Steven Adams Available and Starting Monday Following Ankle Sprain

Houston Rockets center Steven Adams (ankle) is available and will start in Monday's game against the Suns. He returns after missing two consecutive games with an ankle sprain. With Alperen Sengun (ankle) expected to miss several weeks, Adams is poised to start for the foreseeable future. In seven starts this season, Adams has averaged 6.7 points, 9.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and 1.0 steals in 26.7 minutes, shooting 56.7 percent from the field.