Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 5, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	29	31	18	19	97
HOU	25	29	24	22	100

Game Recap

Kevin Durant drilled a right arc 3-pointer to put the Rockets up 100-97 with 01.1 left on the clock and they never looked back. Houston has now won 5 of their last 6 games to move to 22-11 as the Suns fall to 21-15.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Dillon BrooksSF	34	7-15	1-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	4	-5	15
00Royce O'NealePF	30	5-12	5-12	0-0	6	3	2	0	0	0	+2	15
15Mark WilliamsC	20	2-6	0-0	0-0	8	1	0	0	0	3	0	4
1Devin BookerSG	32	9-20	2-5	7-8	0	3	0	0	4	0	0	27
12Collin GillespiePG	25	4-11	3-9	0-0	6	4	1	0	0	1	-1	11
23Jordan Goodwin	25	4-7	3-4	0-0	1	2	2	0	1	1	+3	11
8Grayson Allen	22	0-6	0-4	0-0	3	6	4	0	3	0	-8	0
11Oso Ighodaro	27	4-5	0-0	1-2	8	2	2	0	1	3	-3	9
0Ryan Dunn	16	2-3	0-1	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	5
20Rasheer Fleming	4	0-3	0-0	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	2	0	0
21Nigel Hayes-Davis	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Isaiah Livers	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Khaman Maluach	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Nick Richards	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8842.0%	14-4134.1%	9-1275.0%	40	23	11	0	10	14	-	97

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
7Kevin DurantSF	38	9-21	2-12	6-6	10	4	0	1	1	2	+4	26
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	38	6-11	3-8	2-4	7	3	1	0	1	2	+5	17
12Steven AdamsC	31	4-7	0-0	0-4	11	2	1	0	2	1	+7	8
17Tari EasonSG	30	5-15	2-6	0-0	8	2	1	0	1	0	+4	12
1Amen ThompsonPG	37	5-13	0-0	7-7	7	6	0	0	3	4	-7	17
15Reed Sheppard	22	5-9	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	4	0	+8	11
30Clint Capela	9	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
2Dorian Finney-Smith	13	1-4	1-4	0-0	4	1	0	0	2	2	-2	3
20Josh Okogie	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
0Aaron Holiday	10	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-6	4
27Isaiah Crawford	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Jae'Sean Tate	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	38-8743.7%	9-3724.3%	15-2171.4%	51	20	5	1	14	11	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Adams vs. Williams: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:46) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:41) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:35) Gillespie 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
30
(11:16) MISS Durant 17' Fadeaway Jumper
(11:16) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:06) MISS Williams 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:51) MISS Thompson 7' Fadeaway Jumper
(10:50) Adams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:50) MISS Adams 4' Putback Layup
(10:48) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS Booker 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(10:31) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:24) Thompson 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
32
+2 (10:11) Brooks 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
52
(9:53) Thompson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:53) Gillespie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:48) Booker 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Gillespie 1 AST)
72
(9:46) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(9:37) Adams Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:37) O'Neale STEAL (1 STL)
(9:25) MISS Gillespie 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:24) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:14) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Flores)
(9:14) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(9:14) ROCKETS Rebound
(9:14) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(9:14) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:05) Gillespie 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
102
+2 (8:43) Adams 3' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
104
(8:28) MISS Gillespie 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:27) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:16) MISS Eason 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:14) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:10) Adams 2' Layup (4 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
106
(7:50) Brooks Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:50) Smith Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:41) Eason 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
109
(7:34) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:32) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:20) MISS Durant 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:19) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (7:02) O'Neale 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gillespie 2 AST)
139
(6:41) Gillespie S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Hussey)
(6:41) MISS Adams Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:41) ROCKETS Rebound
(6:41) MISS Adams Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:41) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:35) MISS O'Neale 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(6:33) Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:24) MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(6:23) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (6:18) Booker 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (5 PTS)
169
+3 (5:58) Durant 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1612
(5:45) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:45) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:36) MISS Eason 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:34) Eason REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+2 (5:31) Eason 4' Putback Layup (5 PTS)
1614
(5:23) MISS O'Neale 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:17) MISS Smith Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(5:16) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:56) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(4:56) Sheppard STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (4:53) Sheppard 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Durant 3 AST)
1616
(4:53) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(4:41) MISS Booker 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:40) Thompson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:34) MISS Durant 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:34) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:27) Durant 21' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 1 AST)
1618
(4:10) MISS Brooks 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:09) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(4:06) MISS Williams Tip Layup Shot
(4:05) Williams REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(4:03) MISS Williams 3' Driving Bank Hook Shot
(4:02) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(3:54) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:54) Goodwin STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:50) Goodwin 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1818
(3:35) Sheppard Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:35) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:31) Williams 3' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
2018
(3:07) MISS Capela 3' Cutting Layup Shot
(3:06) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:03) Allen Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(2:46) MISS Sheppard 29' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:45) Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:31) MISS Allen 5' Driving Layup
(2:31) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:29) Sheppard REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:24) Capela 3' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Sheppard 1 AST)
2020
(1:57) Finney-Smith L.B.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Flores)
+3 (1:48) Goodwin 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
2320
(1:28) MISS Finney-Smith 3PT Jump Shot
(1:25) ROCKETS Rebound
+2 (1:21) Smith Jr. 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2322
+3 (0:57) Goodwin 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2622
(0:33) Sheppard Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T5)
(0:33) Ighodaro STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (0:29) Goodwin 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
2922
+3 (0:11) Sheppard 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Thompson 2 AST)
2925
(0:06) MISS Gillespie 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(0:04) Capela REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Smith Jr. 28' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

HOU

97Points100

37-88(42.0%)Field Goal(%)38-87(43.7%)

14-41(34.1%)3-Point(%)9-37(24.3%)

9-12(75.0%)Free Throw(%)15-21(71.4%)

40(11)Rebounds(Offensive)51(15)

23Assists20

11Steals5

0Blocks1

10Turnovers14

14Fouls11

40Pts In The Paint42

23Fast Break Pts8

18Pts Off Turnovers15

25Bench Pts20

13Largest Lead7

Game Details

Monday, January 5, 2026 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)