Kevin Durant has 18th career triple-double, Suns beat Rockets 129-113 to end losing streak
HOUSTON (AP) Kevin Durant had 27 points, 10 rebounds and a career-high 16 assists for his 18th career triple-double, helping the Phoenix Suns beat the Houston Rockets 129-113 on Wednesday night to snap a three-game losing streak.
Durant was 9 of 16 from the field and also had two steals and a block in Phoenix’s first road victory since Nov. 26. The Suns improved to 15-15.
“It was amazing to get back on the winning side,” Durant said. "It sucks losing. Having a tough stretch in the NBA is one of the worst feelings you can have, regardless of how many games we play in a season.”
Eric Gordon matched Durant with 27 points in his first game back in Houston since being traded in February. He scored 17 points in the Suns’ 43-point second quarter en route to a 73-55 halftime lead. Devin Booker added 20 points, and Grayson Allen had 16.
“It was great to be back here,” Gordon said. “I had a lot of good memories and a lot of fun here and it was a major turning point in my career, coming to Houston, and tonight, we did what we’re supposed to do.”
Alperen Sengun led Houston with 24 points, and Jalen Green added 23 with a season-high six 3-pointers. The Rockets are 15-14.
“(Green) was aggressive,” Rockets coach Ime Udoka said. “Hunting his shots, looking at the basket more aggressively, getting downhill, and just making the right reads. With their big (playing) back he got some easy ones early on and it snowballed from there
Phoenix shot 76% in the second quarter to push its lead to 20, and 12 was the closest the Rockets would get in the second half. Durant scored or got the assist on 10 of their 16 baskets.
“Kevin just got into an aggressive mode to score or pass,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “Taking the ball in the backcourt, running a high volume of pick and rolls and just being aggressive. He really led us during that stretch.”
Jabari Smith Jr scored nine points for Houston before leaving in the third quarter because of a sprained left ankle sprain. A night earlier, the Rockets lost Dillon Brooks to an oblique strain, which forced him to miss a game for the first time this season.
UP NEXT
Suns: Host Charlotte on Friday night.
Rockets: Host Philadelphia on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Jusuf Nurkic vs. Alperen Sengun (Devin Booker gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 |  | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 11:28 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:26 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | Grayson Allen misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:16 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:10 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 0-2 |
| 10:49 | | Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:33 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0-4 |
| 10:20 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 2-4 |
| 10:01 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 9:47 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 4-4 |
| 9:28 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:16 | | Rockets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 9:16 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 5-4 |
| 9:03 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 9:02 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:00 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:59 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:43 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:26 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point running finger roll layup | 5-6 |
| 8:09 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 8-6 |
| 7:45 | | Jump ball. Devin Booker vs. Jalen Green (Kevin Durant gains possession) | ||
| 7:45 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Devin Booker steals) | ||
| 7:38 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point turnaround bank jump shot | ||
| 7:37 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 7:33 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 10-6 |
| 7:19 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Fred VanVleet assists) | 10-8 |
| 7:07 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:06 | | Jae'Sean Tate defensive rebound | ||
| 7:02 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 10-10 |
| 6:40 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 12-10 |
| 6:33 | | Kevin Durant blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:31 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 12-11 |
| 6:27 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 12-12 |
| 6:11 | | +2 | Udoka Azubuike makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 14-12 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 14-14 |
| 5:39 | | Jae'Sean Tate shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:39 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 15-14 |
| 5:39 | | Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:37 | | Jeff Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:23 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving reverse layup (Devin Booker assists) | 17-14 |
| 4:55 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:48 | | Jump ball. Jabari Smith Jr. vs. Udoka Azubuike (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:45 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 20-14 |
| 4:14 | | Jeff Green misses two point layup | ||
| 4:13 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point turnaround jump shot | 22-14 |
| 3:49 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:49 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 3:43 | | Devin Booker misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:36 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 3:32 | | Jeff Green shooting foul (Udoka Azubuike draws the foul) | ||
| 3:32 | | Udoka Azubuike misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:32 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | +1 | Udoka Azubuike makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-14 |
| 3:17 | | Udoka Azubuike shooting foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 23-15 |
| 3:17 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:17 | | +1 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 23-16 |
| 2:54 | | Grayson Allen turnover (lost ball) (Jabari Smith Jr. steals) | ||
| 2:39 | | +2 | Fred VanVleet makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists) | 23-18 |
| 2:19 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 25-18 |
| 2:02 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 1:45 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 27-18 |
| 1:45 | | Aaron Holiday shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:45 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 28-18 |
| 1:27 | | Aaron Holiday turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 1:17 | | Amen Thompson shooting foul (Chimezie Metu draws the foul) | ||
| 1:17 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 29-18 |
| 1:17 | | +1 | Chimezie Metu makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-18 |
| 1:01 | | +2 | Jeff Green makes two point layup (Tari Eason assists) | 30-20 |
| 0:47 | | Jeff Green blocks Devin Booker's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | +3 | Aaron Holiday makes three point pullup jump shot | 30-23 |
| 0:31 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:29 | | Cam Whitmore defensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Cam Whitmore draws the foul) | ||
| 0:25 | | Cam Whitmore misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 0:25 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:25 | | +1 | Cam Whitmore makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-24 |
| 0:02 | | Nassir Little misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses two point tip layup | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:39 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 11:38 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 32-24 |
| 11:16 | | Cam Whitmore misses two point driving bank hook shot | ||
| 11:15 | | Saben Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Cam Whitmore shooting foul (Saben Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 11:07 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 33-24 |
| 11:07 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 34-24 |
| 10:50 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:48 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 10:46 | | Aaron Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:44 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 10:42 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 10:40 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point driving layup | 34-26 |
| 10:24 | | Tari Eason personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 37-26 |
| 9:55 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving reverse layup | 37-28 |
| 9:43 | | Chimezie Metu turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:28 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 9:27 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 9:22 | | +2 | Nassir Little makes two point running dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 39-28 |
| 9:08 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 8:53 | | +2 | Cam Whitmore makes two point running finger roll layup | 39-30 |
| 8:40 | | +2 | Nassir Little makes two point driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 41-30 |
| 8:40 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nassir Little draws the foul) | ||
| 8:40 | | +1 | Nassir Little makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 42-30 |
| 8:27 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:23 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | Nassir Little turnover (bad pass) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 8:19 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Tari Eason's two point layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Saben Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 7:56 | | +2 | Saben Lee makes two point running layup | 44-30 |
| 7:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 7:55 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:55 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:55 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 44-31 |
| 7:34 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Udoka Azubuike offensive rebound | ||
| 7:28 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:27 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:19 | | Fred VanVleet misses two point driving layup | ||
| 7:18 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 7:14 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point running pullup jump shot | 47-31 |
| 6:50 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 47-33 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving dunk | 49-33 |
| 6:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | Udoka Azubuike defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Saben Lee turnover (traveling) | ||
| 6:08 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point stepback jump shot (Jae'Sean Tate assists) | 49-36 |
| 5:44 | | Jae'Sean Tate personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:33 | | Grayson Allen turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:22 | | Fred VanVleet misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:22 | | Udoka Azubuike defensive rebound | ||
| 5:12 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | Suns technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||