Portland Trail Blazers (42-40, eighth in the Western Conference) vs. Phoenix Suns (45-37, seventh in the Western Conference)Phoenix; Tuesday, 10 p.m. EDTBETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Suns -3.5; over/under is 217.5PLAY-IN GAME: The Suns and Trail Blazers meet to decide the seventh seed in the Western Conference.BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns host the Portland Trail Blazers in the NBA Playoffs Play-In Tournament. The winner secures the seventh seed in the Western Conference Playoffs.The Suns are 29-23 in Western Conference games. Phoenix averages 112.6 points and has outscored opponents by 1.5 points per game.The Trail Blazers are 29-23 in conference games. Portland is 23-18 in games decided by 10 or more points.The Suns average 14.8 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 12.5 per game the Trail Blazers allow. The Trail Blazers average 14.5 made 3-pointers per game this season, 2.3 more made shots on average than the 12.2 per game the Suns give up.TOP PERFORMERS: Royce O’Neale is scoring 9.8 points per game and averaging 4.8 rebounds for the Suns. Devin Booker is averaging 23.8 points and 2.8 rebounds over the last 10 games.Popular ReadsDonovan Clingan is averaging 12.1 points, 11.6 rebounds and 1.7 blocks for the Trail Blazers. Deni Avdija is averaging 24.5 points over the last 10 games.LAST 10 GAMES: Suns: 5-5, averaging …
