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Phoenix Suns beat Houston Rockets 102-99 as Devin Booker scores 24
Devin Booker scored 24 points and hit the go-ahead basket, three and finisher after a 95-95 tie as Phoenix held off Houston 102-99.
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Devin Booker scored 24 points, including the go-ahead stretch in the final four minutes, and the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 102-99 at Mortgage Matchup Center on Saturday, November 7. Phoenix improved to 3-5. Houston fell to 7-3.
Booker shot 10-of-24 from the field in 39 minutes. After Alperen Sengun’s free throws tied the game at 95-95 with 4:08 left, Booker hit a step-back jumper, a 25-foot three and another basket to make it 102-95 with 2:30 remaining. Kevin Durant led Houston with 21 points and 10 rebounds.
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How it turned
Sengun scored first, but Phoenix took over from there and led 35-23 after one quarter. Luke Kennard’s three with 8:38 left in the second made it 44-25, the Suns’ largest lead.
Houston then ripped off a 22-3 run. Fred VanVleet scored 10 points in the quarter, and his 19-foot pullup with 57.1 seconds left in the half tied the game at 47-47.
The third quarter stayed tight. Durant’s free throw with 7:25 left gave Houston its largest lead at 61-55, and Phoenix took a 76-75 edge into the fourth.
The teams tied at 82, 89, 93 and 95 in the fourth. After Booker’s seven straight points made it 102-95, Amen Thompson finished an alley-oop from VanVleet to cut it to 102-97, and Durant added a jumper with 46.7 seconds left. Durant missed a 26-foot three with 10.6 seconds remaining, Miles Bridges grabbed the rebound, and Phoenix ran out the clock.
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The supporting cast
Bridges had 13 points, 10 rebounds and 7 assists. Jalen Green scored 16 points with 6 assists, Dillon Brooks added 11, and Kennard scored 11 off the bench. Khaman Maluach had 8 points and 10 rebounds. Phoenix shot 41-of-85 from the field and assisted on 29 baskets.
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Houston’s side
Durant shot 5-of-14 from the field and 10-of-11 at the line. Thompson scored 17 points, VanVleet had 16 with 4 threes, and Sengun and Jabari Smith Jr. scored 15 apiece. Smith added 9 rebounds.
Houston shot 36-of-94 from the field and 10-of-35 from three, with only 16 assists. The Rockets played without Steven Adams (calf) and Clint Capela (ankle). Attendance was 17,071.
What’s next
The Rockets host the Denver Nuggets on Monday, November 9, at 8:30 p.m. ET (3:30 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time). The Suns host the San Antonio Spurs on Monday, November 9, at 9 p.m. ET (4 a.m. Tuesday Cairo time).
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