The Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 129-113 on Dec 27, 2023 at Toyota Center (Houston).
Final · Toyota Center (Houston)
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Suns with 27 points, 10 rebounds and 16 assists.
- Alperen Sengun led the Rockets with 24 points, 5 rebounds and 1 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 41 | 27 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9-16 | 3-7 | 6-8 | 2 |
| Eric Gordon | 39 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10-15 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Devin Booker | 36 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 9-19 | 1-6 | 1-1 | 2 |
| Grayson Allen | 33 | 16 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 14 | 8 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Josh Okogie | 10 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bol Bol | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 175 | 98 | 29 | 27 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 36-65 | 14-30 | 12-15 | 11 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 29 | 24 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 9-18 | 1-4 | 5-6 | 3 |
| Jalen Green | 26 | 23 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-20 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Fred VanVleet | 29 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 24 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Tari Eason | 25 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jock Landale | 12 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Amen Thompson | 17 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Reggie Bullock Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 198 | 88 | 30 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 32-76 | 11-29 | 13-18 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 25, 2023: DAL 128, PHX 114 · Next Dec 29, 2023: CHA 119, PHX 133
- Rockets · 2023-24 season · Previous Dec 26, 2023: IND 123, HOU 117 · Next Dec 29, 2023: PHI 131, HOU 127