April 7 (The Sports Xchange) - James Harden wore a somber expression in a virtually empty locker room late Thursday night, a scene that painted the perfect picture of the Houston Rockets' season-long struggle with failure and frustration.
Phoenix's P.J. Tucker and Mirza Teletovic shared the offensive load, and the Suns dealt a severe blow to the Rockets' fading postseason hopes with a 124-115, comeback victory at Toyota Center.
The Suns (21-58) snapped a seven-game slide by immediately answering the Rockets' 7-0 spurt with a 12-0 run of their own in the fourth quarter.
Houston (38-41) had surged to a 110-107 lead, but starting with two Devin Booker free throws with 3:10 left, Phoenix wrested control and did severe damage to the Rockets' playoff designs.