The Phoenix Suns will visit the San Antonio Spurs at AT&T Center on Tuesday evening.

Phoenix (11-41) continues to be stuck at the bottom of the Western Conference standings. The Suns come into Tuesday having lost eight straight, including a double-digit loss to the Lakers on Sunday. Injuries have not helped the Suns' case, as T.J. Warren (ankle) and DeAndre Ayton (ankle) both missed Sunday's tilt. However, the team's struggles go well beyond the injury report. Phoenix ranks in the bottom three league-wide in both offensive and defensive rating.


Warren (ankle) and De'Anthony Melton (ankle) will both be out on Tuesday, while Ayton (ankle) is a game-time decision.

San Antonio (29-22) is 17-8 in its last 25 games, making it one of the hottest teams in the NBA over the last two months. Defense is largely responsible for the Spurs' resurgence, as the team went from allowing over 112 points per game through November to just 106.7 points per game since. The Spurs enter Tuesday's contest having won back-to-back games by double-digit margins, taking down the Pelicans and Wizards on consecutive nights. San Antonio saw big performances from LaMarcus Aldridge in both games, as he combined for 58 points and 21 rebounds over the two nights.

Spurs All-Star DeMar DeRozan will miss his third straight game with knee soreness on Tuesday.