Devin Booker scored 35 points (20 in the first quarter), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 110-105.
The Suns took control with a 16-0 run in the first quarter and led by as many as 21.
Kevin Durant had 24 points (10 in the third quarter) and 6 assists.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green had 34 points and 3 steals, and Fred VanVleet added 21 points.
The Suns shot 40.4% from the field and 35.1% from 3 to the Rockets’ 33.3% and 24.4%. The Rockets outscored the Suns 21-11 in 6 minutes with VanVleet, Landale, Green, Smith and Whitmore on the floor together. Jusuf Nurkić fouled out for the Suns, and Alperen Sengun for the Rockets.