Houston Rockets Dillon Brooks was ejected in the game against the Phoenix Suns. Brooks was ejected from the game after receiving two technical fouls after a scuffle with Kevin Durant. The referees also gave Durant and Nick Richards technical fouls during the altercation.

The Phoenix Suns host the Houston Rockets Sunday in 11th place in the West, one game out of the 10th and final play-in spot.

Stephen A Smith put the Suns on blast following Sunday's 39-point loss in front of the home crowd, to the Rockets.

It was sophomore shooting guard Brandin Podziemski who led the charge for Golden State with a 27-point eruption on seven triples. That's now back-to-back wins for the Warriors, who are currently sixth in the conference with a 43-31 record. They are, however, just two games behind the Los Angeles Lakers (45-29) for the No. 4 seed in the West.

The Houston Rockets have won 12 of their past 13 games and can't even claim to be the hottest team in the NBA.

Madness in full swing, it's time to look at how last year's draft class is impacting (or not) each team in the NBA.

Ahead of their game against the Rockets, the Lakers provided an injury update on star forward LeBron James that will be worth monitoring. Following a seven-game absence earlier this month after suffering a groin injury against the Boston Celtics, James has appeared in each of the Lakers' last five games.

Headlined by a young Big 3, have the Houston Rockets established themselves as the second-best team in the Western Conference?

The Suns lost by 69 points to the Celtics and Rockets, setting a new NBA record for the biggest losing margin in back-to-back home games.