SCOUTING THE SUNS

The Suns’ win against the Rockets in last season’s final meeting snapped a 13-game losing streak to Houston. The 36-point win was the largest for the Suns against the Rockets. … The Suns are seventh in the NBA in 3-pointers per game. … The Suns’ 13.1 turnovers per game are the third-fewest in the NBA. They rank third in assist to turnover ratio. … Guard Chris Paul is sixth in assists per game, averaging 8.6, but has gotten off to a slow shooting start, making 30.6 percent of his 3s. … Devin Booker leads the Suns in scoring, averaging 22.1 points per game, down 4.5 points from his scoring in each of the previous two seasons. He averaged 29 points on 50.9 percent shooting against the Rockets last season. … Cameron Johnson moved into the starting lineup on Monday, the Suns’ first lineup change this season, scoring 10 points on 4-of-9 shooting. … Forward Mikal Bridges has averaged 21.7 points on 66.7 percent shooting and 52.9 percent 3-point shooting in the past three games. … Center Deandre Ayton’s 11.7 rebounds per game rank fifth in the NBA.