Who: Phoenix Suns (35-26) vs. Chicago Bulls (25-37)

When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time

Where: Mortgage Matchup Center — Phoenix, Arizona

Watch: Arizona’s Family

The Phoenix Suns return home tonight looking to keep the momentum rolling after their recent win over the Sacramento Kings.

The Bulls, meanwhile, are limping into the finish line this season. They just had an 11-game losing streak snapped recently, and have lost 12 of their last 13 games. Key injuries, along with shipping out several starters and overhauling the team’s outlook, have them looking towards the future. They did just play the Thunder competitively in their last game, only losing by eight points, but of course, SGA did not suit up in that one.

For the Suns, the story of the past few weeks has been resilience. Phoenix has managed to stay in the thick of the Western Conference playoff picture despite a wave of injuries that has forced head coach Jordan Ott to rely on depth, creativity, and a constantly shifting rotation.

Phoenix enters as 10.5-point favorites in this one as they aim for their third straight victory and 36th win of the season.

Live by the three, die by the three.

This Suns team will continue to let it fly from deep. Devin Booker’s return will help with spacing, so it’s no surprise to see that immediate benefit for Grayson Allen, Collin Gillespie, and even Jalen Green the other night in the win vs. Sacramento.

It’s time to unleash Man Man. With Mark Williams out tonight, this will serve as a perfect opportunity for the Suns’ rookie big man to play in meaningful minutes. It’s fitting that it will come against his former teammate Nick Richards, who is now on the Bulls.

Small ball will be the theme from the Chicago side, as the Bulls don’t have a traditional center playing heavy minutes outside of Nick Richards and a bit of Leonard Miller. This feels like the perfect Oso game.

The Suns will wait on the injury report, but if Josh Giddey and Matas Buzelis are both available, that’s where most of Phoenix’s defense focus should be. Containing those two will be the key to avoiding an upset.

Do not take anything for granted. The NBA can humble you quickly. Despite being the heavy favorites and the Bulls limping into this one, Phoenix needs to take care of business and not take Chicago lightly. The Suns have done a great job of playing hard, no matter the opponent, so this shouldn’t be an issue.

The Suns need quality reps with Devin Booker and Jalen Green playing side-by-side. In the last contest vs. the Kings, they combined for 37 points on 35 shots. That has to improve. Efficiency and playing off one another come with reps and building chemistry, something they haven’t had a ton of time to do. I’d like to see 45+ points combined in a much more efficient manner while cutting the turnovers down.

Collin Gillespie and Grayson Allen looked sharp last game, scoring 35 points on 25 shots. When this entire group of guards can all click in the same game, it’s going to be a scary sight. Heck, even if three of them shoot well, it’s going to be difficult to beat this team.

For the Bulls, Collin Sexton and Nick Richards have become significant pieces for them of late, along with Rob Dillingham. We’ll see how the injury report potentially shuffles things, but the Suns have Grayson Allen leading the second unit. The question is, who else will step up? Being down Mark Williams, Dillon Brooks, and Jordan Goodwin tests the Suns’ depth. The rookies will look to put their stamp on this one, as we’re likely to see double-figure minutes from both Rasheer Fleming and Khaman Maluach in this one.

This feels like the game where the guards figure it out. I think Phoenix takes care of business and scores a lot of points in the process.