Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns Final — November 7, 2026
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About these numbers
Full 2025-26 regular season (last season), captured before tip-off. League rank in small type (30 teams); the gold side ranks higher. Bars show rank, longest = 1st. Source: Gridiron & Wine public Analytics tables.
Last five results this season, oldest to newest. Records are season to date, with home and road splits. Against-the-spread (ATS) and over–under records use the consensus closing line.
Margin of each of the last 10 games this season, oldest to newest (gold = won). Hover a bar for the score margin.
Distance is a straight-line estimate from each team's home arena, not the team's actual itinerary; time-zone change is at game time. Days of rest are full days off since each team's previous game this season (0 = back-to-back); preseason games do not count. Schedule facts only: no fatigue adjustment is applied.
No key players listed.
Key players only. Injury report as of November 7, 7:50 a.m. ET.
The pre-game matchup
The Rockets (7-2) visited the Suns (2-5) on Saturday, November 7 at 9:10 PM ET.
Last season (2025-26), the Rockets scored 115.2 points per game (18th of 30) and allowed 110.0 (5th). The Suns scored 112.5 points per game (26th of 30) and allowed 111.0 (6th).
Offensive rating, the points scored per 100 possessions: Rockets 117.5 (8th), Suns 114.3 (16th). Defensive rating, the points allowed per 100 possessions: Rockets 112.2 (6th), Suns 112.8 (10th). Net rating, the offensive minus defensive rating: Rockets +5.3 (6th), Suns +1.5 (15th). These are last season's full-season numbers because the new season's sample is still small; rosters change over the offseason.
The Rockets are 7-2 and 7-2 against the spread; their last game was a 117-107 loss to the Timberwolves. The Suns are 2-5 and 1-6 against the spread; their last game was a 117-104 win over the Magic.
The Rockets closed as 6.5-point road favorites, with the Suns getting the points at home. The spread closed where it opened. The total closed at 223.5, up from 222.5 at the open. After removing the vig, the closing moneyline (Rockets -267, Suns +218) prices the Rockets at 70% and the Suns at 30%.
Written from the numbers available before tip-off.
Result
Final score and result vs the closing line
Houston Rockets 99, Phoenix Suns 102
Phoenix Suns won by 3.
- Against the closing spread (Phoenix Suns +6.5): Phoenix Suns covered.
- Combined score 201 vs the closing total of 223.5: Under.
- Phoenix Suns closed at +218 on the moneyline (a 30% no-vig market-implied chance).
Market
Closing line and line movement
Rockets -6.5 (-110)
Rockets -6.5 (-110)
Suns +200 32%
Suns +218 30%
Consensus of US sportsbooks. Open = first line after both teams' previous games; Close = consensus at tip-off. Percentages are the moneyline's no-vig market-implied chances.
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G&W Line
G&W’s own number for this game, next to the market. Analytics
Matchup
Players to watch
- Points per game26.015th
- Rebounds per game5.592nd
- Assists per game4.850th
- Minutes per game36.4
- Points per game20.438th
- Rebounds per game8.917th
- Assists per game6.220th
- Minutes per game33.3
- Points per game26.113th
- Rebounds per game3.9178th
- Assists per game6.024th
- Minutes per game33.5
- Points per game20.240th
- Rebounds per game3.6196th
- Assists per game1.8220th
- Minutes per game30.4
Last season's (2025-26) regular-season per-game averages; players listed with their current team, top two scorers per team, from season player stats captured before game time. Ranks among the 394 players with at least 20 games.
Head-to-head
The teams have met 15 times since 2022: the Rockets won 12 and the Suns 3.
| Date | Score | Line | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | Rockets 119, Suns 105 Rockets won | ||
| Apr 7, 2026 | Rockets 119, Suns 105 Rockets won | ||
| Jan 5, 2026 | Suns 97, Rockets 100 Rockets won | ||
| Dec 5, 2025 | Suns 98, Rockets 117 Rockets won | ||
| Nov 24, 2025 | Rockets 114, Suns 92 Rockets won |
Meetings since 2022, most recent first. Line and total are the consensus closing numbers where line history is available.
Teams
Houston Rockets
- Houston Rockets team stats
- Golden State Warriors 108, Houston Rockets 115 (Nov 11)
- Denver Nuggets 100, Houston Rockets 110 (Nov 9)
- Minnesota Timberwolves 117, Houston Rockets 107 (Nov 4)
Phoenix Suns
- Phoenix Suns team stats
- Charlotte Hornets at Phoenix Suns (Nov 12)
- Los Angeles Clippers 110, Phoenix Suns 133 (Nov 10)
- San Antonio Spurs 122, Phoenix Suns 96 (Nov 9)
- Orlando Magic 104, Phoenix Suns 117 (Nov 5)
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More NBA games on November 7, 2026
- Denver Nuggets 114, Indiana Pacers 102 (Nov 7)
- Brooklyn Nets 121, Atlanta Hawks 124 (Nov 7)
- New York Knicks 109, Cleveland Cavaliers 97 (Nov 7)
- Washington Wizards 75, Oklahoma City Thunder 114 (Nov 7)
- Orlando Magic 119, Golden State Warriors 126 (Nov 7)
- San Antonio Spurs 125, Portland Trail Blazers 103 (Nov 7)
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