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Houston Rockets<\/a> (49-29, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns<\/a> (43-35, seventh in the Western Conference)<\/p>\n

Phoenix; Tuesday, 11 p.m. EDT<\/p>\n

Rockets -2; over\/under is 220.5<\/p>\n

BOTTOM LINE: Houston will look for its 50th victory of the season when the Rockets visit the Phoenix Suns.<\/p>\n

The Suns are 27-21 in Western Conference games. Phoenix has an 18-27 record against teams over .500.<\/p>\n

The Rockets are 27-22 against Western Conference opponents. Houston is 21-16 against opponents with a winning record.<\/p>\n

The Suns are shooting 45.5% from the field this season, 0.5 percentage points lower than the 46.0% the Rockets allow to opponents. The Rockets average 11.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 0.6 fewer makes per game than the Suns allow.<\/p>\n

The teams meet for the fourth time this season. In the last matchup on Jan. 6 the Rockets won 100-97 led by 26 points from Kevin Durant<\/a>, while Devin Booker<\/a> scored 27 points for the Suns.<\/p>\n

TOP PERFORMERS: Collin Gillespie<\/a> is averaging 12.9 points and 4.8 assists for the Suns. Booker is averaging 26.5 points over the last 10 games.<\/p>\n

Durant is averaging 25.9 points, 5.4 rebounds and 4.8 assists for the Rockets. Alperen Sengun<\/a> is averaging 22.8 points, 8.5 rebounds and 6.6 assists over the past 10 games.<\/p>\n

LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 4-6, averaging 115.5 points, 42.9 rebounds, 26.3 assists, 9.1 steals and 4.6 blocks per game while shooting 45.8% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 111.4 points per game.<\/p>\n

Rockets: 8-2, averaging 121.2 points, 47.0 rebounds, 30.7 assists, 7.3 steals and 6.2 blocks per game while shooting 50.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 109.9 points.<\/p>\n

INJURIES: Suns: Haywood Highsmith<\/a>: day to day (knee).<\/p>\n

Rockets: Fred VanVleet<\/a>: out for season (acl), Steven Adams<\/a>: out for season (ankle).<\/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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