The Phoenix Suns (26-25, 18-8 Home), one of the NBA’s top scoring defenses, welcome the Toronto Raptors (23-28, 8-16 Away) on Monday. Toronto blew out the Portland Trail Blazers 123-105 at Moda Center at the Rose Quarter on Saturday. Precious Achiuwa was a top performer with 27 points and 13 rebounds. The Raptors are the 12th seed in the Eastern Conference.
Phoenix were victorious on Saturday at AT&T Center, beating the San Antonio Spurs 128-118 in overtime. Chris Paul had 31 points, 11 assists, and seven rebounds, carrying the team. The Suns are ninth in the Western Conference. The teams are meeting for the final time this season.
Toronto will be aiming for a season sweep against Phoenix after winning the only earlier meeting 113-104 at Scotiabank Arena in December 2022. Gary Trent Jr. led the Raptors with 35 points. Mikal Bridges had 21 points in the losing effort.
The Raptors have been led this season by Pascal Siakam, who is averaging 25.1 points per game. Siakam also has grabbed 8.1 rebounds per game. Meanwhile, Fred VanVleet is dishing 6.5 assists.
Deandre Ayton and Bridges have powered the Suns on offense, averaging 17.3 and 16.5 points per game, respectively. Ayton also has averaged 9.8 rebounds per game, while Bridges has doled out 3.5 assists per game.
The Suns are holding opponents to 111.6 points per game, ranking as one of the best scoring defenses in the NBA (5th). The Raptors have found success in recent visits to Footprint Center, winning six of the last 10.
Toronto is 5-5 in the last 10 games with an average margin of +2.2 (118.0-115.8). Phoenix has gone 6-4 over the last 10, allowing 113.9 points per game on average while scoring only 113.6 (-0.3 margin).
RAPTORS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Precious Achiuwa: 29.8 | 17.4 | +12.4
OG Anunoby: 11.0 | 24.4 | -13.4
Points per game:
OG Anunoby: 8.0 | 16.9 | -8.9
Rebounds per game:
Precious Achiuwa: 10.2 | 6.2 | +4.0
SUNS HOT/COLD
(Last Five | Season Average | Differential)
Points + Rebounds + Assists:
Chris Paul: 39.0 | 27.4 | +11.6
Points per game:
Chris Paul: 22.3 | 14.3 | +8.0
Rebounds per game:
Deandre Ayton: 14.0 | 9.8 | +4.2
SportsTips’ NBA Pick:
Phoenix Suns (-125)
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