Prediction: How Suns Will Finish Regular Season

PHOENIX -- The "second half" or final 27 games of the Phoenix Suns' season tips off tomorrow night against the Dallas Mavericks in a TNT nationally televised game.

The Mavericks are one of many teams the Suns will face in the coming two months that are sitting well above a .500 record.

Notable matchups for the Suns include the league-best Boston Celtics twice, the red-hot Cleveland Cavaliers twice, and the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets twice - on the road at that.

The Suns will almost assuredly be tested virtually every night from now until the regular season concludes on Sunday, April 14.

Our predictions for how each remaining game will shake out:

Thursday, Feb. 22 @ Dallas Mavericks: Win

The Suns come out of the All-Star break with a huge win to gain the season tiebreaker.

Friday, Feb. 23 @ Houston Rockets: Win

The Suns stay in the win column on a back-to-back game against a struggling Rockets squad.

Sunday, Feb. 25 vs LA Lakers: Win

The Suns' win streak reaches five after getting by the streaking Lakers in an afternoon contest.

Thursday, Feb. 29, Saturday Mar. 2 vs Houston Rockets: Win X2

The Suns complete the season sweep over Houston with two games in three days against the Rockets.

Sunday, Mar. 3 vs Oklahoma City Thunder: Loss

The Suns' win streak ends at seven games as they lose the season series and tiebreaker.

Tuesday, Mar. 5 @ Denver Nuggets: Win

The Suns rebound with a huge win against the defending champs on the road.

Thursday, Mar. 7 vs Toronto Raptors: Win

The Suns avenge the loss to Toronto earlier in the season with a dominant showing.

Saturday, Mar. 9 vs Boston Celtics: Win

The Suns win the Saturday night primetime duel against the title favorites.

Monday, Mar. 11 @ Cleveland Cavaliers: Loss

The Suns get stifled by the suddenly stingy Cavalier defense in a rare off night.

Thursday, Mar. 14 @ Boston Celtics: Loss

The Celtics avenge their loss less than a week later with a close victory.

Friday, Mar. 15 @ Charlotte Hornets: Win

The Suns rebound with a strong victory to recuperate following a pair of tough losses

Sunday, Mar. 17 @ Milwaukee Bucks: Win

The Suns complete the sweep over Milwaukee.

Wednesday, Mar. 20 @ Philadelphia 76ers: Win

The Suns defeat a Philadelphia team that will still likely be without Joel Embiid.

Thursday, Mar. 21 @ Atlanta Hawks: Win

The Suns put a potential dent in the Hawks' play-in pursuit.

Saturday, Mar. 23/Monday, Mar. 25 @ San Antonio Spurs: Win X2

The Suns avenge the pair of back-to-back losses the Spurs handed them in October.

Wednesday, Mar. 27 @ Denver Nuggets: Loss

Denver likely won't drop consecutive home games to the same team.

Friday, Mar. 29 @ Oklahoma City Thunder: Win

The Suns steal a game from OKC this season to avoid the sweep.

Monday, April 1 @ New Orleans Pelicans: Loss

The Suns lose a game they should win as New Orleans is fighting to get out of the play-in tournament and into potential homecourt advantage territory.

Wednesday, April 3 vs Cleveland Cavaliers: Win

The Suns claim a victory in the Mat Ishbia/Dan Gilbert battle.

Friday, April 5 vs Minnesota Timberwolves: Win

The Suns prove to be a nightmare matchup for Minnesota.

Sunday, April 7 vs New Orleans Pelicans: Win

The Suns continue another win streak behind an ever-intensifying home crowd.

Tuesday, April 9 vs LA Clippers: Win

The Suns defeat a Clipper team that has lost some momentum since the All-Star break.

Wednesday, April 10 @ LA Clippers: Loss

The Suns drop a close one in another back-to-back matchup with the same team.

Friday, April 12 @ Sacramento Kings: Win

The Suns capture the season series over the Kings and virtually assure Sacramento will have to fight through the play-in tournament.

Sunday, April 14 @ Minnesota Timberwolves: Win

The Suns close out the regular season by earning a sweep over the number one seed out West.

The Suns finish the final 27-game slate with a blazing record of 21-6 after going 19-8 going into the All-Star break following a 14-15 start.

Phoenix finish the year with a record of 54-28 - a dominant 40-14 mark from Christmas on.

This falls just short of our bold prediction of reaching 55 wins - which isn't anything to be ashamed of with a schedule as grueling as the remaining two months are.

Phoenix simply continues the momentum that has been budding for nearly two months and proves to be a legitimate title contender after months of being labeled a major disappointment.