Suns at Pelicans
The Phoenix Suns look to extend their winning streak to seven games when they face the New Orleans Pelicans at the Smoothie King Center on Tuesday. The red-hot Suns started their four-game road swing with victories over the Sacramento Kings and Los Angeles Lakers and set their sights on beating the Pelicans for the fifth straight time. "This team is a great road team," Phoenix point guard Eric Bledsoe told reporters. "We find a way to get it done and overcome the challenges of the road."
New Orleans wasn't able to build off its big win over the San Antonio Spurs as it fell 107-100 to the Chicago Bulls on Saturday in the second of back-to-back games. The Pelicans have dropped two of their last three contests and hope to get back on the winning track by beating the Suns for the first time since Apr. 7, 2013. "I just want to win," New Orleans power forward Anthony Davis told reporters. "We got to go back to the drawing board to see what we did wrong and get ready for our next game."
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ABOUT THE SUNS (18-14): Bledsoe had one of his most complete games of the season, scoring 22 points to go along with eight rebounds, eight assists and four steals in the win over the Lakers. Goran Dragic added 24 points and Isaiah Thomas chipped in 15 as the three point guards combined to score 61 points versus Los Angeles. Dragic is averaging 21.7 points in his last three outings and has finished in double figures in six straight games since returning from a back strain on Dec. 17.
ABOUT THE PELICANS (15-15): Davis collected 29 points, 11 rebounds and six blocks in his first game as a pro in his hometown of Chicago. Tyreke Evans added 26 points while Jrue Holiday collected 19 points and seven assists to finish with five or more helpers for the fourth consecutive game. Davis has recorded at least 25 points, 10 rebounds and five blocks on five occasions this season, which is the most since Dwight Howard did it in the 2009-10 campaign.
BUZZER BEATERS
1. The Suns have won eight of the last 10 meetings with the Pelicans.
2. Phoenix has scored 115 points or more in each of its last three games.
3. New Orleans is two games out of eighth place in the Western Conference.