Game #78: Phoenix Suns vs. Houston Rockets

2012/2013 NBA Season
(23-54)	@	(43-34)
April 9th, 2013
Toyota Center - Houston, TX
7:00 PM CST
NBATV
Starting Lineups
Goran Dragic	PG	Jeremy Lin
P.J. Tucker	SG	James Harden
Wesley Johnson	SF	Francisco Garcia
Markieff Morris	PF	Greg Smith
Luis Scola	C	Omer Asik
2012/13 Advanced Stats
93.1 (10th of 30)	Pace	96.1 (1st of 30)
101.1 (29th of 30)	ORtg	110.1 (6th of 30)
108.2 (23rd of 30)	DRtg	106.4 (18th of 30)
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Injuries:

Chandler Parsons: strained calf, out tonight

Carlos Delfino: cold, questionable tonight

Channing Frye: enlarged heart, out for the season

Marcin Gortat: sprained right foot, out indefinitely

Jermaine O'Neal: bruised left shin, questionable tonight

Tweet:

Chandler Parsons (right calf strain) says he will not play tonight vs Suns.

— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) April 9, 2013

McHale says Delfino (flu-like symptoms) "50-50" to play tonight.

— Jason Friedman (@JasonCFriedman) April 9, 2013

As far as the pregame handshake, now w/out Parsons? Lin laughs & says, "Yeah we have to improvise a lil bit, but we'll make do." #RedNation

— Howard Chen (@ho_chenCSN) April 9, 2013

LHunter on Morris' PT: "We want all of our guys 2play a certin way." Askd to elabrate, "That just means 2come out &play w some passion."

— Howard Chen (@ho_chenCSN) April 9, 2013

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