The 2nd week in the new NBA season is going to end as Phoenix Suns will host Houston Rockets. Phoenix has started great the new season with 4 wins and 1 loss while Houston has only 1 win in 5 games. This is 3rd away game in a row for the Rockets while Phoenix is continuing their 6 home game stand.

In this game, I'm confident that the Suns will cover the handicap. Phoenix struggled in the first 2 games of the season but since then Phoenix has had very comfortable wins - they beat the Clippers by 17 points, crushed the Warriors by 29 points and beat the Pelicans by 13. The Rockets only once this season faced a Phoenix-level team and it was the Bucks to whom they lost by 20 points on the road.

If we look at the advanced stats, Phoenix is better on both ends of the floor. This season so far Suns have 5th best offense while the Rockets are only in the 27th position. On defense, the story has been similar as the Suns are 4th best but the Rockets are only in 23rd position. Phoenix this season averages 117.6 points per game and allows 105.8 while Houston scores 110 per game and allows 118.8.

Phoenix is going to be without DeAndre Ayton for a while but Bismack Biyombo and Jock Landale will be fine replacements. As the Rockets are heading into 2 games in 2 days, the team will be without Eric Gordon who has been an important player on the offense and Jabari Smith is questionable. Without both of them, Kevin Porter and Jalen Green are the only good options on offense and Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Mikal Bridges will lock them up.

The Suns have won the last 8 meetings by an average of 13.7 points. This season Rockets have lost all 4 games on the road and the average deficit has been 13 points. Only 2nd time this season Rockets will meet a very good team and it shouldn't be a very close game. I'm sure that Phoenix will demolish their opponents.

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NBA新赛季的第二周即将结束，菲尼克斯太阳队将主场迎战休斯顿火箭队。太阳在新赛季的开局很好，4胜1负，而火箭在5场比赛中只有1胜。这是火箭连续第三次客场比赛，而太阳则继续他们的6个主场。

在这场比赛中，我有信心太阳队能克服障碍。太阳在赛季的前两场比赛中表现不佳，但在那之后，太阳取得了非常轻松的胜利——他们以17分的优势击败快船，以29分的优势击败勇士，以13分的优势击败鹈鹕。火箭本赛季只遇到过一次凤凰城级别的球队，他们在客场输给雄鹿20分。

如果我们看一下高级数据，太阳在攻防两端都做得更好。本赛季到目前为止，太阳的进攻排在第五，而火箭只排在第27位。在防守端，情况也差不多，太阳排名第四，而火箭只排在第23位。本赛季太阳场均得到117.6分，失分105.8分，而火箭场均得到110分，失分118.8分。

太阳在一段时间内将失去德安德烈-艾顿，但比斯马克-比扬博和乔克-兰代尔将是很好的替代者。火箭将在2天内进行两场比赛，球队将失去埃里克·戈登，他是进攻中的重要球员，贾巴里·史密斯也有问题。没有他们两个，凯文·波特和贾伦·格林是进攻端唯一的好选择，克里斯·保罗、德文·布克和米卡尔·布里奇斯将锁定他们。

太阳队在最近的8次交锋中以平均13.7分的优势获胜。本赛季火箭客场4战全负，平均分差为13分。这是火箭本赛季第二次遇到强队，这应该不会是一场势均力敌的比赛。我肯定菲尼克斯队会彻底击败他们的对手。