Dallas Mavericks (43-31) vs. Phoenix Suns (33-39), 4:00 ET, TNT
- Phoenix is 7-0 in the restart, with the 5th best offensive efficiency (118.7) and 4th best defensive efficiency (107.5). Devin Booker leads the team in scoring with 31 points per game, raising his scoring average by nearly 5 points in the restart.
- Luka Doncic is the only player averaging a triple-double in the restart. In six games, Luka has three triple-doubles and averages of 32.0 points (3rd in restart), 11.0 rebounds (T-4th) and 11.3 assists (1st).
- Devin Booker has scored 35 points in each of the Suns past three games. That matches the longest steak of scoring 35 or more points of Booker’s career and matches Charles Barkley from 1995 as the longest streak by a Suns player since the 1983-84 season.
- The Suns have seven players averaging in double figures, while also appearing in all seven games of the restart, led by Devin Booker’s 31.0 per game. Deandre Ayton is close to averaging a double-double with 15.6 points and 9.6 rebounds, while Ricky Rubio leads the Suns with 7.6 assists per game.
- Kristaps Porzingis has averaged 30.5 points (6th in restart) and 9.5 rebounds (11th) over six games during the restart. Porzingis’ scoring has made a huge leap since before the restart (19.2 PPG), while his rebounding has held steady (9.5 RPG).
San Antonio Spurs (32-38) vs. Utah Jazz (43-28), 6:30 ET, TNT
- DeMar DeRozan leads the Spurs in scoring in the restart with 21.7 PTS on 58.1% from the field. 72.2% of his field goals have been unassisted and he’s shooting 56.4% from the midrange and 64% from the non-restricted area of the paint.
- Of the 18 five-man lineups that have played at least 40 minutes together in the restart, the Jazz group of Mike Conley, Rudy Gobert, Joe Ingles, Royce O’Neal and Donovan Mitchell leads the way with net rating of plus-19.1 in 84 minutes.
- DeMar DeRozan ranks fourth in the restart in fourth-quarter scoring as he is averaging 8.9 points on 75.0% shooting from the field and 87.0% from the free throw line in the game’s final 12 minutes.
- Of the 23 players that have defended at least five shots are the rim per game during the restart, Rudy Gobert ranks second in rim protection as opponents shoot just 47.8% against him. Jakob Poeltl ranks sixth in that group at 51.5% allowed.
- Derrick White leads all players in the restart in charges drawn with 11, which is more than twice as many as any other player. Boston’s Kelly Olynyk and Houston’s P.J. Tucker are tied for second at five charges drawn each.
Portland Trail Blazers (34-39) vs. Brooklyn Nets (35-36), 9:00 ET, TNT
- Damian Lillard leads all players in the restart in points per game (37). He’s attempting 12.4 3-pointers per game, hitting them at 41.5%, and 72.2% of his threes have been unassisted.
- The Blazers are the top 3-point shooting team in the restart as they have connected on 42.6% of their 3-point attempts. Damian Lillard (5.1 3PM) and Gary Trent Jr. (4.3) rank first and second in 3-pointers made per game in the restart.
- Of the 149 players that have attempted at least 15 3-pointers in the restart, Joe Harris leads them all in accuracy as he is shooting 57.6% (19-33) from beyond the arc.
- CJ McCollum (3.0 miles) and Damian Lillard (2.86 miles) rank first and third, respectively, in distanced traveled per game over the course of the restart.
- Of the 21 five-man lineups that have played at least 35 minutes together during the restart, the Blazers’ group of Carmelo Anthony, Damian Lillard, CJ McCollum, Jusuf Nurkic and Gary Trent, Jr. leads the way with an offensive efficiency of 129.7 over 59 minutes.
