Game Day: Jazz (2-2) @ Suns (1-4), Fri 10/31/25

[Superbone]

Time: 7:00 pm AZ (7:00 pm PT/10:00 pm ET)
Place: Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix, AZ
TV: AZ Family 3TV, NBALP

Suns start West Group A of NBA Cup play Friday night against the Jazz. Markkanen is coming off a 51 point performance against our Suns. Still no Jalen Green or Dillon Brooks.

https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/jazz.pdf
https://www.nba.com/gamenotes/suns.pdf

Go Suns!!!

Dis • cuss

[Superbone]

[BKinSJC]

Jalen Green's really going out of his way to pretty much exactly replicate the Brad Beal experience in Phoenix so far.

[Gladiator]

jazz size in the front court is going to be a real issue for us.

[ShelC]

Another must win.

[England Sun]

jazz size in the front court is going to be a real issue for us.

I think what you meant to say is that ‘any size in any front court is going to be an issue for us’

[ShelC]

Having Williams in the SL will help but I'd still rather not see Royce/Dunn at the 4. I know the thinking will be - "well we played them well the rest of the game with the smaller guys and almost won", but that's still too reliant on 3pt shooting. Use Oso on Markannen, Richards as the primary backup 5, it'd be nice to see Fleming for some size and length that can stretch the floor.

[Split T]

Fleming I agree with…I don’t think you can play Dunn/Oso/Williams…3 non shooters would be brutal. Dunn and Oso’s defenders would just crowd the rest of the team…it would help defensively, but it’d be awful on offense.

[ShelC]

Yea it's not ideal but Dunn's been OK shooting from the corner. Maybe we can get creative with some 4/5 PnR with Oso and Williams getting Filipowski and Kessler on the perimeter. It's a pipedream but it'd be interesting to see. Would also generally like to see some Book and Williams or CG and Williams/Richards PnR. I hate small on small screening or ghost screening.

[Superbone]

Jalen Green's really going out of his way to pretty much exactly replicate the Brad Beal experience in Phoenix so far.

LOL. It's pretty frustrating after not missing a game the last two seasons. I've very anxious to see what we have with him in the lineup. Maybe his aggressiveness will spark Book too.

[ShelC]

Real good start this time, Goodwin off the bench causing 2 TOs leading to 5 points. CG hitting 3s, Book knocking down his jumpers and the defense has been tight for the most part. Oso still the first big off the bench, no NHD at the moment.

[bajanguy008]

Nice 1st quarter

Ott making Goodwin first guard off the bench, well really playing at SF
Dude doing what he does, getting steals and deflections and has keyed a nice run with Gillespie shooting well early also

[bajanguy008]

Let's keep it up
Should have never lost to these dudes in Utah

Breaking News!!
Suns just gave up 17pts in the 1st quarter, this is not a typo

[ShelC]

Noticed Ott's been pulling Book for a very quick breather at the end 1st qtrs, usually with about 1:30-2 minutes left, then puts him right back in. Book's said he likes playing the entire 1st so not sure why Ott pulls him for those few possessions just to put him back in and then sit him to start the 2nd.

[Furlanfufi]

WHAT A BLOCK

[bajanguy008]

Noticed Ott's been pulling Book for a very quick breather at the end 1st qtrs, usually with about 1:30-2 minutes left, then puts him right back in. Book's said he likes playing the entire 1st so not sure why Ott pulls him for those few possessions just to put him back in and then sit him to start the 2nd.

I think it's been only on dead balls to bring him for the last possession

[bajanguy008]

The young dude Ace Bailey just be pulling every time he touches
Did the same thing last game

[bajanguy008]

WHAT A BLOCK

Yeah Grayson felt good about himself

[ShelC]

Does Ott know Oso has 4 fouls?

[Furlanfufi]

5 now.

Maluach time