The Houston Rockets head to Phoenix for a showdown against the Suns tonight on Peacock. This will be the first of four meetings between the two teams this season. Tip-off is at 9:30 PM ET, following the Cavaliers vs. Raptors game at 7:30 PM.

Three NBA Cup group winners will be determined directly by head-to-head results on Friday night. The Orlando Magic and Detroit Pistons square off for the East Group B crown, the Oklahoma City Thunder and Phoenix Suns do battle in West Group A and the Denver Nuggets face off with the San Antonio Spurs in West Group C.

This era of Clippers basketball has in many ways been defined by poor luck and heartbreak. That trend continued throughout the course of this season, but it may have hit its peak with the recent injury developments. Already without Paul George due to a ...

This “next man up” Suns group didn’t have sky-high expectations for one. Last year’s team did get off to a hot start, but won a ton of close games early, and then Kevin Durant’s injury led to a massive losing streak that they never recovered from.

It was always a matter of when and not if the Phoenix Suns' limitations in a shorthanded state would show themselves.

PHOENIX -- You can't control who the opponent is in front of you on a night-to-night basis, and the Phoenix Suns have faced some very fortunate injury luck over the last several games when it comes to who they're playing.

Houston Rockets star Kevin Durant will miss Monday's game in Phoenix and Wednesday's contest in Golden State tending to a family matter, sources tell ESPN. The absence means Durant will sit out matchups against two of his former teams, the Phoenix Suns (10-6) and the Golden State Warriors (9-9).