Brooks had eight points, a rebound, an assist, a steal and a block before exiting the game. The Rockets had a 55-38 lead at the time of his ejection and closed the second quarter on a 23-11 run to take a 78-49 lead into halftime on the Suns' home floor at Footprint Center.

Houston Rockets forward Dillon Brooks was ejected from Sunday night's 148-109 win against the Phoenix Suns after a brief shoving match with Kevin Durant. Brooks was whistled for a foul on Durant with 4:48 left in the second quarter and Houston leading 55-38.

Kevin Durant stepped on Jabari Smith Jr.'s foot while driving to the basket in the third quarter and rolled his ankle hard.