{"id":519808,"date":"2026-01-06T08:24:11","date_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:24:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/519808\/"},"modified":"2026-01-06T08:24:11","modified_gmt":"2026-01-06T08:24:11","slug":"durants-3-pointer-in-final-seconds-gives-rockets-100-97-win-over-the-suns-basketball-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/519808\/","title":{"rendered":"Durant\u2019s 3-pointer in final seconds gives Rockets 100-97 win over the Suns | Basketball News"},"content":{"rendered":"

In other games, OKC are handed second straight loss as Clippers edged Warriors despite Steph Curry\u2019s 27 points.<\/p>\n

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Kevin Durant nailed a 3-pointer \u200cwith 1.1 seconds remaining, and the Houston Rockets rallied for a 100-97 \u200dwin over \u200dthe visiting Phoenix Suns to secure the four-game season series.<\/p>\n

Durant was 1-for-11 from behind the arc before sinking the game-winner and capping his 26-point performance on Monday.<\/p>\n

Jabari Smith Jr, who chipped in 17 \u2060points and seven rebounds and was instrumental in helping Houston erase a 13-point second-half \u200bdeficit, assisted on the Durant 3-pointer.<\/p>\n

Durant added 10 rebounds and \u200dfour assists to his ledger while Amen Thompson chipped in 17 points, seven rebounds and six assists. The Rockets shot just 9-for-37 from behind the arc (24.3%).<\/p>\n

Devin Booker paced the \u200dSuns with 27 \u2060points and carried a 10-0 run that erased a 94-87 deficit in the fourth quarter. Dillon Brooks and Royce O\u2019Neale scored 15 points each for the Suns.<\/p>\n

Phoenix carved out their largest lead early in the third quarter when Booker fed Mark Williams for an alley-oop before Brooks followed a Houston backcourt turnover with a 3-pointer, and Booker added \u200ba pull-up jumper that stretched the advantage to 69-56.<\/p>\n

But \u200cDurant and Thompson, aided by a pair of Smith 3-pointers, pulled the Rockets even in a 78-78 deadlock entering the final period.<\/p>\n

Clippers beat Warriors despite Curry\u2019s late flurry<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Kawhi Leonard led the way with \u200c24 points, Kobe Sanders chipped in with 20, and the Los Angeles Clippers \u200dovercame the absence \u200dof James Harden to hold off the visiting Golden State Warriors, 103-102.<\/p>\n

Leonard completed a double-double with a game-high 12 rebounds, and Ivica Zubac had one of his own with 10 points and 11 rebounds \u2060for the Clippers, who learned before the game that Harden would be held out with \u200ba stiff shoulder.<\/p>\n

Stephen Curry used a late flurry to lead all \u200dscorers with 27 points, and Jimmy Butler III had 24 for the Warriors, who saw coach Steve Kerr ejected early in the fourth quarter after drawing two technical fouls for vehemently disputing a non-call on \u200da potential goaltending \u2060infraction by the Clippers.<\/p>\n

\"INGLEWOOD,Stephen Curry drives to the basket for the Golden State Warriors against the LA Clippers at the Intuit Dome in Los Angeles [Adam Pantozzi\/Getty Images via AFP]Hornets shock OKC Thunder<\/p>\n

Brandon Miller scored 28 points to help lift the Charlotte Hornets to a stunning 124-97 road \u200cvictory over the Oklahoma City Thunder.<\/p>\n

The loss marked OKC\u2019s first regular-season home defeat against an Eastern Conference opponent since March 2024, and their first loss versus an Eastern team in a year. It was also the \u200dfirst time OKC were held to less than 101 points this season.<\/p>\n

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points on 7-of-21 shooting, while Jalen Williams and Chet Holmgren managed 16 and 15 points, respectively. The Thunder shot 59.1% from the field in the first quarter before finishing at 37% for the game.<\/p>\n

Charlotte\u2019s surprise victory was their first against OKC since March 2023. Miller\u2019s dominance was bolstered by Kon Knueppel\u2019s 23 points and five 3-pointers, as well as Miles Bridges\u2019 17-point, 11-rebound double-double. Moussa Diabate also had a team-high 12 boards. In addition, the Hornets finished a season-high 51.4% from beyond \u2060the arc.<\/p>\n

\"OKLAHOMAShai Gilgeous-Alexander scored 21 points for the Oklahoma City Thunder against the Charlotte Hornets [Joshua Gateley\/Getty Images via AFP]Brown helps Nuggets down Sixers<\/p>\n

Bruce Brown was credited \u200cwith the decisive bucket with 5.3 seconds left in overtime as short-handed Denver topped Philadelphia.<\/p>\n

The Nuggets were without seven of their top eight scorers and all five starters, but Jalen Pickett picked up the slack with a career-high 29 points. Brown also made a critical contribution when he drew a goaltending call on Joel Embiid on \u200ca transition layup attempt.<\/p>\n

Embiid led the Sixers with 32 points and 10 rebounds, while Tyrese Maxey scored 28 and VJ Edgecombe dropped \u206017. Philadelphia had its three-game winning streak snapped with the loss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"In other games, OKC are handed second straight loss as Clippers edged Warriors despite Steph Curry\u2019s 27 points.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519809,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[3794],"tags":[7,292,194,4066,6,67,211,275,417,418],"class_list":["post-519808","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-houston-rockets","tag-basketball","tag-houston","tag-houston-rockets","tag-houstonrockets","tag-nba","tag-news","tag-rockets","tag-sport","tag-united-states","tag-us-canada"],"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115847198880650741","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519808","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519808"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519808\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519809"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519808"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519808"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519808"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}