Gameday: Phoenix Suns Take on Indiana Pacers

The Phoenix Suns look to wrap up their five-game road trip tonight with a win against the Indiana Pacers at 5 PM MST.

It's been a pretty eventful week for the Suns. They traded for Kevin Durant on Wednesday, becoming one of the most lethal teams in the NBA overnight. Unfortunately for Phoenix, Durant is still unavailable to play due to an MCL sprain so the team will be shorthanded until he returns.

With Mikal Bridges and Cameron Johnson no longer in the Valley, the Suns will most likely start Torrey Craig and Jock Landale. The return of Devin Booker will bring Damion Lee back to his original bench role.

Phoenix has been phenomenal through this road trip winning three out of the four games thus far. In two of those games Deandre Ayton came up in a big way putting up 35 points against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday and 35 points against the Brooklyn Nets on Tuesday.

The outcome of tonight may all depend on how much Booker plays. In Booker’s first game back against the Nets on Tuesday since missing six weeks with a groin injury, he only played 26 minutes and recorded 19 points, six assists and four rebounds. We should see Booker’s minutes increase slightly if it is a close game but he will most likely play around the same time frame as Tuesday night since he is still recovering from his groin injury.

Unlike Phoenix, the Pacers have not been doing too great lately. They have lost five out of their last six games and currently sit as the twelfth seed in the Eastern Conference with a 25-31 record.

The standings may not indicate it, but Indiana still has some players that the Suns must keep their eyes out for. Tyrese Haliburton, Buddy Hield, Myles Turner and Bennedict Mathurin all average over 15 points and are threats to take over on the offensive end on any given night.

According to SI sportsbook, the Pacers are the -2.5 favorites going into this matchup since they will be playing at Gainbridge Fieldhouse.

Will the Suns end their road trip with a bang or will they go back home with sour tastes in their mouths? Tonight we will find out.