The Jazz are a much stronger defensive club with Rudy Gobbert back in the lineup. He's the top defensive center in the NBA. Gobbert has missed many games this season so Utah's defensive numbers are misleading. Utah plays at an extremely slow pace with Gobbert on the court.

The Suns rank sixth in scoring defense. They are No. 3 in defensive field goal percentage and first in 3-point defense.

Phoenix's intensity should be way up after an embarrassing 15-point loss to the Pelicans two days ago. Keep in mind, too, the Suns are minus injured Chris Paul. This puts a lot of pressure on Devin Booker to distribute the ball and he's not a point guard.