Overview
- The road swing begins March 16 at TD Garden, followed by a back-to-back at Minnesota on March 17 and a finale at San Antonio on March 19 before returning home.
- Phoenix is 39-28 with the West’s No. 7 record and the third-toughest remaining schedule as it pushes to climb into the top six and avoid the play-in.
- Late-game execution is under scrutiny after the Suns led by 10 with 8:12 left in Toronto before falling 122-115 on a 23-5 Raptors surge.
- Dillon Brooks remains out with a fractured left hand but is traveling and shooting without a cast, with a re-evaluation later this month and a possible late-March or early-April return reported.
- Boston expects Jayson Tatum to continue increasing minutes after a season-high 32 in his fourth game back, while Nikola Vucevic remains sidelined with a fractured right ring finger.