PHOENIX – The Phoenix Suns have announced their starting five ahead of tonight’s game against the Los Angeles Lakers.

PHOENIX SUNS STARTING FIVE

Tyus Jones
Bradley Beal
Devin Boeker
Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic

The Suns are currently 2-1 after defeating the Dallas Mavericks in their home opener last weekend. Los Angeles is undefeated at 3-0.

Through three games, Jones’ impact on the floor was remarkable in terms of making Phoenix’s offense successful. The free agent acquisition has committed just two turnovers in the Suns’ first three games.

Beal was questionable due to elbow soreness before he was reportedly cleared via John Gambadoro of Arizona Sports. Coach Mike Budenholzer said Beal had to “check some boxes” before the game, but they were confident.

Rookie Ryan Dunn started in place of Beal and played a key role in helping the Suns get past the Mavericks on Saturday.

“I think it was a great night for Ryan (Dunn). That there (Luka Dončić) is one of the top players in our league, a top test in our league to go into the laboratory and learn from it,” Mike Budenholzer said after the match.

“He had some good possessions, and he had some possessions that we can look at and talk about where he can improve. I thought the defense and his athleticism were positive and the three in the fourth quarter was huge, the threes all over the place. game with confidence shooting. You know, good night for Ryan (Dunn).

Durant and Booker combined to score 53 points in Phoenix’s loss to the Lakers on Friday. Nurkic bounced back after a poor outing against Los Angeles with an 18-point/14-rebound double-double.

Opening tip is scheduled for just after 7:00 PM local time at the Footprint Center.

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