I got mad respect for teams like this,” Suns star Kevin Durant said of the Rockets. He singled out Jalen Green, Jabari Smith Jr., and Ime Udoka.

PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns enter the All-Star break with another loss to their record, this time at the hands of the Houston Rockets. Despite controlling much of the game, the Suns depart Houston with an 119-111 loss. Phoenix enters the break having lost their last six-of-seven matchups.

The Phoenix Suns enter the All-Star break on a three-game losing skid, two games under .500 and 11 th in the West. Ouch. The Suns fell to the Houston Rockets, 119-111, before 16,227 fans at Toyota Center Wednesday realizing they’re falling way short of expectations and running out of time to turn the season around.