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Sat, Dec 26, 8:00 PM ESTAmerican Airlines Center, Dallas, TX3TV / AZFS · 3TV/AZFS/Suns+ on AZFS App · KFAA · MavsTV+ · NBA TV · Suns+

48/ 100

Late Menu1st of 8 tonight

What the model saw — 48

National TV+8

Base + 4048

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Reading the setup…

Where to watch

National: NBA TV
Local TV: PHX3TV / AZFSPHX3TV/AZFS/Suns+ on AZFS AppDALKFAAin-market
Team streams: DALMavsTV+PHXSuns+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: DAL105.3 The Fan / S: KFZO-FMPHXAZ Sports 98.7 FM / S: KSUN 1400AMSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: DALBody clock: DALNational TV

DAL is carrying the heavier travel load at 1,437 mi from its previous stop.
DAL is dealing with east-to-west pressure: 0h on the body clock and +2h of zone shift.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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Who's in, who's out

PHX

1 out

OutMark WilliamsCShoulder — Surgery · targeting Feb 3
DTDLuke KennardGKnee — Strain · targeting Oct 21
DTDOso IghodaroFHip — Soreness · targeting Oct 21

DAL

4 day-to-day

DTDDereck Lively IICFoot — Surgery · targeting Oct 21
DTDJett HowardGIllness · targeting Oct 21
DTDSanti AldamaF-CKnee · targeting Oct 21
DTDTarik BiberovicFHeel · targeting Oct 21

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	PHX	DAL
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	2 days	2 days
Hours rest	71h	70h
Rest swing	+1h	-1h
Travel in	884 mi edge	1,437 mi
Zone change	+1h	+2h
Body clock	1h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 1 of 1	Homestand · 1 of 2
Miles before tip	0 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	—	—
Fatigue Index	3	1 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

PHX carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 3 vs. DAL's 1.

How each side got here884 mi vs 1,437 mi

How each side got here

PHX

884 mi

Phoenix, AZDallas, TX

PHX came from Phoenix, AZ with 884 mi of travel and +1h of time-zone change.

Phoenix, AZ to Dallas, TX

DAL

1,437 mi

Sacramento, CADallas, TX

DAL came from Sacramento, CA with 1,437 mi of travel and +2h of time-zone change.

Sacramento, CA to Dallas, TX

Where this game sitsroad 1 of 1 vs homestand 1 of 2

Where this game sits in the run

PHX

Road trip

PHX is on game 1 of 1 on the road, with 0 mi already behind it.

Game in segment1 of 1

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles884 mi

DAL

Homestand

DAL is in game 1 of 2 on this homestand.

Game in segment1 of 2

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi