Suns Reveal Starting Lineup vs Timberwolves

The Phoenix Suns will roll out the following lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Suns Reveal Starting Lineup vs Timberwolves
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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns will see their full star of trios healthy tonight for the first time all season. The team will roll out the following lineup against the Minnesota Timberwolves

Devin Booker
Grayson Allen

Eric Gordon

Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic

The Suns were initially supposed to see their prominent trio of players emerge on the court in the regular season after all but Durant has suffered injuries to begin the season. 

However, Beal was ruled out ahead of tonight's action despite being probable previously.Beal has been dealing with lower back issues and missed the first seven games of the year while Booker has appeared just twice due to various lower body injuries. 

Frank Vogel said Booker would be on a minutes restriction prior to the game.

Durant is currently one of five players in the NBA to average at least 30 points per night. Tied with Nikola Jokic at exactly 30, Durant trails just Joel Embiid (33.1), Luka Doncic (31.1) and Stephen Curry (30.7). 

With all three stars back and Jusuf Nurkic occupying the starting center role, only one spot is typically considered to be up for grabs in the starting lineup. With Keita Bates-Diop and Josh Okogie rotating next to Durant on the wing typically, both Allen and Gordon get the nod tonight. 

The Suns hope to reach one step closer to .500 after beginning the season 4-6. They'll be running into a hot Timberwolves team that has won seven consecutive games, though they'll be coming off a back-to-back after playing the Golden State Warriors on Tuesday.

Opening tip between the two squads will be just past 7:00 PM Arizona Time. 


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