Phoenix
Suns
97
–
100
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Monday, January 5, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 29 | 31 | 18 | 19 | 97 |
| HOU | 25 | 29 | 24 | 22 | 100 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Amen Thompson
HOU
17
PTS
7
REB
6
AST
-7
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending25.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.08
Impact Composite70.2
Hustle: 5.0Defense: 65.9Impact: -0.7
held opponents to 25.0% FGonly 4 pts allowed on 51.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
HOU
26
PTS
10
REB
4
AST
+4
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-21 (42.9%)
3PT2-12
FT6-6
TS%55.0%
eFG%47.6%
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG107
DRTG99
NET+8
Double-Double7 contested shotsonly 17 pts allowed on 56.9 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 30:36 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 5-12 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 32:50 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 9-20 | 45% | 2-5 | 40% | 7-8 | 88% | 0 |
| Collin Gillespie | 25:25 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Mark Williams | 20:58 | 4 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Dillon Brooks | 34:15 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-15 | 47% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Rasheer Fleming | 4:47 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 25:29 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 27:01 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-5 | 80% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| Grayson Allen | 22:09 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0-6 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Ryan Dunn | 16:30 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 40 | 11 | 23 | 11 | 0 | 10 | 14 | 37-88 | 42% | 14-41 | 34% | 9-12 | 75% | — |
Nigel Hayes-Davis —
Khaman Maluach —
Nick Richards —
Isaiah Livers —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 38:30 | 26 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-21 | 43% | 2-12 | 17% | 6-6 | 100% | +4 |
| Steven Adams | 31:19 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | +7 |
| Amen Thompson | 37:10 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-7 | 100% | -7 |
| Tari Eason | 30:10 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-15 | 33% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 38:23 | 17 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Reed Sheppard | 22:32 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Josh Okogie | 8:34 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Clint Capela | 9:18 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Aaron Holiday | 10:18 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | 13:46 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 51 | 15 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 11 | 38-87 | 44% | 9-37 | 24% | 15-21 | 71% | — |
Jeff Green —
Isaiah Crawford —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX37/88 (42%)
Paint
20/38 (53%)
Mid
10/21 (48%)
3PT
14/42 (33%)
ATB3 31%RA 57%Paint 45%Corner 3 50%Mid 40%
HOU38/87 (44%)
Paint
21/39 (54%)
Mid
12/21 (57%)
3PT
9/37 (24%)
RA 56%ATB3 13%Paint 58%Corner 3 43%Mid 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Royce O'Neale
6.4 min • 7 pts • 38%
Best Defender
Jabari Smith Jr.
held Devin Booker
4.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Kevin Durant
vs Dillon Brooks
2.0 min • 6 pts • 100%
| HOU Defense | Collin Gillespie | Devin Booker | Dillon Brooks | Grayson Allen | Jordan Goodwin | Mark Williams | Oso Ighodaro | Royce O'Neale | Ryan Dunn |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Kevin Durant | — | 1.3m 2pts 33% | 2.0m 6pts 100% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 6.4m 7pts 38% | — |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | 4.3m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 8pts 75% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 5pts 100% |
| Steven Adams | — | — | — | — | — | 4.3m 6pts 75% | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Tari Eason | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 2.6m 7pts 60% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Clint Capela | — | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Reed Sheppard | 2.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Holiday | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | 2.6m 4pts 33% | 2.9m 6pts 60% | — | 2.1m 12pts 50% | 3.6m 6pts 25% | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 2.1m 2pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = PHX leads
HOU Largest Lead
7
Q4 5:56
PHX Largest Lead
13
Q3 2:37
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 9-0 run
Q1 6:02 – Q1 7:33
-4 → +2
HOU 8-0 run
Q3 3:27 – Q3 4:55
-12 → -5
HOU 9-0 run
Q3 3:27 – Q3 4:55
-12 → -4
PHX 8-0 run
Q4 7:14 – Q4 9:06
+5 → -1