Kevin Durant put up his 1st triple-double of the season and 18th of his career with 27 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high tying 16 assists to lead the Suns over the Rockets, 129-113. Eric Gordon added 27 points and seven 3PM in the victory, while Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 24 points and five rebounds in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 15-15 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 15-14.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Eric GordonSF	39	10-15	7-11	0-0	0	1	0	3	0	1	+11	27
35Kevin DurantPF	41	9-16	3-7	6-8	10	16	2	1	3	2	+17	27
20Jusuf NurkicC	14	3-6	1-1	1-2	10	0	0	2	3	4	+2	8
8Grayson AllenSG	33	5-7	2-4	4-4	4	3	0	1	3	1	+15	16
1Devin BookerPG	35	9-19	1-6	1-1	4	7	2	0	4	2	+13	20
27Udoka Azubuike	18	5-7	0-0	1-3	5	0	0	2	0	4	+15	11
2Josh Okogie	9	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	+5	0
25Nassir Little	16	3-6	0-3	1-1	6	0	0	0	1	1	+2	7
4Chimezie Metu	16	1-1	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	3	0	+1	4
38Saben Lee	12	2-2	0-0	5-5	2	1	0	0	2	1	+3	9
18Yuta Watanabe	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	0
11Bol Bol	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	2	0	0	-2	0
21Keita Bates-Diop	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Drew Eubanks	— did not play —												— did not play —
0Jordan Goodwin	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	47-8257.3%	14-3342.4%	21-2680.8%	44	28	4	11	19	17	-	129

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	23	3-3	1-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	3	-4	7
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	22	2-5	1-3	4-4	3	0	2	0	1	1	-11	9
28Alperen SengunC	28	9-18	1-4	5-6	5	1	2	0	0	3	-11	24
4Jalen GreenSG	25	8-20	6-12	1-2	5	3	1	0	2	0	-17	23
5Fred VanVleetPG	29	4-11	1-3	1-2	2	6	0	0	1	2	-14	10
32Jeff Green	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	1	1	2	-9	2
17Tari Eason	25	2-6	1-4	1-2	3	2	5	0	1	2	-20	6
0Aaron Holiday	24	4-13	3-8	2-2	2	2	0	0	2	2	-3	13
7Cam Whitmore	17	4-7	3-4	1-2	1	0	0	1	1	2	+1	12
1Amen Thompson	17	1-6	0-1	0-0	4	3	0	1	0	2	+2	2
2Jock Landale	12	2-4	0-0	1-2	5	0	0	0	0	2	+4	5
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+2	0
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-9641.7%	17-4141.5%	16-2272.7%	33	20	11	3	9	21	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Nurkic: Tip to Booker
(11:40) MISS Nurkic 5' Turnaround Bank Shot
(11:39) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:28) MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:20) MISS Allen 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:16) Suns Rebound
(11:10) MISS Durant 13' Jump Shot
(11:09) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:00) Ja. Green 17' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:49) Booker Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:33) Ja. Green 15' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
04
+2 (10:20) Gordon 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
24
(10:01) Nurkic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Ervin)
(9:47) MISS Smith Jr. 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:47) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:39) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (4 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
44
(9:28) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:27) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:16) ROCKETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Sengun ) (B.Schwab)
+1 (9:16) Booker Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
54
(9:03) MISS Booker 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(9:02) Suns Rebound
(9:00) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:59) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:43) MISS Sengun 11' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:43) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:33) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(8:32) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:26) VanVleet 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
56
+3 (8:09) Nurkic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
86
(7:45) Jump Ball Ja. Green vs. Booker: Tip to Durant
(7:45) Ja. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:45) Booker STEAL (1 STL)
(7:38) MISS Nurkic 2' Turnaround Bank Shot
(7:37) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:36) Smith Jr. Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (7:33) Nurkic 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
106
+2 (7:19) Sengun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
108
(7:07) MISS Booker 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:06) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:02) Booker P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Ervin)
+2 (6:51) Sengun 3' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
1010
+2 (6:40) Booker 13' Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1210
(6:33) MISS Ja. Green 3' Driving Layup
(6:33) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:32) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(6:31) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:31) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(6:27) Nurkic S.FOUL (P2.T3) (M.Smith)
(6:27) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:27) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1211
+1 (6:27) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1212
+2 (6:11) Azubuike 2' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
1412
+2 (5:51) VanVleet 17' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
1414
(5:39) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Smith)
+1 (5:39) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1514
(5:39) MISS Durant Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:37) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:23) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:10) Allen 3' Driving Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1714
(4:55) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(4:53) ROCKETS Rebound
(4:48) Jump Ball Smith Jr. vs. Azubuike: Tip to Ja. Green
(4:46) MISS Ja. Green 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:34) Allen 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2014
(4:14) MISS Je. Green 5' Layup
(4:13) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:02) Booker 8' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2214
(3:49) MISS VanVleet 14' Fadeaway Jumper
(3:49) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:43) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(3:42) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:36) Ja. Green Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:36) Durant STEAL (1 STL)
(3:32) Je. Green S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Schwab)
(3:32) MISS Azubuike Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:32) Suns Rebound
+1 (3:32) Azubuike Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2314
(3:17) Azubuike S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Smith)
+1 (3:17) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2315
(3:17) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (3:17) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2316
(2:54) Allen Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:54) Smith Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (2:39) VanVleet 16' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
2318
+2 (2:19) Allen 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
2518
(2:02) MISS Holiday 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:01) Little REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:45) Allen 3' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
2718
(1:45) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T3) (M.Smith)
+1 (1:45) Allen Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2818
(1:27) Holiday Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:17) Thompson S.FOUL (P1.PN) (M.Ervin)
+1 (1:17) Metu Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2918
+1 (1:17) Metu Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3018
+2 (1:01) Je. Green 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
3020
(0:47) MISS Booker 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:47) Je. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:46) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:36) Holiday 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
3023
(0:31) MISS Okogie 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:29) Whitmore REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:25) Okogie S.FOUL (P1.PN) (B.Schwab)
(0:25) MISS Whitmore Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:25) ROCKETS Rebound
+1 (0:25) Whitmore Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
3024
(0:02) MISS Little 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:02) Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:00) MISS Okogie Tip Layup Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

HOU

129Points113

47-82(57.3%)Field Goal(%)40-96(41.7%)

14-33(42.4%)3-Point(%)17-41(41.5%)

21-26(80.8%)Free Throw(%)16-22(72.7%)

44(8)Rebounds(Offensive)33(9)

28Assists20

4Steals11

11Blocks3

19Turnovers9

17Fouls21

50Pts In The Paint34

10Fast Break Pts6

12Pts Off Turnovers27

31Bench Pts40

21Largest Lead4

Game Details

Wednesday, December 27, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)