In the midst of a miserable stretch of Mavericks basketball in which the majority of the team is out with injury, the patchwork roster has kept it close with another struggling team in the Phoenix Suns, trailing 60-54 at the half of the game at American Airlines Center.

Two of the season's biggest underperformers face off on Sunday as the Phoenix Suns head to Texas to battle the injury-plagued, struggling Dallas Mavericks.

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The Dallas Mavericks are conveniently the opponent the Suns are facing today - the unfortunate string of injuries has rendered them in a free-fall as of late. A Phoenix victory today would both secure the season series (tiebreaker) and bring them within 1.5 games of the play-in tournament.

The Suns' season is on the line against the Mavericks on Sunday due to the season series being 2-1 in favor of Phoenix.

Kevin Durant has feasted on the Mavericks this year. With Dallas in disarray and the Suns suddenly surging up the Western Conference standings, our NBA betting picks are calling for a big day from Durant.