Phoenix Suns Edge Houston Rockets 102-99: Booker Scores Nine Straight Late, Durant Misses Tying Three
PHOENIX, Arizona — The Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 102-99 at Mortgage Matchup Center on Saturday night, November 7, 2026, behind a game-high 24 points from Devin Booker, who scored nine consecutive points late in the fourth quarter. According to Reuters, Booker snapped a 93-93 tie with a 17-footer with 4:24 left, then added a step-back jumper, a 3-pointer and a driving layup that gave the Suns a 102-95 lead with 2:30 remaining.
Houston had rallied from a 19-point first-half deficit. Kevin Durant led the Rockets with 21 points and 10 rebounds but shot just 5-for-14 from the floor and 1-of-7 from 3-point range, and his game-tying attempt from beyond the arc with 10.6 seconds remaining fell short. Amen Thompson added 17 points, seven rebounds and four blocks for Houston, while Fred VanVleet tallied 16 points. For Phoenix, Jalen Green recorded 16 points and six assists, Miles Bridges posted a double-double of 13 points and 10 rebounds with a team-high seven assists, and Dillon Brooks scored 11.
The game swung repeatedly. Phoenix shot 76.2 percent in a 35-23 first quarter, then missed 15 of 19 shots in a 12-point second quarter as Houston closed the half on a 20-2 surge to tie the game at 47-47. Third-quarter 3-pointers by Booker, Brooks and Collin Gillespie helped the Suns erase a six-point deficit and take a 76-75 lead into the fourth. The win snapped Phoenix's eight-game losing skid against Houston. The Suns improved to 3-5 and the Rockets fell to 7-3.
Source: Reuters
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Photo: 图：太阳后卫德文·布克上篮（资料图，非本场画面）。Wikimedia Commons，Keith Allison 摄，CC BY-SA 2.0，已预裁16:9。/ Suns guard Devin Booker (file photo, not from this game). Wikimedia Commons, by Keith Allison, CC BY-SA 2.0.
