Houston Rockets (25-34, 12th in the Western Conference) against Phoenix Suns (35-24, fifth in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston looks to end its three-game slide with a win against Phoenix.
The Suns are 21-17 in conference play. Phoenix averages 14.0 turnovers per game and is 15-5 when it has fewer turnovers than its opponents.
The Rockets are 17-18 against their conference opponents. Houston is 6-4 in games decided by fewer than 4 points.
The Suns are making 49.4% of their shots from the field this season, which is 3.4 percentage points more than what the Rockets have allowed to their opponents (46.0%). The Rockets are averaging 112.7 points per game, 1.6 fewer than the 114.3 allowed by the Suns.
The teams meet for the fourth time this season. The Suns won 110-105 in the last game on March 1.
TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Booker is averaging 27.6 points and 6.9 assists for the Suns. Kevin Durant is averaging 25.1 points over Phoenix’s last 10 games.
Alperen Sengun scores 20.8 points per game and averages 9.1 rebounds for the Rockets. Dillon Brooks has averaged 2.4 3-pointers over Houston’s last 10 games.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 7-3, averaging 119.7 points, 46.4 rebounds, 26.7 assists, 9.5 steals and 7.0 blocks per game while shooting 48.9% since field. Their opponents average 112.6 points per game.
Rockets: 2-8, averaging 109.3 points, 50.1 rebounds, 21.8 assists, 7.0 steals and 4.9 blocks per game while shooting 42.2% from the field. Their opponents average 116.7 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Eric Gordon: out (groin), Bradley Beal: out (hamstring), Damion Lee: out (knee).
Rockets: Tari Eason: out (leg), Steven Adams: out for the season (knee).
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