Without two starters in Kevin Durant and Jusuf Nurkic, the Suns were forced to alter their rotation a bit - though a struggling Jazz team (who have now lost seven in a row) weren't enough throughout the course of action to threaten the Suns.

Playing the Thunder typically isn't a way for struggling shooters to regain their rhythm, but Devin Booker and the Phoenix Suns will try to defy that Friday when they visit Oklahoma City in NBA Cup action.

Booker had 18 points (6-16 FG, 1-4 3Pt, 5-6 FT), three rebounds, five assists and two steals across 31 minutes during Wednesday's 127-104 loss to the Kings. The Suns are short-handed, and Booker has the task of making up for Kevin Durant (calf) and Bradley Beal's (calf) absence.

On Wednesday evening, the Phoenix Suns faced off against the Sacramento Kings in California. The Suns were playing without Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant and lo