Phoenix Suns vs Philadelphia 76ers 8/11/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Suns will complete a back-to-back on Tuesday when facing the Philadelphia 76ers after playing the Oklahoma City Thunder on Monday. Phoenix was idle on Sunday and dropped into 11th place in the Western Conference standings but is just a half-game behind tenth place San Antonio and one game behind ninth place Portland in the tightly congested Western Conference standings.

Devin Booker is leading Phoenix in scoring with an average of 26.4 points per game, while Deandre Ayton is the leading rebounder with an average of 11.7 per game and Ricky Rubio is the leader in assists with an average of 8.7 per game. Phoenix is shooting 46.5% from the field.

The Philadelphia 76ers are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference standing but trail both the fourth and fifth place teams by just one game and could move up as high as fourth place with a victory on Tuesday. The 76ers were defeated by the Portland Trail Blazers 124-121 on Sunday for their second loss in five seeding games.

Joel Embiid is leading Philadelphia in scoring and rebounding with averages of 23.5 points and 11.8 rebounds per game. Ben Simmons is the leader in assists with an average of 8.0 per game and is third in scoring with an average of 16.4 per game. Philadelphia is shooting 46.6% from the floor.