The Suns had only ten players dressed tonight and played only nine. The kept it close until the end of the 2nd quarter but were never able to cut into the Nuggets’ lead in the third before Denver pulled ahead for good.
With big men Deandre Ayton and Richaun Holmes both sidelined again, the Suns were killed on the boards 57-35. If not for the Suns actually cutting into the Nuggets’ rebounding lead in garbage time, it would have been much worse. The Suns had a grand total of 2 offensive rebounds vs 16 for the Nuggets.