Suns at Celtics 12/19/18 - NBA Picks & Predictions

In Wednesday night NBA action, the Phoenix Suns will travel to TD Garden to take on the Boston Celtics.

The Suns have won three straight games and still own the worst record in the Western Conference. On Monday, Phoenix outscored New York by 24 points during the third quarter of a 128-110 road triumph. The Suns connected on 9-for-27 from long distance and shot 52 percent overall.

Devin Booker converted 14 of his 15 free-throw attempts and finished with a game high 38 points. Rookie Deandre Ayton contributed 21 points and 13 rebounds for the Suns. The Boston Celtics have won eight of their previous ten games and are suddenly just 3.5 games behind Eastern Conference leader Toronto. On Saturday, Boston never led during the fourth quarter of a 113-104 road loss at Detroit. The Celtics missed 24 of their 33 three-point attempts and shot just 42 percent overall.

Boston G Kyrie Irving tallied a team high 26 points on 25 shots and pulled down eight rebounds. Marcus Smart added 21 points and eight rebounds in a losing effort for the Celtics.