Denver Nuggets vs. Phoneix Suns Prediction, Tips and Odds – Dec. 26, 2022 04:00 CET
In one of the most interesting games of the Christmas program, in Colorado, the home Denver Nuggets welcome the Phoneix Suns, who enter this match without their main player Devin Booker.
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Denver Nuggets Team News
The Denver team has caught the rhythm and has been playing great lately. The Nuggets are at 20:11 and are tied for first place with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Nuggets play offensive basketball and are powered by the league’s back-2-back MVP, who has begun to elevate his game to an even higher level. After three consecutive victories, a defeat against the Lakers followed a few days ago. Then, with wins against the Hornets and Grizzlies, they got back on the winning track and took first place in the West. Jokic plays unreal. Against the Hornets, he had a brutal triple-double with 47 points and 27 rebounds, while for the Grizzlies, he filled all the three most important columns with number 13. He had 13 points, rebounds, and assists.
Jokic gets a lot of help in the form of Gordon and Hyland, while the real effect of Jamal Murray is still being sought and expected, who is still being sought after the injury and has not found the right rhythm. The Nuggets are one of the most serious teams in the West this season, and perhaps the biggest favorites to leave the West. This season they played one game against the Suns and won by two points.
In the last match, they beat the Portland Trail Blazers very easily, and Nikola Jokic dominated again with 29 points, 11 rebounds, and 8 assists, while Murray added 25 points and 12 assists. Especially Murray’s numbers and percentages can make Nuggets fans happy.
Phoneix Suns Team News
The Suns did not change much this year, but they brought reinforcements that will bring width to this roster. Josh Okogie, Damion Lee, and Jock Lanadle arrived from Minnesota, but the Suns were disrupted by the injury of Cam Johnson, who injured knee ligaments and will be absent for a good part of the season. However, the main option for the Suns is the trio of Paul-Booker-Ayton, who will lead the team from Arizona to the top of the Western Conference this season. The Suns have a lot of width in both directions. Without Johnson, the defense will be much weaker. Mikal Bridges, who has been one of the best defenders in the league for the last couple of years, is holding the defense alongside Paul.
They started the season strong, but injuries are slowing them down. They are currently the fourth team in the West, but with only two wins less than the first-place Nuggets. Booker scored 56 points in the victory against the Pelicans, but he also suffered an injury and will miss a couple of games. In the last match, they were unexpectedly defeated by the Memphis Grizzlies, who taught them a basketball lesson, and Ayton was the most effective player in that match for the Suns with 18 points. Suns fans and players will try to forget this loss against the Grizzlies as soon as possible.
H2H
11.10.22 – Denver Nuggets : Phoenix Suns – 107:105
25.03.22 – Denver Nuggets : Phoenix Suns – 130:140
22.11.21 – Phoenix Suns : Denver Nuggets – 126:97
21.10.21 – Phoenix Suns : Denver Nuggets – 98:110
Denver Nuggets vs. Phoneix Suns Prediction
The Suns are in bad shape, and without Devin Booker they are a totally different team. Murray is starting to be his old self again, and in combination with Jokic he is a “nuclear weapon”. We believe that the Nuggets will win this match by three or more points.
The Nuggets enter this match without Gillespie and Jeff Green, while the Suns are without Booker, Cam Johnson and Payne. While Landale and Okogie are questionable.
Tip-off Time: Monday, 26.12.2022, 04:00
Prediction: Nuggets -2.5
Odds: 1,765
Sportsbook: 22bet
