Amid a spiral down the Western Conference standings, the Phoenix Suns made a drastic lineup change ahead of Monday's game against the Philadelphia 76ers, sending Bradley Beal and Jusuf Nurkiu0107 to bench.
Mason Plumlee and rookie Ryan Dunn took their places in the starting lineup. For the first 24 minutes Monday night, the move did not yield results. But following a disastrous shooting start from the field, the Suns caught fire for a 109-99 road win. Beal led the way after his move to the bench.
Phoenix scored just 16 points in the first quarter and went into halftime with a 46-42 deficit after shooting 38.