The Boston Celtics and the Phoenix Suns meet in a match where many are excited as they are one of the top teams in their conference. Many are anticipating that the meeting between these two teams will be a showdown. They will meet on December 8, 2022, at 11:00 AM (GMT+8), as the Suns host the Celtics. This will be the first time the Suns and the Celtics are meeting this season. Additionally, these two teams are also having a good momentum. While the Celtics won seven of their last eight games, the Suns won seven of their last nine matches.
However, as these two teams meet, they might disappoint their fans as series of injuries might affect their meeting. Moreover, the injured players on both sides are some of their key players. The Celtics will be without Robert Williams, while Malcolm Brogdon, and Al Horford are both questionable for this game. As for the Suns, they will also be missing Cameron Johnson, while Chris Paul, and Torrey Craig are both doubtful. Nonetheless, these two teams are still in the top of their conferences.
Boston Celtics
The Celtics are currently on a six-game road trip, but that is not a problem for them. In fact, they just came from a win against the Nets, after experiencing a loss against the Heat. As this squad is currently on a consecutive victories, they want nothing but to continue that streak. Looking at their previous games, this team already proved that they are a hard to beat team. Well, it is already expected for a team who unexpectedly became the runners-up last season. Additionally, they are a young team, so it is just fascinating how these young guns are able to provide for their team. Offensively, they have the best record this season, scoring a whopping 120.7 points per game. As for their defense, they are the 16th in the league, giving up 112.6 points per game.
Jayson Tatum have been a beast this season, leading the Celtics with 30.8 points per game, 8.3 rebounds, and 4.2 assists. Jalen Brown on the other hand is also playing well for his team with 26.7 points per game, and 7.1 rebounds per game.
Phoenix Suns
If their opponent comes from a victory, this squad is from an embarrassing defeat against the Mavs on their last meeting. During that match, they became careless on that match, allowing the Mavs to go 20-41 beyond the three-point line. On their last four games, they split their results with their current loss coming from the Rockets and the Mavericks. This maybe the result with them, losing Chris Paul. After all, his role is a role very hard to fill in. When it comes to the offense, they are averaging 116.7 points per game, while giving up 108.4 points per game.
As Chris Paul is doubtful in this game, other members of the Suns need to step-up big time to win this game. Devin Booker is currently the one leading the Suns with an average of 29.5 points per game. He is also getting help from Deandre Ayton who is averaging 16.6 points per game.
Prediction:
Boston Celtics
Total Under: 117.5
Odds: 0.85
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