Suns Reveal Starting Lineup vs Thunder
PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns hope to get back in the win column, and they'll do so with the following starting lineup against the Oklahoma City Thunder:
Grayson Allen
Bradley Beal
Josh Okogie
Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic
Devin Booker continues to be out due to a calf strain while Damion Lee is still sidelined after having meniscus surgery.
Eric Gordon was initially questionable heading into tonight but was ruled out due to "soreness" according to Suns head coach Frank Vogel.
The Suns saw their two-game winning streak snapped on Friday when they fell to the Los Angeles Lakers in their first ever NBA In-Season Tournament battle on Friday.
Durant led the way with 38 points with nine rebounds and five assists in the loss.
After making his home debut, Beal was asked about Durant's performance:
"I don’t think we need to complicate it; that was K (Kevin Durant) going into his mode. I mean we have three guys who can really go do that at any time. Granted, down the stretch, we are still trying to figure it out. Once he has it going, I am going to give him the ball and not ask any questions. Every shot he takes is a good shot to me. I have to find my niche; he ran a little pitch play to me. I was ready, I was aggressive, that’ll happen. We will figure it out, but it shouldn’t have come down to that and us doing that at the end of the game. We should’ve put them away a lot earlier.”
Opening tip will be just after 6:00 PM Arizona Time. ESPN's Basketball Power Index gives the Suns a 55.7% chance to win.
