The New York Knicks (8-8, 4-5 Away) travel to face the Phoenix Suns (9-6, 7-1 Home) Sunday at Footprint Center. New York dropped their last game against the Golden State Warriors 111-101 at Chase Center on Friday. Julius Randle had a standout performance in defeat with 20 points and seven rebounds.
The Knicks are ninth in the Eastern Conference. Phoenix dropped a close one on Friday at Vivint Arena, falling to the Utah Jazz 134-133. Devin Booker had 49 points, 10 assists, and eight rebounds in the losing effort, carrying the team.
The Suns are one game back in the Western Conference, currently sitting in fourth. It’s the first meeting of the season between the teams. Phoenix won both games between the teams last season, the last of which was a 115-114 triumph at Footprint Center on March 4, their eighth straight head-to-head victory.
Cameron Johnson led the Suns with 38 points. Randle had 25 points in defeat.The Knicks have been led this season by Randle (21.3 ppg), Jalen Brunson (19.6), and RJ Barrett (18.3).
Randle leads the NBA in scoring. Randle also has grabbed 8.8 rebounds per game, most in the NBA, while Brunson has dished 6.8 assists per game, most in the NBA. Booker (28.1 ppg) has powered the Suns’ offense.
He is the top scorer in the league. Booker also has distributed 6.1 assists per game, most in the NBA. Deandre Ayton has collected 7.3 rebounds per game. The Knicks have come up short in recent games at Footprint Center, losing seven of the last 10.
In the last 10 games, New York is 5-5 with an average margin of -4.1 (110.9-115.0). Phoenix has also split the last 10 (5-5), scoring 113.7 points per game on average while allowing 110.3 (+3.4 margin).
KNICKS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cam Reddish: 17.4 | 12.1 | +5.3
Evan Fournier: 4.0 | 10.7 | -6.7
Points per game:
Cam Reddish: 14.0 | 9.3 | +4.8
Rebounds per game:
RJ Barrett: 3.2 | 5.0 | -1.8
SUNS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Cameron Payne: 28.8 | 20.1 | +8.7
Points per game:
Cameron Payne: 20.0 | 13.5 | +6.5
Jock Landale: 5.4 | 7.3 | -1.9
Rebounds per game:
Devin Booker: 6.0 | 4.8 | +1.2
Assists per game:
Devin Booker: 8.0 | 6.1 | +1.9
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Phoenix Suns -6.5 (-110)
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