After scraping past Western Conference laggards Utah Jazz Friday night, the Phoenix Suns have a really tough home game against the streaking Denver Nuggets in an all-Western Conference clash on Sunday morning. Phoenix returned to winning ways against the Utah Jazz by edging the Jazz in overtime following a late rally to tie the points with less than one second to go. The Denver Nuggets continued their excellent run by bagging a fifth straight win with a comfortable victory at home against the Orlando Magic. The high-riding Denver Nuggets are favorites to win in Phoenix.
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BASKETBALL: NBA Regular Season
Where to Watch: NBA League Pass
Venue: Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Date: 09.02.2025 05:00
Phoenix Suns
The Phoenix Suns (26-25) avoided dropping out of the play-in places in the West with a fantastic last second 3-pointer to force overtime and go on to beat the Jazz on Friday night. Sitting at No. 9 in the Conference standings, Phoenix avoided a fourth straight loss when Grayson Allen hit an improbable 3-pointer with 0.9 seconds on the clock to tie the game with Utah at 122. Allen added another 3-pointer in overtime as the Suns rallied to snap their skid. Playing without injured star Kevin Durant, Devin Booker led the Suns with a season-high 47 points. Allen scored 21 points, including seven 3-pointers. Allen hit two 3-pointers in the last five seconds to enable the Suns to claim what could turn out to be their most important win of the season. The Suns will continue to assess the availability of Kevin Durant, who is nursing a left ankle sprain from game to game. They have won four of their last five at home, although they seem to be struggling after the trade of Jusuf Nurkic.
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The Denver Nuggets recovered from a 3-game skid in late January to reel off five straight wins and improve to 33-19 for the season. The third seed in the West won twice on the road and three at home during the run. On Thursday night, Nikola Jokić inspired his team to a 112-90 victory over the Orlando Magic. Jokic finished with 28 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds for his 24th triple-double this term. In an impressive all-round offensive performance that included a Jokić show off with a back-to-the-basket overhead pass that resulted in a dunk, Michael Porter Jr. contributed 30 points, Christian Braun added 16, and the Nuggets coaching crew pulled Jokić for the entirety of the fourth quarter. Jamal Murray will return for the Nuggets against the Suns, but Russel Westbrook is still out due to a hamstring injury. The Nuggets are averaging 125 points per game offensively while giving up 112.
Betting Odds
The Phoenix Suns are 2.41 underdogs on Betway, which has the Denver Nuggets at 3.20 to close the (-10.5) spread. Over 237.5 is 1.91 odds on 1xbet which has the under at 1.95. Devin Booker is 1.90 to finish with over 30.5 points on Betway, while Nikola Jokić is 1.83 to score over 29.5 points. Read more here.
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