Jokic started the half by doing the Chris Paul swing-thru to get a call and free throws off Ayton, which was Ayton’s third foul. Ross and Warren have combined for 6 of those points. Let’s detail the bench production (which I will include the other 2 starters here): 8-15 shooting for 17 first half points.
#MICHAEL PHEW PLUS#
Book now has 25, plus 2 assists, 3 rebounds and 3 steals.Īt the half, the Suns led the Nuggets 67-52 behind the incredible play of Booker (27 points on 12 of 15 shooting), the gritty Durant performance forcing 12 free throws, and dishing 5 assists with 0 turnovers, and the welcome play from the bench. Soon, he was up to 9 free throws and the Suns were up 45-39.įeels like it’s been a long time since I talked about Devin Booker right? Well, he came back in while the Suns are on this run and made some back-breaking shots to put the Suns up 52-40 and force yet another Nuggets timeout at 4:45 in the second. KD got free throws the next time down to tie up the game. The Suns couldn’t make any shots with a lineup of Durant (still nope), Landale, Payne, Shamet and Warren, but Durant’s aggression got the Nuggets into the penalty with more than 9 minutes left in the quarter, and the Suns down 37-35. While we saw Terrence Ross to end the first quarter, we now see T.J. NO ONE ELSE ON THE SUNS HAS MORE THAN THREE POINTS. Jamal Murray leads Denver with 12 points (5-8 shooting).ĭevin Booker has 18 for the Suns (7-9 shooting). The Suns shot 54% but only 2 for 6 on threes. Denver finished the quarter making 4 of 8 threes and shooting 52% overall.
Suns were down 31-29 after one quarter as Jeff Green made a 30-foot three with seconds left.
#MICHAEL PHEW TV#
Suns down 25-26 with 1:54 left in the first when they took a TV timeout.
Booker had 16 of the Suns first 25 points, and their only 3-point makes (2). Terrence Ross, Jock Landale, Torrey Craig and Landry Shamet all came off the bench to join the Suns only good player tonight in Devin Booker. Durant missed 6 of his first 7 shots, and when he took a seat it got quickly down to “Booker and four bench guys” - and that’s with two of his usual bench guys in the starting lineup with him! Denver, on the other hand, is still going with their tight 3-man bench unit. Quickly it was a 13-9 Suns lead on a Booker three to force a Denver timeout.ĭenver kept coming though, and Kevin Durant was still ice cold. three pointer, but it still felt like the game was going the Suns way because they drove to the basket relentlessly to take advantage of Denver’s lack of rim protection. Okay maybe Okogie and Payne are a good thing?ĭenver took a 9-8 lead on a Michael Porter Jr.
Oh and then Josh Okogie had a transition layup in their faces. There’s a way the Suns can take it to these guys. When two of your starters in the second round of the playoffs are Josh Okogie and Cameron Payne, well.Ĭam Payne came out and immediately tested the Nuggets rim protection, running it down Jokic’s gullet with his patented speed-layup in transition.
#MICHAEL PHEW SERIES#
The Suns are now down only 1-2 in the series with Sunday’s game at home to tie the series if they can win it. Nikola Jokic had 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists. That’s all the Suns need to beat a Denver team that wouldn’t go away. Warren making a couple of big shots in crunch time when the Suns really needed it. The bench provided 22 points on 10 of 22 shooting, including T.J. Kevin Durant joined the party with 39 points of his own, despite still not shooting well (just 12 of 31 from the field). “There’s nothing wrong with admitting that,” coach Monty Williams said before the game.ĭevin Booker did everything he could to extend the Suns season by at least one more game, scoring an incredible 47 points on an almost perfect 20 of 25 shooting. The Phoenix Suns needed this win VERY BADLY. They win Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets, 121-114, on the back of a 15-point halftime lead and then a fourth quarter that they wish they’d been able to deliver in Game 2.
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