If you ask anyone who watches the Phoenix Suns what their number one fear for the team is entering the postseason, it’s not going to be turnovers. It’s not going to be shooting. It’s not going to be depth. It’s going to be health.
The Suns’ starting lineup is fragile. We know this. The chemistry that somewhat developed throughout the regular season was comprised when any member of their Booker-Beal-Allen-Durant-Nurkic starting five was missing. In games where all five started, the team was 23-12 (.657), which means they were 26-21 (.553) in games in which one of them was missing.