The Phoenix Suns have upcoming showdowns against Minnesota Timberwolves, Portland Trail Blazers and at Philadelphia 76ers to begin 4-game road trip.
The Phoenix Suns had a bad start to this brutal five-game stretch to open the 2022-23 season.“The NBA had us play the team that knocked us out,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “It was just a weird day, you know. It was almost like Game 7 happened the day before if that makes sense. I just thought it was an emotional day and game that day.”
The Suns trailed by as many as 21 points in the first half against the Dallas Mavericks, who eliminated them in last season's Western Conference semifinals.Phoenix not only stormed back to stun the Mavs, 107-105, in the opener as Damion Lee hit the game winner with 9.7 seconds left in the fourth quarter, it has raced out to a 4-1 record with consecutive wins over the Los Angeles Clippers, defending NBA champion Golden State and New Orleans.
He'll miss Sunday's game against Houston and be re-evaluated in a week. That puts him on a time frame to miss Phoenix's next four games and possibly return Nov. 7 when the Suns begin a four-game road trip at Philadelphia. “I was just mad and just talking mess.” — Thompson on his verbal exchange with Booker as he received two technical fouls and was ejected with 6:31 left in the third quarter. Phoenix went on a 20-5 run after that in its 134-105 trouncing of the Warriors.