Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns Prediction, 3/30/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Houston Rockets vs Phoenix Suns

Date: Sunday, March 30, 2025

Location: Footprint Center in Phoenix, AZ

TV: AZ Family Sports Network

Footprint Center is where the Phoenix Suns (35-38) will compete against the Houston Rockets (48-26) on Sunday.

The Rockets faced off with the Jazz and earned the victory with a final of 121-110 in their last game. With respect to fouls, the Rockets ended up finishing with 14 and the Jazz finished the game with 20 fouls. They also made 11 of their 23 shots from beyond the perimeter. Utah shot 76.5% at the free throw line by making 13 of their 17 shots. In addition, Utah collected 33 rebounds (3 offensive, 30 defensive) and added 5 rejections. Utah doled out 29 assists and had 5 steals in this contest. In the matter of defense, Houston allowed their opponent to shoot 54.4% from the field on 43 of 79 shooting. They also doled out 26 dimes for the contest as well as forcing the other team into 16 turnovers and having 7 steals. In relation to pulling down rebounds, they compiled a total of 51 with 18 of them being offensive. From the free throw line, the Rockets made 15 of their 19 attempts for a percentage of 78.9%. Houston walked away from the contest with a 46.1% FG percentage (47 out of 102) and knocked down 12 out of their 37 3-point attempts.

Alperen Sengun is a player who was a major factor in the matchup. He notched 33 points on 11 out of 19 shooting. He played for 32 mins and grabbed 10 rebounds. Sengun finished the contest at 57.9% from the field and also distributed 2 dimes.

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Houston heads into this game with a mark of 48-26 for the season. They are turning it over 13.9 times per contest and as a unit they are committing 19.2 personal fouls on a nightly basis. As a unit, Houston is snagging 48.6 rebounds per contest and has racked up 1,693 assists for the season, which is 28th in basketball in terms of passing the ball. The Rockets are connecting on 34.7% on shots beyond the perimeter (918 of 2,646) and 74.1% from the charity stripe. They are averaging 113.7 pts per game (16th in the league) while hitting 45.1% from the floor.

When they are on defense, the Rockets have forced 14.4 turnovers per contest while drawing 19.6 personal fouls. They rank 2nd in the league in giving up assists to the opposition with 1,713 conceded for the year. The Rockets defensively are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 45.6% (2,979 of 6,531) and they surrender 42.2 rebounds per game as a squad. They give up 35.4% on 3-pointers and they are 5th in basketball in opponents PPG (109.1).

The last time they took the court, the Suns walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 132-102 when they faced the Celtics. In reference to cleaning up the glass, Phoenix allowed Boston to pull down 48 in total (11 on the offensive side). They went 42.3% from downtown by going 22 out of 52 and ended up shooting 20 of 22 from the free throw line (90.9%). The Suns permitted the Celtics to convert 45 of their 89 tries from the floor which gave them a percentage of 50.6% for this contest. Overall, the Suns walked away from this one shooting 36 for 87 from the field which gave them a rate of 41.4%. In reference to 3-point attempts, Phoenix knocked down 13 of 41 tries (31.7%). They were able to convert 17 of the free throw tries for a percentage of 81.0%. The Celtics had 18 fouls for this contest which took the Suns to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They also gave up possession of the ball 14 times, while recording 7 steals in this game. The Suns were able to corral 27 defensive boards and 11 offensive rebounds for a total of 38 for this contest.

Kevin Durant ended up being a factor for the Suns for this game. He made 11 out of 16 for the contest for a field goal percentage of 68.8%, and added 1 rebound. Durant tallied 30 points in his 30 minutes on the court and accumulated 2 dimes in this game.

Phoenix has a mark of 35-38 on the campaign. The Suns are committing 18.1 fouls per game and they hit 81.1% from the free throw line. They are assisting teammates 28.0 times per contest (10th in the league) and they turn it over 14.1 times per contest. Phoenix has earned 8,353 points on the season (114.4 per game) and they collect 42.9 rebounds per contest. On the offensive side of the ball, the Suns are shooting 48.0% from the field, which has them ranked 8th in the NBA.

The Suns on defense are ranked 22nd in the league in PPG allowed with 115.9. They are forcing 12.1 TO's per game and have allowed teams to shoot 46.6% from the floor (14th in basketball). The Phoenix defense allows 36.2% on three-point shots (1,029 of 2,841) and their opponents are knocking down 78.6% of their foul shots. They surrender 26.9 dimes and 44.3 rebounds every game, which is 17th and 18th in basketball.

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Tony Sink's Pick: Take Phoenix

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