Down to the wire, the Houston Rockets outlasted the Phoenix Suns 114-110.
Shooting a combined 17-46 from the field, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker struggled to stay consistent in hopes to putting the Rockets away early. A Rockets team that hit 15 threes and continued to move the ball with 25 assists.
If a three wasn’t falling, the Rockets banged the boards on the offensive glass, grabbing 17 offensive rebounds and out hustling the Suns for the majority of the game. The Rockets played as a team while the Suns looked for another player to step up in the absence of Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkic.