After flirting with the .500 mark all season, the Nuggets (7-7) will aim to go above it for the first time in the 2020-21 season when they face the Suns on the road Friday night.
The Suns have cooled off slightly from their 5-1 start, going 3-4 since the last time these two teams faced each other. Still, they’re strong on both ends, sitting eighth in net rating at 2.9. Phoenix also remains one of the favorites in the Western Conference to reach the postseason, a place it hasn’t been since the 2009-10 season.
Denver is 5-3 in its last eight games and when this team is winning games, it’s usually down to focusing on the defensive end.