THE Phoenix Suns are nonetheless seeking to clinch West Group B of the NBA Cup and qualify for the quarterfinals.
The San Antonio Spurs, Oklahoma Metropolis Thunder and Suns are every 2-1 in season event play. The Los Angeles Lakers are 2-2 after Friday’s loss to the Thunder and the Utah Jazz are 0-3.
Group play concludes Tuesday with the Spurs on the Suns and the Jazz on the Thunder.
Listed below are 4 situations to clinch West Group B because the Houston Rockets secured West Group A and Warriors of the Golden State dominated West Group C with 3-0 marks of their respective group play.
Suns win, Thunder lose
Phoenix wins West Group B and advances. The Suns would be the solely crew with a 3-1 report in West B Group.
Suns lose, Thunder win
Spurs win West Group B with head-to-head tiebreaker in opposition to Oklahoma Metropolis. Head-to-head report within the group stage within the first tiebreaker. The Spurs beat the Thunder, 110-104, in San Antonio.
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The Suns and Thunder each win
Oklahoma Metropolis wins West Group B. The Thunder wins the tiebreaker in opposition to Phoenix. OKC dominated the Suns, 99-83, at house whereas Phoenix was with out injured Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal.
Suns and Thunder each lose
The Spurs win West Group B. They would be the solely crew with a 3-1 report in West Group B.
The Suns reached the quarterfinals of the season’s first event as a wild card, however misplaced to the eventual event champion, the Lakers, within the quarterfinals in Los Angeles.
Do you’ve any ideas on the present state of the Suns? Contact Suns insider Duane Rankin at [email protected] or contact him at 480-810-5518. Observe him on X, previously Twitter, at @DuaneRankin.
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