An NBA analyst recently pitched a trade that would send Kevin Durant from the Phoenix Suns to a 'rising' Western Conference team.
Here's a look at the Western Conference playoff picture and where the Suns find themselves in the battle to make the play-in tournament.
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The Phoenix Suns continue to face the NBA’s toughest schedule as they play Sunday afternoon at Dallas in the second game of their four-game road trip. The Suns then follow that with Memphis in the second of a back-to-back Monday and then conclude the road trip Wednesday against the Rockets.
Kevin Durant did not take kindly to Skip Bayless’ comments on his performance and wasted no time firing back on social media.
Phoenix closed to 1 1/2 games behind 10th-place Dallas in the Western Conference. The Mavericks have faded following a season-ending knee injury to Kyrie Irving, having lost five straight. Finishing 10th would earn the Suns the final play-in spot in the conference.
The Dallas Mavericks fell 125-116 to the Phoenix Suns at home on Sunday afternoon as they continue to deal with a ridiculous amount of injuries and lost a couple of other bodies in this game. But they mostly stayed competitive with a near triple-double from Naji Marshall and five other players in double-figures.
Devin Booker led six Suns in double figures with 24 points. Kevin Durant scored 21 and Bradley Beal went for 19. Naji Marshall paced the Mavs with a career-high 34 points. The Suns churned out a season-high 68 points in the paint Sunday, surpassing the 60 they scored in a 125-121 win on January 18 at Detroit.
Memphis aims to break its 4-game home losing streak with a victory against Phoenix. Monday's matchup is the first this season between the teams.
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