Booker and Phoenix take on Brooklyn in non-conference action

Brooklyn Nets (8-10, eighth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (10-7, fifth in the Western Conference)

Phoenix; Wednesday, 9 p.m. EST

BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -7; over/under is 220.5

BOTTOM LINE: The Brooklyn Nets take on the Phoenix Suns in a non-conference matchup.

The Suns are 6-3 on their home court. Phoenix is ninth in the Western Conference in team defense, giving up just 113.6 points while holding opponents to 47.1% shooting.

The Nets are 4-7 on the road. Brooklyn allows 114.2 points to opponents and has been outscored by 2.6 points per game.

The Suns average 15.1 made 3-pointers per game this season, 1.9 more made shots on average than the 13.2 per game the Nets give up. The Nets average 111.6 points per game, 2.0 fewer than the 113.6 the Suns allow to opponents.

TOP PERFORMERS: Devin Booker is shooting 44.6% and averaging 24.2 points for the Suns.

Cameron Thomas is averaging 24.7 points and 3.4 assists for the Nets.

LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 4-6, averaging 111.9 points, 42.9 rebounds, 26.1 assists, 7.8 steals and 3.7 blocks per game while shooting 45.6% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 115.7 points per game.

Nets: 4-6, averaging 110.1 points, 38.2 rebounds, 25.9 assists, 4.9 steals and 3.8 blocks per game while shooting 46.0% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.6 points.

INJURIES: Suns: Collin Gillespie: out (ankle).

Nets: Bojan Bogdanovic: out (foot), Nic Claxton: day to day (back), Dorian Finney-Smith: day to day (ankle), Day’Ron Sharpe: out (hamstring), Cam Thomas: out (hamstring), Noah Clowney: out (ankle), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle), Ben Simmons: day to day (back).

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The Associated Press created this story using technology provided by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.