All five of Houston's starters scored in double-digits. Jalen Green had 29 points. Houston and Phoenix started the game with a lot of back-and-forth shooting, but after leading by seven, the Rockets trailed the Suns by four points late in the first quarter,

The Rockets have long been rumored as a potential trade suitor for veteran Suns star Devin Booker, but emerging fourth-year star Jalen Green was the superior shooting guard in Wednesday's 111-104 victory (box score) over Phoenix.

Green had 29 points to lead the Houston Rockets to a 111-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Wednesday night in a game where Houston’s Steven Adams and Phoenix’s Mason Plumlee were ejected for fighting.