JANUARY 6 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
PHOENIX SUNS 10-7 · 5TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
10-7 · 5TH IN WESTERN CONFERENCE
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The Phoenix Suns pick up the win over the Miami Heat 113-97.
JANUARY 6 • YOUTUBE
Grayson Allen drills 9 3-pointers as Suns defeat Heat Grayson Allen tied the franchise record with a career-high nine 3-pointers and scored 31 points to lead the Phoenix Suns to a 113-97 victory...
Bol Bol - Suffers ankle sprain Bol suffered a right ankle sprain during Friday's 113-97 win over the Heat, but X-rays came back negative, Shane Young of Forbes.comreports.
Impact Bol finished the game with four points (2-2 FG, 0-1 FT), three rebounds, one assist and one block in 10 minutes. He's been getting some rare opportunities with Kevin Durant (hamstring) out, but it remains to be seen if he'll be available for Sunday's game versus Memphis.
JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Heat lack needed legs, fall to Suns, 113-97, to close 2-3 trip PHOENIX — What does the last leg of a five-game, 10-day trip look like? Like the Miami Heat’s legs during Friday night’s 113-97 loss to the...
JANUARY 6 • NEWSOBSERVER.COM
Grayson Allen ties Phoenix record with career-high 9 3-pointers, Suns beat Heat 113-97
Grayson Allen made a career-high nine 3-pointers to tie the Phoenix record and scored 31 points, Bradley Beal added 25 points and the Suns beat the Miami Heat 113-97 on Friday nigh...JANUARY 6 • ASSOCIATED PRESS
Bam Adebayo & Bradley Beal having a flex off mid game 😂
JANUARY 6 • YOUTUBE
Suns F Kevin Durant (hamstring) missing third striaght game Phoenix star forward Kevin Durant will miss his third game straight game due to a hamstring injury when the Suns host the Miami Heat on Frid...
JANUARY 6 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
Nassir Little - Ruled out Friday Little (knee) will not play in Friday's game against the Heat, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.
Impact Little will miss his fifth straight game Friday and hasn't been able to practice yet. His next chance to play will be Sunday against Memphis.
JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Eric Gordon - Out Friday Gordon (knee) will not play in Friday's game versus the Heat, Duane Rankin of The Arizona Republic reports.
Impact Gordon picked up a knee injury in the Suns' previous game against the Clippers. He averages 27.8 minutes per game, so his absence figures to open up some extra run for the likes of Grayson Allen, Josh Okogie and Keita Bates-Diop.
JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Kevin Durant - Won't play Friday Durant (hamstring) will not play in Friday's game versus Miami, Ira Winderman of the South Florida Sun Sentinel reports.
Impact Durant will sit for a third straight game Friday, but he's said to be getting closer to a return. He was able to go through a limited practice on Thursday, and he remains day-to-day. Chimezie Metu could be looking at another start Friday, but he's coming off a rough showing Wednesday against the Clippers in which he was limited to 15 minutes.
JANUARY 6 • ROTOWIRE
Kevin Durant - Not active after shootaround Durant, who's listed as questionable due to a hamstring injury, wasn't getting shots up after the team's morning shootaround ahead of Friday's game against the Heat, Duane Rankin o...
Impact Durant has missed back-to-back games due to a right hamstring strain and is in danger of missing a third straight. His lack of basketball activities Friday morning is a bit concerning, but he was working working strength and conditioning coaches, so he wasn't completely inactive. Durant's official availability likely won't be known until shortly before the 9 p.m. ET tipoff versus Miami.
JANUARY 5 • ROTOWIRE
Here are 7 players to keep an eye on at the 32nd Annual Highland Optimist Shootout Past players showcased in HIghland include the Boston Celtics’ Jayson Tatum, the Phoenix Suns’ Jordan Goodwin and the New Orleans Pelicans’...
JANUARY 5 • BND.COM
PG Feelin' The Love In PHX ❤️💙 | LA Clippers
JANUARY 5 • YOUTUBE
Nassir Little - Misses practice Thursday Little (knee) didn't participate in Thursday's practice, Gerald Bourguet of GoPHNX.com reports.
Impact Little has missed Phoenix's last four contests due to left knee soreness. His absence from practice is a bad sign of his availability for Friday's matchup with Miami.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
LeBron James, Giannis Antetokounmpo lead early returns in All-Star Game fan voting
The early leaders in fan voting, which continues through Jan. 20, for next month’s NBA All-Star Game have been revealed.JANUARY 4
Paul George, Devin Booker highlight Clippers-Suns rivalry that isn't (but is) Don't expect players and coaches to say this was more than just a regular game. History, however, suggests otherwise.
JANUARY 4 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Grayson Allen - Adds to double-digit scoring streak Allen closed Wednesday's 131-122 loss to the Clippers with 10 points (4-9 FG, 2-4 3Pt, 0-1 FT), four rebounds, three assists and two steals across 32 minutes.
Impact Allen just managed to hit the 10-point mark in the victory, giving him 11 straight double-digit scoring performances. He's had to be efficient to maintain that stretch of late, as he's averaging a modest 7.8 field-goal attempts over his past five contests. Allen is shooting 59.0 percent from the field during that stretch, including 47.6 percent from beyond the arc, and he's averaging 12.8 points, 3.4 assists, 3.2 rebounds, 2.0 triples and 1.2 thefts over that span to hang onto some end-of-roster fantasy value.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Bradley Beal - Records 21 points in loss Beal amassed 21 points (7-20 FG, 0-6 3Pt, 7-7 FT), five rebounds, four assists, one block and two steals across 41 minutes during Wednesday's 131-122 loss to the Clippers.
Impact Beal struggled with his stroke -- especially from deep -- Wednesday, but fantasy managers who roster him can be encouraged by the fact that he took a team-high 20 shots. The veteran guard has struggled to stay on the court this season, which has unsurprisingly affected his rhythm, as he's shooting only 32.4 percent from three-point range through 10 contests. That's on pace for the second-lowest mark of his career, and his 16.1 points per game is also well below his norm, though Beal has plenty of time to turn things around now that he's healthy.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Devin Booker - Pours in 35 points in loss Booker amassed 35 points (11-15 FG, 5-8 3Pt, 8-9 FT), two rebounds and six assists over 37 minutes during Wednesday's 131-122 loss to the Clippers.
Impact Booker's team-leading point total came on a very efficient 11-for-15 line that included a 5-for-8 mark from deep. The five triples tied a season high for the star guard, and it's a mark he's hit twice over his past four games. Despite Wednesday's loss, Booker's performance was a nice bounce-back from the 10-point, 4-for-16 outing he recorded against Portland on New Year's Day in his previous outing.
JANUARY 4 • ROTOWIRE
Kawhi With 30 PTS In Win vs. Suns | LA Clippers
JANUARY 4 • YOUTUBE
'What is our identity defensively?': Suns left wondering after allowing 131 points to Clippers A recent four-game winning streak was desperately needed for the Suns. It did not, however, solve all their issues.
JANUARY 4 • THEATHLETIC.COM
Game Recap: Clippers 131, Suns 122
JANUARY 4 • YOUTUBE
DUB OVER THE SUNS 🌞 | LA Clippers
JANUARY 4 • YOUTUBE
Surging Clippers never trail in win over Suns Paul George recorded 33 points and seven rebounds and Kawhi Leonard added 30 points and eight boards to lead the Los Angeles Clippers to a w...
JANUARY 4 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM
