Trevor Ariza suspended one game

The Rockets will be without forward Trevor Ariza when they host Detroit on Tuesday after the NBA suspended him for one game without pay for swinging his elbow at Toronto's DeMar DeRozan in the Rockets loss to the Raptors on Sunday.
After practice on Monday, Ariza expressed remorse about the incident, which occurred at the 3:47 mark in the third quarter of the Rockets' 101-88 loss on Sunday at the Air Canada Centre.
"It was a heat of the moment thing," Ariza said. "I lost my cool for a second. I got my penalty and I'll do whatever I have to do. I'm just trying to move past it and move forward. I look forward to watching my team play (Tuesday) and then playing against Denver (on Wednesday)."
The 6-8 Ariza is the Rockets' second-leading scorer, averaging 17 points per game.
"It is something I wish I didn't do, but it's in the past now," Ariza said. "I can't do anything about it now. I just have live with the consequences. I'm not that type of player or person. Everybody makes mistakes. This was my mistake and I'm going to learn from it."
Rockets coach Rick Adelman said he's not sure how he'll adjust the lineup.
"I don't know because I don't know who Detroit has that's going to be healthy," Adelman said. "We'll just have to see where they stand and go accordingly.
"Other guys have to step up and be ready to play."
Point guard Aaron Brooks said that while Ariza's absence would affect the team, playing without a starter is something the team has become accustomed to.
"That's our go-to guy," Brooks said. "It affects us defensively - we don't have that guy that can steal the ball and offensively he's a guy that creates his own shot. So we're missing a little bit from each area because he does so much.
"Now it's time for somebody else to step up their game. Unfortunately, we're used to somebody being out."