In the second game back from the All-Star break, the struggling Phoenix Suns finally made a starting lineup change that had been long anticipated. After 15 straight games of coming off the bench, Bradley Beal replaced Tyus Jones in the starting 5 in the Suns' 121-117 victory over the Chicago Bulls Saturday.

Bradley Beal is back in the Phoenix Suns' starting lineup. The Suns, who had lost seven of eight games entering Saturday's game against the Chicago Bulls, started Beal in place of Tyus Jones at the United Center.

In early January, as both Bradley Beal and the Phoenix Suns struggled to find their footing, coach Mike Budenholzer moved Beal to the bench. Phoenix is still struggling, so Saturday Coach Bud moved Beal back into the starting lineup and the result was him dropping 25 points — with the Suns' big three of Beal,

The Phoenix Suns needed that one. Badly. The Suns ended a four-game losing skid with a 121-117 win over the Chicago Bulls before a sellout crowd of 21,116 at United Center in the return of Bradley Beal to the starting lineup.

The 2024-25 NBA season hasn’t gone according to plan for the Phoenix Suns. With the team finally anticipating a healthy season from its three stars, the results haven’t matched their expectations. With a sub-.