Rockets
Houston
Western Conference
Southwest
23
9
32
2725
3090
43
15
35
92
46
50
30
24
80
37
10
47
4
28
11
20
22
131
4
1210
45
4
2618
159
6
79
57
72
1111
20
1131
20
96
35
27
3930
6060
147
51
35
2523
1210
48
113
93
82
87
44
131
11
94
21
56
3824
6060
12
4
33
26
15
58
7
5
71
11
2
13
2
9
3
2
39
60
10
5
50
18
9
50
9
7
78
11
0
11
0
6
5
7
30
60
14
5
36
25
12
48
11
9
82
8
4
12
1
9
2
5
38
60
7
1
14
23
10
43
3
3
100
7
4
11
1
4
1
6
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
James
Harden
James Harden
True
30
9
18
50
2
9
22
12
15
80
1
4
5
12
0
0
7
4
32
24
double
Patrick
Beverley
Patrick Beverley
True
26
4
10
40
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
7
7
2
3
0
2
4
11
14
none
Trevor
Ariza
Trevor Ariza
True
25
3
9
33
1
7
14
1
1
100
0
10
10
4
5
0
1
3
8
25
none
Ryan
Anderson
Ryan Anderson
True
25
6
9
67
3
5
60
0
0
0
2
3
5
1
0
0
1
2
15
22
none
Montrezl
Harrell
Montrezl Harrell
True
22
5
6
83
0
0
0
4
6
67
1
2
3
1
0
2
2
3
14
20
none
Eric
Gordon
Eric Gordon
False
28
5
13
38
3
8
38
2
2
100
0
3
3
5
1
0
3
2
15
10
none
Sam
Dekker
Sam Dekker
False
25
5
10
50
2
4
50
0
0
0
2
2
4
0
0
1
0
0
12
-8
none
Corey
Brewer
Corey Brewer
False
17
3
3
100
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
8
-7
none
Nenê
Hilário
Nenê Hilário
False
14
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
2
3
1
0
1
0
1
5
11
none
Chinanu
Onuaku
Chinanu Onuaku
False
8
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
2
3
1
1
0
0
1
6
-13
none
Tyler
Ennis
Tyler Ennis
False
5
1
3
33
0
1
0
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
-8
none
Kyle
Wiltjer
Kyle Wiltjer
False
5
0
3
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
-8
none
K.J.
McDaniels
K.J. McDaniels
False
4
1
3
33
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
-2
none
27
December
2016
Tuesday
American Airlines Center
Dallas
Mavericks
Dallas
False
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
9
22
31
3458
3417
30
7
23
101
43
43
27
22
81
37
16
53
6
17
14
17
25
115
4
106
31
29
2425
88
4
63
43
68
910
44
954
12
42
15
56
2320
6060
86
12
14
3022
1413
47
99
87
88
108
62
170
12
56
35
33
3735
6060
10
3
30
24
8
33
6
4
67
9
4
13
1
4
1
5
23
60
6
1
17
25
8
32
3
3
100
10
4
14
2
2
5
6
20
60
8
1
12
30
14
47
9
8
89
10
6
16
1
5
3
3
37
60
6
2
33
22
13
59
9
7
78
8
2
10
2
6
5
3
35
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
27
6
18
33
1
5
20
3
3
100
1
1
2
4
1
0
1
6
16
-17
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
27
8
20
40
1
8
12
7
9
78
0
6
6
4
3
0
5
3
24
-16
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
True
21
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
1
2
0
2
1
0
-26
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
19
3
6
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
3
8
0
0
0
1
2
6
-22
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
18
5
9
56
1
4
25
1
2
50
3
2
5
1
0
2
2
3
12
-16
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
False
31
5
16
31
1
4
25
0
1
0
2
2
4
0
1
0
2
1
11
2
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
26
5
11
45
1
4
25
0
0
0
2
11
13
2
3
2
2
2
11
10
double
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
24
6
12
50
2
5
40
7
8
88
0
5
5
1
0
0
1
2
21
-8
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
19
2
2
100
0
0
0
2
2
100
1
5
6
0
1
1
1
3
6
-3
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
12
2
3
67
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
1
0
0
1
4
0
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
1
2
8
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
5
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
8
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
28
December
2016
Wednesday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
The Rockets have the league 's second highest - scoring offense , and showcased their ability to find the bucket on Monday . Six Rockets scored in double figures and the team shot 50 percent with 15 three - pointers en route to the blowout win . Of course , the lead on offense came from point guard James Harden , who scored 32 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting and dished out 12 assists . Harden is the league leader in assists while also ranking fifth in scoring . Eric Gordon hit three three - pointers off the bench and now ranks just one three - pointer made behind Steph Curry for the league lead . Phoenix , meanwhile , saw struggles on offense , shooting just 42 percent and 23 percent from three . Point guard Eric Bledsoe , however , did not struggle , scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and four assists . Bledsoe is the Suns ' leading scorer at over 20 points per game . The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday , 131 - 115 . Houston ( 23 - 9 ) has surprised many by holding the third - best record in the Western Conference over a third of the way through the season . On Monday , the Rockets looked as strong as ever , due in large part to the strong play of superstar James Harden . Harden predictably took over the game , scoring 32 points and dishing out 12 assists , both team highs . Sixth man Eric Gordon , meanwhile , continued to be a key part of the Rockets ' newfound high - paced offensive attack . Gordon had 15 points and hit three three - pointers . As a team , the Rockets had 15 three - pointers and shot an impressive 50 percent from the field . Phoenix ( 9 - 22 ) , on the other hand , sits near the bottom of the Western Conference for the second straight season . The Suns have won just three of their last eight contests . On Monday , Phoenix started the game off by accumulating a huge deficit , trailing 39 - 23 by the end of the first quarter . Point guard Eric Bledsoe , however , continued to impress , scoring 24 points to go with six rebounds and four assists . The Rockets will visit Dallas on Tuesday , while the Suns will travel to San Antonio on Wednesday .
The Rockets have the league's second highest - scoring offense, and showcased their ability to find the bucket on Monday. Six Rockets scored in double figures and the team shot 50 percent with 15 three - pointers en route to the blowout win. Of course, the lead on offense came from point guard James Harden, who scored 32 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting and dished out 12 assists. Harden is the league leader in assists while also ranking fifth in scoring. Eric Gordon hit three three - pointers off the bench and now ranks just one three - pointer made behind Steph Curry for the league lead. Phoenix, meanwhile, saw struggles on offense, shooting just 42 percent and 23 percent from three. Point guard Eric Bledsoe, however, did not struggle, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and four assists. Bledsoe is the Suns' leading scorer at over 20 points per game.
The Rockets have the league's second highest - scoring offense, and showcased their ability to find the bucket on Monday. Six Rockets scored in double figures and the team shot 50 percent with 15 three - pointers en route to the blowout win. Of course, the lead on offense came from point guard James Harden, who scored 32 points on 9 - of - 18 shooting and dished out 12 assists. Harden is the league leader in assists while also ranking fifth in scoring. Eric Gordon hit three three - pointers off the bench and now ranks just one three - pointer made behind Steph Curry for the league lead. Phoenix, meanwhile, saw struggles on offense, shooting just 42 percent and 23 percent from three. Point guard Eric Bledsoe, however, did not struggle, scoring 24 points along with six rebounds and four assists. Bledsoe is the Suns' leading scorer at over 20 points per game. The Houston Rockets defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns on Monday, 131 - 115. Houston (23 - 9) has surprised many by holding the third - best record in the Western Conference over a third of the way through the season. On Monday, the Rockets looked as strong as ever, due in large part to the strong play of superstar James Harden. Harden predictably took over the game, scoring 32 points and dishing out 12 assists, both team highs. Sixth man Eric Gordon, meanwhile, continued to be a key part of the Rockets' newfound high - paced offensive attack. Gordon had 15 points and hit three three - pointers. As a team, the Rockets had 15 three - pointers and shot an impressive 50 percent from the field. Phoenix (9 - 22), on the other hand, sits near the bottom of the Western Conference for the second straight season. The Suns have won just three of their last eight contests. On Monday, Phoenix started the game off by accumulating a huge deficit, trailing 39 - 23 by the end of the first quarter. Point guard Eric Bledsoe, however, continued to impress, scoring 24 points to go with six rebounds and four assists. The Rockets will visit Dallas on Tuesday, while the Suns will travel to San Antonio on Wednesday.
<GAME> <DATE> 26 December 2016 <DAY> Monday <STADIUM> Toyota Center <CITY> Houston <HOME> <TEAM> Rockets <CITY> Houston <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 131 <WINS-LOSSES> 23 9 <QTRS> 39 30 38 24 <TEAM-AST> 28 <3PT> 15 <TEAM-FG> 46 <TEAM-FT> 24 <TEAM-REB> 47 <TEAM-TO> 20 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 27 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Tuesday <NEXT-STADIUM> American Airlines Center <NEXT-CITY> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Dallas <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Mavericks <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 115 <WINS-LOSSES> 9 22 <QTRS> 23 20 37 35 <TEAM-AST> 17 <3PT> 7 <TEAM-FG> 43 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 53 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 28 December 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Wednesday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> James Harden <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 32 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 2 9 22 <FT> 12 15 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 12 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 7 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Eric Gordon <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 15 <FG> 5 13 38 <FG3> 3 8 38 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Ryan Anderson <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 15 <FG> 6 9 67 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Montrezl Harrell <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 14 <FG> 5 6 83 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sam Dekker <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 10 50 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Patrick Beverley <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 11 <FG> 4 10 40 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 7 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Corey Brewer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 3 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Trevor Ariza <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 9 33 <FG3> 1 7 14 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 10 <AST> 4 <STL> 5 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 10 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Chinanu Onuaku <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 8 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nenê Hilário <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 14 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 3 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ennis <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-10 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> K. J. McDaniels <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kyle Wiltjer <TEAM> Houston Rockets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 3 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 24 <FG> 8 20 40 <FG3> 1 8 12 <FT> 7 9 78 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 0 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 21 <FG> 6 12 50 <FG3> 2 5 40 <FT> 7 8 88 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 16 <FG> 6 18 33 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 3 3 100 <REB> 2 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 5 9 56 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 26 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 11 45 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 13 <AST> 2 <STL> 3 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 31 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 16 31 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 6 <FG> 3 6 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 5 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-9 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 2 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 5 <PTS> 2 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none