The Phoenix Suns remain without four players heading into the Monday, March 30 game against the Memphis Grizzlies to begin a four-game road trip.
Dillon Brooks (left hand fracture), Mark Williams (left foot third metatarsal stress reaction), Haywood Highsmith (right knee injury management) and Amir Coffey (left ankle sprain) have been ruled out.
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The Suns (41-33) are seventh in the West, coming off a 134-109 victory March 28 over the Utah Jazz to end a four-game homestand.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns center Khaman Maluach (10) celebrates a dunk against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns center Khaman Maluach (10) celebrates a dunk against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns head coach Jordan Ott walks out on the court after a timeout during a game against the Jazz at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Jazz forward Cody Williams drives against Suns guard Jalen Green (4) during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns guard Royce O’Neale (00) reacts after making a three pointer against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns guard Jalen Green (4) celebrates a three pointer against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns guard Jalen Green (4) celebrates a three pointer against the Jazz during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns guard Devin Booker (1) shoots against Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
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Phoenix Suns host Utah Jazz at Mortgage Matchup Center
Suns guard Jalen Green (4) celebrates a three pointer against Jazz forward Ace Bailey (19) during a game at the Mortgage Matchup Center in Phoenix, on March 28, 2026.
The Grizzlies (25-49) have ruled out Ja Morant (left elbow UCL Sprain), Jaylen Wells (right great toe injury management), Santi Aldama (right knee surgery recovery), Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (right fifth finger surgery recovery), Brandon Clarke (right calf strain), Zach Edey (left ankle and elbow surgery recovery), Ty Jerome (left ankle sprain) and Scotty Pippen Jr. (right great toe surgery recovery) out for Monday’s game,
Taj Gibson (right toe soreness), Olivier-Maxence Prosper (right wrist soreness) and Javon Small (low back soreness) are listed as doubtful, while Walter Clayton Jr. (left ankle soreness) and DeJon Jarreau (right elbow soreness) are questionable.
Jahmai Mashack (nasal fracture face mask) is available versus Phoenix.
The Suns trail the Houston Rockets (44-29) by 3 1/2 games for sixth in the West, and Houston owns the head-to-head tiebreaker, 3-0.
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The Rockets and Suns meet one more time, April 7, in Phoenix in Kevin Durant’s return game.
With eight games left, Phoenix has just a 2 1/2-game lead on the Los Angeles Clippers, who have won their past five games. The Suns and Clippers split their four-game season series.
The next tiebreaker, which would determine home court for a play-in matchup with the Clippers, is division record (the Suns are 10-6; the Clippers 8-6) and then conference record (the Suns are 26-21; the Clippers 22-23).
The top six teams in each conference advance to the playoffs, while the 7-10 teams compete in the play-in tournament for the seventh and eighth seeds.
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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Phoenix Suns begin road trip vs Grizzlies down four players