Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets
November 7, 2026 · 2026-27 season
The Suns beat the Rockets 102-99 on 2026-11-07 at home. The Suns started Devin Booker, Dillon Brooks, Miles Bridges, Jalen Green, and Oso Ighodaro. The Rockets started Kevin Durant, Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun, Jabari Smith Jr., and Amen Thompson. Alperen Sengun (Rockets) scored 15 points (7/17) in his matchups, with Oso Ighodaro as his primary defender. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 18 points (8/23) in his matchups, with Amen Thompson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
102
Did not play: Jamaree Bouyea (DNP - Coach's Decision), Rasheer Fleming (DNP - Coach's Decision), Koa Peat (DNP - Coach's Decision), Duop Reath (DNP - Coach's Decision), Pat Spencer (DNP - Coach's Decision)
HOU
Houston Rockets
99
Did not play: Steven Adams (DNP - Coach's Decision), Clint Capela (DNP - Coach's Decision), Isaiah Crawford (DNP - Coach's Decision), Jae'Sean Tate (DNP - Coach's Decision), Bruce Thornton (DNP - Coach's Decision)
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Miles Bridges · Jalen Green · Oso Ighodaro Starter 17.2 min
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Miles Bridges · Collin Gillespie · Ryan Dunn 6.3 min
- Luke Kennard · Miles Bridges · Collin Gillespie · Ryan Dunn · Khaman Maluach 5.4 min
- Luke Kennard · Jalen Green · Collin Gillespie · Ryan Dunn · Khaman Maluach 3.5 min
- Devin Booker · Dillon Brooks · Jalen Green · Ryan Dunn · Khaman Maluach 3.4 min
HOU
Houston Rockets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Kevin Durant · Fred VanVleet · Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Amen Thompson Starter 13.7 min
- Kevin Durant · Fred VanVleet · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson 5.7 min
- Kevin Durant · Marcus Smart · Fred VanVleet · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason 3.5 min
- Alperen Sengun · Jabari Smith Jr. · Tari Eason · Amen Thompson · Reed Sheppard 3.4 min
- Kevin Durant · Marcus Smart · Fred VanVleet · Alperen Sengun · Amen Thompson 2.8 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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Alperen Sengun 15 pts (7/17) in 52 possessions
Guarded by: Oso Ighodaro (37 %, 4 pts) · Khaman Maluach (14 %, 4 pts) · Miles Bridges (14 %, 4 pts)
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Kevin Durant 12 pts (5/10) in 70 possessions
Guarded by: Dillon Brooks (39 %, 3 pts) · Ryan Dunn (16 %, 2 pts) · Devin Booker (13 %, 3 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Amen Thompson: 30 poss., 2 pts (1/5) · Fred VanVleet: 12 poss., 6 pts (3/6) |
| Dillon Brooks | Kevin Durant: 28 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Tari Eason: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jalen Green | Fred VanVleet: 24 poss., 7 pts (3/5) · Amen Thompson: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Miles Bridges | Jabari Smith Jr.: 15 poss., 3 pts (1/3) · Alperen Sengun: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/4) |
| Ryan Dunn | Kevin Durant: 11 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Alperen Sengun: 19 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Amen Thompson: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Gillespie | Amen Thompson: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Tari Eason: 7 poss., 5 pts (2/4) |
| Luke Kennard | Reed Sheppard: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Marcus Smart: 4 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Khaman Maluach | Alperen Sengun: 7 poss., 4 pts (2/2) · Marcus Smart: 4 poss., 1 pts (0/0) |
Rockets defense
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Devin Booker 18 pts (8/23) in 68 possessions
Guarded by: Amen Thompson (46 %, 0 pts) · Kevin Durant (14 %, 0 pts) · Marcus Smart (11 %, 2 pts)
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Jalen Green 8 pts (4/9) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Fred VanVleet (49 %, 2 pts) · Amen Thompson (16 %, 2 pts) · Marcus Smart (12 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | Dillon Brooks: 40 poss., 12 pts (3/6) · Devin Booker: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Amen Thompson | Devin Booker: 31 poss., 0 pts (0/7) · Ryan Dunn: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Fred VanVleet | Jalen Green: 31 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Collin Gillespie: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Alperen Sengun | Oso Ighodaro: 23 poss., 4 pts (1/3) · Khaman Maluach: 10 poss., 2 pts (0/4) |
| Tari Eason | Devin Booker: 7 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Ryan Dunn: 7 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Marcus Smart | Luke Kennard: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Devin Booker: 8 poss., 2 pts (1/3) |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Miles Bridges: 16 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Dillon Brooks: 4 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Reed Sheppard | Collin Gillespie: 10 poss., 0 pts (0/2) · Ryan Dunn: 3 poss., 3 pts (1/2) |
| Oscar Tshiebwe | Oso Ighodaro: 2 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Khaman Maluach: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Bogdan Bogdanović | Miles Bridges: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Luke Kennard: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |