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Houston looks for 50th victory of season in matchup with Phoenix

By The Associated PressYahoo Sports

Houston Rockets (49-29, fifth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (43-35, seventh in the Western Conference) Phoenix; Tuesday, 11 p. m.

EDT BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Rockets -2; over/under is 220. 5 BOTTOM LINE: Houston will look for its 50th victory of the season when the Rockets visit the Phoenix Suns. The Suns are 27-21 in Western Conference games.

Phoenix has an 18-27 record against teams over . 500. The Rockets are 27-22 against Western Conference opponents.

Houston is 21-16 against opponents with a winning record. The Suns are shooting 45. 5% from the field this season, 0.

5 percentage points lower than the 46. 0% the Rockets allow to opponents. The Rockets average 11.