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This is what the star power of the Phoenix Suns was supposed to look like all year long.
A 29-point showing by four-time All-Star Devin Booker, an effortless 27 points and 11 rebounds by 15-time All-Star and two-time NBA Finals MVP Kevin Durant, and then what felt like a turn-back-the-clock 25-point game from three-time All-Star Bradley Beal.
That’s a combined 81 points and 22 All-Star appearances.
Then there’s the Bulls.
Two All-Star appearances from Nikola Vucevic in his Orlando days, and a whole lot of question marks with 25 regular-season games to go.