Tyler Ulis

Tyler Ulis scores 8 points for Suns on Thursday night

Phoenix Suns point guard Tyler Ulis scored 8 points with 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 steals, and 2 turnovers on 3-of-5 field goals and 2-of-2 free throws in 22.4 minutes of Thursday's 142-116 loss to the Houston Rockets.

What It Means:

Ulis' minutes had been trending upward with 25-plus in the previous two games, but he saw a little less work in Thursday's blowout loss. The second-year man has been active defensively, with at least 2 steals in four straight games. Ulis and the Suns close out a back-to-back set tonight against the Los Angeles Lakers.

Ulis finished with 20.4 FanDuel points on Thursday night. numberFire's models project him to score 20.7 FanDuel points tonight versus the Lakers at a cost of $4,200.