The Celtics return home from their road trip as they take on the Phoenix Suns. This is the 2nd and final game between these two teams. The Celtics won the first game 117-107 on their recent road trip. The Suns and Celtics split the series 1-1 last season with each team winning on their home court. The Celtics are 76-60 overall all time and 42-24 in games played in Boston.
The Celtics are 1st in the East, 9.5 games ahead of 2nd place Milwaukee, 10 games ahead of 3rd place Cleveland, 13 games ahead of 4th place New York, 14 games ahead of 5th place Orlando, and 14.5 games ahead of 6th place Indiana. They are 29-3 at home and 8-2 in their last 10 games. They are 17-7 against Western Conference teams and have won their last 3 games.
The Suns are 6th in the West, 7 games behind 1st place Oklahoma City, 3.5 games behind the 4th place Clippers and 1.5 games behind 5th place New Orleans. They are half a game ahead of 7th place Sacramento and 1 game ahead of 8th place Dallas. They are 17-13 on the road and 5-5 in their last 10 games. They are 16-8 against Eastern Conference teams. They are coming off a win in their last game.
The Celtics are coming off a 3-2 road trip, losing to Cleveland and Denver and finishing the trip with 3 wins over Phoenix, Portland and Utah. They will return home to face the Suns before a game in Washington. They then have home games against Detroit and Milwaukee before a 6 game road trip through Detroit, Chicago, 2 games in Atlanta, New Orleans and Charlotte.
The Suns are are coming off a 1-1 home stand, beating Toronto and losing to the Celtics. They are playing in the 2nd game of a 4 game road trip. They started off with a win over Cleveland. After this game, they will visit Charlotte and Milwaukee. They will return home against Philadelphia and Atlanta before going on a 5 game road trip starting with 2 games in San Antonio and then Denver, Oklahoma City and New Orleans.
Jaylen Brown is questionable for this game. He missed the game in Utah with a sacroiliac injury and is questionable for this game with a hip contusion. His status is a game time decision. Kristaps Porzingis will miss his 4th straight game with a hamstring injury. I expect Al Horford will once again get the start in his absence. If Brown is out, I would guess that Sam Hauser starts in his place once again.
For the Suns, Eric Gordon is questionable with a knee injury. He was limited in practice on Wednesday and may miss his 2nd straight game. Damion Lee…
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