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PHOENIX -- The Phoenix Suns (1-2) made the final determination on the status of Dillon Brooks heading into tonight's game against the Utah Jazz (1-1) after he popped up on the injury report as questionable with right groin soreness.

Both Shaedon Sharpe and Jerami Grant finished with 18 points. Blake Wesley added 10 points, three assists, two steals and a block and Duop Reath, who had seen few minutes in the first four games of the season, scored nine quick points on three three-pointers and also haded out two assists.

Nikola Jokic attempts to become the first player in NBA history to open a season with five consecutive triple-doubles when the Denver Nuggets visit the Portland Trail Blazers on Friday night.

When talking about the Utah Jazz and their history, the discussions usually go right to the 1990’s. The years of John Stockton and Karl Malone, and their two trips to the NBA Finals.Malone, one of the best scorers of all-time,

Both Jalen Green (right hamstring strain) and Dillon Brooks (core muscle strain) remain out for tomorrow night’s Suns-Jazz NBA Cup group play matchup. Green has missed the first five games with his injury, while Brooks has been out for two-straight contests.

The Denver Nuggets and Portland Trail Blazers square off on Halloween in the first NBA Cup action of this season.

How to Watch Rip City TV Network: If you don’t have cable, you can watch the game live for FREE with an HDTV antenna through your local ABC affiliate (Charge 2.2 in Portland). For more information about Rip City TV and how to watch Blazers games, visit nba.com/blazers/watch.

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