The Phoenix Suns will have a major health advantage over the New Orleans Pelicans in Thursday night's matchup.

Phoenix Suns' guard Bradley Beal will miss Thursday’s home game against New Orleans as a late scratch with left calf tightness. Beal is coming off a 24-point effort in Tuesdays

Devin Booker led all scorers with 36 points, while Kevin Durant chipped in 28. However, it was not enough to overcome Zion Williamson's first career triple-double, as the two-time all-star finished with 27 points,

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The New Orleans Pelicans will face the Phoenix Suns in an NBA matchup on Thursday. This prediction is based on 10,000 simulations of the game.

The shorthanded Phoenix Suns took care of the even shorter-handed New Orleans Pelicans, 125-108, Friday night in the second of back-to-back games between the teams before a sellout crowd of 17,071 at PHX Arena.

Bol Bol scored 25 points, one shy of his career high, and the Phoenix Suns never trailed in defeating the New Orleans Pelicans 125-108 to snap a three-game skid Friday night. Nick Richards had 19 points and a game-high 12 rebounds for the Suns,

The Phoenix Suns are 2-10 in their last 12 games, and will be without Bradley Beal for their upcoming game against the New Orleans Pelicans.

Phoenix looks to stop its three-game skid when the Phoenix Suns play New Orleans. Friday's meeting is the first this season for the two teams.

On Friday, Chris Haynes reported that Phoenix Suns coach Mike Budenholzer called star Devin Booker into a meeting a few weeks ago and asked Booker to tone down he vocal he is on the court and during timeouts, which shocked Booker.