The Phoenix Suns aim for their fifth-straight win when they host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the Footprint Center.
The Suns are coming off a 128-97 romp over the Charlotte Hornets, their fourth consecutive win.
Cam Johnson led the Suns in that win with 24 points, three rebounds and three assists. Backing him up was Dario Saric with 19 markers and eight rebounds.
“It's the NBA — you weather storms. It's life — you weather storms," Johnson said. "Things don't always go your way. We've found that out the past couple years. That doesn't mean you tuck tail, run, sell the farm, hide away forever.”
The Suns are 20th in the league in points scored with 113 points per contest. They also have an offensive rating of 113.7.
On defense, they are surrendering 111.7 points per game, sixth in the league. Phoenix has a defensive rating of 112.2, 13th in the league.
The Mavericks, on the other hand, are hoping to end their two-game losing spell. They last lost to the Washington Wizards, 126-127.
Luka Doncic had a game-high 41 points in that loss along with 15 rebounds and six assists. Backing him up was Dwight Powell who had 22 markers and nine caroms.
Dallas played sans Christian Wood who broke his left thumb in a loss to the Atlanta Hawks.
The Mavericks are scoring 112.9 points per game, 21st in the league. They also have an offensive rating of 115.3, sixth in the league.
Defensively, Dallas is giving up 112.5 points per contest, 12th in the league. They also have a defensive rating of 115.1, 13th in the NBA.
The Suns are -1.5 favorites to prevail over the Mavericks who are at +1.5. The Moneyline set for this game is -112 for Phoenix and +100 for Dallas.
The Phoenix Suns host the Dallas Mavericks on Thursday at the Footprint Arena with tip-off set for 10:00 p.m. E.T. The game will be televised via TNT with live streaming available via fuboTV.
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