With injuries mounting, the Phoenix Suns (42-30) face a very challenging last 10 games of the season.
Jusuf Nurkić (right ankle sprain) and Bradley Beal (right ring finger sprain) sustained injuries in yesterday night’s humiliating 104-102 loss to the San Antonio Spurs.
Due to their lack of practice today, Beal and Nurkić are both doubtful for tomorrow’s game against the Denver Nuggets (51-21), according to Duane Rankin of AZ Central.
With 2:51 left in the game, Beal subed out, and X-rays on his finger came back negative. Per Rankin, he stated that he intends to play against Denver after the game. Without Beal, the Suns have a 16–13 record this year.
In the third quarter, Nurkić injured himself by treading on Jeremy Sochan’s foot. This season, the Suns have gone 4–0 sans Nurkić, who has performed exceptionally well against Nikola Jokić.
In 30 minutes yesterday night, Beal finished with nine points on 4-of-11 shooting, six assists, and five rebounds. In 19 minutes, Nurkić finished with six points on three of nine shots, nine rebounds, four assists, and two blocks.
For Phoenix, Damion Lee (right meniscus surgery) is still sidelined, as he has been throughout the season.
Injury Report for the Nuggets
The Nuggets, however, have hurt all but one of their starters. Aaron Gordon (right plantar fascia strain) and Jamal Murray (right knee inflammation) are both doubtful.
Jokić (left hip inflammation/low back pain) and Michael Porter Jr. (illness) are likely candidates.
The Nuggets defeated the Grizzlies 128-103 Friday night, and Gordon was the only one who did not play. Denver is 15-2 since the All-Star break and has won four straight games.
Even without Devin Booker, the Suns surprised everyone by winning 117-107 on the road in overtime during their most recent encounter with the Nuggets on March 5.
The Suns start their remaining games against clubs with a combined winning percentage of.647 tomorrow. They start this stretch of games on a very bad note after losing to San Antonio.
The game starts at 7 p.m. MST tomorrow. Keep checking back for updates.
