When the Houston Rockets and Phoenix Suns previously met on March 12 in Houston, Jalen Green had his way with Devin Booker in an impressive win for the home team. Two-and-a-half weeks later,

Houston is desperately holding onto the second seed in the Western Conference while being chased by the Denver Nuggets, Los Angeles Lakers, and Memphis Grizzlies. Houston’s schedule down the stretch is brutal,

The Phoenix Suns return home to face the Houston Rockets on Sunday, March 30, at 6 p.m., before beginning a three-game road trip. The Suns are battling for a spot in the play-in tournament with less than 10 games remaining in what has been a disappointing season.

Brooks had eight points, a rebound, an assist, a steal and a block before exiting the game. The Rockets had a 55-38 lead at the time of his ejection and closed the second quarter on a 23-11 run to take a 78-49 lead into halftime on the Suns' home floor at Footprint Center.

Durant went to a crossover move to get into the paint, but badly twisted his ankle steppin on Smith Jr.s’ foot on the play. He immediately grabbed at his left ankle, needed help off the court and then limped to the locker room with 6:57 left in the third quarter with Phoenix down,

Kevin Durant left the Phoenix Suns’ blowout loss to the Houston Rockets early on Sunday night after rolling his ankle hard in the second half. The injury came just a quarter after the Suns star got into it briefly with Rockets forward Dillon Brooks — who was then ejected from the game after the scuffle.

Kevin Durant led the Suns (31-37) with 21 points while Devin Booker added 19 points as they both shot 6-of-17 from the field. Booker posted a second consecutive double-double as he had 11 assists Sunday. As a team, Phoenix shot 39.3%, going 9-of-41 from distance. Los Angeles (41-25) led by as many as 20 points.

The Phoenix Suns have gone from four consecutive wins to two bad losses, falling further behind in the play-in chase. Phoenix lost Friday night to the Minnesota Timberwolves, 124-109, before a sellout crowd of 18,

The Phoenix Suns host the Houston Rockets Sunday in 11th place in the West, one game out of the 10th and final play-in spot.