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Key moments
HOW WAS IT?
With the victory, the Rockets reached their 9th victory in the league, while the Suns met their 12th defeat, being their fifth straight this season.
END OF THE GAME
Rockets 111-97 Suns.
Teams with reserve players on the court.
Three-ball on both sides, but the Rockets' lead is 18 points.
Another streak of points for the Rockets with four in a row, leaving the Suns in a delicate situation in the confrontation. 19 point lead. Green is the scorer with 24 points.
Rockets with five points in a row, opening up an even bigger advantage in the final stretch of the game.
Rockets wakes up in the confrontation and returns to the game. Difference rises to 14 points.
THERE'S GAME! Suns with two threes early in the fourth quarter and the lead drops to 11 points.
END OF THIRD PERIOD
Rockets 84-67 Suns.
Now it's the Suns' turn with a seven-point streak, returning to the previous gap.
Rockets with eight straight points and lead rises to 23 points.
Suns improved in the second half, winning the third period by four points, but the Rockets still have a large lead on the overall score.
Rockets with 12 and Suns with 13 points early in the third period. Both teams came back more active in attack. – of 18 points.
Teams exchange points and come back from the break with better shots.
END OF SECOND PERIOD
Rockets 54-35 Suns.
Craig made both free throws late in the second period. Suns reach 35 points, against 54 for Rockets.
The Suns' last four points came from free throws.
Rockets with 13 straight points at the end of the second period, increasing the lead to 17 points at this point in the match.
Eason scores five more points then for the home team, reaching 34 points, leading by nine at the moment.
Suns with five straight points, reaching 25 and getting close again on the scoreboard.
Lots of mistakes early in the second period, with each team scoring two points. The Rockets have a 38% shooting advantage, while the Suns have a very low 30%.
END OF FIRST PERIOD
Rockets 27-20 Suns.
Teams exchange points in the final stretch and the Rockets' lead rises to five points, with 35 seconds left for the end of the first period.
Show time of three balls. Suns with three in a row and Rockets with one. Difference between the home team drops to just four points in the final stretch of the first period. Green is the top scorer with seven points at the moment.
Suns with five straight points, reaches 12 and touches the scoreboard.
Suns starts to enter the game and improves the use of shots on the court.
Rockets continue to hit more balls on the attack and open 12 to 2 on the scoreboard in the first few minutes with Segun being the top scorer with four points.
Rockets start better and open 7-0 on the scoreboard.
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Back!
Coach Stephen Sila returns to command the Houston Rockets tonight, after being left out of the last match on Sunday, following the death of his father, Paul Silas.
"I'm very proud to be my father's son," said the Rockets coach.
Historic
In the last 20 games between the two teams, the Rockets have won 11 times, while the Suns have won nine times.
