Booker, Suns to visit new-look Rockets
Phoenix Suns (7-five, fourth in the Western Meeting) vs. Houston Rockets (4-eight, 14th in the Western Meeting)
Houston Wednesday, 7:30 p.m. FOX Sports activities Arizona coverage begins at 7 PM.
Base LINE: Houston hosts Phoenix in a matchup of Western Meeting groups.
The Rockets are 3-six in conference engage in. Houston is -4 from opponents with a losing file.
The Suns are five-3 from Western Meeting opponents. Phoenix is 3rd in the Western Meeting giving up only 106.eight details even though holding opponents to forty six.five% taking pictures.
The groups match up Wednesday for the initially time this period.
Leading PERFORMERS: Victor Oladipo is taking pictures 56.five% and averaging 32 details. Jae’Sean Tate is averaging eight.4 details more than the last 10 games for Houston.
Chris Paul is averaging 13.five details and eight.six helps for the Suns. Cameron Johnson is averaging two.7 created 3-ideas and scoring 12.3 details more than the last 10 games for Phoenix.
Previous 10 Game titles: Rockets: 4-six, averaging 108.five details, 43.7 rebounds, 22.six helps, 7.nine steals and six.nine blocks per sport even though taking pictures forty five.eight% from the area. Their opponents have averaged one hundred ten details on forty five.two% taking pictures.
Suns: six-4, averaging 111 details, 42.two rebounds, 26.nine helps, five.4 steals and 4.two blocks per sport even though taking pictures forty seven.two% from the area. Their opponents have averaged 107.4 details on forty seven.one% taking pictures.
Injuries: Rockets: Dante Exum: out (calf), John Wall: out (knee), Sterling Brown: out (wellness and basic safety protocols), Brodric Thomas: out (ankle), Danuel Home: out (wellness and basic safety protocols), Chris Clemons: out for period (achilles).
Suns: Jalen Smith: out (wellness and basic safety protocols), Dario Saric: out (wellness protocols), Damian Jones: out (undisclosed).