Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns will be taking on Stephen Curry and the Golden State Warriors tonight. As many NBA fans should be aware, Beal is the latest addition that the Phoenix Suns made to their roster this NBA offseason. Although the Suns certainly have the talent to be a superteam, injuries have prevented a good start to the 2023-2024 NBA season.
At the moment, the Suns hold a record of 8 wins and 6 losses. They will be playing against the Golden State Warriors, who have a record of 7 wins and 8 losses. Given the competitiveness of the Western Conference, the Suns hold the 7th position and the Warriors have the 10th spot.
As both these teams get ready to face off, fans might be interested in finding out more about the injury reports and expected starting lineups. Additionally, a prediction for this game will also be useful.
Bradley Beal is listed out for the Phoenix Suns vs Golden State Warriors game tonight
Suns fans will be disappointed to hear that Beal is listed as out and not expected to play tonight against the Warriors. According to the injury report, Bradley is dealing with a lower back injury and will be re-evaluated in a few weeks. Since he has only played in 3 games so far this season, fans barely got to see the Suns’ big 3 on the court together.
The same is expected to continue tonight in their matchup against the Warriors. Not having Beal means that Phoenix should make the best use of the players they have available. With that being said, here are the complete injury reports and expected starting lineups for this game.
Phoenix Suns injury report
- Bradley Beal (out)
- Damion Lee (out)
- Yuta Watanabe (out)
Phoenix Suns expected starting lineup
- Devin Booker
- Grayson Allen
- Eric Gordon
- Kevin Durant
- Jusuf Nurkic
Golden State Warriors injury report
- Gary Payton II (questionable)
Golden State Warriors expected starting lineup
- Chris Paul
- Stephen Curry
- Klay Thompson
- Andrew Wiggins
- Kevon Looney
As we can tell from the injury reports, the Warriors are relatively healthier when compared to the Suns. However, GSW will also be missing Draymond Green who is currently under a 5-game suspension. Nonetheless, let us take a look at the predictions for this game.
The Suns are favored over the Warriors tonight
Although the Warriors recently got back Stephen Curry after he sustained a knee injury and are coming off a win against the Houston Rockets, they will not be favored over the Phoenix Suns tonight. It is highly unlikely for the Warriors roster to stop Devin Booker and Kevin Durant without Draymond Green on the court.
The Suns also hold a better record and are on an impressive 4 game winning streak. For all of these reasons, we have the Phoenix Suns defeating the Golden State Warriors tonight. Be that as it may, this is still expected to be a close game that will go down to the wire.