HOUSTON -- — Kevin Durant scored 26 points and his 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds to go lifted the Houston Rockets to a 100-97 win over the Phoenix Suns on Monday night.

The game was tied when Durant drained the 27-footer to give the Rockets the victory over his former team. Durant joined the Rockets from Phoenix this summer in a blockbuster trade that sent Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green to the Suns.

Devin Booker's 3-point attempt bounced off the rim after Durant gave Houston the lead to end it.

The Suns had a chance to take the lead before Durant’s game winner, but Booker’s 3-point attempt was off. Phoenix got the rebound, but the shot clock expired, giving Houston the ball with 5.1 seconds to go.

Amen Thompson and Jabari Smith Jr. added 17 points each to help Houston to its fifth win in six games.

Booker scored 27 points and Brooks had 15 for the Suns, whose two-game winning streak ended.

The Rockets led by seven with less than five minutes left before the Suns used a 10-0 run, with eight points from Booker, to take a 97-94 lead with about 2 1/2 minutes to go.

Smith made a free throw with six minutes remaining, but the Rockets hadn’t scored a field goal in almost 4 1/2 minutes when a three-point play by Thompson tied it with under two minutes remaining.

Houston’s Alperen Sengun sat out after spraining his right ankle Saturday and coach Ime Udoka said the big man is expected to miss 10 to 14 days with the injury.

The game was briefly delayed in the second quarter because of a malfunction of the clocks and scoreboard before play resumed without either working and the public address announcer periodically announcing the time on the game clock and shot clock.

The clock and scoreboard began working with about four minutes left in the first half, and the shot clocks were restored for the start of the third quarter.

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Recent plays and game events

TIME	PLAY
12:00	Mark Williams vs. Steven Adams (Jabari Smith Jr. gains possession)	0	0
11:46	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot	0	0
11:41	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	0	0
11:35	Collin Gillespie makes 27-foot running jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	0	3
11:16	Kevin Durant misses 16-foot fade away jump shot	0	3
11:16	Mark Williams defensive rebound	0	3
11:06	Mark Williams misses layup	0	3
11:04	Tari Eason defensive rebound	0	3
10:51	Amen Thompson misses 6-foot fade away jump shot	0	3
10:50	Steven Adams offensive rebound	0	3
10:50	Steven Adams misses two point shot	0	3
10:48	Royce O'Neale defensive rebound	0	3
10:32	Devin Booker misses two point shot	0	3
10:31	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	0	3
10:24	Amen Thompson makes 2-foot two point shot	2	3
10:11	Dillon Brooks makes 2-foot two point shot	2	5
9:53	Amen Thompson bad pass turnover (Collin Gillespie steals)	2	5
9:48	Devin Booker makes running layup (Collin Gillespie assists)	2	7
9:46	Rockets Full timeout	2	7
9:37	Steven Adams bad pass turnover (Royce O'Neale steals)	2	7
9:25	Collin Gillespie misses 26-foot three point jumper	2	7
9:24	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	2	7
9:14	Dillon Brooks shooting foul	2	7
9:14	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	2	7
9:14	Rockets offensive team rebound	2	7
9:14	Reed Sheppard enters the game for Amen Thompson	2	7
9:14	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	2	7
9:14	Mark Williams defensive rebound	2	7
9:05	Collin Gillespie makes 28-foot three pointer	2	10
8:43	Steven Adams makes 2-foot driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	4	10
8:28	Collin Gillespie misses 29-foot three point jumper	4	10
8:27	Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound	4	10
8:16	Tari Eason misses 10-foot turnaround jump shot	4	10
8:14	Tari Eason offensive rebound	4	10
8:10	Steven Adams makes layup (Tari Eason assists)	6	10
7:50	Dillon Brooks lost ball turnover (Jabari Smith Jr. steals)	6	10
7:41	Tari Eason makes 23-foot three point jumper (Kevin Durant assists)	9	10
7:34	Dillon Brooks misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	9	10
7:32	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	9	10
7:20	Kevin Durant misses 25-foot three point jumper	9	10
7:19	Mark Williams defensive rebound	9	10
7:02	Royce O'Neale makes 23-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists)	9	13
6:41	Collin Gillespie shooting foul	9	13
6:41	Steven Adams misses free throw 1 of 2	9	13
6:41	Rockets offensive team rebound	9	13
6:41	Jordan Goodwin enters the game for Collin Gillespie	9	13
6:41	Steven Adams misses free throw 2 of 2	9	13
6:41	Dillon Brooks defensive rebound	9	13
6:35	Royce O'Neale misses 25-foot running jump shot	9	13
6:33	Tari Eason defensive rebound	9	13
6:24	Jabari Smith Jr. misses 22-foot three point jumper	9	13
6:23	Mark Williams defensive rebound	9	13
6:18	Devin Booker makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot	9	16
5:58	Kevin Durant makes 27-foot three pointer	12	16
5:45	Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot	12	16
5:45	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	12	16
5:36	Tari Eason misses 26-foot three point jumper	12	16
5:34	Tari Eason offensive rebound	12	16
5:31	Tari Eason makes two point shot	14	16
5:23	Royce O'Neale misses 27-foot three point jumper	14	16
5:22	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	14	16
5:17	Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	14	16
5:16	Mark Williams defensive rebound	14	16
4:56	Devin Booker lost ball turnover (Reed Sheppard steals)	14	16
4:53	Reed Sheppard makes 2-foot running dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	16	16
4:53	Suns Full timeout	16	16
4:53	Clint Capela enters the game for Jabari Smith Jr.	16	16
4:53	Dorian Finney-Smith enters the game for Steven Adams	16	16
4:53	Amen Thompson enters the game for Tari Eason	16	16
4:53	Grayson Allen enters the game for Royce O'Neale	16	16
4:41	Devin Booker misses 14-foot pullup jump shot	16	16
4:40	Amen Thompson defensive rebound	16	16
4:34	Kevin Durant misses 27-foot running jump shot	16	16
4:34	Reed Sheppard offensive rebound	16	16
4:27	Kevin Durant makes 20-foot jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	18	16
4:10	Dillon Brooks misses 17-foot pullup jump shot	18	16
4:09	Mark Williams offensive rebound	18	16
4:06	Mark Williams misses tip shot	18	16
4:05	Mark Williams offensive rebound	18	16
4:03	Mark Williams misses 2-foot two point shot	18	16
4:02	Kevin Durant defensive rebound	18	16
3:54	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)	18	16
3:50	Jordan Goodwin makes running layup	18	18
3:35	Reed Sheppard bad pass turnover (Grayson Allen steals)	18	18
3:31	Mark Williams makes 3-foot running dunk	18	20
3:07	Clint Capela misses layup	18	20
3:06	Grayson Allen defensive rebound	18	20
3:03	Grayson Allen out of bounds bad pass turnover	18	20
3:03	Collin Gillespie enters the game for Devin Booker	18	20
3:03	Oso Ighodaro enters the game for Dillon Brooks	18	20
3:03	Ryan Dunn enters the game for Mark Williams	18	20
2:46	Reed Sheppard misses 29-foot three point jumper	18	20
2:45	Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound	18	20
2:31	Kevin Durant blocks Grayson Allen 's 4-foot driving layup	18	20
2:29	Reed Sheppard defensive rebound	18	20
2:24	Clint Capela makes 2-foot dunk (Reed Sheppard assists)	20	20
1:57	Dorian Finney-Smith loose ball foul	20	20
1:57	Jabari Smith Jr. enters the game for Kevin Durant	20	20
1:48	Jordan Goodwin makes 25-foot three point jumper (Grayson Allen assists)	20	23
1:28	Dorian Finney-Smith misses 22-foot three point jumper	20	23
1:25	Rockets offensive team rebound	20	23
1:21	Jabari Smith Jr. makes 17-foot jumper	22	23
57.1	Jordan Goodwin makes 26-foot three pointer	22	26
33.7	Reed Sheppard lost ball turnover (Oso Ighodaro steals)	22	26
29.6	Jordan Goodwin makes 27-foot running pullup jump shot (Grayson Allen assists)	22	29
11.2	Reed Sheppard makes 22-foot three point jumper (Amen Thompson assists)	25	29
6.0	Collin Gillespie misses 13-foot pullup jump shot	25	29
4.3	Clint Capela defensive rebound	25	29
0.0	Jabari Smith Jr. misses running pullup jump shot	25	29
0.0	Rockets offensive team rebound	25	29
0.0	End of the 1st Quarter	25	29

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Venue

Toyota Center (Houston)

Houston, TX

Date & Time

1:00 AM, January 6, 2026

Coverage

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Attendance

18,055

Referees

Zach Zarba, Che Flores, Robert Hussey

2025-26 Pacific Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
LA Lakers	32	19	.627	W3
Phoenix	31	22	.585	L2
Golden State	28	25	.528	L1
LA Clippers	25	27	.481	W2
Sacramento	12	42	.222	L12

2025-26 Southwest Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT	STRK
San Antonio	36	16	.692	W4
Houston	32	19	.627	W1
Memphis	20	31	.392	L2
Dallas	19	33	.365	L7
New Orleans	14	40	.259	W1

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