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Troy Williams catches fire, torches Suns for career high

The Houston Rockets found themselves Sunday night in an roster crisis with Trevor Ariza, Ryan Anderson, Sam Dekker and James Harden all sitting out against the tanking Suns.

Fortunately, they still had Troy Williams.

Williams got the start for the Rockets and caught fire in the first half in Phoenix, hitting five threes on his way to a 22-point night, setting a new career high mark. The Rockets would come away with a 123-116 win.

In the D-League, Williams had been lighting it up with Rio Grand Valley, averaging 19.8 points and 5.