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The Denver Nuggets were unable to ride a 53-point explosion from Nikola Jokic, losing 129-124 to the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night to even their best-of-seven series at two games apiece heading back to Colorado. The game was headlined by an altercation between Jokic and Suns owner Mat Ishbia in the second quarter. After Suns […]

PHOENIX — Kevin Durant, Devin Booker, and the Phoenix Suns are back.  The Suns evened their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets with their 129-124 win in Game 4 in front of the 79th consecutive sellout at Footprint Center with 17,071 fans.  Phoenix is now in a position to take a series lead […]

When Denver Nuggets star Nikola Jokic received a technical foul for his scuffle with Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia during Game 4 on Sunday, plenty of fans criticized the call. After all, Jokic appeared to be simply protecting himself after Ishbia touched him. A lot of people also mocked Ishbia for flopping and selling the […]

The Denver Nuggets-Phoenix Suns Game 4 came down to the wire on Sunday. The game stayed close even until the final minute, which meant every point counted in Phoenix’s 129-124 win over Denver. That’s why Devin Booker gave new Suns team owner Mat Ishbia a shoutout for netting them an extra point. Ishbia got entangled […]

Nikola Jokic certainly earned the respect of both Devin Booker and Kevin Durant following his 50-point explosion on Sunday; however, the two Phoenix Suns stars couldn’t have been more different with the way they delivered it. Jokic dropped 53 points, four rebounds and 11 assists in the Nuggets’ 129-124 loss to the Suns in Game […]

Denver Nuggets superstar Nikola Jokic joins Michael Jordan in an elite playoff club on Sunday, though he probably wishes he’s not part of it. With his 53-point explosion in their Game 4 loss against the Phoenix Suns, Jokic now holds the fourth-most points to be scored in a postseason defeat. Jordan still has the record […]

The Phoenix Suns got a big 129-124 win in Game 4 of their second round NBA Playoffs series with the Denver Nuggets to tie the series at 2-2, but most people will remember the moment that Nikola Jokic picked up a technical foul for elbowing Suns owner Mat Ishbia while trying to retrieve the ball […]

When the Denver Nuggets needed a bucket in Game 4 against the Phoenix Suns, they simply went to Nikola Jokic, who exploded for 53 points, albeit in a 129-124 road loss to Devin Booker and company. If it weren’t for the Nuggets’ porous defense, Jokic’s performance wouldn’t have been wasted in a loss. Nevertheless, the […]

Nikola Jokic had a monster 53-point double-double in the Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 loss to the Phoenix Suns, but that didn’t stop the haters from clowning him for his lack of clutch gene in the contest. Jokic had a couple of key errors late in the fourth quarter that sealed Phoenix’s 129-124 victory. With the […]

Nikola Jokic has made history with his 50-piece against the Phoenix Suns in Game 4, with the Denver Nuggets star becoming just the second center in NBA history to score 50 points in a playoffs game. The other was a guy you might have heard of called Wilt Chamberlain, who seemed to have a pretty […]

Joel Embiid of the Philadelphia 76ers was voted the NBA’s MVP, but it came out that one voter did not have Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets in his top five. Charles Barkley was not happy to see that, and he made that known on TNT. “Something’s been bothering me, Joel deserved MVP, and Joker, […]

From one great big man to another. Former Los Angeles Lakers superstar Shaquille O’Neal wants everyone to know that in his eyes, Denver Nuggets do-it-all center Nikola Jokic is the best at his position in the NBA, notwithstanding the fact that Joel Embiid has just been named the 2022-23 NBA regular season MVP. Nikola Jokic […]

Nikola Jokic of the Denver Nuggets picked up a technical foul in the team’s NBA Playoffs game against the Phoenix Suns when he elbowed Suns owner Mat Ishbia after the ball went out of bounds. The Suns are trying to tie the series at 2-2 heading back to Denver for Game 5. If it happens, […]

Tensions flared late in the first half of Game 4 between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns in what has been a very close game. Emotions were already high with the Suns facing a must-win situation in the NBA Playoffs to avoid falling into a 3-1 hole and having to face elimination going back to […]

The Toronto Raptors are set to interview Denver Nuggets assistant David Adelman this week for their vacant head coaching role, according to The Athletic’s Shams Charania. Adelman, who is the son of former NBA head coach Rick Adelman, does not have any head coaching experience in the NBA. He has been in the NBA since […]

Peyton Watson has played a grand total of seven minutes during the Denver Nuggets’ playoffs run, but it’s not for a lack of talent. A former five star recruit who went to UCLA for one year, Watson was the 30th pick in the 2022 NBA Draft and was traded from the Oklahoma City Thunder to […]

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets dropped their Game 3 road foray into the Footprint Center in Phoenix on Friday night, but not before Jokic showed off the kind of absurd skills that have made him a two-time MVP over the course of his career. Jokic seemed loose and in a “joking” mood prior to […]

The Phoenix Suns won their first game of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets, 121-114. The Suns were led by shooting guard Devin Booker, who had 47 points on a blistering 20-of-25 from the field. Booker also had nine assists and six rebounds. Phoenix also got 39 points out of forward Kevin […]

Devin Booker put on a clinic in Game 3 of the Phoenix Suns’ Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets. As has been the case all season long, Booker upped his game in a must-win matchup for the Suns. No Nuggets player had any answer for Booker over the course of the contest, as […]

The Phoenix Suns host Game 4 of the series against the Denver Nuggets Sunday night. It’s time to continue our NBA odds series with a Nuggets-Suns prediction and pick. The Nuggets are the top team in the West and are the favorite to represent the West in the NBA Finals. That is unless the Suns […]

The Denver Nuggets’ Game 4 matchup with the Phoenix Suns could be the turning point of their 2023 NBA playoff series. With the pivotal Nuggets-Suns game looming, be making our Nuggets Game 4 predictions. The Nuggets can take a commanding 3-1 series lead by defeating the Suns in Game 4 Sunday night. Only a handful […]

PHOENIX – Devin Booker kept his response short. “I feel so good,” he said about his 42-minute night in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets. “Blessed to be out here.” It has been a privilege for sports fans to watch Booker. The Phoenix Suns’ guard impressed again with 47 points on hyper-efficient 20-of-25 shooting in […]

Nikola Jokic’s 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists in Game 3 weren’t enough to give the Denver Nuggets a 3-0 series lead over the Phoenix Suns. Devin Booker and Kevin Durant were simply too good, combining to score 86 points on 56 field-goal attempts in Friday’s 121-114 victory. The Nuggets had no answers for […]

The Phoenix Suns’ season was on the line in Friday’s Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets. If the Suns lost, they would be down 3-0 in the series — never in NBA playoff history has a team come all the way back from a 3-0 deficit to go on and win the series. But a […]

The Denver Nuggets lost to the Phoenix Suns 121-114 in Game 3, but it wasn’t for lack of trying on Nikola Jokic’s part. In the face of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant going crazy, the former two-time MVP put his team on his back. Unlike Booker’s fiery scoring, though, Jokic dominated the game in a […]

Devin Booker was on one tonight. The Phoenix Suns superstar exploded for 47 points to match his franchise career-high in a truly mind-blowing performance in their NBA Playoffs Game 2 win over the Denver Nuggets. Booker had the basketball world buzzing after his amazing display on Friday night, and one NBA superstar whose attention he […]

The Phoenix Suns notched their first victory of their NBA Playoffs second-round series against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night. It was thanks to eye-popping performances from Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, who combined for 86 out of the Suns’ 121 points on the evening. The Nuggets put up a formidable fight, but in the […]

Phoenix Suns star Devin Booker made plenty of history in Game 3 of their playoff series with the Denver Nuggets. In fact, he even reached Michael Jordan’s territory following his latest performance. On Friday, Booker exploded and tied his playoff career-high 47 points. He also tallied six rebounds, nine assists, three steals and one block […]

Friday night’s Game 2 matchup between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns had no shortage of action. The contest went down the wire, with the Suns ultimately escaping with a 121-114 victory to mark their first win in this series. The Nuggets kept it close until the end, and at one point in the […]

The Denver Nuggets may be up 2-0 against the Phoenix Suns in their playoff series, but Michael Malone knows very well things are only going to get tougher from here on out. Ahead of Game 3 on Friday, Malone sent a warning to his Nuggets to prepare for a more difficult battle against a motivated […]

The Phoenix Suns have to win Game 3 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Denver Nuggets. There is no other way to put it. Phoenix faces an 0-2 deficit. If it loses, it will face an 0-3 hole that no team has ever recovered from in NBA playoff history. Ahead of the game, […]

The Phoenix Suns are preparing for a pivotal Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday. They have a chance to cut into the Nuggets 2-0 lead and make it a series, and Kevin Durant playing better would certainly give them a better chance of doing so. Albeit such a big game ahead, Ric Bucher […]

Kevin Durant has not started the Phoenix Suns series against the Denver Nuggets like he would have expected. However, with a pivotal Game 3 on tap Friday, Tim Legler believes Durant is going to remind the world who he is. "I think it's time for Kevin Durant to have one of those nights in Game […]

The Denver Nuggets have a commanding 2-0 lead in their second round NBA playoff series against the Phoenix Suns. They did what they were supposed to do in the first two games of the series which was defend homecourt. There’s a saying that says an NBA playoffs series doesn’t officially start until a road team […]

The NBA Playoffs second-round series between the Denver Nuggets and the Phoenix Suns has lived up to the billing. However, it’s the No. 1 seed Nuggets who have a major advantage after going up 2-0 in the series by winning both of their home games. The series now shifts to Phoenix for Games 3 and […]

The whole country of Serbia is mourning after eight children and a security guard were killed in a tragic school shooting in Belgrade on Wednesday. A dismayed Nikola Jokic shared some heartfelt words for the victims’ families at a Denver Nuggets practice. “I’m really sorry for everything families are going through,” he said, via ClutchPoints […]

Chris Paul will not suit up for the Phoenix Suns in Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets as he nurses a groin injury. It is a huge loss for Phoenix, one that Chicago Bulls point guard Patrick Beverley believes the Suns will not be able to overcome. "The 2nd Game [vs. Nuggets], they had that […]

The Phoenix Suns currently find themselves down 0-2 to the Denver Nuggets in the second round of the 2023 NBA Playoffs. Albeit the deficit, they have time to prepare and come out fresh for their first home tilt of the series in Game 3 on Friday. Kevin Durant is hoping to play much better than […]

When the Phoenix Suns shocked the NBA world by trading for Kevin Durant, they also acquired another key player in this trade as well. Coming over from the Brooklyn Nets, TJ Warren re-joined the Suns after spending the first five seasons of his career in Phoenix. Ahead of Game 3 of their Western Conference Semifinals […]