The Suns lost all five of those without Beal and Durant, who was also in his second game back after missing seven, also with a left calf strain. He grabbed at his left ankle in the fourth quarter after Nets forward Ben Simmons stepped on it in transition, but Durant said after the game he’s fine.

The Brooklyn Nets (9-10) came into Wednesday's game at the Phoenix Suns (10-8) just trying to put their best foot forward in spite of how many injuries they were dealing with entering the matchup. Brooklyn could have chalked this game up to attrition with the significant injuries impacting their rotation,

Brooklyn Nets forward Cam Johnson has grown out his facial hair since being part of the Kevin Durant blockbuster deal, but he’s still knocking down the 3 like he did with the Phoenix Suns. Johnson is shooting 23-of-39 from distance in his past five games heading into a return matchup against his former team Wednesday night at Footprint Center.