Suns at Celtics 1/18/20 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Saturday night NBA action, the Phoenix Suns will travel to TD Garden to square off against the Boston Celtics. The Suns (17-24) have won six of their previous ten games and trail Memphis by two games in the race for the final playoff spot in the Western Conference. On Thursday, Phoenix outscored New York by 17 points during the second half of a 121-98 road triumph. 

Phoenix G Devin Booker led all scorers with 29 points on 9-for-17 shooting in just 28 minutes of action. Deandre Ayton contributed 26 points and a career-best 21 rebounds for the Suns.

The Boston Celtics have won 16 of their 20 home games and trail Miami by one full game for second place in the Eastern Conference standings. On Thursday, Boston was torched for 76 points during the first half of a 128-123 road loss against Milwwaukee. The Celtics (27-13) missed 34 of their 49 three-point attempts and shot 44 percent overall.

All-Star G Kemba Walker poured in a game-high 40 points on a 14-for-23 shooting effort and grabbed 11 rebounds. Jayson Tatum added 17 points and seven rebounds in a losing effort for the Celtics.