Game ID: 22300333
New York Knicks @ Phoenix Suns
Friday, December 15, 2023 at 10:00 PM ET
Footprint Center, Phoenix, AZ
Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Final
PHX 30 38 31 23 122NYK 31 32 34 42 139
NYK @ PHX ScoutingNYK @ PHX 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 12/05 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 10 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Bol missed 13 since 11/08, out tonight
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 35 min since (93% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 35 min since (105% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 16 to 24 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 11 since 11/15, out tonight
OUT Metu missed 2 since 12/02, returns tonight: 23 min (192% of 12)
OUT Bol missed 14 since 11/08, returns tonight: 1 min (8% of 11)
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 36 min since (110% of 33)
BACK Watanabe back 11/26 after 4, 15 min since (116% of 13)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/12 · 3 days' restOUT Beal missed 12 since 11/15, returns tonight: 27 min (81% of 34)
BACK Durant back 11/29 after 2, 36 min since (95% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/01 after 2, 36 min since (110% of 33)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (192% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 1 min since (8% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 4
NEW Okogie 16 to 23 min over the last 5
NEW Goodwin 14 to 19 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 18 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 12/13 · back-to-backOUT Durant missed 2 since 12/08, returns tonight: 38 min (101% of 38)
OUT Allen missed 2 since 12/08, out tonight
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 27 min since (81% of 34)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 24 min since (201% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 34 min over the last 4
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NEW Watanabe 13 to 20 min over the last 3
PHX availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Allen missed 3 since 12/08, returns tonight: 36 min (107% of 33)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 38 min since (101% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 30 min since (90% of 34)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 23 min since (190% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (26% of 11)
NEW Gordon 28 to 35 min over the last 3
NEW Goodwin 14 to 22 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/17 · 1 day's restOUT Gordon missed 2 since 12/13, returns tonight: 30 min (109% of 28)
OUT Okogie missed 2 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 36 min since (107% of 33)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 20 min since (163% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 23 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/19 · 1 day's restOUT Okogie missed 3 since 12/13, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 36 min since (96% of 38)
BACK Beal back 12/12 after 12, 22 min since (65% of 34)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (104% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (109% of 28)
BACK Metu back 12/08 after 2, 18 min since (146% of 12)
BACK Bol back 12/08 after 14, 3 min since (24% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/22 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 4 since 12/13, out tonight
OUT Bates-Diop missed 2 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Watanabe missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 12 min (89% of 13)
OUT Bol missed 2 since 12/17, returns tonight: 3 min (32% of 11)
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 37 min since (98% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 34 min since (102% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 30 min since (106% of 28)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 24 min over the last 5
PHX availability going into 12/25 · 2 days' restOUT Beal missed 3 since 12/17, out tonight
OUT Okogie missed 5 since 12/13, returns tonight: 12 min (79% of 16)
OUT Bates-Diop missed 3 since 12/17, out tonight
BACK Durant back 12/13 after 2, 36 min since (97% of 38)
BACK Allen back 12/15 after 3, 33 min since (99% of 33)
BACK Gordon back 12/17 after 2, 28 min since (100% of 28)
BACK Watanabe back 12/22 after 2, 12 min since (89% of 13)
BACK Bol back 12/22 after 2, 3 min since (32% of 11)
NEW Goodwin 14 to 21 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/05 · 3 days' restOUT McBride missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 2 min (12% of 21)
OUT Fournier missed 7 since 11/18, out tonight
OUT Sims missed 2 since 11/30, returns tonight: 3 min (23% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 30 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/08 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 8 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
NEW Robinson 24 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/11 · 2 days' restOUT Fournier missed 9 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (9% of 21)
BACK Sims back 11/28 after 2, 2 min since (18% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/13 · 1 day's restOUT Fournier missed 10 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 12 min since (97% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/15 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 2 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 11 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 6 min since (31% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 14 min since (114% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/16 · back-to-backOUT Robinson missed 3 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 12 since 11/18, out tonight
BACK McBride back 12/05 after 2, 5 min since (23% of 21)
BACK Sims back 12/05 after 2, 15 min since (121% of 12)
NYK availability going into 12/18 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 4 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 13 since 11/18, out tonight
NEW Sims 12 to 19 min over the last 4
NYK availability going into 12/20 · 1 day's restOUT Robinson missed 5 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 14 since 11/18, out tonight
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 31 min over the last 5
NYK availability going into 12/23 · 2 days' restOUT Robinson missed 6 since 12/11, out tonight
OUT Fournier missed 15 since 11/18, out tonight
NEW Hartenstein 26 to 32 min over the last 5
I Know — the desk, before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 112, shooting 47 percent and 37 from three, 30 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. Without Allen (3 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 126, shooting 51 percent and 39 from three, 26 free throws a game; Randle at 29 and Brunson at 23 a game. Without Robinson (2 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 112 a night to New York's 126. Call it Phoenix 117, New York 114, New York keeping it close.
12/05 @ LAL 103-106 — PHX notes
PHX lost 103-106. PHX shot 49% (37 of 75) to LAL's 37%, 12 of 25 from three. PHX turned it over 20 times to LAL's 9, and LAL turned those into 11 steals. Durant led with 31 (12 of 17, 4 of 7 from three); Allen added 21, Booker 21. Q3 was theirs, 35-24, the deficit cut from 12 to 1, but the other 3 periods went 82-68 against them. Eubanks's -16 in 18 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 vs SAC 106-114 — PHX notes
PHX lost 106-114. PHX shot 48% (40 of 83) to SAC's 46%, 11 of 32 from three. The glass went 40-50 against them. Booker led with 28 (10 of 14, 6 of 9 at the line); Gordon added 19, Nurkić 15. Q2 was theirs, 33-26, but the other 3 periods went 88-73 against them. They led by as many as 11. Watanabe's -13 in 24 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/12 vs GSW 119-116 — PHX notes
PHX won 119-116. PHX shot 45% (38 of 84) to GSW's 45%, 14 of 39 from three, and went to the line 34 times to GSW's 27 — 29 points from the stripe to their 18. The glass went 41-51 against them. Booker led with 32 (12 of 23, 3 of 6 from three); Nurkić added 17, Goodwin 16. The hinge was Q3, 35-31: PHX came in trailing by 3 and left it ahead by 1. PHX trailed 53-56 at the half and won the second half 66-60. Metu was the night's best plus/minus at +28.
12/13 vs BKN 112-116 — PHX notes
PHX lost 112-116. PHX shot 48% (40 of 84) to BKN's 46%, 9 of 28 from three. PHX turned it over 12 times to BKN's 7, and BKN turned those into 9 steals. The glass went 49-36 for them. Booker led with 34 (9 of 15, 2 of 6 from three, 14 of 15 at the line); Durant added 27, Nurkić 15. Q3 was theirs, 32-22, turning a 8-point deficit into a 2-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 94-80 against them. Goodwin's -19 in 27 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 vs NYK 122-139 — PHX notes
PHX lost 122-139. PHX took 8 more shots (90 to 82), fed by 10 offensive rebounds, but shot 52% to NYK's 60%, 11 of 28 from three, and got to the line 21 times to NYK's 28. Durant led with 29 (10 of 21, 4 of 9 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Booker added 28, Nurkić 21. Q2 was theirs, 38-32, turning a 1-point deficit into a 5-point lead, but the other 3 periods went 107-84 against them. They led by as many as 10. Booker's -18 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/17 vs WAS — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 112 a night and allowing 118, shooting 49 percent and 38 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 29 and Booker at 29 a game. Without Gordon (2 straight), Okogie (2 straight). One day's rest. Washington comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 133, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 22 free throws a game; Kuzma at 22 and Poole at 17 a game. It has lost the glass by 7 a night. Without Shamet (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 118 a night to Washington's 133 and the glass, where Phoenix has been minus-3 a night and Washington minus-7. Call it Phoenix 123, Washington 115.
12/19 @ POR — 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 117 a night and allowing 126, shooting 44 percent and 36 from three, 21 free throws a game; Simons at 27 and Henderson at 16 a game. That is 5 straight losses. Without Murray (2 straight), Mays (2 straight), Rupert (10 straight). One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 119, shooting 48 percent and 33 from three, 27 free throws a game; Booker at 30 and Durant at 28 a game. Without Okogie (3 straight). One day's rest.
So: Portland wins, and the game turns on the defense, Phoenix allowing 119 a night to Portland's 126 and the line, where Phoenix takes 27 free throws a game to Portland's 21. Call it Portland 117, Phoenix 116, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/22 @ SAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Sacramento comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 123 a night and allowing 124, shooting 49 percent and 41 from three, 22 free throws a game; Fox at 28 and Murray at 23 a game. One day's rest. Phoenix comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 114 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 31 from three, 27 free throws a game; Durant at 31 and Booker at 29 a game. Without Beal (2 straight), Okogie (4 straight), Bates-Diop (2 straight). 2 days' rest.
So: Sacramento wins, and the game turns on the arc, Sacramento at 41 percent from three to Phoenix's 31 and the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-3 a night and Sacramento minus-2. Call it Sacramento 119, Phoenix 117, Phoenix keeping it close.
12/25 vs DAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Phoenix comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 111 a night and allowing 118, shooting 47 percent and 27 from three, 25 free throws a game; Durant at 30 and Booker at 28 a game. It has won the glass by 6 a night. Without Beal (3 straight), Okogie (5 straight), Bates-Diop (3 straight). 2 days' rest. Dallas comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 117 a night and allowing 122, shooting 45 percent and 34 from three, 23 free throws a game; Dončić at 36 and Hardaway Jr. at 19 a game. Without Irving (8 straight), Green (11 straight), Lively II (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: Phoenix wins, and the game turns on the glass, where Phoenix has been plus-6 a night and Dallas minus-3 and the arc, Dallas at 34 percent from three to Phoenix's 27. Call it Phoenix 118, Dallas 116, Dallas keeping it close.
12/05 @ MIL 122-146 — NYK notes
NYK lost 122-146. NYK shot 49% (43 of 87) to MIL's 60%, 7 of 23 from three, and went to the line 33 times to MIL's 19 — 29 points from the stripe to their 13. Randle led with 41 (14 of 19, 11 of 12 at the line); Brunson added 24, Barrett 23. Q2 was theirs, 37-38, but the other 3 periods went 108-85 against them. Randle's -21 in 37 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/08 @ BOS 123-133 — NYK notes
NYK lost 123-133. NYK shot 50% (44 of 88) to BOS's 53%, 15 of 37 from three, and went to the line 27 times to BOS's 21 — 20 points from the stripe to their 18. NYK turned it over 13 times to BOS's 7, and BOS turned those into 8 steals. The glass went 44-34 for them. Brunson led with 23 (8 of 17, 0 of 5 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Barrett added 23, Randle 20. Q4 was theirs, 28-24, the deficit cut from 14 to 10, but the other 3 periods went 109-95 against them. Brunson's -21 in 34 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/11 vs TOR 136-130 — NYK notes
NYK won 136-130. NYK shot 60% (52 of 86) to TOR's 49%, 17 of 29 from three, and got to the line 23 times to TOR's 30. NYK turned it over 15 times to TOR's 10, and TOR turned those into 12 steals. Randle led with 34 (14 of 21, 1 of 3 from three, 5 of 7 at the line); Barrett added 27, Brunson 21. The hinge was Q2, 31-25: from level to 6 ahead. Grimes was the night's best plus/minus at +10.
12/13 @ UTA 113-117 — NYK notes
NYK lost 113-117. NYK shot 44% (41 of 94) to UTA's 44%, 9 of 39 from three, and went to the line 32 times to UTA's 21 — 22 points from the stripe to their 15. NYK turned it over 8 times to UTA's 15. Randle led with 32 (14 of 23, 2 of 6 from three); Brunson added 23, DiVincenzo 21. Q1 was theirs, 31-22, but the other 3 periods went 95-82 against them. They led by as many as 10. Grimes's -27 in 16 minutes was the worst on the floor.
12/15 @ PHX 139-122 — NYK notes
NYK won 139-122. NYK shot 60% (49 of 82) to PHX's 52%, 17 of 29 from three, and went to the line 28 times to PHX's 21 — 24 points from the stripe to their 17. Brunson led with 50 (17 of 23, 9 of 9 from three, 7 of 9 at the line); Randle added 23, Barrett 21. The hinge was Q4, 42-23: NYK came in trailing by 2 and left it ahead by 17, and the lead reached 20. NYK trailed 63-68 at the half and won the second half 76-54. Hart was the night's best plus/minus at +34.
12/16 @ LAC — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Clippers come in 5-0 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 109, shooting 51 percent and 41 from three, 24 free throws a game; Leonard at 30 and Harden at 19 a game. That is 5 straight wins. Without Tucker (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 130, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 29 free throws a game; Randle at 30 and Brunson at 28 a game. Without Robinson (3 straight). Second night of a back-to-back.
So: The Clippers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Clippers allowing 109 a night to New York's 130. Call it the Clippers 121, New York 112.
12/18 @ LAL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
The Lakers come in 3-2 over their last five, scoring 120 a night and allowing 113, shooting 49 percent and 40 from three, 23 free throws a game; Davis at 29 and James at 29 a game. They have won the glass by 4 a night. Without Vincent (22 straight). 2 days' rest. New York comes in 2-3 over its last five, scoring 127 a night and allowing 129, shooting 52 percent and 41 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 26 a game. Without Robinson (4 straight). One day's rest.
So: The Lakers win, and the game turns on the defense, the Lakers allowing 113 a night to New York's 129. Call it the Lakers 120, New York 116, New York keeping it close.
12/20 @ BKN — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
Brooklyn comes in 1-4 over its last five, scoring 113 a night and allowing 123, shooting 45 percent and 38 from three, 20 free throws a game; Thomas at 26 and Bridges at 17 a game. That is 3 straight losses. It has lost the glass by 5 a night. Without Simmons (19 straight), Smith Jr. (6 straight), Walker IV (8 straight). One day's rest. New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 125 a night and allowing 124, shooting 51 percent and 40 from three, 26 free throws a game; Brunson at 29 and Randle at 28 a game. Without Robinson (5 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, on the road, and the game turns on the glass, where New York has been plus-2 a night and Brooklyn minus-5 and the line, where New York takes 26 free throws a game to Brooklyn's 20. Call it New York 119, Brooklyn 117, Brooklyn keeping it close.
12/23 vs MIL — I Know, the desk before tip-off
Written before tip-off, from the five games each side brought in.
New York comes in 3-2 over its last five, scoring 122 a night and allowing 119, shooting 49 percent and 36 from three, 27 free throws a game; Brunson at 28 and Randle at 26 a game. Without Robinson (6 straight). 2 days' rest. Milwaukee comes in 5-0 over its last five, scoring 133 a night and allowing 118, shooting 50 percent and 36 from three, 33 free throws a game; Antetokounmpo at 32 and Lillard at 31 a game. That is 5 straight wins. It has won the glass by 5 a night. Without Crowder (19 straight). One day's rest.
So: New York wins, and the game turns on the line, where Milwaukee takes 33 free throws a game to New York's 27. Call it New York 121, Milwaukee 120, Milwaukee keeping it close.
Who is who
the initials in the Players column
NYKDD D. DiVincenzo
IH I. Hartenstein
IQ I. Quickley
JB J. Brunson
JH J. Hart
JR J. Randle
JS J. Sims
MM M. McBride
QG Q. Grimes
RA R. Arcidiacono
RB R. Barrett
PHXBB B. Beal
BB B. Bol
CM C. Metu
DB D. Booker
DE D. Eubanks
GA G. Allen
JG J. Goodwin
JN J. Nurkić
KB K. Bates-Diop
KD K. Durant
NL N. Little
NU Nurkic
NYK/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
Brunson scores career-high 50, hits all 9 of his 3-point shots to help Knicks top Suns 139-122
PHOENIX -- — Jalen Brunson 's eighth 3-point attempt of the night initially looked a little off the mark, hitting the side of the rim before bouncing around a couple times and finally dropping through.
The sixth-year guard was so hot from the field that a shooter's roll almost seemed unfair. He got it anyway.
Brunson scored a career-high 50 points while hitting all nine of his 3-point attempts, Julius Randle added 23 and the New York Knicks beat the Phoenix Suns 139-122 on Friday night.
It was a brilliant shooting display from Brunson, who made 17 of 23 shots, including 12 of 12 in the second half. His final 3 got him to 50 points for the night. He also had five steals.
“I had no idea,” Brunson said about his perfection from long range. “I was just playing free.”
Brunson is the first Knicks player in franchise history to score 50 points while making nine 3s.
Phoenix — which lost star guard Bradley Beal to an ankle injury in the first quarter — has dropped six of its last eight. New York has won two of three.
“They made shots and just got hot and aggressive,” Suns star Kevin Durant said. “They killed us in the pick and roll and that was the game.”
The Suns led by 10 midway through the third quarter but settled for a 99-97 lead heading to the fourth. Brunson kept the Knicks close with 19 points in the quarter on 7-for-7 shooting, including five 3-pointers.
“The way he shot the ball was special,” Knicks coach Tom Thibodeau said.
The Knicks used a 13-4 run early in the fourth to push ahead and never lost the lead, pulling away in the final minutes.
Durant scored 29 points to lead the Suns. Devin Booker added 28.
Durant scored 17 points in the first half, leading the Suns to a 68-63 halftime lead. Brunson led the Knicks with 15.
Beal was hurt after taking a 3-point shot in the first quarter , which he made, but he landed on the foot of New York’s Donte DiVincenzo , who was called for a Flagrant 1 foul because he didn’t allow Beal a space to land.
The 30-year-old guard was on the ground for a few minutes, writhing in pain. He eventually got up to make his free throw, but then went to the locker room.
It's another setback for Beal, who has missed most of this season with a sore back. It also means the Suns might be without a member of their All-Star trio for another extended period. Durant, Booker and Beal have played just one game together this season before Friday.
Suns coach Frank Vogel said it was a sprained ankle and X-rays were negative.
“Injuries are a part of the game,” Vogel said. “I’m disappointed for him. You could see the disappointment on his face in the back. That’s my biggest concern, keeping him lifted. He’ll get back soon enough, but it’s been a frustrating injury type of season for him.”
MARION HONORED
Shawn Marion was honored with a place in the Suns' Ring of Honor following the game.
Marion — a four-time All-Star — spent the first 8 1/2 seasons of his career with the Suns, teaming with fellow stars Amare Stoudemire and Steve Nash to advance to the Western Conference Finals in 2005 and 2006.
Marion averaged 18.4 points and 10 rebounds with the Suns.
UP NEXT
Knicks: At Los Angeles Clippers on Saturday night.