Winners of 11 of their last 12 games, the Houston Rockets are peaking at exactly the right time. That being just weeks away from their first postseason appearance in nearly a half-decade. The Rockets’ solid defense under head coach Ime Udoka has continued to propel them to wins,

The Rockets (-1.5) are a better team on paper than the Kevin Durant-led Suns (35-39), but Phoenix is at home and could be more desperate for a win.

The Rockets are fighting to hold on to the No. 2 seed in the West while the 11th-place Suns are fighting to qualify for the NBA play-in tournament.