Phoenix plays Houston in conference showdown
The Suns will take on conference opponent Houston
Houston Rockets (7-2, third in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (2-5, 12th in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Saturday, 9 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Houston takes on Phoenix in Western Conference action Saturday.
Phoenix went 45-37 overall, 29-23 in Western Conference action and 25-16 at home during the 2025-26 season. The Suns averaged 19.9 points off of turnovers, 16.4 second-chance points and 34.7 bench points last season.
Houston finished 52-30 overall and 29-23 in Western Conference play during the 2025-26 season. The Rockets averaged 115.2 points per game while allowing opponents to score 110.0 last season.
INJURIES: Suns: Mark Williams: out (shoulder), Rasheer Fleming: out (ankle), Jordan Goodwin: out (calf).
Rockets: Clint Capela: day to day (ankle), Steven Adams: out (calf).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.