Overview
- Durant hit a 27-foot 3-pointer with 1.1 seconds left to seal the Rockets’ 100-97 win over Phoenix.
- He finished with 26 points and 10 rebounds, going 2-of-12 from deep but converting the decisive attempt.
- Postgame, Durant said he did not want to leave Phoenix and felt he was scapegoated and “kicked out.”
- The offseason blockbuster moved Durant to Houston, with Dillon Brooks and Jalen Green among the players sent to the Suns.
- Houston improved to 22-11 and 3-0 vs. Phoenix this season; Devin Booker scored 27 in defeat as the Rockets played without Alperen Şengün (ankle) and Steven Adams grabbed 11 rebounds in his return.