Rockets answer one question - and complicate another - in blowout win

The Houston Rockets have been red hot lately. Some people will devalue their success during a torrid 12-4 March.

Sure, the schedule has been soft, and the Rockets have taken advantage—that's what good teams do. The Rockets' schedule throughout 2024-25 has been demanding enough, and the team sits second in the Western Conference with 49 wins.

So, fans should forgive them for making hay during haymaking season. If they'd faltered during this soft stretch, they'd be rightly criticized - so they should be lightly praised for winning games they're intended to win.

Besides - it looks like they can dominate decent teams as well.

Rockets decimate Suns in blow out win

Granted, the Suns haven't been world beaters in 2024-25. At 35-40, they've had a disappointing season. This is well-known to Rockets fans. Every loss for the Suns is a win for their lottery odds, so Sunday's game was particularly consequential.

Still, the Suns aren't pushovers. They'd been turning it around before this game. With Devin Booker and Kevin Durant on the roster, they're supposed to be a threat. So, a 148-109 victory matters.

It should be noted that Kevin Durant got injured in this contest. That was after the Rockets had established a 78-49 halftime lead. They were throttling the Suns before Durant went down. Here's hoping he's OK, but his injury is not the primary reason the Suns lost this contest.

Rockets fans should celebrate this win. If the Rockets had squeezed it out, it would have less meaning. Destroying the Suns suggest that this team is ready for a higher level of competition.

That seems to extend all the way down the roster.

Rockets get contribution from surprising corner

The usual suspects delivered in this one.

Jalen Green had 33 points on 9/17 shooting from the field. He was consistent throughout this game. At this point, it would be fair to say that Green has had a solid 2024-25 season.

Amen Thompson finished with 12 points, 10 rebounds and 9 assists. Luckily, he wasn't given extra playing time to secure a triple double in this one.

Cam Whitmore had 13...

Wait, Cam Whitmore?

Yes, Cam Whitmore. He had 13 points in just 13 minutes. Whitmore was 6/10 from the field. It would be difficult to find a nit to pick with his performance in this contest.

Longtime SpaceCityScoop readers know that Whitmore's place with this team has been regularly questioned. Those questions only get more complicated with games like this one. Whitmore is a dynamic young scorer with star potential who's likely still too raw to crack Houston's playoff rotation. When he plays poorly, it justified keeping him on the end of the bench:

Games like this one only complicate matters.