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After beating the Houston Rockets on Thursday, the Phoenix Suns could not do the job the 2nd time around, losing to the Rockets 118-109 Saturday night.
Things got chippy in between the 2 groups, with Bradley Beal being ejected in the 3rd quarter after entering it with Houston's Jalen Green. The tussle should have gotten Green fired up, as he completed the night with a game-high 34 points together with 9 boards.
Kevin Durant had a sluggish start to the video game, however stepped up after Beal's ejection to notch 30 points and 9 rebounds. His efficiency assisted remove a double-digit deficit and bring it to a one-possession video game in the 4th, however the Rockets utilized a late go to retreat in the last minutes.
After the video game, Suns fans revealed their disappointment on social networks for their group's disparity this season.
jeff @DedicationHoops
what did bradley beal anticipate to take place here > pic.twitter.com/Mo1J8aWlIg
Quis @swaveyquis1
No one on Suns played well this evening
Fact @TruthTakes_
Suns have the hardest strength of schedule without a doubt. If they lose this evening they might have lots of difficulty remainder of the season
John Voita @DarthVoita
The Suns are a great deal of things. Scrappy is not one of them
Clutch City Entertainment @ClutchCityENTX
Jalen Green vs the Suns > pic.twitter.com/Ie15i4i9RO
Danny Shapiro @DannyShapiro13
The Suns season is really over. No place near sufficient to win a champion. Dbacks begin at the end of the month.
Mr.Seth @_GetSeth
Suns keep losing to the Rockets … ion get it
KDprime @forthefacts
We went away from kd when the video game was better when he's been on fire, no chain of command. Sooner the suns understand kd exists finest gamer and ball need to be going thru him initially the much better they'll be
This > #Suns> #Suns> How you let these Team beat you!> ♂ > #ComingInHot
Suns Roster Reconstruction Theorist ☀ @Teejaveli
We're a preliminary exit at finest, it's time to accept truth, this group is mid
Donny @xdnicex22
The Suns are trash smh
With the loss, the Suns drop to 35-25 on the season and hold their area in 5th location in the Western Conference. While Phoenix is still in an excellent playoff position, the No. 5 and No. 8 seeds are separated by simply a video game and a half, so their position might alter on any provided night.
