Overview
- Durant hit a 27-foot go-ahead three with 1.1 seconds left to seal Houston’s 100-97 win over his former team.
- He posted 26 points and 10 rebounds, going 2-of-12 from three but converting the decisive shot.
- Houston overturned a 13-point second-half deficit, with Jabari Smith Jr. and Amen Thompson scoring 17 each and Tari Eason contesting Devin Booker’s late attempt.
- The Rockets have won five of six and improved to 11-2 at home, strengthening their position near the top of the West at 22-11.
- Afterward, Durant said he felt Phoenix scapegoated him and that he “didn’t want” the summer trade that sent Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green to the Suns.