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Phoenix puts road win streak on the line against San Antonio

Phoenix Suns (33-9, first in the Western Conference) vs. San Antonio Spurs (16-27, 12th in the Western Conference)

San Antonio; Monday, 8:30 p.m. EST

FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Spurs -4.5; over/under is 224.5

BOTTOM LINE: Phoenix will try to keep its five-game road win streak intact when the Suns take on San Antonio.

The Spurs are 9-16 in Western Conference games. San Antonio is second in the Western Conference with 27.6 assists per game led by Dejounte Murray averaging 8.9.

The Suns are 20-7 in conference play. Phoenix is second in the Western Conference scoring 112.3 points per game and is shooting 47.5%.

The teams meet for the third time this season. The Suns won 108-104 in the last matchup on Dec. 7.

TOP PERFORMERS: Murray is averaging 19.1 points, 8.3 rebounds, 8.9 assists and 2.1 steals for the Spurs. Bryn Forbes is averaging 13.3 points over the past 10 games for San Antonio.

JaVale McGee is averaging 10.2 points and 6.9 rebounds for the Suns. Devin Booker is averaging 2.8 made 3-pointers over the last 10 games for Phoenix.

LAST 10 GAMES: Spurs: 2-8, averaging 107.3 points, 46.3 rebounds, 24.3 assists, 7.0 steals and 5.5 blocks per game while shooting 43.1% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 114.8 points per game.

Suns: 7-3, averaging 114.4 points, 46.2 rebounds, 26.0 assists, 8.7 steals and 4.3 blocks per game while shooting 46.7% from the field. Their opponents have averaged 105.2 points.

INJURIES: Spurs: Tre Jones: out (health and safety protocols), Zach Collins: out (ankle).

Suns: Abdel Nader: out (knee), Cameron Johnson: day to day (ankle), Dario Saric: out (knee), Frank Kaminsky: out (knee), Deandre Ayton: day to day (ankle).

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

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