THE The Phoenix Suns aim to snap their three-game road losing streak with a win over Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets when they face off on Tuesday, March 5.
The match is scheduled to start at 10 p.m. EST and will be broadcast on TNT. Fans wishing to watch this NBA game can do so for free using DirectTV Stream, which offers a free trial or with SlingTV, which does not offer a free trial but does offer promotional offers.
Tuesday’s meeting will be the second of the season between the two teams. Denver is 24-13 against the Western Conference and Phoenix is 21-19 against conference opponents.
WHO: Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
When: Tuesday, March 5 at 10 p.m. EST
Or: Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado
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Phoenix Suns (35-26, seventh in the Western Conference) against Denver Nuggets (42-19, third in the Western Conference)
Denver; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EST
BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix travels to Denver to try to break its three-game slide.
The Nuggets are 24-13 against their conference opponents. Denver is 4-3 in one-possession games.
The Suns are 21-19 against their Western Conference opponents. Phoenix ranks ninth in the Western Conference with 10.1 offensive rebounds per game led by Thaddeus Young with an average of 3.5.
The Nuggets have averaged 11.5 3-pointers per game this season, which is 1.6 fewer per game than the Suns are giving up (13.1). The Suns score 6.8 more points per game (117.1) than the Nuggets give up to their opponents (110.3).
The teams are facing each other for the second time this season. The Nuggets won the last meeting 119-111 on December 2, with Nikola Jokic scoring 21 points in the victory.
BEST PERFORMERS: Jokic is shooting 58.1% and averaging 25.9 points for the Nuggets. Michael Porter Jr. has averaged 2.8 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Denver.
Kevin Durant scores 27.8 points per game and averages 6.7 rebounds for the Suns. Royce O’Neale has averaged 2.4 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Phoenix.
LAST 10 GAMES: Nuggets: 7-3, averaging 113.3 points, 45.9 rebounds, 30.9 assists, 8.0 steals and 6.1 blocks per game while shooting 49.1% since field. Their opponents average 108.7 points per game.
Suns: 5-5, averaging 116.2 points, 47.0 rebounds, 26.6 assists, 8.2 steals and 7.2 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents average 114.4 points.
INJURIES: Nuggets: Vlatko Cancar: out (knee), Braxton Key: day-to-day (personal), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope: day-to-day (personal).
Suns: Devin Booker: out (ankle), Bradley Beal: day-to-day (rest), Damion Lee: out (knee), Nassir Little: out (knee), Jusuf Nurkic: day-to-day (neck).
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