Overview
- He drained a 27-foot 3 with 1.1 seconds left to seal a 100-97 win after Houston erased a 13-point third‑quarter deficit.
- Durant finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, and Devin Booker’s preceding miss set up the winner.
- Postgame, he said Phoenix 'kicked' him out and 'scapegoated' him for last season’s problems, adding he still has 'nothing but love' for the players.
- The victory lifted the Rockets to 22-11 with five wins in six and an 11-2 home mark, before a 103-102 road loss in Portland the next night.
- Houston is navigating a right‑ankle sprain for Alperen Şengün, though Steven Adams returned to grab 11 rebounds against Phoenix.