The Phoenix Suns can extend their winning streak to three games as the Dallas Mavericks play host.
PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns are in a strong position despite all of the issues that have plagued them up to now.
The Suns return from the All-Star break sitting at 33-22 and in the five seed in the Western Conference playoff picture with two months left in the regular season.
Enter: the most challenging remaining schedule in the NBA, and the challenge begins tonight.
The Dallas Mavericks are by many accounts the Suns’ biggest rival at the moment – and they are playing a quality brand of basketball lately, as they ride a six-game win streak coming into tonight.
This will undoubtedly be an emotionally-charged contest that has potentially heavy-hitting implications on the home stretch of this season.
The winner of this game gains the season tiebreaker – as this is the last time the two teams are set to face each other in the regular season.
For reference, if the Suns win this contest they instantly gain essentially three games of separation over Dallas while also being in position inch closer to catching the Denver Nuggets and other top teams out West.
