The Grizzlies are winless at home and must wait another ten games before Ja Morant is allowed to return.

The Phoenix Suns beat the Memphis Grizzlies 110-89 in an NBA In-Season Tournament game on Friday (Saturday, Manila time) with a season-high 40 points from Devin Booker and 20 points from Eric Gordon.

Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen both had 14 points for the Suns, who were without their best scorer Kevin Durant, who was a late scratch due to right foot pain.

Waiting game for Suns

Memphis was led by Santi Aldama’s 21 points, while Derrick Rose contributed 17. The Grizzlies dropped their third game in a row and remain winless at home this season, despite 14 points from David Roddy.

Phoenix improved to 3-1 in the competition, but they were still one game behind the Lakers, who won West Group A with a 4-0 record. The Suns must now wait to watch how the other West teams perform to determine who qualifies for the tournament’s wild-card slot. On Sunday, Phoenix led by as much as 18 points after winning six consecutive. Memphis trimmed the Suns’ lead to single digits in the second half, but the Suns always appeared to have a response. In the fourth quarter, Goodwin scored eight consecutive Suns points to put the Grizzlies at bay.

Memphis continued to suffer as a result of injury absences. Memphis is 0-7 at home this season and will have to wait another ten games for the return of last year’s top scorer Ja Morant, who is serving a 25-game ban.

Beal still out for Suns

The Grizzlies’ injury situation is serious enough that the NBA handed them a pair of 10-day hardship contracts to sign guards Shaq Buchanan and Jaylen Nowell. These signings were made public earlier on Friday.Nowell had little action on Sunday and did not score.In addition to Durant, crucial Suns rotation players Bradley Beal and Drew Eubanks were absent. The Suns, on the other hand, had Booker, who completed the game 15 of 21 from the field, including 3 of 4 from beyond the arc.