Game ID: 22300041
Portland Trail Blazers @ Phoenix Suns
Tuesday, November 21, 2023 at 9:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 34 22 38 26 120POR 21 30 31 25 107
PHX vs POR ScoutingPHX vs POR Scouting
Welcome to the scouting desk. The coffee is cold, the film is play-by-play, and somebody has to explain what happened.
Every game has a hinge — a stretch where it was decided, usually while everyone was watching something else. Start where the evidence lives: the Lineups' face-offs say which five actually won their minutes; the Possessions ledger says who ran ahead of the night's own pace; the Shot Chart says where the points really came from, which is rarely where the highlights were. When all three agree, that is the story. When they don't — that is why this desk has a chair.
PHX availability going into 11/12 · 1 day's restOUT Booker missed 4 since 11/04, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (6% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 11/08, out tonight
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 25 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/15 · 2 days' restOUT Booker missed 5 since 11/04, returns tonight: 26 min (71% of 36)
OUT Bol missed 3 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/04 after 2, 2 min since (20% of 12)
NEW Okogie 16 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 26 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Bol missed 4 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 26 min since (71% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 2 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 5 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 29 min since (79% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 2 min since (17% of 12)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 3 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 11/17, returns tonight: 6 min (47% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 6 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
NEW Bates-Diop 15 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Beal missed 4 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 7 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/12 after 2, 3 min since (27% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 4
PHX availability going into 11/24 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 5 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 3 since 11/19, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 8 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Booker back 11/15 after 5, 33 min since (90% of 36)
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 9 min since (71% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/26 · 1 day's restOUT Beal missed 6 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 4 since 11/19, returns tonight: 15 min (113% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 9 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 11 min since (90% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 11/29 · 2 days' restOUT Durant missed 2 since 11/24, returns tonight: 36 min (95% of 38)
OUT Beal missed 7 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 10 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (113% of 13)
BACK Metu back 11/21 after 2, 11 min since (94% of 12)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/14 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 8 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 4 since 11/03, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 6 since 10/30, returns tonight: 3 min (16% of 16)
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 6 min since (28% of 22)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (68% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 41 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/15 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 9 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 2 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 5 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (23% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 5 min since (46% of 11)
NEW Grant 34 to 39 min over the last 5
NEW Sharpe 33 to 42 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 26 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/17 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 10 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 3 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 6 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (37% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (38% of 11)
NEW Sharpe 33 to 38 min over the last 5
NEW Mays 17 to 30 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/19 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 11 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 4 since 11/12, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 7 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Murray back 11/08 after 4, 8 min since (35% of 22)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 3 min since (16% of 16)
BACK Minaya back 11/08 after 4, 4 min since (39% of 11)
NEW Mays 17 to 31 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/21 · 1 day's restOUT Simons missed 12 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Brogdon missed 5 since 11/12, returns tonight: 25 min (87% of 29)
OUT Henderson missed 8 since 11/03, out tonight
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 6 min since (35% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 29 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/22 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 13 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Henderson missed 9 since 11/03, returns tonight: 17 min (59% of 28)
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 25 min since (87% of 29)
BACK Rupert back 11/14 after 6, 5 min since (29% of 16)
NEW Mays 17 to 27 min over the last 5
POR availability going into 11/26 · 3 days' restOUT Simons missed 14 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 2 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 24 min since (85% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 17 min since (59% of 28)
POR availability going into 11/27 · back-to-backOUT Simons missed 15 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 3 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 28 min since (96% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 22 min since (77% of 28)
POR availability going into 11/30 · 2 days' restOUT Simons missed 16 since 10/27, out tonight
OUT Murray missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Mays missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Rupert missed 2 since 11/26, out tonight
OUT Minaya missed 4 since 11/21, out tonight
BACK Brogdon back 11/21 after 5, 30 min since (103% of 29)
BACK Henderson back 11/22 after 9, 22 min since (77% of 28)
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 124 a night and allowing 123, shooting 49 percent and 44 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 35 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 3 straight wins. Without Beal (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 98 a night and allowing 116, shooting 42 percent and 31 from three, 17 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Sharpe at 14 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (12 straight), Brogdon (5 straight), Henderson (8 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 44 percent from three to Portland's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-0 a night and Portland minus-7. Call it Phoenix 119, Portland 108, Phoenix by 11.
11/12 vs OKC 99-111 — PHX notes
PHX lost 99-111. PHX shot 39% (32 of 83) to OKC's 49%, 9 of 29 from three, and went to the line 31 times to OKC's 25 — 26 points from the stripe to their 21. PHX turned it over 17 times to OKC's 7, and OKC turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 51-33 for them. Durant led with 28 (7 of 18, 3 of 5 from three, 11 of 11 at the line); Beal added 15, Eubanks 15. Q2 was theirs, 30-25, but the other 3 periods went 86-69 against them. Allen's -19 in 32 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs MIN 133-115 — PHX notes
PHX won 133-115. PHX shot 60% (51 of 85) to MIN's 46%, 17 of 31 from three, and got to the line 15 times to MIN's 28. Durant led with 31 (11 of 15, 7 of 7 at the line); Booker added 31, Gordon 15. The hinge was Q2, 41-25: a lead of 6 became 22, and the lead reached 28. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +27.
11/17 @ UTA 131-128 — PHX notes
PHX won 131-128. PHX shot 52% (45 of 86) to UTA's 51%, 18 of 33 from three. Durant led with 38 (15 of 22, 6 of 8 from three); Booker added 24, Nurkić 15. The hinge was Q1, 41-38: from level to 3 ahead. Goodwin was the night's best plus/minus at +13.
11/19 @ UTA 140-137 — PHX notes
PHX won 140-137 in 2 overtimes. PHX shot 49% (50 of 102) to UTA's 42%, 18 of 45 from three, and got to the line 26 times to UTA's 32. The glass went 44-59 against them. Durant led with 39 (14 of 27, 4 of 9 from three, 7 of 7 at the line); Booker added 26, Gordon 20. The hinge was Q2, 31-26: from level to 5 ahead.
11/21 vs POR 120-107 — PHX notes
PHX won 120-107. PHX shot 57% (43 of 76) to POR's 44%, 7 of 17 from three, and went to the line 28 times to POR's 20 — 27 points from the stripe to their 17. Durant led with 31 (13 of 21); Booker added 28, Nurkić 18. The hinge was Q1, 34-21: from level to 13 ahead, and the lead reached 18. Durant was the night's best plus/minus at +20.
11/22 vs GSW — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 120, shooting 51 percent and 45 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 33 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 4 straight wins. Without Beal (4 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Golden State comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 119, shooting 43 percent and 37 from three, 23 free throws a game; Curry at 32 and Wiggins at 14 a game. Without Green (3 straight), Payton II (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 45 percent from three to Golden State's 37. Call it Phoenix 119, Golden State 115, Golden State keeping it close.
11/24 @ MEM — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Memphis comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 105 a night and allowing 111, shooting 39 percent and 33 from three, 23 free throws a game; Bane at 24 and Jackson Jr. at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 4 a night. Without Morant (14 straight), Smart (3 straight), Kennard (3 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 129 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 46 from three, 29 free throws a game; Durant at 34 and Booker at 27 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Beal (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the arc, Phoenix at 46 percent from three to Memphis's 33 and the defense, Memphis allowing 111 a night to Phoenix's 120. Call it Phoenix 117, Memphis 113, Memphis keeping it close.
11/26 @ NYK — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 107, shooting 46 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Brunson at 27 and Randle at 21 a game. It has won the glass by 10 a night. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 115, shooting 51 percent and 42 from three, 32 free throws a game; Durant at 35 and Booker at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Beal (6 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-10 a night and Phoenix minus-1 and the line, where Phoenix takes 32 free throws a game to New York's 20. Call it New York 114, Phoenix 112, Phoenix keeping it close.
11/29 @ TOR — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Toronto comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 117, shooting 47 percent and 36 from three, 25 free throws a game; Siakam at 21 and Schröder at 19 a game. Without Dick (2 straight), Freeman-Liberty (16 straight), Young (7 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Phoenix comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 112, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 31 free throws a game; Durant at 34 and Booker at 29 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Durant (2 straight), Beal (7 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Phoenix wins, on the road, and the game turns on the line, where Phoenix takes 31 free throws a game to Toronto's 25. Call it Phoenix 117, Toronto 113, Toronto keeping it close.
11/14 @ UTA 99-115 — POR notes
POR lost 99-115. POR shot 42% (37 of 88) to UTA's 46%, 11 of 35 from three. POR turned it over 17 times to UTA's 12, and UTA turned those into 11 steals. Grant led with 26 (10 of 17, 3 of 6 from three); Ayton added 22, Sharpe 17. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 87-71 against them. Bouyea's -17 in 17 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/15 vs CLE 95-109 — POR notes
POR lost 95-109. POR took 16 more shots (91 to 75), but shot 37% to CLE's 56%, 13 of 38 from three. POR turned it over 12 times to CLE's 17. The glass went 30-47 against them. Grant led with 17 (7 of 17, 1 of 6 from three); Reath added 16, Mays 13. Q3 was theirs, 28-28, but the other 3 periods went 81-67 against them. Sharpe's -27 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/17 vs LAL 95-107 — POR notes
POR lost 95-107. POR took 8 more shots (89 to 81), fed by 19 offensive rebounds, but shot 40% to LAL's 49%, 10 of 37 from three. Grant led with 24 (8 of 20, 4 of 9 from three); Sharpe added 17, Ayton 17. Q3 was theirs, 25-22, the deficit cut from 10 to 7, but the other 3 periods went 85-70 against them. Grant's -14 in 40 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/19 vs OKC 91-134 — POR notes
POR lost 91-134. POR shot 40% (34 of 85) to OKC's 60%, 9 of 34 from three, and went to the line 21 times to OKC's 14 — 14 points from the stripe to their 14. The glass went 31-43 against them. Grant led with 14 (4 of 12, 1 of 5 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Walker added 13, Mays 11. Q3 was theirs, 23-25, but the other 3 periods went 109-68 against them. Mays's -37 in 26 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/21 @ PHX 107-120 — POR notes
POR lost 107-120. POR took 11 more shots (87 to 76), fed by 12 offensive rebounds, but shot 44% to PHX's 57%, 14 of 31 from three, and got to the line 20 times to PHX's 28. Grant led with 26 (8 of 19, 5 of 8 from three, 5 of 6 at the line); Brogdon added 19, Ayton 18. Q2 was theirs, 30-22, the deficit cut from 13 to 5, but the other 3 periods went 98-77 against them. Ayton's -33 in 31 minutes was the worst on the floor.
11/22 vs UTA — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Portland comes in 0-5 over its last five, scoring 97 a night and allowing 117, shooting 41 percent and 33 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 21 and Ayton at 15 a game. That is 5 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (13 straight), Henderson (9 straight). Second night of a back-to-back. Utah comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 121 a night and allowing 124, shooting 46 percent and 35 from three, 25 free throws a game; Clarkson at 24 and Markkanen at 23 a game. That is 3 straight losses. Without Kessler (6 straight), Hendricks (13 straight), Sensabaugh (13 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Utah wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where Utah has been plus-4 a night and Portland minus-8 and the defense, Portland allowing 117 a night to Utah's 124. Call it Utah 116, Portland 113, Portland keeping it close.
11/26 @ MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Milwaukee comes in 4-1 over its last five, scoring 130 a night and allowing 120, shooting 52 percent and 39 from three, 22 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 30 and Lillard at 27 a game. It has won the glass by 7 a night. Without Crowder (7 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 102 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 35 from three, 18 free throws a game; Grant at 22 and Ayton at 13 a game. It has lost the glass by 8 a night. Without Simons (14 straight). 3 days' rest.
So: Milwaukee wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Milwaukee has been plus-7 a night and Portland minus-8 and the turnovers, Portland giving it away 15 times a game to Milwaukee's 10. Call it Milwaukee 121, Portland 110, Milwaukee by 11.
11/27 @ IND — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Indiana comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 134 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 26 free throws a game; Haliburton at 28 and Toppin at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Nesmith (2 straight). 2 days' rest. Portland comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 103 a night and allowing 115, shooting 43 percent and 36 from three, 19 free throws a game; Grant at 23 and Brogdon at 19 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Simons (15 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: Indiana wins, and the game turns on the defense, Portland allowing 115 a night to Indiana's 130 and the line, where Indiana takes 26 free throws a game to Portland's 19. Call it Indiana 125, Portland 113, Indiana by 12.
11/30 @ CLE — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Cleveland comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 115, shooting 49 percent and 37 from three, 17 free throws a game; Mitchell at 24 and Garland at 19 a game. Without Wade (4 straight), Merrill (3 straight). One day's rest. Portland comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 107 a night and allowing 115, shooting 45 percent and 40 from three, 21 free throws a game; Grant at 25 and Brogdon at 20 a game. It has lost the glass by 9 a night. Without Simons (16 straight), Murray (2 straight), Mays (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Cleveland wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Cleveland has been plus-2 a night and Portland minus-9. Call it Cleveland 114, Portland 109.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
PORDA D. Ayton
DR D. Reath
JB J. Bouyea
JG J. Grant
JW J. Walker
KM K. Murray
MB M. Brogdon
MB M. Brown
MT M. Thybulle
RR R. Rupert
SM S. Mays
SS S. Sharpe
TC T. Camara
PHXCM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
EG E. Gordon
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
JO J. Okogie
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NL N. Little
POR/PHX the team itself, not a player
-- the feed named nobody
What
What happened
the codes in the Events column
M2 / M3 made 2 / made 3
X2 / X3 missed 2 / missed 3
FT / X1 free throw made / missed
AST assist
OR / DR offensive / defensive rebound
STL steal
BLK block
TO turnover
FL foul
OF offensive foul — ends the possession
VIOL violation
JUMP jump ball
TM timeout
IR instant replay
HE heave at the buzzer, filed to the team
END the clock ran out, ball in hand
Where
Where a shot came from
the middle field of M3.LW.25
RM at the rim inside 4 ft
RC right corner
RW right wing
SO straight on
LW left wing
LC left corner
M3.LW.25 made 3, left wing, 25 ft
X2.RM.01 missed 2, at the rim, 1 ft
When
When it happened
the Offset column
one number per event, in the Events order:
whole seconds from the start of the
possession to that event
Events FL X3.RC.23 OR M2.RM.01
Offset 0 18 22 24
the foul opens the possession at 0s;
the putback ends it at 24s, which is
the possession's own Dur
Durant scores 31, now 11th all time in points, Suns roll past Portland 120-107
PHOENIX -- — Kevin Durant scored 31 points, passing Elvin Hayes for 11th place all time, and the Phoenix Suns defeated the Portland Trail Blazers 120-107 in an In-Season Tournament game on Tuesday night.
Durant, playing in his 1,000th NBA game, needed 14 points to pass Hayes, who had 27,313 in his career. He achieved that in the first quarter on 6-of-6 shooting, including a 3-pointer and a free throw. He finished 13 of 21 from the field, making both 3-point tries, in 37 minutes.
“Being amongst the all-time greats, the guys who set the standard and made the NBA what it is today is an honor,” Durant said. “It’s pretty cool and I just gotta keep going.”
Durant scored 39 points in 46 minutes in a double-overtime win at Utah on Sunday. He has 27,330 in his career.
“Incredible,” Suns coach Frank Vogel said. “He's one of the best to ever do it. And he's not slowing down.”
Devin Booker scored 28 points and was 10 for 10 from the free-throw line for the Suns, who won their fourth in a row overall and are 2-1 in West Group A in the tournament while the Trail Blazers finish group play at 1-3. Phoenix plays its final group game Friday at Memphis.
Deandre Ayton , booed heavily by the Footprint Center sellout crowd in his return to Phoenix, finished with 18 points and a team-high eight rebounds for the Trail Blazers, who lost their eighth in a row.
Ayton, the No. 1 overall pick in the 2018 NBA draft out of Arizona, played his first five seasons with the Suns. He was traded to Portland in a three-team deal that saw longtime Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard go to Milwaukee and the Suns acquire Grayson Allen and Jusuf Nurkic — both starters for the Suns on Tuesday.
“It was fun,” Ayton said. “They are always going to bring the crowd. Definitely felt the environment. I was just trying to do my best having fun.”
Nurkic scored 18 points and grabbed a game-high 12 rebounds for Phoenix. Nassir Little had 13 points for Phoenix and Eric Gordon added 10. The Suns had a 66-46 advantage in points in the paint and were 27 of 28 from the free-throw line.
“We're getting better. It's still a work in progress,” Vogel said. “We had a lot of great execution and possessions in the second half.”
Jerami Grant scored 26 points to lead Portland. Malcolm Brogdon returned from a strained left hamstring and scored 19 for the Trail Blazers, who rallied from 13 points down after the first quarter to tie it midway through the second. Phoenix led 56-51 at halftime and led by as many as 18 down the stretch.
“That is just an elite team that will be contending for a championship this year,” Portland coach Chauncey Billups said. “They outlasted us but for the most part I thought we played well. We fouled too much and gave them the free-throw line."
The Suns again played without Bradley Beal , sidelined with lower back spasms for at least two more weeks. Yuta Watanabe (deep bruise in left thigh) also was out for Phoenix.