The Phoenix Suns are on the road on Friday night as they travel to the Target Center to face off against the red-hot Minnesota Timberwolves.
Phoenix enters Friday's contest having won six of their last 10 games but their four-game winning streak was snapped on Wednesday night in a blowout loss to the Boston Celtics.
They will now look to bounce back on Friday against a Timberwolves team that has won seven of their last 10 games but are coming off a loss to the Indiana Pacers on Monday.
Of course, this is a massive matchup for both teams as the Suns are still fighting for the final Play-In spot in the Western Conference as they are half of a game behind the Dallas Mavericks.
For the Timberwolves, they are fighting for the sixth spot in the West to stay out of the Play-In and they currently sit half of a game behind the Los Angeles Clippers for that spot.
Unfortunately for the Suns, they will once again be without their star guard Bradley Beal in Friday's game due to a left hamstring strain.
Bradley Beal made trip to Minneapolis.
Out tonight vs. T-Wolves with left hamstring strain. It'll be 6th straight game he's missed.
Mike Budenholzer said Tuesday Beal hadn't done 5-on-5 yet.
Guys working their way back from injury have done 5-on-5 on the road before. #Suns
— Duane Rankin (@DuaneRankin) March 28, 2025
Beal has missed Phoenix's last five games due to the injury and that streak will extend to six games on Friday.
This is a massive blow for the Suns who are still fighting with the Mavericks for the final Play-In spot and they will now once again be without one of their top scorers.
Despite this, the Suns have played well without Beal thus far as they are 4-1 in the five games he has missed.
With Beal still sidelined, expect Ryan Dunn and Collin Gillespie to continue to see an increased role and Kevin Durant and Devin Booker will once again be asked to carry the load for the Suns.
For the Timberwolves, they enter Friday's contest fully healthy as they have listed nobody on their injury report.
Fans can catch Friday's matchup between the Suns and Timberwolves at 8:00 p.m. EST on NBA TV.
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This story was originally published March 28, 2025 at 3:00 PM.