Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets
April 7, 2026 · 2025-26 season
The Rockets beat the Suns 119-105 on 2026-04-07 on the road against the Suns. The Suns started Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks, Jalen Green, Jordan Goodwin, and Mark Williams. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., Amen Thompson, and Reed Sheppard. Kevin Durant (Rockets) scored 17 points (5/14) in his matchups, with Dillon Brooks as his primary defender. Jalen Green (Suns) scored 10 points (3/10) in his matchups, with Reed Sheppard as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
105
Did not play: Amir Coffey (DNP - Coach's Decision)
HOU
Houston Rockets
119
Did not play: Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), JD Davison (DNP - Coach's Decision), Dorian Finney-Smith (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jeff Green (DNP - Coach's Decision), Tristen Newton (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Jordan Goodwin · Mark Williams Starter 14.9 min
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Jalen Green · Mark Williams 9.4 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 7.0 min
- Royce O'Neale · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 3.8 min
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Jordan Goodwin · Oso Ighodaro 2.4 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard Starter 7.5 min
- Aaron Holiday · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 9.4 min
- Kevin Durant · Clint Capela · Josh Okogie · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 5.1 min
- Kevin Durant · Josh Okogie · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson 2.5 min
- Kevin Durant · Aaron Holiday · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 2.4 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Suns defense
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Kevin Durant 17 pts (5/14) in 73 possessions
Guarded by: Dillon Brooks (46 %, 3 pts) · Royce O'Neale (15 %, 0 pts) · Mark Williams (11 %, 3 pts)
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Alperen Sengun 14 pts (5/12) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Oso Ighodaro (30 %, 0 pts) · Mark Williams (30 %, 2 pts) · Jalen Green (12 %, 5 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Amen Thompson: 23 poss., 5 pts (2/3) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 18 poss., 11 pts (3/4) |
| Dillon Brooks | Kevin Durant: 33 poss., 3 pts (1/6) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 15 poss., 2 pts (1/4) |
| Jalen Green | Amen Thompson: 15 poss., 1 pts (0/1) · Tari Eason: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Mark Williams | Alperen Sengun: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Clint Capela: 13 poss., 2 pts (0/1) |
| Grayson Allen | Aaron Holiday: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Jabari Smith Jr.: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/1) · Kevin Durant: 7 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Alperen Sengun: 17 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Tari Eason: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Royce O'Neale | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Jabari Smith Jr.: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Gillespie | Reed Sheppard: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Holiday: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Khaman Maluach | Jabari Smith Jr.: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Josh Okogie: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Aaron Holiday: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Josh Okogie: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Ryan Dunn | Tari Eason: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Koby Brea | Josh Okogie: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Aaron Holiday: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Amen Thompson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Jalen Green 10 pts (3/10) in 64 possessions
Guarded by: Reed Sheppard (20 %, 0 pts) · Josh Okogie (18 %, 0 pts) · Aaron Holiday (16 %, 2 pts)
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Devin Booker 11 pts (4/8) in 76 possessions
Guarded by: Jabari Smith Jr. (33 %, 2 pts) · Tari Eason (20 %, 2 pts) · Amen Thompson (18 %, 2 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Dillon Brooks: 41 poss., 3 pts (1/9) · Royce O'Neale: 13 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Devin Booker: 25 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Grayson Allen: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/2) |
| Amen Thompson | Jordan Goodwin: 20 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Devin Booker: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Tari Eason | Devin Booker: 16 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Grayson Allen: 9 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
| Alperen Sengun | Mark Williams: 22 poss., 4 pts (2/6) · Oso Ighodaro: 19 poss., 6 pts (2/6) |
| Reed Sheppard | Collin Gillespie: 14 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Jalen Green: 13 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Aaron Holiday | Jalen Green: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Grayson Allen: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Josh Okogie | Jalen Green: 12 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Jordan Goodwin: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Clint Capela | Mark Williams: 13 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Oso Ighodaro: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Jae'Sean Tate | Mark Williams: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dillon Brooks: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |