This Friday, the (34-29) Phoenix Suns will travel to Chicago, IL to take on the (29-34) Chicago Bulls. Tipoff will be at 8:00 PM EST inside the United Center. This will be the second meeting between these two teams this regular season, as the Suns won the first battle, 132-113.
The Suns are coming into this one after taking down the Charlotte Hornets, 105-91. They looked great on the defensive end of the court, as they will have to stay aggressive in this one if they want to take care of business on the road. This will also be Kevin Durant's second start, as he scored 23 points against the Hornets.
The Chicago Bulls are entering this game after defeating the Detroit Pistons, 117-115. They looked solid on the offensive end of the court, as they will have to continue to attack throughout this game if they want to pick up another win at home.
This game was written/publish ed before last night's results.
The Phoenix Suns are currently in fourth place in the Western Conference standings, as they are 10 games back from the first-place Denver Nuggets. On offense, they are scoring 112.6 points per game and they have shot 46.4% from the floor. This is the 22nd most points scored per contest and the 24th-highest team shooting percentage. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Suns have the 21st-highest adjusted offensive rating in the NBA. Devin Booker continues to lead this team on the offensive end of the court, as he is scoring 26.8 points per game on 47.7% shooting from the floor. Phoenix has also shown that they have multiple players that can make it rain from behind the arc. They are shooting 37.7% from deep, which is the seventh-highest three-point shooting percentage in the league. The Suns have shot 79% at the charity stripe as well. This is the 11th-highest free-throw shooting percentage, as they can't miss out on these free points an d still expect to win these games.
On the defensive end of the court, the Suns are allowing 110.9 points per game and their opponents have shot 46.5% from the floor. This is the fourth least amount of points surrendered per game and the fifth-lowest shooting percentage allowed. According to dunksandthrees.com, the Suns have the sixth-lowest adjusted defensive rating in the NBA. They have also shown that they will contest shots near the paint or on the outside. Phoenix has forced their opponents to shoot 35.7% from deep, which is the 13th-lowest three-point shooting percentage allowed. The Phoenix Suns have also grabbed 44.3 rebounds per game, which is the ninth most in the NBA.
Injury Report: Terrence Ross SG (Toe) is questionable. Landry Shamet PG (Foot) is out.
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