T-Mac expected back tonight

Before reaching Toyota Center for Saturday night’s game against the Phoenix Suns, Tracy McGrady was convinced that he would be able to play after missing a game with a sprained right elbow.

He instead watched the action unfold from the Rockets’ bench.

“I wanted to play, but the doctors kept me out to get three days of rest,” McGrady said. “It was very frustrating to be sitting.”

He won’t be forced to watch the next game. Nearly a week after suffering his injury in an odd collision with Lakers forward Luke Walton, McGrady is expected to return to the starting lineup Wednesday night when the Rockets host the Dallas Mavericks.