San Antonio Spurs (11-9, 10th in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (11-8, eighth in the Western Conference)
Phoenix; Tuesday, 9 p.m. EST
BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -7.5; over/under is 226.5
BOTTOM LINE: Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns host Victor Wembanyama and the San Antonio Spurs in Western Conference action.
The Suns have gone 9-5 against Western Conference teams. Phoenix is seventh in the NBA with 33.9 defensive rebounds per game led by Jusuf Nurkic averaging 8.1.
The Spurs are 10-9 in conference play. San Antonio is fourth in the Western Conference with 28.2 assists per game led by Chris Paul averaging 8.3.
The Suns score 113.2 points per game, 2.4 more points than the 110.8 the Spurs give up. The Spurs average 111.1 points per game, 2.8 fewer than the 113.9 the Suns allow to opponents.
TOP PERFORMERS: Booker is averaging 24.7 points and 6.6 assists for the Suns.
Wembanyama is averaging 24 points, 10.2 rebounds, 3.6 assists and 3.5 blocks for the Spurs.
LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 3-7, averaging 112.0 points, 42.8 rebounds, 26.2 assists, 7.8 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 45.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 116.4 points per game.
Spurs: 7-3, averaging 115.9 points, 42.8 rebounds, 30.3 assists, 7.1 steals and 6.7 blocks per game while shooting 46.4% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 113.1 points.
INJURIES: Suns: Jusuf Nurkic: day to day (ankle), Collin Gillespie: out (ankle), Bradley Beal: day to day (calf).
Spurs: Jeremy Sochan: out (thumb).
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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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