{"id":403133,"date":"2025-11-25T07:46:15","date_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:46:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403133\/"},"modified":"2025-11-25T07:46:15","modified_gmt":"2025-11-25T07:46:15","slug":"amen-thompson-scores-28-rockets-roll-past-suns-114-92-despite-missing-star-kevin-durant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/403133\/","title":{"rendered":"Amen Thompson scores 28, Rockets roll past Suns 114-92 despite missing star Kevin Durant"},"content":{"rendered":"

PHOENIX — – Amen Thompson<\/a> scored 28 points, Aaron Holiday<\/a> added 22 off the bench and the Houston Rockets<\/a> beat the Phoenix Suns<\/a> 114-92 on Monday night, despite not having star forward Kevin Durant<\/a> in the lineup for the first time this season.<\/p>\n

The Rockets won for the 11th time in 13 games, bouncing back from Friday night’s loss to the Nuggets<\/a>. The Suns three-game winning streak was snapped.<\/p>\n

Houston was in control for most of the night, never trailing after early in the first quarter. The Rockets took an 84-75 lead into the fourth and the Suns never got closer than six.<\/p>\n

Thompson shot 10 of 16 from the field and added eight assists and seven rebounds. Holiday made six 3-pointers.<\/p>\n

Durant – a 15-time All-Star averaging a team-high 24.6 points per game – missed the game for personal reasons<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The matchup was a bit of a letdown after Sunday’s announcement that Durant wasn’t playing, delaying his return to the city where he spent the previous 2 1\/2 seasons.<\/p>\n

The Suns traded Durant to the Rockets<\/a> during the offseason in a seven-team deal in exchange for Dillon Brooks<\/a>, Jalen Green<\/a> and the No. 10 overall pick in the draft, which Phoenix used to select Duke center Khaman Maluach<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Brooks led the Suns with 29 points on 11 of 22 shooting. Devin Booker<\/a> scored 18 and Collin Gillespie<\/a> added 16. Phoenix shot 41.3% from the field and had 20 turnovers, which led to 26 points for Houston.<\/p>\n

The Rockets took a 59-50 lead into halftime. Holiday scored 12 points for the Rockets before the break. Brooks and Gillespie had 13 for the Suns.<\/p>\n

Houston has won five straight games against Phoenix. The Suns’ 92 points were a season low.<\/p>\n

Up next<\/p>\n

Rockets: At Golden State Warriors<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

Suns: At Sacramento Kings<\/a> on Wednesday night.<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

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