Bradley Beal: ‘Once we’re at full strength, I think we’ll have a great idea of who we can be’

By HoopsHype | November 11, 2023

What’s the buzz on Twitter? Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguet“Once we’re at full strength, I think we’ll have a great idea of who we can be.”I asked Bradley Beal about the frustration of guys being in and out of the lineup and how the Suns are chomping at the bit to get healthy and get going: pic.twitter.com/PFbxg5m4w7 – 2:03 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetI asked Frank Vogel what’s gone wrong in the non-KD minutes to start 4th quarters, and he said they’ve talked about pulling him earlier in the 3rd so he can start the 4th, but they thought a lineup with Brad Beal could carry them. Also asked whether he felt the O got stagnant: pic.twitter.com/dLJi6KMPB0 – 1:11 AM Kellan Olson @KellanOlsonSuns should be 7-2 but their third brutal fourth quarter of the season drops them to 4-5.All of those were without Booker, who will help the crunch-time offense find much more consistency when he returns. Beal just getting assimilated as well. – 12:47 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetFinal: LAL 122, PHX 119Durant: 38 Pts, 9 Reb, 13-27 FGBeal: 24 Pts, 9-17 FGNurkic: 14 Pts, 9 Reb, 7 AstJames: 32-11-6, 11-17 FGSuns 0-1 to start In-Season Tournament group play – 12:47 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetGrayson Allen hits a 3 to cut the deficit to 4. Frank Vogel challenges the foul call on Bradley Beal, which looked like he got all ball on the inbounds pass to Austin Reaves – 12:41 AM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinPrince guarding Durant.Durant drives past Prince.#Suns down two with 3:01 left. Timeout #Lakers.Durant 38 points. Beal 22 (20 in first half).James 30 points. Russell 19.3PT: Suns 13-of-34. Lakers 11-of-23. – 12:33 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetBradley Beal, already at 22 minutes, is out there to start the 4Q. Curious how many minutes he plays tonight after Vogel said it’d probably be similar to the Chicago game (24 minutes) – 12:10 AM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetEnd of 3Q: PHX 96, LAL 89Durant: 31 Pts, 8 Reb, 10-22 FGBeal: 22 Pts, 8-13 FGNurkic: 11 Pts, 7 Reb, 6 AstJames: 27-5-4, 9-14 FGBuzzer-beating 3 from Cam Reddish pulls the Lakers back within single digits. Game remains way closer than it probably should be – 12:07 AM Mike Trudell @LakersReporterLAL head into halftime down 63-55 after allowing a Beal layup at the buzzer that got him to a game-high 20 points.LeBron led LAL with 19, much of it coming at the rim (6 of 6 in the PHX paint).An 11-4 deficit on the offensive glass hurt LAL consideably. – 11:20 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinBradley Beal hit the Deion Sanders two-step after going through Anthony Davis and Christian Wood for the layup at the buzzer.Yeah, he and his back are feeling good.Has 20 points at the half on 7-of-10 shooting as #Suns lead 63-55 at the break.Durant 16. James 19. Davis 5. – 11:19 PM Khobi Price @khobi_priceHalftime: Suns 63, Lakers 55. Bradley Beal with a buzzer-beating layup.Beal leading the way with 20 points on 7-of-10 shooting. LeBron James with 19 points (7-of-10 shooting), 3 assists and 2 rebounds. D’Angelo Russell: 12 points, 6 assists. – 11:19 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetHalftime: PHX 63, LAL 55Beal: 20 Pts, 4 Reb, 7-10 FGDurant: 16 Pts, 4 Reb, 5-13 FGNurkic: 5 Pts, 6 Reb, 4 AstJames: 19 Pts, 7-10 FGBeal with the buzzer-beater layup off a gorgeous hesitation crossover – 11:19 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinBeal pick-and-roll with Nurkic, fed big man, who took a dribble, got underneath the basket and drew foul on Davis.That’s how you’d expect him to use bod. Got size. Key will always be finishing inside.Playing better vs. Davis than 1st regular season matchup, preseason. #Suns – 11:14 PM Mike Trudell @LakersReporterPhoenix has an 11-4 edge on the offensive glass after two more offensive boards on one possession led to Beal FT’s. It’s been a problem for the Lakers in most of their games thus far.LAL trail by 8 after a pair of Russell FT’s. – 11:12 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinBradley Beal crashing the offensive glass looking to follow up dunk, I think, took fall to floor.Back must be feeling pretty good. Laid there for a minute, but got up, seems to be moving fine after that. #Suns #Lakers – 11:11 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinBradley Beal has been a problem for the Lakers tonight.Getting wherever and whatever he wants.6-of-7 FGs(2-of-2 from 3) 15 points, three rebounds, to assists.Already has more in 12 minutes than he had in 24 in his #Suns regular season debut (13 at Bulls). – 10:56 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetBradley Beal with 15 points on 6-of-7 shooting, plus 2 assists, that last of which leads to a Jordan Goodwin 3 to put the Suns up 14. Timeout Lakers. Pretty great home debut for Beal, and once again, you can see how he opens spacing up as a gravity hub and driver/cutter – 10:55 PM Khobi Price @khobi_priceEnd of 1Q: Suns 34, Lakers 25.D’Angelo Russell: 10 points, 2 assists.Kevin Durant: 14 points, 3 rebounds. Bradley Beal: 9 points. – 10:45 PM Gerald Bourguet @GeraldBourguetLeBron James looks a bit shaken up after that foul call on KD. Limped to the FT line. Bradley Beal gets his first rest almost 8 minutes into the game – 10:29 PM Duane Rankin @DuaneRankinBeal has already made more shots from the field within the game’s first six minutes than he did in the 24 he played against Chicago.3-of-12 at Bulls for 13 points.4-of-5 vs. Lakers for nine points.#Suns up one with 6:30 left in 1st quarter. #Lakers – 10:22 PM More on this storyline