Durant’s 3-Pointer in Final Seconds Hands Rockets Close Win Over Suns

Kevin Durant nailed a 3-pointer ‌with 1.1 seconds remaining, and the Houston Rockets rallied for a 100-97 ‍win over ‍the visiting Phoenix Suns to secure the four-game season series.

Durant was 1-for-11 from behind the arc before sinking the game-winner and capping his 26-point performance on Monday.

Jabari Smith Jr, who chipped in 17 ⁠points and seven rebounds and was instrumental in helping Houston erase a 13-point second-half ​deficit, assisted on the Durant 3-pointer.

Durant added 10 rebounds and ‍four 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%).

Devin Booker paced the ‍Suns with 27 ⁠points and carried a 10-0 run that erased a 94-87 deficit in the fourth quarter. Dillon Brooks and Royce O’Neale scored 15 points each for the Suns.

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 ​a pull-up jumper that stretched the advantage to 69-56.

But ‌Durant and Thompson, aided by a pair of Smith 3-pointers, pulled the Rockets even in a 78-78 deadlock entering the final period.

- News Agencies, Al Jazeera