Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
22
56
78
3604
3483
34
8
24
100
42
42
29
24
83
39
22
61
11
24
8
23
24
116
4
715
14
2
2636
1013
38
03
03
100
109
412
521
31
58
13
62
2133
6060
66
21
32
1820
910
50
1313
912
69
137
15
152
44
56
13
78
2933
6060
7
1
14
26
10
38
0
0
0
10
4
14
3
5
1
6
21
60
15
4
27
36
13
36
3
3
100
9
12
21
1
8
3
2
33
60
6
2
33
18
9
50
13
9
69
13
1
14
4
5
1
7
29
60
6
1
17
20
10
50
13
12
92
7
5
12
4
6
3
8
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
True
45
15
22
68
3
7
43
1
1
100
2
7
9
9
1
0
4
4
34
-3
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
39
7
22
32
1
6
17
12
12
100
0
5
5
9
1
0
8
4
27
-3
none
Derrick
Jones
Derrick Jones
True
33
5
8
62
0
1
0
0
0
0
5
3
8
1
2
1
2
4
10
-7
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
27
2
6
33
0
0
0
6
6
100
3
9
12
0
0
4
2
2
10
-9
double
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
27
4
10
40
0
4
0
1
4
25
3
3
6
1
0
4
3
3
9
-12
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
33
4
14
29
3
11
27
4
4
100
2
7
9
1
2
0
1
1
15
7
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
14
4
9
44
1
3
33
0
2
0
3
4
7
0
0
1
1
3
9
0
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
11
0
3
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
0
0
1
0
-8
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
6
1
6
17
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
4
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jarell
Eddie
Jarell Eddie
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
April
2017
Wednesday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
Warriors
Golden State
True
Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
52
25
77
3644
3401
38
14
37
100
47
47
23
15
65
33
13
46
4
23
8
15
23
123
4
1012
45
4
2422
1211
50
52
31
60
119
22
141
02
77
51
45
3128
6060
79
23
29
2727
1113
41
124
74
60
94
54
148
02
36
02
33
3133
6060
10
4
40
24
12
50
5
3
60
11
2
13
0
7
5
4
31
60
12
5
42
22
11
50
2
1
50
9
2
11
2
7
1
5
28
60
7
2
29
27
11
41
12
7
58
9
5
14
0
3
0
3
31
60
9
3
33
27
13
48
4
4
100
4
4
8
2
6
2
3
33
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Troy
Williams
Troy Williams
True
38
7
12
58
6
9
67
1
2
50
1
4
5
3
1
0
1
5
21
11
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
True
37
9
24
38
2
8
25
2
3
67
3
3
6
5
1
3
0
2
22
6
none
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
35
11
19
58
4
9
44
0
0
0
3
5
8
9
1
0
2
4
26
14
none
Clint
Capela
Clint Capela
True
24
4
11
36
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
8
12
3
1
0
4
3
8
-5
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
True
19
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
0
-3
none
Lou
Williams
Lou Williams
False
29
7
14
50
2
7
29
7
8
88
2
2
4
2
0
0
4
2
23
7
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
23
7
11
64
0
0
0
3
6
50
0
5
5
0
2
0
2
2
17
12
none
Isaiah
Taylor
Isaiah Taylor
False
15
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
2
50
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
3
-5
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
False
12
1
5
20
0
3
0
1
2
50
0
3
3
1
1
0
0
2
3
5
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
4
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
-7
none
Bobby
Brown
Bobby Brown
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
5
April
2017
Wednesday
Toyota Center
Houston
Nuggets
Denver
True
The Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns 123 - 116 at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Sunday . The Rockets ( 52 - 25 ) had James Harden sidelined with the flu , which worked favorably into their schedule given the last placed Western Conference team , the Suns ( 22 - 56 ) were the opponent . The win also made it a 40 season sweep for Houston , and they got the job done with Patrick Beverley , Eric Gordon and Lou Williams . The three guards rotated in the backcourt and all scored 20 - plus points while also logging 30 - plus minutes each . Aside from the second quarter , where the Suns outscored the Rockets 33 - 28 , Houston had some trouble staving off Phoenix comeback attempts , but nothing they were n't able to handle down the stretch . Beverley led the way with 26 points , nine assists and three rebounds on 11 - of - 19 shooting , while Gordon finished with 22 points , five assists , six boards , three blocks and one steal across 37 minutes . Troy Williams drew the start at small forward , and also found his way to 20 - plus points after he finished with 21 points , three dimes and five rebounds on 7 - of - 12 shooting . Williams pitched in 23 points off the bench , while Clint Capela was strong on the glass in the starting rotation and contributed eight points and 12 rebounds . Tyler Ulis had a career night with 34 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting for the Suns , and the small rookie guard played big across the box score after he added nine assists and nine rebounds in a whopping 45 minutes . Devin Booker found his shooting rhythm late , but finished with 27 points , nine assists and five rebounds . Both teams play on Wednesday , as the Suns host the Golden State Warriors , while the Rockets host the Denver Nuggets .
The Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns 123 - 116 at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Sunday. The Rockets (52 - 25) had James Harden sidelined with the flu, which worked favorably into their schedule given the last placed Western Conference team, the Suns (22 - 56) were the opponent. The win also made it a 40 season sweep for Houston, and they got the job done with Patrick Beverley, Eric Gordon and Lou Williams. The three guards rotated in the backcourt and all scored 20 - plus points while also logging 30 - plus minutes each. Aside from the second quarter, where the Suns outscored the Rockets 33 - 28, Houston had some trouble staving off Phoenix comeback attempts, but nothing they weren't able to handle down the stretch. Beverley led the way with 26 points, nine assists and three rebounds on 11 - of - 19 shooting, while Gordon finished with 22 points, five assists, six boards, three blocks and one steal across 37 minutes. Troy Williams drew the start at small forward, and also found his way to 20 - plus points after he finished with 21 points, three dimes and five rebounds on 7 - of - 12 shooting. Williams pitched in 23 points off the bench, while Clint Capela was strong on the glass in the starting rotation and contributed eight points and 12 rebounds. Tyler Ulis had a career night with 34 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting for the Suns, and the small rookie guard played big across the box score after he added nine assists and nine rebounds in a whopping 45 minutes. Devin Booker found his shooting rhythm late, but finished with 27 points, nine assists and five rebounds. Both teams play on Wednesday, as the Suns host the Golden State Warriors, while the Rockets host the Denver Nuggets.
The Houston Rockets defeated the Phoenix Suns 123 - 116 at Talking Stick Resort Arena on Sunday. The Rockets (52 - 25) had James Harden sidelined with the flu, which worked favorably into their schedule given the last placed Western Conference team, the Suns (22 - 56) were the opponent. The win also made it a 40 season sweep for Houston, and they got the job done with Patrick Beverley, Eric Gordon and Lou Williams. The three guards rotated in the backcourt and all scored 20 - plus points while also logging 30 - plus minutes each. Aside from the second quarter, where the Suns outscored the Rockets 33 - 28, Houston had some trouble staving off Phoenix comeback attempts, but nothing they weren't able to handle down the stretch. Beverley led the way with 26 points, nine assists and three rebounds on 11 - of - 19 shooting, while Gordon finished with 22 points, five assists, six boards, three blocks and one steal across 37 minutes. Troy Williams drew the start at small forward, and also found his way to 20 - plus points after he finished with 21 points, three dimes and five rebounds on 7 - of - 12 shooting. Williams pitched in 23 points off the bench, while Clint Capela was strong on the glass in the starting rotation and contributed eight points and 12 rebounds. Tyler Ulis had a career night with 34 points on 15 - of - 22 shooting for the Suns, and the small rookie guard played big across the box score after he added nine assists and nine rebounds in a whopping 45 minutes. Devin Booker found his shooting rhythm late, but finished with 27 points, nine assists and five rebounds. Both teams play on Wednesday, as the Suns host the Golden State Warriors, while the Rockets host the Denver Nuggets.
<GAME> <DATE> 2 April 2017 <DAY> Sunday <STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 116 <WINS-LOSSES> 22 56 <QTRS> 21 33 29 33 <TEAM-AST> 24 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 61 <TEAM-TO> 23 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 5 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Golden State <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Warriors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 123 <WINS-LOSSES> 52 25 <QTRS> 31 28 31 33 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 47 <TEAM-FT> 15 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 15 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 5 April 2017 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> Toyota Center <NEXT-CITY> Houston <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Nuggets <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 45 <PTS> 34 <FG> 15 22 68 <FG3> 3 7 43 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 27 <FG> 7 22 32 <FG3> 1 6 17 <FT> 12 12 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 8 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 15 <FG> 4 14 29 <FG3> 3 11 27 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 10 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 6 6 100 <REB> 12 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Derrick Jones <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 10 <FG> 5 8 62 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 9 44 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 9 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 0 4 0 <FT> 1 4 25 <REB> 6 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 4 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 6 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 6 17 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jarell Eddie <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 26 <FG> 11 19 58 <FG3> 4 9 44 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 9 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Lou Williams <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 29 <PTS> 23 <FG> 7 14 50 <FG3> 2 7 29 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 22 <FG> 9 24 38 <FG3> 2 8 25 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 6 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Troy Williams <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 21 <FG> 7 12 58 <FG3> 6 9 67 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 23 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 11 64 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Clint Capela <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 8 <FG> 4 11 36 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 12 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 4 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 5 20 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Isaiah Taylor <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Bobby Brown <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none