The Phoenix Suns did not get off to a good start in Summer League action, falling 90-73 to the Golden State Warriors in Las Vegas.
Thank you for reading this post, don't forget to subscribe!The Suns started Boo Buie III, Michael Devoe, David Roddy, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro against the Warriors, who had already played three summer league games in the California Classic earlier this week and won all three.
The game was close at the start, but Warriors blew it open by finishing the first quarter on 21-4 run. At the half, Golden State led 50-33, as the Suns only shot 27% as a team and 11.8% from 3.
#Warriors lead Summer #Suns 50-33 at halftime. Lots of offensive struggles for Phoenix, who is shooting an abysmal 27% as a team and 11.8% from 3. Some good flashes defensively, specifically from Ryan Dunn who has 2 steals and 2 blocks. Michael Devoe leads team with 11 points
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Phoenix could never cut the lead back to single digits after the first quarter. The Suns finished the night shooting 23-of-69 (33.3%) from the floor and 6-of-32 (18.8%) from 3 and were outrebounded 46-33.
Overall, the Suns had a lot of good flashes defensively, but really struggled because of guard play offensively, as they had only 13 team assists to 19 turnovers. Phoenix did have 13 steals as a team and seven blocks.
Despite the score and really poor offensive numbers for Phoenix, the Summer League is a lot about individual performances.
With that said, here’s how the four players to watch in our Suns Summer League preview fared in their debut:
- Ryan Dunn: 6 PTS (3-7 FG, 0-3 3PT), 4 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK, 4 TO in 26 MIN
- Oso Ighodaro: 6 PTS (3-8 FG), 5 REB, 2 BLK in 27 MIN
- David Roddy: 12 PTS (4-14 FG, 2-8 3PT), 7 REB, 2 BLK, 4 TO in 28 MIN
- Jalen Bridges: 5 PTS (2-4 FG, 1-3 3PT), 3 REB, 1 STL in 18 MIN
Ryan Dunn showing why he was arguably the best defender in the 2024 NBA Draft in his first Summer #Suns action
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pic.twitter.com/aHpqz2VH3z— Burn City Suns Talk ????️ (@BurnCitySuns) July 14, 2024
Devoe, who went undrafted in 2022 out of Georgia Tech and averaged 14.8 points in the G League for the Memphis Hustle and Salt Lake City Stars last season, led the Suns with 19 points (4-of-7 FG, 11-13 FT), four rebounds, four assists and two steals.
Stats from Game 1 in Vegas ????
Devoe: 19 PTS, 4 REB, 4 AST, 2 STL
Roddy: 12 PTS, 7 REB, 1 AST, 2 BLK
Buie: 8 PTS, 3 AST
Weatherspoon: 7 PTS, 3 REB, 3 STL, 1 BLK
Dunn: 6 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 3 STL, 2 BLK
Ighodaro: 6 PTS, 5 REB, 1 STL, 2 BLK
Bridges: 5 PTS, 3 REB, 1 AST, 1 STL… pic.twitter.com/KSQHzxi2NV— Phoenix Suns (@Suns) July 14, 2024
On the Warriors side, they were paced by Daeqwon Plowden, who had 19 points on 8-of-12 shooting.
Next Up
The Summer Suns have two days off before their next game, which is on Tuesday, July 16 against the Indiana Pacers at 1 p.m. MST. The game will be televised on ESPNU.
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Brendan Mau is a senior writer covering the Phoenix Suns and more for Burn City Sports. You can follow him on X via @Brendan_Mau
