{"id":569349,"date":"2026-01-29T21:47:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:47:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569349\/"},"modified":"2026-01-29T21:47:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-29T21:47:16","slug":"game-preview-suns-host-pistons-look-for-revenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/569349\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Preview: Suns host Pistons, look for revenge"},"content":{"rendered":"

Who: Phoenix Suns (28-19) vs. Detroit Pistons (34-11)<\/p>\n

When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time<\/p>\n

Where: Mortgage Matchup Center – Phoenix, Arizona<\/p>\n

Watch: Arizona\u2019s Family 3TV, Arizona\u2019s Family Sports<\/p>\n

The Suns are looking to take another game without Devin Booker. This time, it comes against a much stronger foe in the East-leading Detroit Pistons. These teams recently met in Detroit in a game that Devin Booker did not suit up in, and fell in a thriller, 108-105.<\/p>\n

Detroit is opening as a -5.5 favorite, and looking to extend its win streak to three games and secure its 35th win of the season.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s Dillon \u201cThe Villain\u201d Brooks night in Mortgage Matchup Arena tonight, with the first 5,000 fans receiving that awesome shirt in one of the best giveaways in recent memory.<\/p>\n

The Oregon product had his THIRD technical of the season rescinded yesterday, the second time by Curtis Blair. Let\u2019s hope the officials do not become a factor by blatantly targeting Brooks in this one again. They\u2019re going to need him without Devin Booker and Jalen Green.<\/p>\n

Also, can we get fewer reviews, please and thank you! Signed, all Suns fans.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Devin Booker \u2014 OUT (Ankle)Collin Gillespie \u2014 QUESTIONABLE (Wrist)Jalen Green \u2014 OUT (Hamstring)Jordan Goodwin \u2014 AVAILABLE (Jaw Sprain)Caris LeVert \u2014 QUESTIONABLE (Illness)<\/p>\n

For the Suns, it will boil down to containing Cade Cunningham just as they did the last time these teams met. Insert Jordan Goodwin.<\/p>\n

Detroit may have pulled off the 3-point home win against a shorthanded Suns squad, but Phoenix led most of that game and pushed them to the wire. Jordan Goodwin did an incredible job of pressuring Cade that game, and the team\u2019s defensive game plan was sharp. He shot 3 of 16 with 5 turnovers and just 10 points in 38 minutes.<\/p>\n

Detroit has role players that can make you pay if you leave them open. Tobias Harris, Duncan Robinson, and even Jaden Ivey can get hot in a hurry, as we saw him pour in 15 points in just 17 minutes against the Suns in their last meeting.<\/p>\n

Phoenix will also need to rebound the ball against a big, physical Detroit frontline. They have positional size and versatility across the board.<\/p>\n

The most glaring weakness from the Suns of late has been their spotty three-point shooting. They have connected on 12 of their last 55 attempts from deep, good for 21% three-point shooting during their past two games. It\u2019s a miracle they split those games.<\/p>\n

They have been one of the more consistent shooting squads in the association this season, too. They\u2019ll need to snap out of it to have any shot against a tough Pistons squad, especially with Devin Booker out of the lineup again. Collin Gillespie is questionable\u2026 and boy, do they need him.<\/p>\n

This is the first game of a back-to-back, which Jordan Ott addressed when talking about Jalen Green\u2019s progress. We are likely going to see Ott play this cautiously, with him sitting the first of a back-to-back, then possibly suiting up tomorrow against the Cavs. Luckily, it\u2019s a back-to-back where both games are at home.<\/p>\n

We all know it\u2019s going to be a physical game any time you play against this Pistons squad. Suns big man Oso Ighodaro said<\/a>, \u201cI think we can still be true to our identity and not go over the line, but we\u2019re never going to let anyone push us around.\u201d<\/p>\n

Match and exceed their physicality. Knock down threes. Play hard. Contain Cade.<\/p>\n

If the Phoenix Suns do those four things, they have a chance to \u201cupset\u201d the East-leading Pistons.<\/p>\n

The Suns play the Pistons tough again, but run out of fuel at the end. Prove me wrong, Suns.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Who: Phoenix Suns (28-19) vs. Detroit Pistons (34-11) When: 7:00 pm Arizona Time Where: Mortgage Matchup Center –…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":569350,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3791],"tags":[7,6,2065,472,4045,604,30667],"class_list":{"0":"post-569349","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-phoenix-suns","8":"tag-basketball","9":"tag-nba","10":"tag-phoenix","11":"tag-phoenix-suns","12":"tag-phoenixsuns","13":"tag-suns","14":"tag-suns-game-previews"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nba\/115980589635329411","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569349","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=569349"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/569349\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/569350"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=569349"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=569349"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=569349"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}