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It’s a matinee tilt on the hardwood in the Big Apple as a pair of teams from opposing conferences do battle in search of a victory. The Phoenix Suns are on the road as they make the cross-country trek to face the New York Knicks Monday afternoon. Phoenix was beaten 113-104 on the road by Toronto Friday night, failing to cover as a two-point underdog, in their previous contest. New York rolled to a 108-88 road victory over Houston to easily cover as a four-point favorite in their most recent game Saturday night. In the all-time regular season series between the teams, the Suns own a 71-64 advantage and have won the last nine meetings. That includes a 116-95 home victory in the first meeting this season on November 20, 2022.
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Phoenix struggled at the end of 2022 as they lost their second straight and their fifth in the last six games as they were beaten on the road by Toronto Friday night. The Suns entered Sunday 20-17 on the year and stood third in the Pacific Division, half a game behind the Kings and LA for the top spot. In the Western Conference playoff picture, the team is seventh, four games behind the Nuggets for the top spot and half a game behind the Kings and LA for the final guaranteed playoff spots. Against Toronto, Phoenix trailed by nine after the opening quarter, by 10 in the second quarter and cut the deficit to two at the half. The Suns rallied to lead 101-99 with 4:13 to play in the game only to be outscored 14-3 the rest of the way to wind up with the loss. Phoenix shot 49.3% from the field, including 14 of 30 from three-point range, and won the rebounding battle 42-31 only to be stung by a whopping 27 turnovers that turned into 34 Toronto poi nts. Mikal Bridges led the Suns with 21 points in the loss.
The Suns enter this contest 11th in the league in scoring offense as they average 115.1 points per game on the year. Phoenix stands 18th in rebounding with an average of 43 boards per contest while they are 4th by dishing out an average of 26.9 assists per contest. The Suns are 10th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 112 points per game this season. Devin Booker leads the team with 27.4 points plus 5.8 assists per game this season. Cameron Johnson (13 points), Mikal Bridges (15.3 points, 5.1 rebounds), Chris Paul (10.3 points, 8.8 assists), Deandre Ayton (17 points, 9.7 rebounds) and Cameron Payne (12.7 points, 5.6 assists) are good offensive weapons. Jock Landale, Landry Shamet, Torrey Craig, Damion Lee, Bismack Biyombo, Duane Washington Jr., Dario Saric and Josh Okogie are solid contributors in the rotation. Pho enix is 17th in field goal percentage by shooting 47% from the floor as a team on the year. The Suns are 6th as they knock down an average of 13.3 three-pointers a night while the team is 3rd as they splash 38.6% of their attempts from beyond the arc this season.
Johnson (knee) had surgery after getting injured against Portland November 4. He is with the team on this road trip, so he at least has a potential shot to play here or Wednesday against the Cavaliers in the final game of the trip Wednesday. Payne (foot) has been out since December 13 with no clear timetable to return to action. Booker (groin) missed three games, played four minutes on Christmas against the Nuggets and has been out since: he is expected to miss at least four weeks, putting his earliest return as late January. Shamet (Achilles) has missed three straight games and it’s unclear as to whether he’ll return soon or not. Watch for further update s on these injury situations.
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