The Phoenix Suns travel to Texas to face the Houston Rockets at Toyota Center on Wednesday.

The Suns (7-5) were the talk of the NBA when they started with five wins in their first six games but have hit a regression wall since then. In fact, they have four losses in their six games since that start, mixing in a COVID breakout in the middle of that ugly spell. That caused three games to be postponed in the middle of that stretch and one has to wonder if that threw them off of their rhythm. In any case, the stars on this team are struggling to figure things out. Devin Booker, Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton have all seen their numbers drop off drastically this season and while this was slightly expected, no one could have seen their statistics fall off this much. One has to believe they will improve though and a matchup against a shorthanded Houston team could be just what the doctor ordered.

The Rockets (4-8) have had the craziest month of any NBA team, trading their best player last week. Calling him their best player is an understatement though, with James Harden leading the NBA with nearly 40 points per game last season. That means it's time to find a new identity and acquiring Victor Oladipo in that trade is a solid start. He actually made his Houston debut on Monday, providing 32 points, five rebounds and nine assists in a narrow loss to the Chicago Bulls. Oladipo and Christian Wood make for a dynamic duo and it'll be fun to see how they look when John Wall (knee) eventually returns from injury and this team is finally at full mass.

Houston won the three-game season series last year, winning two of three. That gives the Rockets 20 victories in their last 23 meetings with the Suns dating back six years.