Phoenix Suns Final Injury Report And Starting Lineup For Game 1

The Phoenix Suns have finalized their injury report and starting lineup for Game 1.

On Sunday night, the Phoenix Suns are hosting the Los Angeles Clippers for Game 1 of their first-round playoff series.  

For the game, the Suns have finalized their injury report and starting lineup.  

Cameron Payne has been ruled out, and no one else is on their injury report for the contest.  

Today's @BannerHealth Health Update: pic.twitter.com/WKVS0GzKwU

— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) April 16, 2023

Meanwhile, their starting lineup has been relayed by Underdog NBA.  

Underdog NBA: "Lineup alert: Suns will start Paul, Booker, Craig, Durant, Ayton on Sunday."

Lineup alert: Suns will start Paul, Booker, Craig, Durant, Ayton on Sunday.

— Underdog NBA (@Underdog__NBA) April 16, 2023

The Suns finished the regular season with a 45-37 record, which has them as the fourth seed in the Western Conference. 

They went 7-3 over their final ten games and are 28-13 in the 41 games they have hosted on their home floor in Arizona. 

Over the last few seasons, the Suns have been among the elite teams in the NBA. 

They made the NBA Finals in 2021 and had the best record (64-18) during the 2022 regular season. 

In February, the franchise acquired 13-time All-Star Kevin Durant, so they now have arguably the best starting lineup in the league. 

There is an excellent chance that the Suns could end up in the Finals for the second time in three seasons. 

As for the Clippers, they are the fifth seed in the west and finished the year with a 44-38 record. 

They went 6-4 over their final ten games and are 21-20 in the 41 games they have played on the road. 

Last year, they lost their two games in the play-in tournament and missed the playoffs.