The Houston Rockets play the Phoenix Suns on Tuesday. Tipoff is at 8:00 p.m. ET. Watch the live stream below.
Houston is third in the Western Conference and looking to finish strong before heading into the All-Star weekend. The Rockets (35-16) have lost two of their last four games, including Sunday's 109-98 loss to the Portland Trail Blazers. Rockets star James Harden put up 45 points against Portland, but it was Houston's defense - they allowed the Trail Blazers to shoot 52.6 percent - that ultimately cost them the game.
"We made an inordinate amount of mistakes defensively in that first half," said Rockets coach Kevin McHale, via ESPN. "It was just one of those games where we weren't really very sharp."
The Rockets won their last meeting against Phoenix on Jan. 23 by a 113-111 margin, thanks in part to Harden's 33 points and buzzer beater. Losing at the buzzer has become a recurring theme for Phoenix, according to ESPN, with last-second losses coming against the Los Angeles Clippers on Dec. 8, the Milwaukee Bucks on Dec. 15 and the Sacramento Kings on Sunday.
"It's something we have to fix. We've lost about three games like that at the buzzer," Suns guard Isaiah Thomas said after Sunday's loss. "I have to give it to (Kings star DeMarcus Cousins). He knocked it down."
Sunday's loss dropped Phoenix to a 29-24 record and marked their fourth loss in five games. It's uncertain if Suns guard Eric Bledsoe, who missed the Kings game to be present for the birth of his child, will be available for Tuesday's game.
Watch the live stream HERE, or listen to the radio broadcast HERE (HOU) and HERE (PHX).
