The ninth seed plays host to the 10 th seed in the play-in tournament with the winner playing at the 7-8 loser for the eighth and final seed in each conference. The Minnesota Timberwolves, Clippers, Kings and Mavs currently hold the 7-10 positions in the West.

The Phoenix Suns won’t have to deal with Los Angeles Lakers superstar LeBron James on Sunday afternoon at Crypto.com Arena, but there’s still Luka Doncic. James has been ruled out with a left groin strain he suffered in last week’s loss at defending NBA champion Boston that has kept him sidelined the last three games,

A Suns win will be heavily contingent on a strong showing from Kevin Durant, and 25 points should be well within reach for the 36-year-old veteran. Durant is averaging 26.6 ppg in March and has recorded 25+ points in six of his last nine contests.