“I enjoy the game, man. This game is fun. I try not to let nobody take the joy out of it for me. It’s very hard. It’s hard. We’re all human beings, man. We have every right to shut down. We have every right to question what’s going on. You have every right to say, ‘Why me?’ But I feel like that just drags you down a little bit more than you need. I’m still playing in the NBA, I still have the best job in the world, and I still have my no-trade clause. So I’m smiling every day.”
Source: ESPN
Source: ESPN
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Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Final: HOU 111, PHX 104
Beal: 25 Pts, 9-14 FG, 7-7 FT
Durant: 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 8-12 FG
Booker: 19 Pts, 4 Ast, 7-15 FG
Ighodaro: 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Blk, 4-4 FG
Green: 29-7-4-3, 8-16 FG – 10:23 PM
Final: HOU 111, PHX 104
Beal: 25 Pts, 9-14 FG, 7-7 FT
Durant: 19 Pts, 7 Reb, 8-12 FG
Booker: 19 Pts, 4 Ast, 7-15 FG
Ighodaro: 8 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 Blk, 4-4 FG
Green: 29-7-4-3, 8-16 FG – 10:23 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Halftime: HOU 57, PHX 52
Beal: 13 Pts, 2 Ast, 6-11 FG
Durant: 9 Pts, 4-6 FG
Booker: 10 Pts, 3 Ast, 4-7 FG
Green: 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Stl, 6-10 FG
Get ready for lots of Oso Ighodaro and small-ball after Mason Plumlee’s ejection! – 9:08 PM
Halftime: HOU 57, PHX 52
Beal: 13 Pts, 2 Ast, 6-11 FG
Durant: 9 Pts, 4-6 FG
Booker: 10 Pts, 3 Ast, 4-7 FG
Green: 15 Pts, 4 Reb, 2 Stl, 6-10 FG
Get ready for lots of Oso Ighodaro and small-ball after Mason Plumlee’s ejection! – 9:08 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Suns playing with a bit of a pulse. Bradley Beal being able to get paint touches is big against this Rockets defense. Turnovers and giving up 2nd chance points remain their biggest adversary right now – 8:55 PM
Suns playing with a bit of a pulse. Bradley Beal being able to get paint touches is big against this Rockets defense. Turnovers and giving up 2nd chance points remain their biggest adversary right now – 8:55 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns starting lineup at Rockets:
Bradley Beal
Devin Booker
Royce O’Neale
Kevin Durant
Mason Plumlee #Suns – 7:34 PM
Suns starting lineup at Rockets:
Bradley Beal
Devin Booker
Royce O’Neale
Kevin Durant
Mason Plumlee #Suns – 7:34 PM
David Hardisty @clutchfans
Rockets starting lineup:
G – Fred VanVleet
G – Jalen Green
F – Dillon Brooks
F – Tari Eason
C – Alperen Sengun
Suns:
G – Devin Booker
G – Bradley Beal
F – Royce O’Neale
F – Kevin Durant
C – Mason Plumlee – 7:33 PM
Rockets starting lineup:
G – Fred VanVleet
G – Jalen Green
F – Dillon Brooks
F – Tari Eason
C – Alperen Sengun
Suns:
G – Devin Booker
G – Bradley Beal
F – Royce O’Neale
F – Kevin Durant
C – Mason Plumlee – 7:33 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Suns injury update: Bradley Beal returns, but Phoenix down 2 key players vs. Rockets (w/video) #Suns #Rockets azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:29 PM
Suns injury update: Bradley Beal returns, but Phoenix down 2 key players vs. Rockets (w/video) #Suns #Rockets azcentral.com/story/sports/n… via @azcentral – 7:29 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Physicality.
That’s how Rockets coach Ime Udoka wants Houston to defend Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in tonight’s game.
Suns were w/o Booker and Beal in their last meeting Phoenix lost before #NBAAllStar2025 break.
Durant committed seven turnovers. Udoka noted pic.x.com/TDpxxC0k8e – 7:22 PM
Physicality.
That’s how Rockets coach Ime Udoka wants Houston to defend Devin Booker, Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal in tonight’s game.
Suns were w/o Booker and Beal in their last meeting Phoenix lost before #NBAAllStar2025 break.
Durant committed seven turnovers. Udoka noted pic.x.com/TDpxxC0k8e – 7:22 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Bradley Beal post shootaround.
Available to play tonight at Rockets after missing 2nd of back-to-back Monday at Memphis with left calf injury.
Suns lost at Grizzlies by two. #Suns. pic.x.com/oAfPwjZF7v – 12:22 PM
Bradley Beal post shootaround.
Available to play tonight at Rockets after missing 2nd of back-to-back Monday at Memphis with left calf injury.
Suns lost at Grizzlies by two. #Suns. pic.x.com/oAfPwjZF7v – 12:22 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Bradley Beal back ready to play as Phoenix Suns manage his health for remainder of season (w/videos) #Suns
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 9:35 PM
Bradley Beal back ready to play as Phoenix Suns manage his health for remainder of season (w/videos) #Suns
azcentral.com/story/sports/n… – 9:35 PM
Duane Rankin @DuaneRankin
Bradley Beal (calf) isn’t on Suns injury report after not playing Monday at Memphis. #Suns pic.x.com/kGhl9ZGHhN – 7:11 PM
Bradley Beal (calf) isn’t on Suns injury report after not playing Monday at Memphis. #Suns pic.x.com/kGhl9ZGHhN – 7:11 PM
Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet
Bradley Beal is no longer on the injury report for the Suns’ game against the Rockets tomorrow. Monte Morris (low back injury management) is doubtful again, Cody Martin (G League assignment) and Jalen Bridges (two-way) remain out – 7:01 PM
Bradley Beal is no longer on the injury report for the Suns’ game against the Rockets tomorrow. Monte Morris (low back injury management) is doubtful again, Cody Martin (G League assignment) and Jalen Bridges (two-way) remain out – 7:01 PM
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Nevertheless, Beal admits that he has felt disrespected at times by the Suns this season. “I’m human, so I have to really take a step back and just kind of look at the big picture,” Beal told ESPN. “And my biggest thing is when I came here I want to win. I’ve scored 30 points a game. I’ve been an All-Star. I’ve been All-NBA. I want to win. That’s always been my label — I haven’t won anything. So whatever that looks like for the team, whether that’s me coming up the bench, whether it’s me starting, whether it’s me, whatever it is, I’m going to do it. Do I agree with it? Hell, no, but I’m not going to be that guy. -via ESPN / March 14, 2025
Devin Booker and Bradley Beal didn’t think Plumlee or Adams needed to be ejected. “They just got tussled up, caught up,” Beal said. “Nobody threw any blows. Big dog tried to pick Mason up. Mason wasn’t going for it. They just went to the floor. Two techs, keep it moving.” The Suns trailed, 57-52, at the break. “Nah,” Booker said when asked if the actions of Plumlee and Adams warranted an ejection. “Obviously I’m biased, but I feel like Steven tried to pick him up and slam him and Mason happened to just be on top of him.” -via Arizona Republic / March 13, 2025
Duane Rankin: Bradley Beal said Suns talked about managing his health after All-Star break as he had a toe issue going into the break. “We’re just trying to balance the two.” Thought Mason Plumlee and Steven Adams shouldn’t have been ejected. “Nobody threw any blows.” On Suns loss to pic.x.com/00hMU0DBCj -via Twitter @DuaneRankin / March 13, 2025