The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 PM ET.
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The Brooklyn Nets will welcome the Phoenix Suns to Barclays Center for an NBA game on Tuesday. The Nets lost 116-124 in their last game over the Clippers. Nic Claxton had 15 points and 15 rebounds for the Nets, while Edmond Sumner chipped in 23 points for Brooklyn. Before the game, the deal that sent Irving and forward Markieff Morris to Dallas for Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith and multiple draft picks was announced.
Neither Dinwiddie nor Finney-Smith were available, nor were stars Kevin Durant and Ben Simmons and guard Seth Curry due to injury, leaving coach Jacque Vaughn forced to rotate 11 of his 12 dressed players. But Thomas almost single-handedly kept Brooklyn within striking distance. Thomas had 22 in the first half, then electrified the crowd with a combination of 3-pointers and mid-range jumpers, helping Brooklyn lead by 107-99 midway through the fourth.
“You just got to give credit to our group for being ready to play,” Vaughn said. “The optimism and belief that we can win a basketball game with the group we had was (good) to see, and our overall effort and energy and communication was good throughout the night.”
The Phoenix Suns on the other hand won 100-116 against the Pistons in their last game. Deandre Ayton had 31 points and 16 rebounds to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Detroit Pistons 116-100 on Saturday night.The surging Suns have won eight of 10 games, including a victory at Boston on Friday night, and have help on the way with Devin Booker nearing his return.
The three-time All-Star guard has been out since Christmas with a groin injury, but dunked in warmups in another sign that he’s close to coming back. “I wouldn’t read too much into it,” said Suns coach Monty Williams, who didn’t want to speculate on the chances Booker will play Tuesday night at Brooklyn. Phoenix started each half strong, leading 13-3 in the opening minutes and scoring the first eight points after halftime, to take and keep control against Detroit.
“It was huge because they set the tone,” Pistons coach Dwane Casey said. Chris Paul had 14 assists for the Suns’ balanced offense that didn’t need him to make shots, finishing 0 for 7 and without a field goal for the first time since March 18, 2017, when he helped the Los Angeles Clippers beat Cleveland by 30 points. “It’s a great lesson that you don’t have to score to have an impact on the game,” Casey said.
Brooklyn Nets: Royce O’Neale, Joe Harris, Nic Claxton, Cam Thomas, Edmond Sumner
Phoenix Suns: Torrey Craig, Cameron Johnson, Deandre Ayton, Mikal Bridges, Chris Paul
Brooklyn Nets: Spencer Dinwiddie, Dorian Finney-Smith, Ben Simmons, Seth Curry, Kevin Durant
Phoenix Suns: Cameron Payne, Landry Shamet, Jae Crowder
The game between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will take place at Barclays Center on Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 PM ET.
The match between the Brooklyn Nets and Phoenix Suns will be telecast live on Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, YES Network.
| Country | Channel | Date and Time |
| United States | Bally Sports Arizona, Fox Sports Arizona, YES Network. | February 7 (7:30 PM ET) |
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