As the Suns headed onto the floor for the second half of their game against the Houston Rockets Friday, members of the 1992-93 Suns team that reached the NBA Finals were walking in the opposite direction.
The halftime celebration over, Charles Barkley, Dan Majerle and Kevin Johnson stopped for interviews. As they spoke, the silence inside Talking Stick Resort Arena was telling.
The Suns, after four days off, were dominated by a Houston team that was missing seven players, including point guard and Arizona State product James Harden. Houston didn’t score 90 points in the first half, as it did in November, but the 112-95 loss, given the circumstances, was just as disturbing.