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Suns' Beal stars as a reserve in win over 76ers and makes it clear he believes he is an NBA starter
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal made the most of the unfamiliar role of substitute for the Phoenix Suns. That doesn't mean he had to like it. Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years on Monday night and scored a team-high 25 points as the Suns snapped a four-game...
Bradley Beal comes off the bench to score 25 as Suns top 76ers 109-99 to end 4-game skid
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Bradley Beal came off the bench for the first time in nine years and scored 25 points as the Phoenix Suns ended a four-game skid with a 109-99 win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Monday night. Beal was shifted to a reserve role before the game and scored 20...
Jackson Jr. scores 38, Bane has 31 as Grizzlies top Suns 117-112
PHOENIX (AP) — Jaren Jackson Jr. scored 38 points to lead the Memphis Grizzlies to a 117-112 victory over the Phoenix Suns Tuesday night. Desmond Bane scored 31 as the Grizzlies, playing without injured Ja Morant (right shoulder strain) and Zach Edey (concussion protocol), never...
Devin Booker back in the Suns' lineup against Grizzlies after missing 5 games with groin strain
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix Suns All-Star Devin Booker returned to the lineup for Tuesday night's game against Memphis after missing five games with a left groin strain. Booker last played Dec. 19 in a loss to Indiana. The Suns lost four of the five games they played without Booker, who...
Dallas' Naji Marshall gets 4-game suspension, Phoenix's Jusuf Nurkic is banned 3 games for fight
The NBA suspended Dallas Mavericks forward Naji Marshall for four games and Phoenix Suns center Jusuf Nurkic for three games for their roles in an on-court fight during Friday night's game. Dallas forward P.J. Washington was suspended one game. The suspensions handed down Saturday...
Jonathan Kuminga ties career high with 34 points, Warriors beat Suns 109-105
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Jonathan Kuminga had 34 points and made the go-ahead free throw in the Golden State Warriors' 109-105 win over the Phoenix Suns on Saturday. With the Warriors down one, Kuminga was fouled after getting inside positioning on Kevin Durant on an out-of-bounds play...
Phoenix's Jusuf Nurkic, Dallas' Naji Marshall trade swings as 3 ejected in altercation
PHOENIX (AP) — Phoenix center Jusuf Nurkic and Dallas forwards Naji Marshall and P.J Washington were ejected following a brief fight between the players during the Mavericks' 98-89 victory over the Suns on Friday night. Nurkic was called for an offensive foul while being guarded by...
Kyrie Irving scores 20, Mavs win first game after Doncic's injury by beating the Suns 98-89
PHOENIX (AP) — Kyrie Irving scored 20 points, Daniel Gafford added 16 and the Dallas Mavericks won their first game since star Luka Doncic was injured, beating the Phoenix Suns 98-89 on Friday night. Kevin Durant scored 35 points for the Suns, who have lost four of their past five...
Jokic scores 32 points and the Nuggets rout the Suns 117-90
DENVER (AP) — Nikola Jokic scored 13 of his 32 points in a decisive third quarter, and the Denver Nuggets routed the scuffling Phoenix Suns 117-90 on Monday night. Michael Porter Jr. had 24 points on 10-of-12 shooting for Denver, which played without guard Jamal Murray (sprained...
Suns send Trail Blazers to 6th straight loss with 116-109 victory
PHOENIX (AP) — Devin Booker scored 28 points and the Phoenix Suns beat Portland 116-109 on Sunday night to extend the Trail Blazers' losing streak to six games. Kevin Durant added 20 points, Tyus Jones had 19, and Royce O’Neale — starting for the injured Bradley Beal — scored...
