Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Prediction, Tips & Odds – Dec. 18, 2023

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Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Prediction 18.12.2023. In Phoenix, a duel is being played between two teams that have perhaps failed the most this season in the entire NBA league. With the Suns, Beal welcomes his former team, the Washington Wizards, who have recorded only four wins this season and are far from the right form.

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Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards Odds

Phoenix Suns Team News

At the beginning of the season, the Suns were seen as one of the main favorites to win the championship ring and one of the main contenders in the West. However, they are playing very erratically, which has led them to a 13-12 record, which is only good enough for tenth place in the West. There are still many games to play and the Suns have plenty of time to turn the season around and slowly improve. Maybe this game against the Wizards will be the start of a good series of results. Finally, the trio Durant – Booker – Beal made their debut together for the Suns, who were supposed to be the striking force of the team from Arizona. They played only two matches together, and in both of those matches, they were defeated at home. First, they were defeated by Brooklyn and then by New York. They will try to forget the last match against New York as soon as possible because they played perhaps the worst match this season, conceding as many as 139 points and were convincingly defeated.

The Suns have huge offensive potential, but the Phoenix team must first of all increase the intensity in defense. Durant averages 30.7 points, while Booker averages 28.1 points. There is a huge imbalance between the two of them and the rest of the team. In the last few games, they have a big contribution from Jusuf Nurkic, who brings extra firmness to the racket. Precisely because of this imbalance, we would not be surprised if Beal gets the role of the “sixth player” and leads the reserve five and makes a difference in the attack, because together on the floor with Durant and Booker there is too much crowd at the guard positions.

51 combined points (and counting) pic.twitter.com/1BSuLgzxkL
— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) December 16, 2023

Washington Wizards Team News

The Wizards are „welcome guests“ this season across the entire league. In addition to the fact that they rarely win anyone this season, they play a “relaxed” basketball without too much intensity and spending. This season they recorded only 4 wins and are by far the weakest defense in the league, and they concede 127 points on average, which is too much even by NBA standards. However, in the last match, they broke the streak of six defeats by beating the Pacers in the game by a large number of points. The Wizards played that match excellently, and maybe that match is the best this season for the team from the capital city. The leaders of the team are Kuzma and Poole, who mostly play for themselves and only watch the basket, however, they played as a team against the Pacers. Kuzma scored 31 points, while Poole scored 30 points and added as many as 8 assists, which is his season record. Also, we should highlight the game of Jones, who had a triple-double with 13 points, 10 rebounds and 11 assists.

The question is, can the Wizards play two games as a “team” this season and string together two wins? The quality is certainly on the side of the Suns, and it will be quite difficult for the Wizards to win in Arizona.

31 points, 5 rebounds, and 4 assists last night for @kylekuzma. ⚡️ pic.twitter.com/an0HviRknd
— Washington Wizards (@WashWizards) December 16, 2023

Phoenix Suns vs Washington Wizards H2H

29.12.22 – Wizards : Suns – 127:102

21.12.22 – Suns : Wizards – 110:113

Injuries and suspensions

Phoenix Suns: Lee, Okogie, Litlle.

Washington Wizards: Davis, Omoruyi, Rolins, Shamet, Wright.