Everyone Was Blown Away By The Rockets Scoring 90 On The Suns In The First Half

The Houston Rockets are good and the Phoenix Suns are in the midst of a youth movement. That’s really all you need to know to predict who would win in a game between the two teams on Thursday night, but the margin and amount of points the Rockets would score against Phoenix would be tough to determine.

That’s why when Houston dropped 90 on Phoenix in a half, people kind of lost their minds. People who had just watched the Celtics overpower the Warriors on a slow NBA night wound up watching a remarkable bit of history in Phoenix on Thursday night.

The Rockets became the first team in nearly two decades to score 90 in a half, and Twitter had some takes about the demolishing of the Phoenix in the first half.

James Harden was brilliant in the first half, scoring 33. Here’s a few of his highlights because we should focus on the good of the game, not all the bad.

The defense, however, maybe wasn’t all there. But when you score 90 it’s tough to complain.

Dropping 90 is impressive, but a lot of people had a goal in mind for Houston: 200.

The video game nature of the score did not escape anyone.

Honestly it’s just fun to see NBA Twitter come together for moments like this.

Thursday was also the triumphant return for Chris Paul, who had been out of action for the Rockets since opening night. Paul was reportedly healthy and ready to return for Houston, and he came back in a big way. At this point it’s clear that Houston will be one of the elite teams in the West, with or without Paul.