Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 12:53 am
by Superbone
Time: 8:00 pm AZ (8:00 pm PT/11:00 pm ET)
Place: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
TV: peacock/NBC
The Suns return home for their final two home games. First up, the return of one Kevin Wayne Durant. I expect a lot of boos. Suns are nearly fully healthy now. Only Highsmith remains sidelined. Brooks last technical was rescinded allowing him to play his old team. It will be Jalen Green's first crack at them.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 1:04 am
by Superbone
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 4:18 am
by ShelC
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 7:51 am
by Uncle_Gene
Tonight's Officials:
Tre Maddox, Brent Barnaky, and John Butler.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
I smell a CG, Book, Allen, Royce, and Brooks lineup brewing.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
Doubtful ManMan or Fleming get any minutes the rest of the season or limited postseason.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
I don't have confidence in that based on Ott's rotations lately.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
Doubtful ManMan or Fleming get any minutes the rest of the season or limited postseason.
Yep, holding them out for that Giannis trade. (Please, no.)
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 1:17 pm
by Superbone
It's really a shame we can't stop anybody inside anymore. And tonight will be another test of it. Big time. We've even struggled to get defensive rebounds the few times the other team misses from point blank.
Oh, well. The season has been much more successful than anybody could have anticipated. I'm excited for our future assuming we don't trade all our youth away in a big splash attempt...again.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Sacrifice, dude! Just drink plenty of coffee at the gig tomorrow. And Brooks not taking the game personally? Good luck with that! He's going to have a chip on his shoulder larger than <insert giant thing here>. He'll be chirping at the Rocket's coach and bench incessantly. Jiminy Cricket has got nothing on him.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 2:04 pm
by Superbone
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 2:27 pm
by Kryptonic
feelings mutual... hence why you'll never be more than a jersey on the 90% off discount rack at the local team shop.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Posted: Tue Apr 07, 2026 3:23 pm
by MightyMoog
Pretty obvious that Ott’s first priority right now is setting his playoff rotation as ready as possible with the games left.
Seems like it’s
Booker, Green, Brooks, Goodwin, Williams, Oso, Allen, Oneale and Gillespie.
Possibly Highsmith gets added in if necessary.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Pretty obvious that Ott’s first priority right now is setting his playoff rotation as ready as possible with the games left.
Seems like it’s
Booker, Green, Brooks, Goodwin, Williams, Oso, Allen, Oneale and Gillespie.
Possibly Highsmith gets added in if necessary.
I think figuring out the rotation for the "poststeason" makes sense at this point. The conclusions he's coming to, based on all of the statistical and eye-test evidence, don't at all.
Re: Game Day: Rockets (49-29) @ Suns (43-35), Tues 4/7/26
Late start. Sucks, would've wanted to watch this one live. Hopefully we play a bit more disciplined and Ott uses his bigger wings to guard the likes of KD, Jabari, Tari, and Amen. Hopefully Brooks and JG don't take the game personally and shoot us out of this one.
Durant, Smith Jr., and Sengun are all 6'11. That's a big front court. I think Ott has to give Maluach and maybe even Fleming some minutes just to match up.
I don't have confidence in that based on Ott's rotations lately.
Okay, but sometimes you just have to match up. I think Maluach getting spot minutes here and there will definitely be needed. The Rockets are just too big. If the Suns give up a bunch of offensive rebounds then you have to go big.
He's going to have a chip on his shoulder larger than <insert giant thing here>. He'll be chirping at the Rocket's coach and bench incessantly. Jiminy Cricket has got nothing on him.