The Rockets earned their best win of the season, and the sort of win after two poor...
Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Houston Rockets, Friday, Dec. 2, 2022, in Phoenix. Houston won 122-121. The Rockets needed that. They needed to beat a top team, to beat a contender on the road, to win the hard way, when they faced obstacles and nothing came easy.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 41 points, his third consecutive game scoring at least 40, but missed a 16-footer at the buzzer for the win. Cam Payne, starting at point guard with Chris Paul out for the past 13 games, had 20 points, 11 in the fourth quarter, with a season-high 12 assists. When they did all that, the Rockets had their best win of the season, and the sort of win after two poor showings in Denver, they needed most.Rockets coach Stephen Silas has not often had to juggle. He has on the road trip. On Friday, it worked.
There were a few more drives in the second half. But Green has often looked to draw fouls and get to the line when his shot was not falling. On Friday, he lived at the line, got to the rim, and started making the floaters and mid-range jumpers that he had been missing.A simple plan “They need to feel us,” he said of the goal going into Friday’s game in Phoenix. “If we’re going to let them bring the game to us instead of bringing the game to them on the defensive end, it will be a long night for us. It really starts with our defensive intensity. It starts with our ball pressure. And it starts with our togetherness on the defensive end.”
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