Suns rule Mark Williams, Grayson Allen out vs. Rockets
The Suns will sit center Mark Williams on the second night of a back-to-back Monday against the Rockets for right knee injury management.
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The Phoenix Suns will sit center Mark Williams on the second night of a back-to-back Monday against the Houston Rockets for right knee injury management.
Phoenix has also ruled out sharpshooter Grayson Allen (right quadriceps contusion) and forward Ryan Dunn (sprained right wrist), while rookie Rasheer Fleming (sprained left ankle) is questionable. Jalen Green remains out with a right hamstring strain.
Houston is also quite banged up, with Tari Eason (strained right oblique), Dorian Finney-Smith (sprained left ankle), Jae’Sean Tate (personal) and Fred VanVleet (ACL tear) all out on Monday while veteran center Steven Adams (right ankle tendinopathy) is questionable.
Kevin Durant will not play for Houston due to a reported family matter.
Williams has yet to play both legs of a back-to-back this season, as the Suns have operated cautiously with him given his injury track record. Williams recorded a double-double on Sunday against the San Antonio Spurs, scoring 14 points with 11 rebounds in a 111-102 win.
Nick Richards and Oso Ighodaro have each started in games Williams missed due to injury management.
Allen is set to miss a fifth consecutive game, while Dunn will be out for second straight night. Jordan Goodwin stepped into a starting role on Sunday and scored 15 points with 10 rebounds.
The Rockets will have the rest advantage, having last played on Friday.
Adams has started the past two nights for Houston in a large lineup with fellow big man Alperen Sengun and Durant. Durant has yet to miss a game this season, and the Rockets, who only played eight players more than five minutes on Friday, will have to dig deeper into their bench.
The Suns will face the Rockets again on Dec. 5 in Houston.
Tip-off on Monday at Mortgage Matchup Center is at 7:30 p.m. MST on 98.7 and the Arizona Sports app.
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On Friday against Denver KD played but Reed Shepard came off the bench and scored 27. Reed is their only legitimate threat to replace KD's scoring. But against Denver they both were scoring and lost the game. Well Aaron Holiday could have a big game but nobody else should be able to score big. Houston's line-up should be the following:
Adams
Sengun
Smith Jr.
Thompson
Shepard
Bench:
Holiday
Okogie
Capela
Jae'Sean Tate rides the end of their bench and has the past four seasons. But his first three seasons he was good for nine to eleven points every game. Tate once scored a career-high 32 against the Thunder four years ago. If Tate gets in and goes for 20 Suns could lose.
Suns getting killed by three Rockets, Thompson, Sengun and Smith Jr.
So they are allowing Holiday and Sengun to go off.