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The Phoenix Suns (33-37) host the Cleveland Cavaliers (56-13), on Friday, March 21, at 7 p.m., at PHX Arena. The game will air on Arizona's Family (3TV in Phoenix).
The Suns are looking to make it three straight wins, after defeating the Chicago Bulls, 127-121, on Wednesday in the second game of a five-game homestand. That win tied Phoenix with the Dallas Mavericks for 10th in the West and the final play-in spot, but the Suns hold the tiebreaker. The Mavs host the Pistons at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Cleveland is the top team in the Eastern Conference but has lost three straight, the most recent Wednesday, 123-119, at Sacramento. Friday's game is the third of a five-game road trip for the Cavs.
The Cavs defeated the Suns in their last meeting on Jan. 20, 118-92, in Cleveland.
Check back at azcentral.com for live updates during Friday's game.
Nick Richards was a late scratch from Friday's game with right calf tightness.
He wasn't on the initial injury report Thursday nor Friday's report after shootaround. Richards apparently injured himself during his pregame workout at the arena as he limped off the court.
The Suns will likely start rookie Oso Ighodaro and have Bol Bol see minutes. Bol hasn't played more than 10 minutes in a game since March 12 at Houston when he logged 17 minutes.
Bradley Beal (left hamstring strain) and Mason Plumlee (left quad strain) are both ruled out as is Grayson Allen (left foot strain), who was previously listed as questionable.
Beal is scheduled to be re-evaluated Monday. Allen will miss his sixth straight game with the foot injury while Plumlee will sit a second straight game with the quad strain..
Cleveland lists two-way G League players Emoni Bates, Nae'Qwan Tomlin and Luke Travers out.
Preview: Can Phoenix Suns keep momentum going against East leader Cleveland Cavaliers?
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns-Cavaliers updates: Richards late scratch with calf tightness
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The Suns are looking to make it three straight wins, after defeating the Chicago Bulls, 127-121, on Wednesday in the second game of a five-game homestand. That win tied Phoenix with the Dallas Mavericks for 10th in the West and the final play-in spot, but the Suns hold the tiebreaker. The Mavs host the Pistons at 5:30 p.m. Friday.
Cleveland is the top team in the Eastern Conference but has lost three straight, the most recent Wednesday, 123-119, at Sacramento. Friday's game is the third of a five-game road trip for the Cavs.
The Cavs defeated the Suns in their last meeting on Jan. 20, 118-92, in Cleveland.
Check back at azcentral.com for live updates during Friday's game.
Injury updates: Nick Richards late scratch, three others out
Nick Richards was a late scratch from Friday's game with right calf tightness.
He wasn't on the initial injury report Thursday nor Friday's report after shootaround. Richards apparently injured himself during his pregame workout at the arena as he limped off the court.
The Suns will likely start rookie Oso Ighodaro and have Bol Bol see minutes. Bol hasn't played more than 10 minutes in a game since March 12 at Houston when he logged 17 minutes.
Bradley Beal (left hamstring strain) and Mason Plumlee (left quad strain) are both ruled out as is Grayson Allen (left foot strain), who was previously listed as questionable.
Beal is scheduled to be re-evaluated Monday. Allen will miss his sixth straight game with the foot injury while Plumlee will sit a second straight game with the quad strain..
Cleveland lists two-way G League players Emoni Bates, Nae'Qwan Tomlin and Luke Travers out.
Preview: Can Phoenix Suns keep momentum going against East leader Cleveland Cavaliers?
This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Suns-Cavaliers updates: Richards late scratch with calf tightness
Continue reading...
