The Phoenix Suns continue to make a lot of noise in their rousing return in the NBA Playoffs. But on Wednesday night against the Denver Nuggets, it got pretty literal.
The Suns crowd was bonkers in Game 2, giving Chris Paul and company extra fuel to take a commanding 2-0 lead against the Nuggets. In fact, it got so loud inside the Phoenix Suns Arena, CP3 got distracted by the eardrum-damaging cheers. Suns coach Monty Williams had to scream at Paul to get back in the huddle during a timeout.
Chris Paul said he got so distracted by how loud the crowd was that he covered his ears for a second and then Monty had to tell him to get back in the huddle.
"It got a little loud, then it got really loud, then it got crazy."
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) June 10, 2021
It's hard for the Suns crowd not to be excited these days. The team is in the middle of a much-awaited resurgence with Paul, Devin Booker, and Deandre Ayton leading the way. After dismantling the Los Angeles Lakers in the first round, the Suns are just two wins away from reaching the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010.
The Suns were definitely buoyed by the screaming fans in Game 2, en route to an easy 123-98 win. Six players scored in twin digits, with Paul and Booker both registering double-doubles with 17 points and 15 assists and 18 points and 10 rebounds, respectively.
Booker also bared that Ayton was also awed by the home crowd, squeezing in a joke in the process.
Devin Booker said Deandre Ayton will come over to him on the bench to talk about how live the crowd is and reference how it was before, and then Book jokingly says he saw how it was before DA's time in Phoenix too.
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) June 10, 2021
Suns fans have been clamoring for a deep postseason run since the Steve Nash era, and now they're letting Chris Paul and the rest know they're 10,000% (decibels) behind them. This is a kind of noise you don't want to tune out. Unless you're a Nuggets fan.