The playoff race in the west is in the hot phase. This Monday, the Phoenix Suns want to keep their chance of the postseason against the Oklahoma City Thunder, while the Dallas Mavericks have to play against the Utah Jazz. SPOX accompanies the action from 8 p.m. in the live ticker.
Today’s Monday’s early games are all about the positioning battle in the Western Conference. It starts today at 8:30 p.m. German time with the duel between the Phoenix Suns and the Oklahoma City Thunder.
The Suns with the current brand new Devin Booker are still hoping for eighth place in the west and thus the last playoff rank. The first five games since the restart of the NBA season at Disney World Orlando were all won by the Suns – will this series also continue against OKC?
For the Thunder it is still about the best possible starting position for the postseason. The Thunder are currently in fifth place in the West with 43 wins and 26 losses, but even third place (Denver Nuggets, 46-24) is still within reach.
Ideally, however, the Utah Jazz (43-27) also want to have a say. The men from the Mormon state are currently in sixth place and could with a win against the Mavs (live from 9 p.m. on DAZN) but move closer to the competition.