Who won Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets?

The Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 117-98 on December 5, 2025.

Dillon Brooks scored 23 for the Phoenix Suns; Amen Thompson scored 31 for the Houston Rockets.

Phoenix Suns at Houston Rockets

2025-26 · Regular season Fri, Dec 5, 2025 · 8:00 pm EST · All results that day · Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets head-to-head · Phoenix Suns schedule · Houston Rockets schedule

Final

Away

Houston Rockets

117

Venue: Toyota Center

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 117-98 at home on Friday, December 5, 2025 at Toyota Center. Amen Thompson had 31 points, 4 rebounds and 1 assist for the Houston Rockets. Dillon Brooks had 23 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists for the Phoenix Suns.

The Houston Rockets led 68-58 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 44-27. Bench points: Phoenix Suns 43, Houston Rockets 32. Kevin Durant had 28 points, 4 rebounds and 8 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets?: The Houston Rockets beat the Phoenix Suns 117-98 on December 5, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Dillon Brooks scored 23 for the Phoenix Suns; Amen Thompson scored 31 for the Houston Rockets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Phoenix Suns	31	27	14	26	98
Houston Rockets	24	44	29	20	117

Game leaders

Phoenix Suns

Points: 23 Dillon Brooks
Rebounds: 5 Jordan Goodwin
Assists: 4 Dillon Brooks

Houston Rockets

Points: 31 Amen Thompson
Rebounds: 8 Steven Adams
Assists: 8 Kevin Durant

Phoenix Suns
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Dillon Brooks starter	31:06	23	4	4	0	0	2	10-24	0-4	3-4	4	-24
Collin Gillespie starter	28:58	13	2	3	0	0	1	5-13	1-7	2-2	1	-12
Grayson Allen starter	26:09	9	2	0	1	0	3	3-12	1-7	2-2	3	-29
Royce O'Neale starter	19:20	0	2	2	1	0	1	0-4	0-4	0-0	1	-21
Mark Williams starter	17:02	10	3	0	2	0	2	4-6	0-0	2-2	1	-21
Oso Ighodaro bench	22:46	3	3	1	1	1	3	1-1	0-0	1-3	5	-9
Jordan Goodwin bench	21:57	9	5	2	0	0	1	4-13	1-6	0-0	3	+0
Ryan Dunn bench	18:17	4	4	0	3	0	0	1-3	0-1	2-3	1	-7
Jamaree Bouyea bench	18:13	18	2	1	1	0	0	7-11	2-3	2-2	1	-3
Nigel Hayes bench	14:38	2	2	0	1	0	0	1-4	0-1	0-0	0	+4
Nick Richards bench	8:12	2	0	1	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	+11
Rasheer Fleming bench	8:12	3	2	0	2	1	0	1-5	0-3	1-1	1	+11
Khaman Maluach bench	5:10	2	3	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	+5

Not available: Devin Booker, Jalen Green, Isaiah Livers

Houston Rockets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Kevin Durant starter	32:22	28	4	8	2	1	5	11-17	2-2	4-4	2	+29
Amen Thompson starter	31:50	31	4	1	0	0	3	12-17	1-1	6-6	0	+33
Steven Adams starter	29:52	4	8	3	2	1	1	2-4	0-0	0-0	5	+18
Jabari Smith Jr. starter	27:33	16	2	2	0	0	2	5-8	1-2	5-5	3	+29
Josh Okogie starter	16:24	6	4	1	1	1	2	3-3	0-0	0-0	1	+3
Aaron Holiday bench	29:04	10	1	2	2	1	2	3-3	2-2	2-2	1	+7
Reed Sheppard bench	20:54	10	5	6	2	0	2	4-11	2-7	0-0	1	+2
Jae'Sean Tate bench	19:09	8	2	1	0	0	2	3-6	2-2	0-0	3	-10
Clint Capela bench	18:08	4	7	1	0	4	2	2-3	0-0	0-2	2	+1
Jeff Green bench	8:12	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	-11
JD Davison bench	6:32	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-3	0-1	0-0	0	-6

Not available: Dorian Finney-Smith, Fred VanVleet, Alperen Sengun

Team statistics
Phoenix Suns	Stat	Houston Rockets
15/19 (78%)	Free throws	17/19 (89%)
34/64 (53%)	2 pointers	35/58 (60%)
5/36 (13%)	3 pointers	10/18 (55%)
39/100 (39%)	Field goals	45/76 (59%)
34	Rebounds	40
19	Defensive rebounds	34
15	Offensive rebounds	6
14	Assists	25
13	Turnovers	21
12	Steals	9
2	Blocks	8
22	Fouls	20
8	Max points in a row	11
11:08	Time spent in lead	32:24
9	Biggest lead	30

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Houston Rockets ahead)

Largest margin: 30 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 3
Times tied: 7
Largest lead · Phoenix Suns: 9 Q2 9:37
Largest lead · Houston Rockets: 30 Q4 8:13
Longest run: 11-0 Houston Rockets · Q2 6:36 to Q2 5:23

Scoring plays

Q1 · 30 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
11:41	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	2	0
11:02	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	2	2
10:22	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 2-pt field goal	4	2
10:02	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	4	4
9:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	4	5
9:24	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	4	6
9:07	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	6	6
8:55	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	6	8
8:37	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	8	8
7:30	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	8	10
6:31	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen Free throw	9	10
6:31	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen Free throw	10	10
6:15	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	10	12
6:02	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	12	12
5:40	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 3-pt field goal	12	15
5:27	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	14	15
4:50	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	17	15
4:17	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	19	15
4:17	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks Free throw	20	15
3:56	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	20	17
3:20	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	20	18
3:20	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	20	19
3:09	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	22	19
2:46	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	22	22
1:52	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	24	22
1:52	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks Free throw	25	22
1:23	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	25	24
1:11	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn Free throw	26	24
0:39	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	28	24
0:06	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin 3-pt field goal	31	24

Q2 · 38 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
11:45	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	31	26
11:17	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	31	27
11:17	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	31	28
10:17	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal	33	28
10:05	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal	35	28
9:37	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal	37	28
9:15	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	37	31
9:00	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie Free throw	38	31
9:00	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie Free throw	39	31
8:41	Houston Rockets	Clint Capela 2-pt field goal	39	33
8:20	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	39	35
7:59	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 3-pt field goal	42	35
7:09	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	42	37
6:53	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	44	37
6:36	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	44	40
6:18	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	44	42
6:18	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	44	43
5:47	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	44	45
5:47	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant Free throw	44	46
5:23	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	44	48
4:58	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	46	48
4:41	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	46	50
4:13	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	46	52
3:49	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	46	54
3:36	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal	48	54
3:20	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	48	56
3:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	48	58
2:51	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 2-pt field goal	50	58
2:32	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	52	58
2:32	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn Free throw	53	58
2:12	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	53	60
2:12	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	53	61
2:02	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro Free throw	54	61
1:49	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 3-pt field goal	54	64
0:39	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	56	64
0:32	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	56	66
0:20	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal	58	66
0:01	Houston Rockets	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	58	68

Q3 · 21 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
11:44	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	70
11:15	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. 2-pt field goal	58	72
10:57	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	58	74
9:44	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams 2-pt field goal	60	74
9:23	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams Free throw	61	74
9:23	Phoenix Suns	Mark Williams Free throw	62	74
8:50	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	62	76
8:35	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	64	76
7:33	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks Free throw	65	76
7:13	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	78
6:37	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	65	80
4:28	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	82
3:36	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	65	84
3:13	Houston Rockets	Kevin Durant 3-pt field goal	65	87
2:50	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	67	87
2:22	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 2-pt field goal	67	89
1:53	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 3-pt field goal	67	92
1:32	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	70	92
1:13	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 3-pt field goal	70	95
0:48	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	72	95
0:00	Houston Rockets	Reed Sheppard 2-pt field goal	72	97

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Houston Rockets
11:44	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	74	97
11:19	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal	76	97
11:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	76	98
11:04	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	76	99
10:54	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 2-pt field goal	78	99
10:35	Houston Rockets	Steven Adams 2-pt field goal	78	101
10:01	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 3-pt field goal	78	104
9:35	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	78	105
9:35	Houston Rockets	Jabari Smith Jr. Free throw	78	106
9:19	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea Free throw	79	106
9:19	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea Free throw	80	106
9:09	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	80	107
9:09	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson Free throw	80	108
8:13	Houston Rockets	Amen Thompson 2-pt field goal	80	110
7:53	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 3-pt field goal	83	110
7:00	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin 2-pt field goal	85	110
6:11	Phoenix Suns	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	87	110
5:54	Houston Rockets	Jae'Sean Tate 3-pt field goal	87	113
5:35	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal	89	113
3:52	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday 2-pt field goal	89	115
3:10	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming 2-pt field goal	91	115
3:10	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming Free throw	92	115
1:48	Phoenix Suns	Nigel Hayes 2-pt field goal	94	115
1:24	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach 2-pt field goal	96	115
1:17	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	96	116
1:17	Houston Rockets	Aaron Holiday Free throw	96	117
0:55	Phoenix Suns	Jamaree Bouyea 2-pt field goal	98	117

2025-26 season series

After this game: Houston Rockets 2-0. Final series: Houston Rockets 4-0.

Nov 24: Houston Rockets 114 at Phoenix Suns 92
Dec 5: Phoenix Suns 98 at Houston Rockets 117 (this game)
Jan 5: Phoenix Suns 97 at Houston Rockets 100
Apr 7: Houston Rockets 119 at Phoenix Suns 105

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Rockets 117 - 98 Suns — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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