The Phoenix Suns (1-1) travel to play against former No. 1 overall pick Deandre Ayton and the Portland Trail Blazers (1-0) for the first time tonight.
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Pregame
#Suns injury report
OUT: Bradley Beal (lower back tightness), Drew Eubanks (left ankle sprain), Ish Wainright (right calf strain), Damion Lee (right knee meniscus)
REST: Josh Okogie, Grayson Allen https://t.co/hRFJJ7qWjT
— Brendan Mau (@brendan_mau) October 13, 2023
Who is in and out for the #Suns tonight. https://t.co/9HmByffIJQ
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
First Quarter (40-37 Blazers lead)
#Suns vs. #Blazers is underway. Deandre Ayton and Portland control the tip#PHXvsPOR
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Blazers out to a quick 12-4 lead with 9:31 left in 1Q #PHXvsPOR
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Two straight great passes by #Suns Kevin Durant that result in easy baskets for Eric Gordon and Jusuf Nurkić#PHXvsPOR
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Deandre Ayton with a thunderous dunk for his first points against his former team. #Suns Jusuf Nurkić responds on the other end with an and-1, his second of the game already.
14-10 #Blazers 8:30 1Q#PHXvsPOR— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Blazers shooting 6-of-9 (66.7%) and Suns shooting 5-of-11 (45.5%) early
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
What a shot by #Suns Eric Gordon, as he drains it from a few feet behind the three-point line off the pass from Devin Booker. Then gets a steal at the other end and is fouled
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Gordon had eight early points (on 3-of-3 shooting). Will be huge in lineups next to Big 3
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
#Suns and #Blazers tied at 20 with 5:35 to go in 1Q.
Kevin Durant just had nice assist to Devin Booker (his third assist of game, team has six total)
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Jusuf Nurkić triple! His first make from deep this postseason gives Phoenix its first lead
26-25 #Suns
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Jordan Goodwin checks into game for the first time this preseason. He was sidelined the first two games with a hamstring injury.
Chimezie Metu in as well.
Kevin Durant, Nassir Little sub out#PHXvsPOR
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Udoka Azubuike recorded a DNP last game, despite being active and was the only #Suns player to not play. Now with Drew Eubanks out, Azubuike gets early minutes as he checks in with 3:00 to go in 1Q.
Currently 32-31 #Suns
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Jordan Goodwin connects on his first basket, a pull-up jumper, giving him his first points in a #Suns uniform (excluding summer league)
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
END of a very high-scoring 1Q: #Blazers 40 – #Suns 37
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
#Suns leading scorers
Booker: 15 PTS
Nurkić: 9 PTS
Gordon: 8 PTSSuns shooting 14-of-26 (53.8%) from the field and 4-of-9 (44.4%) from deep#Blazers shhooting 15-of-24 (62.5%) from the floor and 4-of-6 (66.7%) from deep
Suns have forced five turnovers and have four steals https://t.co/ZKnf6W0vAq
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Second Quarter (76-55 Suns lead)
Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkić back on the floor to start 2Q for the #Suns. Booker out for first time all game
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Goodwin already has two steals in six minutes
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Eric Gordon just made Matisse Thybulle touch earth and then hit the floater to tie the game at 45 for the #Suns with 8:45 left in 2Q!
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
KD slam! But what a pass from Nurkić 👀 #Suns
pic.twitter.com/CJJ90WujLJ— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Jusuf Nurkić another three-point play! His third already of the game. The "Bosnian Beast" is already up to 13 points, five assists and five rebounds in 16 minutes#Suns currently lead 56-53 after a KD triple, 5 mins to go in 1H
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Gordon shooting 7-of-9 from the floor
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Frank Vogel is fired up! #Suns force a shot clock violation out of the break
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Man, the #Suns can do no wrong on both ends of the floor. When Nurkić is playing this well in all facets of the game, no team can get a rhythm against them.
73-55 #Suns with 35 seconds to go in the half
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Devin Booker hits the triple with one second left!
26-6 run has the #Suns up 76-55 at the half.
Outscored the Blazers 39-15 in the second quarter
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Devin Booker hits the triple with one second left!
26-6 run has the #Suns up 76-55 at the half.
Outscored the Blazers 39-15 in the second quarter
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Team Stats https://t.co/m5cFUdxuyD pic.twitter.com/yKaKc8u1fu
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
The #Suns stars went all out in that second quarter knowing they probably won’t play rest of the game
Booker capped off the remarkable quarter with this triple ☀️
pic.twitter.com/8df0ZnwMnz— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Third Quarter (91-88 Suns lead)
#Suns lineup to start 3Q
Saben Lee
Nassir Little
Yuta Watanabe
Chimezie Metu
Udoka AzubuikeLee and Watanabe getting first minutes of game after seeing a lot of action Tuesday#Blazers leaving regular starters in game
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Yuta Watanabe triple! The lefty with a smooth shot from the corner to give him his first points of the game and make it 83-66 #Suns with 8:35 left in 3Q
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Bol Bol enters the game!!
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
#Blazers have now taken out all of their starters except rookie Scoot Henderson. We will see if they play anymore in this game
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Henderson is leading a #Blazers comeback in this quarter, but is subbed out with 3:24 remaining and the score 87-76 #Suns https://t.co/4Ujr0Ec963
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
We've got a one-possession game after back-to-back threes by Matisse Thybulle. 91-88 #Suns with nine seconds left in 3Q
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
END 3Q: #Suns 91 – #Blazers 88
Portland outscored Phoenix 33-15 in that quarter, and the Suns had 10 (!) turnovers in the quarter alone
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Stats through three quarters: #Suns (91) at #Blazers (88) pic.twitter.com/64h8KkoIcb
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Fourth Quarter
What a pass by Jordan Goodwin to Udoka Azubuike for the SLAM! 99-91 #Suns with 10:06 remaining
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Udoka DETONATES on the rim!! #Suns
pic.twitter.com/OCKR0Altlp— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Keon Johnson (already has seven points this quarter) and Jordan Goodwin (four points) looking dynamic in the backcourt this fourth quarter. 104-91 #Suns with 8:48 remaining
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Udoka Azubuike doing a good job controlling the glass in his early minutes. Has eight rebounds in 15 minutes
Currently 109-91 #Suns with 7:10 to go
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
Scoot Henderson and Shaedon Sharpe leading a little bit of a #Blazers comeback.
110-97 #Suns with 5:04 remaining
— Burn City Suns Talk 🎙️ (@BurnCitySuns) October 13, 2023
