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Preview: Suns try to maintain winning defense versus Pacers as Devin Booker returns

When: 5:00 p.m. AZ

Where: Bankers Life Fieldhouse

Watch: Fox Sports Arizona

Listen: 98.7 FM

Probable starters:

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OffRtg - 104.2 (28th), DefRtg - 112.0 (28th), NetRtg = minus-7.8 (27th)

Booker is back, everybody. That changes a ton for the Suns, who have struggled to score effectively and consistently without their star. Even though Phoenix had the No. 2 defensive rating over the past three games sans Booker, they ranked 27th in offensive rating, scoring only 103 points per 100 possessions. If the Suns can strike a balance of keeping their competitive defense going while integrating Booker’s elite scoring back in, they could look like an average team over the final half of this season.