Suns takeaways. A win in Memphis, Brooks back, a look at tiebreakers
The Phoenix Suns (42-33) assured themselves a winning record after a 131-105 win vs. the Memphis Grizzlies on March 30 to begin a four-game road trip.
MEMPHIS – The Phoenix Suns will take the 131-105 victory on Monday, March 30, over the very short-handed Memphis Grizzlies before a crowd of 14,661 at FedExForum. The Suns (42-33) couldn’t afford to lose to a Memphis team down 11 players, starting with its superstar, Ja Morant, but they were clinging to a two-point lead going into the fourth quarter on the strength of Devin Booker’s 30-footer bank-in 3 to end the third quarter. The win guaranteed Phoenix a winning record this season.
Coach Jordan Ott began the fourth with essentially a reserve unit of Collin Gillespie, Jordan Goodwin, Ryan Dunn, rookie Rasheer Fleming and Oso Ighodaro. No Jalen Green. No Royce O’Neale.
No Booker. Those three accounted for 72. 5% of Phoenix’s points through three quarters.
Booker generated a game-high 36 in 26 minutes without a free throw attempt. Green reached 21 points. O’Neale had added nine.
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