The Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 109-103 on Jan 20, 2021 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Deandre Ayton led the Suns with 26 points, 17 rebounds and 3 assists.
- Eric Gordon led the Rockets with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 36 | 26 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Devin Booker | 35 | 24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 10-18 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 5 |
| Chris Paul | 31 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4-9 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jae Crowder | 26 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-13 | 2-10 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Cameron Payne | 18 | 10 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 3-3 | 3 |
| Mikal Bridges | 34 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Cameron Johnson | 28 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jevon Carter | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 216 | 100 | 41 | 23 | 6 | 10 | 17 | 38-80 | 8-31 | 16-18 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Houston Rockets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 34 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Victor Oladipo | 31 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 7-22 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 4 |
| Christian Wood | 34 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 8-18 | 2-6 | 2-3 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 37 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Sterling Brown | 21 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 14 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 3 |
| P.J. Tucker | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 192 | 82 | 31 | 15 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 31-74 | 7-23 | 13-16 | 15 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 18, 2021: PHX 104, MEM 108 · Next Jan 22, 2021: DEN 130, PHX 126
- Rockets · 2020-21 season · Previous Jan 18, 2021: HOU 120, CHI 125 · Next Jan 22, 2021: HOU 103, DET 102