The Phoenix Suns were in rare territory for Tuesday’s game against the Houston Rockets.
One of the NBA’s best teams over the last three seasons, the Suns had lost four straight games for the first time since the 2019-20 season, their first under head coach Monty Williams. Starting point guard Chris Paul, who helped engineer the Suns to a 2021 NBA Finals appearance and then the franchise’s best regular season in 2021-22 (64 wins), had yet to win since he returned from heel soreness for the team’s 125-98 loss to the Boston Celtics Dec. 7.
The Suns had a big opportunity to get back on track against the Houston Rockets, which had the Western Conference’s worst record (8-18).