48pts
James Harden
HOUvsPHX
Nov 16, 2017
NBA head-to-headClassic Rivalry
Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns Head-to-Head
Houston Rockets lead the all-time record 127-124 across 251 recorded meetings.
Matchup fact
The Phoenix Suns led the 2000s 24-14; the Houston Rockets led the 2010s 25-10.
By Erik AnderssonStats synced Apr 16, 2026HOU
127
vs
PHX
124
251 meetings
All-time
HOU lead 127-124
Recent form
HOU 9-1 over the latest 10
Last meeting
HOU won 119-105 on Apr 7, 2026
Closeness
3 wins separate the teams
Series context
The average winning margin is 11 points across decided games.
Recent Games
Last 10 Games
Apr 7, 26
PHX 105-119 HOU
HOUJan 5, 26
HOU 100-97 PHX
HOUDec 5, 25
HOU 117-98 PHX
HOUNov 24, 25
PHX 92-114 HOU
HOUMar 30, 25
PHX 109-148 HOU
HOUMar 12, 25
HOU 111-104 PHX
HOUFeb 12, 25
HOU 119-111 PHX
HOUMar 2, 24
PHX 109-118 HOU
HOUFeb 29, 24
PHX 110-105 HOU
PHXFeb 23, 24
HOU 114-110 PHX
HOU| Date | Home | Away | Score | Winner |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apr 7, 2026 | PHX | HOU | 105–119 | HOU |
| Jan 5, 2026 | HOU | PHX | 100–97 | HOU |
| Dec 5, 2025 | HOU | PHX | 117–98 | HOU |
| Nov 24, 2025 | PHX | HOU | 92–114 | HOU |
| Mar 30, 2025 | PHX | HOU | 109–148 | HOU |
| Mar 12, 2025 | HOU | PHX | 111–104 | HOU |
| Feb 12, 2025 | HOU | PHX | 119–111 | HOU |
| Mar 2, 2024 | PHX | HOU | 109–118 | HOU |
| Feb 29, 2024 | PHX | HOU | 110–105 | PHX |
| Feb 23, 2024 | HOU | PHX | 114–110 | HOU |
Last Meeting
Apr 7, 2026Final
PHX
105
HOME
HOU
119
AWAY
Rocketswon by14
Rockets' 8th straight in this series·Game 251 of all-time series
Matchup context
Houston Rockets have won 9 of the latest 10 scored meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 127-124. The 11-point average margin is reported separately from both win records.
- History span
- 1968 to 2026
- 58 seasons
- Average margin
- 11 points
- Across decided games
- Playoff history
- 14
- 14 playoff meetings across 2 postseasons
All-Time Record
Win Percentage
127W
124W
HOU
PHX
51%49%
Houston RocketsPhoenix Suns
Season Split & Biggest Wins
Regular season vs playoff record, plus each team's largest margin of victory
Regular Season237 games
119
118
Playoffs14 games
8
6
Houston Rockets Biggest Win
148–109+39
Mar 30, 2025
Phoenix Suns Biggest Win
127–91+36
Feb 7, 2020
Decade Breakdown
Click a decade to filter stats below
Season by Season
| Season ↓ | HOU ↕ | PHX ↕ | Games ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025–26 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2024–25 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2023–24 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 2022–23 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2021–22 | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| 2020–21 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| 2019–20 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 2018–19 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 2017–18 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2016–17 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
Matchup Insights
Home / Away Split
AWAY
51-74
HOU
AWAY
50-76
PHX
Streaks & Momentum
Current Streak
Houston Rockets: 8 consecutive wins
8
Avg. Margin of Victory
Games decided by 11.0 pts on average
11.0pts
Momentum (Last 10 vs All-Time)
HOU↑Trending Up
Last 1090%
All-Time50.6%
PHX↓Trending Down
Last 1010%
All-Time49.4%
Last 10 Results
HOU / PHX
Advanced Stats
1996-presentBased on 81 of 251 all-time meetings that have play-by-play dataOvertime History
Total OT Games
4
HOU OT Wins
1
PHX OT Wins
3
Biggest OT Game
128-122 on Dec 1, 1999 (2OT)
Largest Leads
HOU Biggest Leads
+43pts
Apr 7, 2019
#2:+34 pts·Dec 26, 2016
#3:+30 pts·Apr 19, 1998
PHX Biggest Leads
+40pts
Feb 11, 2017
#2:+38 pts·Feb 7, 2020
#3:+27 pts·Feb 19, 2016
Lead Changes
Most in a Game
25
Mar 15, 2019
Average per Game
6.5
per game
Times Tied
Most Ties in a Game
15
Mar 15, 2019
Average Ties per Game
4.7
per game
Attendance Records
Across covered games (1996+)
Highest
19,023
Mar 11, 2001
Lowest
3,093
Apr 5, 2021
Reduced capacity (COVID era)
Average
16,692
Shooting Percentages
Average per game, 1996 to 2023. Every bar uses the same 0 to 100% scale.
FG%
HOU45.3%
PHX46.1%
PHX +0.8 pp
3P%
HOU36.9%
PHX37.2%
PHX +0.3 pp
FT%
HOU74.6%
PHX77.3%
PHX +2.7 pp
TS%
HOU54.6%
PHX55.0%
PHX +0.4 pp
Top Scorers (1996-present)
Career points, games, and biggest single-game vs this opponent
HOU Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Harden | 622 | 20 | 31.1 | 48 |
| Cuttino Mobley | 416 | 24 | 17.3 | 33 |
| Yao Ming | 401 | 23 | 17.4 | 34 |
| Steve Francis | 338 | 19 | 17.8 | 32 |
| Tracy McGrady | 310 | 13 | 23.9 | 39 |
| Hakeem Olajuwon | 280 | 14 | 20.0 | 39 |
| Trevor Ariza | 270 | 19 | 14.2 | 25 |
| Luis Scola | 223 | 15 | 14.9 | 30 |
| Eric Gordon | 221 | 14 | 15.8 | 26 |
| Patrick Beverley | 195 | 14 | 13.9 | 26 |
| Charles Barkley | 185 | 10 | 18.5 | 35 |
| Aaron Brooks | 166 | 9 | 18.4 | 34 |
| Clint Capela | 164 | 14 | 11.7 | 22 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 154 | 8 | 19.3 | 26 |
| Jalen Green | 138 | 7 | 19.7 | 30 |
PHX Top 15 Scorers
| Player | Pts | G | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 614 | 24 | 25.6 | 41 |
| Shawn Marion | 579 | 31 | 18.7 | 31 |
| Amar'e Stoudemire | 522 | 23 | 22.7 | 38 |
| Steve Nash | 497 | 33 | 15.1 | 32 |
| Jason Kidd | 326 | 17 | 19.2 | 43 |
| Leandro Barbosa | 286 | 23 | 12.4 | 32 |
| Clifford Robinson | 284 | 16 | 17.8 | 32 |
| Stephon Marbury | 250 | 10 | 25.0 | 33 |
| Mikal Bridges | 219 | 16 | 13.7 | 26 |
| Anfernee Hardaway | 202 | 12 | 16.8 | 31 |
| Deandre Ayton | 190 | 11 | 17.3 | 27 |
| Tom Gugliotta | 167 | 13 | 12.8 | 23 |
| Joe Johnson | 163 | 13 | 12.5 | 27 |
| Grant Hill | 155 | 14 | 11.1 | 23 |
| P.J. Tucker | 153 | 13 | 11.8 | 24 |
Biggest Individual Games (1996-present)
Single-game scoring highs in this matchup
47pts
James Harden
HOUvsPHX
Dec 21, 2019
44pts
James Harden
HOUvsPHX
Feb 4, 2019
43pts
Jason Kidd
PHXvsHOU
Mar 29, 2001
41pts
Devin Booker
PHXvsHOU
Dec 2, 2022
Rivalry Fingerprint
Focus or tap a row to compare the exact gap. Every value is an average from matched game-level records, not a projection.
Quarter scoring pulse
83 games with complete quarter lines
HOUPHX
How they create points
75 games with complete style splits
Selected comparison
Q2 scoring: HOU +1.4 points83 games
HOU highest-scoring quarter
Q2 · 26.7
PHX highest-scoring quarter
Q1 · 26.6
Widest fingerprint gap
HOU +1.4 q2 scoring
Questions about this record: Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns
What is the Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns NBA playoff record?
The playoff subset contains 14 games: Houston Rockets have 8 wins and Phoenix Suns have 6. Those games are already included in the complete all-time total.
How do recent Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns results compare with the complete record?
Houston Rockets have won 9 of the latest 10 decided meetings. Houston Rockets lead the complete decided record 127-124. The recent window is a subset of the complete history, so the page reports the two separately.
Methodology & Data Sources
Last updated
Every head-to-head record on SharkBetting is computed from scored game logs. Regular-season and playoff results come from the balldontlie API and historical records cross-checked against basketball-reference.com. All-time records, recent form, postseason splits, margins, streaks, decades, and seasons are calculated from the same listed results. Records without a final score are excluded from decided-game statistics.
Stats are refreshed after completed game days when new source data is available. Each page's Last updated date shows when its underlying data was actually synced. If you spot an error, head to our contact page with the game date and we will verify against the source feeds.
Pre-1996 game scores partially derived from the nbadb dataset by Wyatt Walsh, distributed under CC BY-SA 4.0.