The Phoenix Suns need to get themselves back in the win column tonight.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns enter tonight's contest against the Utah Jazz with a prime opportunity at hand. The Suns, having lost their last six-of-seven, are heavy favorites against the Jazz. ESPN's basketball index has Phoenix at 87% odds to win tonight, which is one of their highest win probabilities of the season.
Utah themselves have won just one of their last nine games and will be playing on the second night of a back-to-back after falling to the Denver Nuggets on Friday. However, Devin Booker isn't overlooking this Utah team. And quite frankly, Phoenix can't afford that luxury. "You watched the game they played against Denver last night . I think they got it up to like 12 or 13 against Denver and played them close all the way through. Those guys are taking advantage of their opportunity," Booker said of Utah , Keyonte George , Jaren Jackson Jr. , Jusuf Nurkic and Isaiah Collier will be out for Utah tonight at Mortgage Matchup Center.Utah's 29.4 assists per night are second in the NBA, so the Jazz do know how to swing the rock and facilitate. They also play at the third-highest pace in the league offensively. However, their defense ranks at the bottom of the league in terms of net rating and points allowed per game. Phoenix has a prime opportunity, especially with shooters such as O'Neale and Allen back and fully healthy next to Booker and Jalen Green. The Suns themselves rank top five in NBA team categories such as three-pointers made and steals per night, which has been a crucial recipe for success under first-year head coach Jordan Ott.Loading recommendations... Please wait while we load personalized content recommendationsDonnie Druin is the Publisher for Arizona Cardinals and Phoenix Suns On SI. Donnie moved to Arizona in 2012 and has been with the company since 2018. In college he won "Best Sports Column" in the state of Arizona for his section and has previously provided coverage for the Pittsburgh Steelers and Arizona State Sun Devils. Follow Donnie on Twitter @DonnieDruin for more news, updates, analysis and more!
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