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Thu, Dec 31, 9:00 PM ESTMortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ3TV / AZFS · 3TV/AZFS/Suns+ on AZFS App · MSG / DAZN (MSG) · NBA TV · Suns+

48/ 100

Late Menu3rd of 9 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 AppNYKMSG / DAZN (MSG)in-market
Team streams: PHXSuns+in-market
League Pass: Live out of market
Radio: NYK880 ESPN New YorkPHXAZ Sports 98.7 FM / S: KSUN 1400AMSiriusXM

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What to know before tip

Travel tax: NYKBody clock: NYK4 in 6: PHXNational TV

NYK is carrying the heavier travel load at 506 mi from its previous stop.
NYK is dealing with minimal pressure: -2h on the body clock and 0h of zone shift.
PHX is playing into a 4 in 6 schedule window, which matters even before the ball goes up.
NYK is in game 2 of 6 on the road with 1,968 mi already logged before tip.
National TV puts extra weight on a matchup that already has real schedule context.

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Who's in, who's out

NYK

Clean report

No players listed on the injury report. Everyone on the roster is expected to be available.

PHX

1 out

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

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Rest, travel, and body clock

Schedule spot	NYK	PHX
Record	0-0	0-0
Days rest	B2B	B2B
Hours rest	24h	24h
Rest swing	0h	0h
Travel in	506 mi	0 mi edge
Zone change	0h	0h
Body clock	-2h	0h
Local tip	evening	evening
Segment	Road trip · 2 of 6	Homestand · 3 of 5
Miles before tip	1,968 mi	0 mi
Schedule alerts	B2B	B2B4 in 6
Fatigue Index	6	5 edge

marks the side with the edge in that row.

NYK carries the heavier fatigue load tonight — 6 vs. PHX's 5.

How each side got here506 mi vs 0 mi

How each side got here

NYK

506 mi

Salt Lake City, UTPhoenix, AZ

NYK came from Salt Lake City, UT with 506 mi of travel and 0h of time-zone change.

Salt Lake City, UT to Phoenix, AZ

PHX

0 mi

Phoenix, AZNo travel

PHX stayed in Phoenix, AZ between games, so travel is not a real factor in this setup.

Stayed in Phoenix, AZ

Where this game sitsroad 2 of 6 vs homestand 3 of 5

Where this game sits in the run

NYK

Road trip

NYK is on game 2 of 6 on the road, with 1,968 mi already behind it.

Game in segment2 of 6

Miles before tip1,968 mi

Segment miles4,650 mi

PHX

Homestand

PHX is in game 3 of 5 on this homestand.

Game in segment3 of 5

Miles before tip0 mi

Segment miles0 mi