PHOENIX — The Phoenix Suns won’t have Jusuf Nurkic tonight when they battle the Denver Nuggets on the road. He was initially ruled questionable with a sprained finger.
Nurkic exited Monday’s loss against the San Antonio Spurs after 19 minutes of action, putting up six points, nine rebounds, four assists, one steal and two blocks before leaving in the third quarter.
The Suns were leading for most of the action before Nurkic’s departure. With Drew Eubanks taking his spot on the floor, Phoenix ultimately crumbled in an upset loss to San Antonio after previously winning their last three-of-four.
Nurkic has been the most consistent part of Phoenix’s lineup this season, starting 68 games for the Suns – more than anybody on the roster.
This season, Nurkic is averaging 11.3 points to go along with 11 rebounds and 3.8 assists per night with one block/steal averaged, respectively. 
The Suns are 42-30 heading into tonight with claim to the West’s No. 8 seed. Phoenix has ten games remaining in the regular season and according to Tankathon, their schedule is the toughest out of all teams in the NBA in terms of opposing win percentage.
Damion Lee was previously ruled out ahead of tonight for Phoenix. Bradley Beal was also listed as questionable.
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