Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Final Score & Over/Under Result — Jan 5, 2026

The second quarter's burst of scoring—60 combined points between Phoenix and Houston—set up an entirely different game than what followed. The Suns and Rockets combined for just 114 points across the first half, but that Q2 surge masked a collision course toward a defensive grind. When the third quarter arrived, the two offenses hit a wall: only 42 combined points, followed by a fourth quarter that produced just 41, as both teams leaned hard into execution over volume. The result was a 100–97 Houston victory with a combined total of 197, a decisive miss beneath the 222.5 market line.

DAGGER leaned under, and it cashed by 25.5 points. Kevin Durant led Houston with 26 points and 10 rebounds, while Amen Thompson added 17 points and 6 assists off the bench. Phoenix's Devin Booker scored a game-high 27 points but managed only 3 assists in a low-volume offensive environment; Royce O'Neale and Dillon Brooks chipped in 15 points each. The second-half collapse was the deciding factor—Houston's recent form had suggested a higher-scoring affair (118.6 ppg over the last 10), and Phoenix's own trajectory (113.0 ppg) implied a closer ceiling than 197. Their head-to-head history this season had produced totals of 215 and 206, making this low-scoring outcome a pronounced departure from the expected range.