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Houston Rockets 99, Phoenix Suns 102

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On November 7, 2026 at Mortgage Matchup Center, the Phoenix Suns held off the Houston Rockets 102-99. Devin Booker scored 24 to lead the Phoenix Suns, and Kevin Durant had 21 for the Houston Rockets.

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How it happened

  1. FinalPhoenix beats Houston 102-99. The Suns shot 41-of-86 and had 29 assists to the Rockets' 16, with Devin Booker scoring 24 and Kevin Durant 21 for Houston.
  2. Q3Phoenix leads Houston 76-75 after three quarters. The Suns have 23 assists to the Rockets' 12, and Kevin Durant has 19 points for Houston.
  3. HalftimeHalftime in Phoenix: Houston and the Suns are tied at 47. The Rockets erased a 12-point first-quarter deficit by outscoring Phoenix 24-12 in the second, with Fred VanVleet leading all scorers with 13.
  4. Q2 57.1Fred VanVleet's pull-up from 19 feet completes an 11-0 Houston run, tying it at 47. The Rockets were down 47-36 and needed 3:55 to erase it, with VanVleet scoring seven and Amen Thompson four.
  5. Q2 9:44Luke Kennard steps back for a three from 26 feet, and Phoenix has scored 11 straight, from 30-23 to 41-23, in 2:49. Kennard has eight of the 11 and Ryan Dunn the other three.
  6. Q1Phoenix leads Houston 35-23 after one quarter, shooting 16-of-21 from the field with 12 assists. The Rockets are 8-of-20 with six turnovers.
Houston Rockets box score
Houston Rockets
Amen ThompsonG-F39:1317807-150-03-41410+1
Jabari Smith Jr.F38:5715927-121-40-03113+9
Kevin DurantF37:40211035-141-710-111020+8
Alperen SengunF-C31:4215655-161-24-40122-16
Fred VanVleetG30:4316346-124-90-00124+11
Tari EasonF22:382721-80-20-01143+7
Marcus SmartG20:225202-71-40-00014-10
Reed SheppardG13:086002-82-60-01010-14
Oscar TshiebweF-C3:192001-10-00-00000-5
Bogdan BogdanovicG2:180100-10-10-00000-6
Team24099461636-9410-3517-19781416

DNP: Jae'Sean Tate, Isaiah Crawford, Clint Capela, Steven Adams, Bruce Thornton

Phoenix Suns box score
Phoenix Suns
Devin BookerG39:08242310-242-92-23043-7
Dillon BrooksG-F37:2111414-103-70-00014-11
Jalen GreenG33:5516367-140-12-41041-12
Miles BridgesF31:26131075-121-52-20101+4
Oso IghodaroF22:584632-30-00-00033-9
Ryan DunnF23:218533-52-20-03002+25
Collin GillespieG19:597343-61-30-00000+10
Khaman MaluachC18:2181003-40-12-31224+11
Luke KennardG13:3111124-73-60-00010+4
Team240102442941-8512-348-11831518

DNP: Pat Spencer, Rasheer Fleming, Duop Reath, Jamaree Bouyea, Koa Peat

Recap

Devin Booker broke a 95-95 tie with a step-back jumper and a step-back 3-pointer late in the fourth quarter, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 102-99 on Saturday, November 7.

Booker finished with 24 points on 10-of-24 shooting. His 10-foot step-back made it 97-95, his 25-foot step-back 3 off a pass from Oso Ighodaro made it 100-95, and a basket with 2:30 left, set up by Miles Bridges, made it 102-95.

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Made before tip-off from the players available and the season so far; frozen at tip-off.

HOU 68%PHX 32%
Expected margin
HOU by 5.8
Result: PHX by 3
The projection missed.

The projected margin was 8.8 pts from the result. Its largest input: Net rating so far this season, 3.9 pts toward HOU. 4 more inputs are in Pro

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