Booker had 20 points, 4 rebounds, 7 assists and 2 steals, shooting 9-of-19 from the field, 1-of-6 from three-point range, 1-of-1 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +13
Durant had 27 points, 10 rebounds, 16 assists, 2 steals and 1 block, 9-of-16 shooting, 3-of-7 three-pointers, 6-of-8 free throws, plus/minus +17, 9 points and 7 assists in the second quarter, and 10 points, 5 boards, 10 assists, 1 steal and 1 block in the half
Gordon had 27 points, 1 assist and 3 blocks, shooting 10-of-15 from the field, 7-of-11 from three-point range, plus/minus +11, and scored 17 points on 6-of-7 (5-of-6 three-pointers) in the second quarter and 21 points in the half
Allen had 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 block, shooting 5-of-7 from the field, 2-of-4 from three-point range, 4-of-4 from the free-throw line, and a plus/minus of +10
Nurkic had 8 points, 10 rebounds and 2 blocks, shooting 3-of-6 from the field and a plus/minus of +2
Azubuik had 11 points, 5 rebounds and 1 block, shooting 5-of-7 from the field and gaining +17
Okogie had 0 points and 1 board, Little had 7 points and 5 boards, Metu had 4 points and 2 boards, and Lee had 6 points, 2 rebounds and 1 assist
On December 28, in the NBA regular season, the Suns, who had lost three in a row, challenged the Rockets away. Allen scored 10 points in the first quarter, and the Suns led the Rockets 30-24, and in the second quarter, the Suns were on fire, shooting 76% from the field (16-of-21), Gordon had 17 points and 2 blocks in the first quarter, and Durant contributed 9 points and 7 assists in the second quarter, and they led the Rockets by 18 points at halftime, 73-55.
In the third quarter, the Suns shot 63% from the field, Booker scored 11 points in the quarter, Durant scored 5 points and 5 assists, and the Suns led the Rockets by 20 points at 104-84 in the third quarter, and the Suns easily closed the game 25-29 in the final quarter.
At the end of the fourth quarter, the Suns defeated the Rockets 129-113 to end a three-game losing streak, tying the Warriors with a record of 15-15. The Rockets suffered a second straight home defeat and remain in eighth place in the West with a 15-14 record, tied with the Lakers (16-15) and 0.5 wins ahead of the Warriors and Suns.
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