The Phoenix Suns will be without center Deandre Ayton in Game 6 after the 2019 No. 1 overall pick suffered a rib contusion in the Suns' Game 5 loss.
"I feel good. Everyone thought it knocked the wind out of me," Ayton said of the injury after Game 5."It was just like a bone-on-bone type of thing where it hurt. I had my breath. It just hurt a little bit."will miss his fourth straight game with left groin tightness.
Phoenix will again be forced to lean heavily on Durant and guard Devin Booker as they try to force a Game 7.
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