PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns enter the All-Star break with another loss to their record, this time at the hands of the Houston Rockets. Despite controlling much of the game, the Suns depart Houston with an 119-111 loss. Phoenix enters the break having lost their last six-of-seven matchups.

Kevin Durant kept his hot hand to lead all scorers with 16 points and Phoenix was ahead, 57-51 at halftime. Bol Bol scored all eight of his points in the second quarter and led the Suns' second-quarter closing 7-0 run, which was capped off by a triple by TyTy Washington (season-high nine points) with three seconds left.

The Houston Rockets are intimately familiar with Kevin Durant. Rockets coach Ime Udoka played against Durant, coached against him, and was an assistant in Brooklyn during Durant’s All-Star 2020-21 season.