Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets Prediction, 12/5/2025 Preview and Pick

Game: Phoenix Suns vs Houston Rockets

Date: Friday, December 5, 2025

Location: Toyota Center in Houston, TX

TV: Space City Home Network

Toyota Center is the location where the Houston Rockets (14-5) will play the Phoenix Suns (13-9) on Friday.

The Suns took the court against the Lakers and took home the win by a score of 125-108 in their last game. In regard to fouls, the Suns walked away with 16 while the Lakers accounted for 13 fouls. They converted 13 of their 33 attempts from three-point range. Los Angeles walked away from this one shooting 86.7% when shooting free throws by making 13 of 15 attempts. Additionally, Los Angeles collected 39 rebounds (5 offensive, 34 defensive) and earned 1 block. Los Angeles doled out 18 dimes and had 1 steal for this game. Concerning the defense, Phoenix allowed the other team to go 51.3% from the floor on 41 of 80 shooting. They also recorded 35 assists in the game as well as forcing the other team into 22 turnovers and having 16 steals. With regard to grabbing rebounds, they collected a total of 33 with 4 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Suns buried 4 of 8 attempts for a percentage of 50.0%. Phoenix ended the contest having earned a 56.5% FG percentage (52 out of 92) and made 17 of their 39 3-pointers.

Dillon Brooks is one guy who was a major factor in this matchup. He had 33 points on 15 out of 26 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 33 minutes played and also totaled 2 boards. Brooks walked away from this one shooting 57.7% from the field and earned 2 dimes.

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Phoenix enters this contest with a win-loss record of 13-9 for the campaign. They have an average of 117.0 pts per contest (17th in basketball) while going 47.2% from the field. The Suns are connecting on 37.7% on 3-pointers (333 of 883) and 79.4% from the free throw line. As a team, Phoenix is snagging 42.9 rebounds per contest and has racked up 570 assists on the campaign, which has them ranked 14th in the NBA in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 16.1 times per contest and as a team are committing 22.7 personal fouls every game.

When they are on defense, the Suns have forced 17.1 turnovers per game and they draw 19.7 fouls. They are conceding 35.9% on 3-point attempts while they are 7th in the NBA in points per game from their opponents (113.7). The Suns defense is giving up and opponent field goal percentage of 47.2% (892 of 1,891) and they concede 41.5 rebounds per contest as a squad. They are currently ranked 14th in the league in giving up assists to their opponents with 563 relinquished this year.

The last time they took the court, the Rockets got the victory with a final of 121-95 when they played the Kings. Regarding how they attacked the glass, Houston permitted Sacramento to get 32 in all (12 offensive). They shot 29.4% from distance by going 10 out of 34 and walked away from this one shooting 5 of 10 at the free throw line (50.0%). The Rockets allowed the Kings to knock down 40 of their 97 tries from the floor which had them shooting 41.2% in the matchup. Overall, the Rockets walked away from this one shooting 48 out of 91 from the floor which had them shooting 52.7%. When discussing 3-point shots, Houston made 5 out of their 16 tries (31.3%). They were able to make 20 of the free throw tries for a rate of 83.3%. The Kings were called for 17 fouls for the contest which took the Rockets to the charity stripe for a total of 24 shots. They also coughed up the ball 18 times, while earning 10 steals in the matchup. The Rockets were able to corral 45 defensive rebounds and 17 offensive boards totaling 62 in this matchup.

Alperen Sengun ended up having an impact for the Rockets for the contest. Sengun accumulated 28 points in his 30 mins of playing time and had 3 dimes in this game. He buried 11 of 20 for this game for a field goal rate of 55.0%, and tallied 10 rebounds.

Houston has a record of 14-5 on the season. As an offensive unit, the Rockets are connecting on 48.2% from the floor, which has them ranked 8th in the league. Houston has accumulated 2,313 pts for the campaign (121.7 per contest) and they pull down 49.8 boards per game. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 25.5 times per game (22nd in basketball) and they turn the ball over 15.4 times per game. The Rockets commit 20.3 fouls every game and they hit 78.7% from the charity stripe.

The Rockets on defense are ranked 2nd in the NBA in PPG given up with 110.3. They have forced 14.5 TO's per game and allow teams to shoot 45.3% from the floor (5th in basketball). The Houston defense gives up 34.9% on shots from distance (253 of 724) and opponents are knocking down 73.7% of their shots from the charity stripe. They allow 24.9 assists and 38.5 boards per contest, which has them ranked 4th and 1st in basketball.

Who will win tonight's NBA game against the spread?

Guy Bruhn's Pick: Take Phoenix

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