The Suns can still avoid the play-in with a win and a New Orleans loss, so there's plenty of motivation on their sideline. While Minnesota is tied for first place in the West, Oklahoma City owns the tie-breaker. Regardless of where they finish, the Timberwolves will have a challenging first-round opponent in the loaded West, anyway.

Phoenix won both previous meetings, scoring 133 points in the first meeting (Nov. 15) and holding Minnesota to just 87 points in the second contest (Apr. 05). The Suns shot 60 percent overall in the first matchup, including 55 percent from long range, and held the T-Wolves under 20 percent from beyond the arc. In the second game, Kevin Durant was all over Anthony Edwards, utilizing his length to hold the Minnesota superstar to 6-for-19 shooting. 

The Suns have won 9 of the last 10 in this series and covered in 8 straight. Bradley Beal sealed the win on Friday with his last-second theft of the ball from Sacramento guard De’Aaron Fox — Phoenix won't follow up that performance with a dud on Sunday.

I'm betting the Suns +4.5.