Bol was highly productive in the Suns' overtime loss, and Ty Jerome flourished in Cleveland's rout of Orlando.
The Phoenix Suns' Bol Bol had 18 points, 14 rebounds, four blocks, two steals, two assists in their 119-112 loss to the Memphis Grizzlies.
The Phoenix Suns (27-30) dropped a clutch-time game to the Toronto Raptors (18-39) on Sunday afternoon by a score of in what was the penultimate game of the Phoenix road trip The Suns were coming off of a victory over the Chicago Bulls the previous day,
Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol (11) shoots against Memphis Grizzlies center Zach Edey (14) in the first half of an NBA basketball game, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, in Memphis, Tenn.
After spending most of this season on the bench, Bol Bol is getting more playing time over the past week, including his first start as a Phoenix Sun on Tuesday. Photo: Christian Petersen/
Suns' Bol Bol has been playing at a high level since the team traded Jusuf Nurkic. He has 18 points and 14 rebounds on Tuesday night.
The big man will supplant Royce O'Neale in the starting five on Tuesday. Bol has started in two outings thus far, during which he accumulated 33 points, 18 rebounds, six blocks, three steals and two assists across 63 total minutes.
Phoenix Suns center Bol Bol, left, drives into Houston Rockets forward Amen Thompson, right, during the second half of an NBA basketball game Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, in Houston. (AP
Bol was highly productive in the Suns' overtime loss, and Ty Jerome flourished in Cleveland's rout of Orlando.
The Phoenix Suns (27-30) play the final of their five-game road trip at the Memphis Grizzlies (37-20) on Tuesday.
Bol will return to the bench after starting in the previous two contests due to the return of Devin Booker (back) to the starting lineup. The big man has experienced a sizable spike in his minutes of late, averaging 30.0 minutes over his previous four contests and putting up 16.0 points, 7.0 rebounds and 3.3 blocks per game in that stretch.
Devin Booker had 29 points and eight assists, Kevin Durant scored 27 points and Bradley Beal had 25 in his return to the starting lineup to help the Phoenix Suns beat the Chicago Bulls 121-117 on Saturday to end a four-game losing streak.