11/27/2023 0 Comments Nuggets suns regular season![]() We can't afford to allow those runs to happen."Īll five Suns starters once again reached double figures for a third straight game in this series as Crowder scored 14 points and hit 4-of-6 from 3-point range. "They close (the third quarter) on an 8-2 run and they started the fourth quarter on a 6-0 run. "We're within range, we're within striking distance," Malone said. "Playing with a great deal of energy and force." "The guys are just making plays for each other," Williams said. The Suns opened the fourth with six straight points to close out the run with Dario Saric accounting for four, the last two on a driving layup putting Phoenix up 96-76 with 10:17 left in the game. Then Cam Johnson got a huge block on JaMychal Green in the paint and finished the sequence Ayton continued with an offensive rebound with an open 3 to extend Phoenix's lead to 88-74 with 1:07 left in the third quarter.īooker added a jumper to close the quarter to keep the lead at 14 points. "His ability to understand those moments and managing the game."īefore another Paul takeover in the fourth, Phoenix built its largest lead on a 14-2 run Cameron Payne stared with a 3. "It's the same thing we've seen from Chris for a long, long time now," Williams said. 1:37 - Crowder 3 off Paul assist (Suns go up 17).3:27 - Jae Crowder layup off Paul assist (Suns go up 17).3:33 - Paul steal on Barton (Suns up 15).4:58 - Paul jumper (Suns go up 19, timeout Denver).5:26 - Paul midrange pullup jumper (Suns go up 17).5:40 - Paul steal on Will Barton (Suns up 15).Paul posted eight points, three assists and two steals in the fourth, with each play a crushing one to the Nuggets. Jokic got some bench help from Monte Morris (21 points) and Will Barton (14 points), but Denver as a team continues to fall short of containing the balanced and explosive Phoenix offense led by Booker and Paul, who once again took control in the fourth quarter. It was loud, but just having your brother's back and staying focused was our main thing." We know we're here in a great city, great arena as well. However, Jokic shot 13-of-29 as Denver shot just 41.1% from the field overall and just 14-of-41 from 3-point range. "That's insane," Suns center Deandre Ayton said as he looked at the box score. Jokic played like the league's MVP in churning out a game-high 32 points, 20 rebounds and 10 assists. My only hope is that we haven't let go of the rope because of what history tells us." "It was about winning the next game, winning the first quarter, winning the second quarter, and that's got to be our mindset. ![]() "It was never about trying to win three more games," Malone said about last year's run in the Orlando bubble. They're now looking to make unprecedented history. The Nuggets made history in last year's playoffs by rallying back from consecutive 3-1 deficits to reach the Western Conference finals. INJURY BUG: Injuries continue to take toll on contenders in playoffsĭOWN AGAIN: This 2-0 deficit will be too much for Clippers to overcome "I hope we show some real fight and resolve and force this series to go back to Phoenix for a Game 5." "The one thing I don't want is for us to go out just quietly into that good night," Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. ![]() ![]() No NBA team has come back from a 3-0 series deficit. Game 4 is Sunday in Denver, where Phoenix will look to fulfill the "Suns in 4" chant they heard from their fans near the end of Game 2 at Phoenix Suns Arena. We just kept talking about trying to withstand their runs. "We knew it was going to be an emotional game for them with Joker being presented the MVP trophy before the game. "It's very satisfying," said Paul, who finished fifth in MVP voting. "We have our eyes on the prize," All-Star guard Devin Booker said.īooker led the Suns, winners of six straight playoff games to tie a franchise record, with 28 points while Chris Paul went for 27 points and eight assists to offset a triple-double from Jokic's monster triple-double. Phoenix went on a 14-2 run to build a 20-point lead on the way to a 116-102 win Friday to take a commanding 3-0 series lead in this best-of-7 conference semifinal series. Minutes later, the Suns took control of the game, and the series. Denver seemed to have some momentum and looked poised to make final run. Then with his team up eight with 1:58 left in the third quarter, Suns coach Monty Williams called a timeout. They saw the Denver Nuggets hang with them in the first half and only trail by four. The Phoenix Suns heard the "M-V-P!" chants from 18,277 fans and watched Nikola Jokic accept his NBA Most Valuable Player award before the start of Game 3 on Friday. Watch Video: NBA playoffs feature new wave of teams with chance to win championship
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