Phoenix's numbers are skewed because of a coaching change. In three games under Earl Watson, the Suns allowed 128.7 points a game and allowed opponents to make half of their 3-point shots.

Jay Triano replaced Watson three games ago. In three games under Triano, the Suns are giving up an average of 105.7 points per game and holding foes to 36.5 percent shooting from beyond the arc. The Suns did play a pair of weak scoring teams - Kings and Jazz - under Triano. But there's no doubt Triano has made a difference in Phoenix's improved defensive play.

The Suns are playing more intense under Triano. Their young players know they will be pulled if they have defensive lapses, which wasn't the case under player-friendly Watson.

The Nets should have a lot of intensity, too. They've lost two in a row since upsetting the Cavaliers, falling to the Knicks and Nuggets in a pair of blowout defeats. The Nets averaged 98.5 points during those two defeats.

D'Angelo Russell has emerged as the Nets' major scoring threat. He missed the Cavaliers game because of knee soreness. That absence may have put Russell out of rhythm. He played against the Knicks and Nuggets and was cold in both games shooting a combined 9-for-22 from the floor missing seven of eight 3-point shots.

The Nets won't have Quincy Acy for this game either due to a groin injury. Acy leads the Nets in 3-point accuracy hitting 52.4 percent.

The Under has cashed the past five times these teams have played in Brooklyn.