Rockets Fail to Liftoff in 110-105 Loss to Suns
No Climbing Back. Green Sighting. One More Time.
The Rockets fell in an early hole in Phoenix on Thursday night. Houston trailed 33-17 after the first period, and never overcame the early deficit in a 110-105 loss the Suns. Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 points as he continues to torch the Rockets every time he faces Houston. Kevin Durant added 24 points for Phoenix, and Jusuf Nurkic chipped in 16 points and 13 boards for the Suns. Alperen Sengun was ejected for the first time in his career in the fourth quarter after arguing a bad call. Nurkic certainly had the better of Houston’s center in this matchup.
Jalen Green had one of his better games of the season, and kept the Rockets within distance in the first half. Green finished with 34 points on 10-for-28 shooting from the field. Fred VanVleet added 21 points for Houston,and Cam Whitmore registered 14 points and 8 boards on the evening.
These same two teams will square off for the final time this season in the same arena on Saturday night. The Rockets will need to be sharper on the offensive end, and focus on containing Devin Booker if they want any chance to even the season series on in the finale this weekend.