He was greeted by his teammates and went down the line celebrating with each one. Beal then broke into a slip-and-slide dance with Monte Morris that had them both laughing. Beal was having fun like the kid who first fell in love with basketball.

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, Kevin Durant and Devin Booker combining to score 81 — in a win over the Chicago Bulls, 121-117, snapping a two-game Phoenix losing streak.