Some absences at the top of the pecking order allowed for others to thrive in the Suns' loss to the Hawks in summer league play on Sunday.

With so many players out, the Suns started Yuri Collins, Khalif Battle, No. 41 pick Koby Brea, Moses Wood and Oso Ighodaro. Undrafted two-way signee CJ Huntley notably came off the bench. Here's how the game unfolded for the Suns, who could never recover after a big first quarter run by the Hawks.

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With Ighodaro and Koby Brea catching a breather late in the quarter, rookie Alex Schumacher stepped up. The Seattle product gave the Suns a jolt off the bench, scoring six quick points, capped by a buzzer-beating bucket to close the frame.

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But Ware has been underwhelming through his first three summer league appearances, averaging 12 points, 5.3 rebounds and 1.7 blocks per game while shooting 13 of 33 (39.4 percent) from the field and 1 of 10 (10 percent) from three-point range in those games.

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