Suns vs Rockets Game Breakdown

Get ready to turn up the heat as the Phoenix Suns blaze into the Toyota Center, ready to reignite their playoff hopes against the high-flying Houston Rockets! With the postseason excitement finally ramping up after a slew of first-round blowouts, tonight’s clash at 09:30 PM EST promises fireworks. The Suns, trailing in the Western conference standings, are desperate to close the gap, while the Rockets aim to rocket further up the leaderboard after their recent triumph. With the stakes sky-high and the scoreboard odds buzzing, this matchup is all set to be a thriller. So, will the Suns shine bright or will the Rockets continue their skyward surge? Tune in as we find out if Phoenix can rise from the ashes or if Houston will keep their launch sequence going strong!

Game Breakdown

Game Time: February 12, 2025 09:30PM EST

Location: Toyota Center, Houston

Vegas Odds

	PHX ML	HOU ML	Over/Under	Line
Open	+210	-250	223.0	6.5/-6.5
Recent	+210	-250	224.0	6.5/-6.5
Difference	0	0	+1.0	–

Team Performance

LAST 10

4W-6L

AWAY

33W-32L

32.3% Win Probability

LAST 10

4W-6L

HOME

40W-21L

67.7% Win Probability

Previous Matchups

Date		Q1	Q2	Q3	Q4	Final	O/U
03/02/24	Houston Rockets HOU	38	16	35	29	118	Over
03/02/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	19	25	35	30	109	Over
02/29/24	Houston Rockets HOU	17	36	22	30	105	Under
02/29/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	33	31	22	24	110	Under
02/23/24	Phoenix Suns PHX	28	24	24	34	110	Push
02/23/24	Houston Rockets HOU	20	37	32	25	114	Push
12/27/23	Phoenix Suns PHX	30	43	31	25	129	Over
12/27/23	Houston Rockets HOU	24	31	29	29	113	Over
12/13/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	20	15	32	30	97	Under
12/13/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	27	30	27	111	Under
12/02/22	Houston Rockets HOU	27	30	29	36	122	Over
12/02/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	28	32	25	121	Over
10/30/22	Houston Rockets HOU	24	32	30	23	109	Over
10/30/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	29	36	25	34	124	Over
03/16/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	35	24	36	34	129	Over
03/16/22	Houston Rockets HOU	31	27	24	30	112	Over
02/16/22	Houston Rockets HOU	32	35	28	26	121	Over
02/16/22	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	32	30	35	124	Over
11/14/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	27	24	29	35	115	Under
11/14/21	Houston Rockets HOU	23	21	19	26	89	Under
11/04/21	Houston Rockets HOU	30	31	25	25	111	Over
11/04/21	Phoenix Suns PHX	36	20	37	30	123	Over

Suns Vs Over/Under

Rockets Vs Over/Under

Suns Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/11	@ MEM	112-119L	42	35	11	92
02/08	@ DEN	105-122L	43	25	6	98
02/07	@ UTA	135-127W	49	31	7	104
02/05	vs OKL	109-140L	35	24	18	70
02/03	vs POR	119-121L	43	28	14	85
02/01	vs POR	108-127L	37	21	18	84
01/31	vs GSW	130-105W	48	41	14	89
01/29	@ MIN	113-121L	36	30	15	85
01/27	@ LAC	111-109W	39	23	17	85
01/22	vs BRO	108-84W	48	28	11	88

Rockets Recent Games

Date	vsOpp	Result	Reb	Ast	Tov	Shots
02/09	@ TOR	94-87W	58	17	15	86
02/08	vs DAL	105-116L	48	21	8	100
02/06	vs MIN	114-127L	39	26	10	84
02/04	vs BRO	97-99L	45	23	16	83
02/03	vs NYK	118-124L	50	27	15	104
02/01	@ BRO	98-110L	44	18	10	95
01/30	vs MEM	119-120L	45	22	12	97
01/28	vs ATL	100-96W	44	19	21	79
01/27	vs BOS	114-112W	39	29	7	92
01/22	@ CLE	109-108W	53	25	22	91

Starting Lineups

Phoenix Suns	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Devin Booker SG	41.0	42.0	44.9	100%	45.2
Ryan Dunn SF	3.0	7.8	15.3	60%	17.8
Kevin Durant PF	45.0	45.0	44.9	100%	45.1
Tyus Jones PG	23.0	25.1	23.5	100%	23.9
Nick Richards C	24.0	20.0	22.7	67%	24.6

Houston Rockets	Proj	L5	L15	S%	S/DFS
Dillon Brooks SF	23.0	24.2	24.9	100%	25.2
Tari Eason PF	28.0	26.9	26.2	10%	27.0
Jalen Green SG	37.0	35.8	35.0	100%	35.4
Alperen Sengun C	46.0	36.0	41.8	100%	42.2
Amen Thompson PG	43.0	40.6	35.1	63%	41.0

Suns Notable Injuries

Bradley Beal (SG/SF): Avg: 17.5pts, 3.9reb, 4.5ast, 33.1 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 4.8
Oso Ighodaro (C): Avg: 3.5pts, 3.2reb, 1.0ast, 14.9 minutes. Last game: 02/08/25. Impact: 1.1
Collin Gillespie (PG): Avg: 3.4pts, 0.9reb, 1.0ast, 8.2 minutes. Last game: 02/08/25. Impact: 1.3
TyTy Washington Jr. (PG): Avg: 1.6pts, 0.8reb, 0.8ast, 6.9 minutes. Last game: 02/11/25. Impact: 1.0
Jalen Bridges (PF): Avg: 1.0pts, 0.2reb, 0.0ast, 5.0 minutes. Last game: 02/05/25. Impact: 0.2

Rockets Notable Injuries

Fred VanVleet (PG): Avg: 16.4pts, 3.9reb, 7.4ast, 36.1 minutes. Last game: 02/01/25. Impact: 4.6
Jeff Green (PF/C): Avg: 6.4pts, 2.2reb, 0.8ast, 16.0 minutes. Last game: 02/09/25. Impact: 1.7

Top Player Props

This article, published more than 6 hours prior to game time, focuses exclusively on Over prop bets due to the propensity for NBA teams to make last-minute injury adjustments. For the most current prop bets, including any updates closer to tip-off, please refer to the link provided below the table.

		Stat				Over %				Opposing Defense/Game
Player	Team	Prop	Line	Proj	Diff	L5	L10	L15	L30	Opp	Stat	Rank
Grayson Allen	PHX	Pts	9.5	12.3	+2.8	40%	60%	60%	60%	HOU	+2.1	#27
Alperen Sengun	HOU	Pts	19.5	21.0	+1.5	40%	40%	47%	47%	PHX	+1.7	#25
Amen Thompson	HOU	Reb	8.5	10.6	+2.1	40%	50%	53%	53%	PHX	-0.1	#11
Kevin Durant	PHX	Reb	5.5	6.0	+0.5	20%	50%	53%	53%	HOU	+0.1	#17

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Suns Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#25	#30	#4	#22	4.4%
PF	#12	#12	#11	#10	-3.0%
PG	#28	#11	#22	#27	5.5%
SF	#25	#12	#14	#15	-0.2%
SG	#5	#28	#14	#15	-0.3%

Rockets Defense vs

Position	Pts	Reb	Ast	Overall	vs NBA
C	#1	#1	#6	#2	-17.6%
PF	#4	#8	#16	#8	-4.4%
PG	#22	#17	#1	#10	-2.1%
SF	#3	#17	#2	#2	-8.7%
SG	#27	#10	#3	#18	0.7%

Team Comparison

Points per Game

113.3

111.9

Rebounds per Game

41.7

46.2

Assists per Game

28.0

22.4

Steals per Game

7.4

9.6

Blocks per Game

5.4

4.6

Shots per Game

86.1

92.4

3-Pointers Made per Game

13.3

12.2

2-Pt Percentage per Game

55.9

50.7

3-Pt Percentage per Game

36.8

35.1

Turnovers per Game

13.1

13.7

Fouls per Game

18.7

19.8

Recent Trends

Tyus Jones (PG): 3 Game Minutes avg jumped 41.5% to 33.1, 23.4 min average previous 3 games.
Cody Martin (SG/SF): 3 Game Minutes avg dropped 30.8% to 16.1, 23.2 min average previous 3 games.