Phoenix Suns at Utah Jazz 4/8/22 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Suns look to bounce back from a loss when visiting the Utah Jazz on Friday. Phoenix is 63-17 and the Suns have clinched first place in the Pacific Division as well as in the Western Conference playoff standings. Phoenix was defeated by the Los Angeles Clippers 113-109 on Wednesday.  Ish Wainwright was the leading scorer for Phoenix with 20 points and the Suns gave many of its regulars less playing time.

Devin Booker is the leading scorer for Phoenix with an average of 26.7 points per game, while Deandre Ayton is the second leading scorer and the leading rebounder with averages of 17.2 points and 10.2 rebounds per game. Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 10.7 assists per game. Phoenix has seven players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Suns are scoring an average of 115.0 points per game.

Utah looks for its third consecutive victory when hosting Phoenix on Friday. The Jazz are 48-32 and lead the Northwest division by one game over the Denver Nuggets. Utah is fifth in the Western Conference playoff standings, one game ahead of Denver and two games behind the Dallas Mavericks with two games remaining on the regular season schedule. Utah defeated the Oklahoma City Thunder on Wednesday 137-101. Bojan Bogdanovic was the leading scorer for Utah with 27 points.

Donovan Mitchell is leading Utah in scoring and assists with averages of 26.0 points and 5.3 assists per game, while Rudy Gobert is the leading rebounder with an average of 14.8 rebounds per game, which also leads the NBA. Utah has five players averaging double figures in scoring and as a team the Jazz are scoring an average of 113.5 points per game.