Phoenix fans watched in amazement, as their team was dominated throughout the game but came away with the 119-108 upset of Houston. A frustrated Houston coach Bob was interviewed after the game. "I kept thinking that we'd be able to come back and pull out the win. I mean we did everything right and controlled the flow of the game, but ended up just short countless times. Even as things wound down I was confident because we were so dominant out there. But eventually I saw that the better team wasn't going to get the win today."

Phoenix coach Bob agreed. "I've been on the other end of this plenty of times, too. It's frustrating to watch when you've clearly got the better team out there but can't get the win. As for today, we'll consider ourselves lucky and be more than happy to get the win."

Phoenix was led by Dupree (30 points, 2 steals), Celaya (28 points, a steal, a block), Hunt (14 points, 9 boards, 1 assists, 2 blocks). Houston was led by Sims (15 points, 5 boards, 1 assists, 4 blocks), Lewis (23 points, 2 assists), Perry (14 points, 5 boards, 2 assists, 2 blocks).

Phoenix jump to 30-30 and 19-12 at home. They stay at #3 in the Pacific and stay at #9 overall in the Western Conference. With the loss, Houston fall to 40-18. They remain at #2 in the Southwest and hold at #4 overall in the Western Conference.

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