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.
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.