Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explained before Thursday's game the significance of trading for Nick Richards.

Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer explains his reasoning behind starting Mason Plumlee over a benched Jusuf Nurkic

Devin Booker led the way for the Suns ... Even with Nurkić out, head coach Mike Budenholzer played just one center in the game, Mason Plumlee, who ended with just five rebounds.

Kevin Durant had nine points and Suns rookie Ryan Dunn had seven as the Suns trailed 33-31, after the first quarter. Dunn added one steal and a block, both on Atlanta's Trae Young (game-high 13 points, 4-of-10 FG, 3-of-5 from 3).

Down by five after the third quarter, Phoenix Suns head coach Mike Budenholzer was impressed by the way his team dug in defensively and came back to win 120-113 over the Charlotte Hornets.

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Devin Booker’s 32 points and six assists led the Phoenix Suns to a wire-to-wire 108-84 win over the Brooklyn Nets to conclude a five-game road trip. Kevin Durant dominated his former team early, scoring 19 of his 24 (8-of15 FG) points in the first half.

Phoenix currently sits toward the bottom of the West playoff picture dispute having three star players on the roster. Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and Bradley Beal all give this team incredible star power but the large contracts have left the rest of the roster fairly bare.

The Suns look like they will be a play-in team when the regular season ends. But one more trade could be on the horizon.

Even though the Suns are still barely hanging on to a spot in the play-in tournament, there's no denying they have been playing better basketball of late.

Nick Richards explained after Wednesday's win how excited he is to play his first game in front of the Suns' fanbase.