Brooks had eight points, a rebound, an assist, a steal and a block before exiting the game. The Rockets had a 55-38 lead at the time of his ejection and closed the second quarter on a 23-11 run to take a 78-49 lead into halftime on the Suns' home floor at Footprint Center.

Kevin Durant stepped on Jabari Smith Jr.'s foot while driving to the basket in the third quarter and rolled his ankle hard.

Phoenix Suns forward Kevin Durant left Sunday's 148-109 loss to the Houston Rockets after suffering a left ankle sprain during the third quarter. Suns coach Mike Budenholzer said that Durant will receive an MRI on Monday and will not initially join the team on its upcoming three-game road trip against the Bucks,