{"id":388771,"date":"2026-01-05T08:00:07","date_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:00:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388771\/"},"modified":"2026-01-05T08:00:07","modified_gmt":"2026-01-05T08:00:07","slug":"houston-plays-phoenix-seeks-6th-straight-home-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/388771\/","title":{"rendered":"Houston plays Phoenix, seeks 6th straight home win"},"content":{"rendered":"

Phoenix Suns<\/a> (21-14, seventh in the Western Conference) vs. Houston Rockets<\/a> (21-11, fifth in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Houston; Monday, 8 p.m. EST<\/p>\n

Rockets -8.5; over\/under is 224.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston hosts Phoenix trying to continue its five-game home winning streak.<\/p>\n

The Rockets have gone 11-10 against Western Conference teams. Houston is third in the Western Conference scoring 120.0 points while shooting 49.0% from the field.<\/p>\n

The Suns are 19-12 against Western Conference opponents. Phoenix is eighth in the league averaging 14.1 made 3-pointers per game while shooting 36.4% from downtown. Collin Gillespie<\/a> leads the team averaging 3.0 makes while shooting 42.1% from 3-point range.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are shooting 49.0% from the field this season, 1.8 percentage points higher than the 47.2% the Suns allow to opponents. The Suns average 115.3 points per game, 3.9 more than the 111.4 the Rockets give up to opponents.<\/p>\n

The teams square off for the third time this season. In the last meeting on Dec. 6 the Rockets won 117-98 led by 31 points from Amen Thompson<\/a>, while Dillon Brooks<\/a> scored 23 points for the Suns.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Kevin Durant<\/a> is averaging 25.7 points and 4.6 assists for the Rockets. Thompson is averaging 20 points, 12 rebounds, four assists and three steals over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Gillespie is scoring 13.8 points per game and averaging 4.0 rebounds for the Suns. Jordan Goodwin<\/a> is averaging 8.0 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Rockets: 5-5, averaging 118.6 points, 48.5 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 49.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.6 points per game.<\/p>\n

Suns: 7-3, averaging 116.4 points, 45.9 rebounds, 25.0 assists, 9.9 steals and 4.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.9% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 110.0 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: day to day (ankle), Alperen Sengun<\/a>: out (ankle).<\/p>\n

Suns: Grayson Allen<\/a>: out (knee), Jalen Green<\/a>: out (hamstring).<\/p>\n

——<\/p>\n

The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive<\/a> and data from Sportradar<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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