Suns Announce Starters vs Hornets
PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns are on the second night of a back-to-back as the Charlotte Hornets play host.
Here's Frank Vogel's starting lineup:
Devin Booker
Bradley Beal
Grayson Allen
Kevin Durant
Jusuf Nurkic
The Suns lost last night to the Boston Celtics, who became the first team in the East to secure a spot in the postseason.
Now, Phoenix hopes to get right against one of the worst teams in the East in Charlotte, who are just 17-49 on the year and are 12.5 games back from the No. 10 seed.
As for the Suns, they're 38-28 with the No. 7 seed at this moment in time. Phoenix is exactly a half game below the Sacramento Kings at No. 6 and a half game above the Dallas Mavericks at No. 8.
Eric Gordon will be available for the Suns tonight after approaching today as probable with a knee injury. He did not play against Boston last night.
Nurkic (eight points) was the lone Suns starter not to score 20+ points against the Celtics, though he did snag 20 rebounds with six assists.
Bol Bol led all bench scorers with 10 points.
Durant has the ability to move past Shaq for No. 8 in the NBA's all-time scoring list with 33 points tonight.
Opening tip is slated for just past 4:00 PM Arizona time.
