News of Deandre Ayton‘s suspension shocked the Phoenix Suns and their fans.
The team was coming off the heels of an opening night blowout victory over the Sacramento Kings; the franchise and their devoted fan base were riding high.
They won (by 29 points), without Devin Booker needing to take a central scoring role.
Deandre Ayton played lights out on both ends of the floor, recording a career-high 4 blocked shots.
Ricky Rubio led an offense that was buzzing from the start, and recorded 11 assists.
There were a multitude of positives that came from that game and they seemed assured to ride that high into game two and beyond.