![]() ![]() Following a couple of late buckets by Phoenix, the Nuggets were going to dribble out the clock, and they were going to hang on to win by a score of 97-87 thanks in large part to the exploits of KCP and the two-time MVP Nikola Jokic. The Nuggets had gone on a 25-12 run over a nine-minute span that saw them doing the work on both ends of the floor. KCP hit his fourth triple of the night, and Denver was looking to put this game away after battling through the first three quarters. With under two minutes remaining, the Nuggets were leading by 10 while Jokic was up to 39 points, including 26 in the second half. Jokic’s offensive engine was continuing to run hot. It was announced early in the quarter that Chris Paul was done for the remainder of the game after exiting the third quarter early with a groin injury, and the Suns were going to have to finish without him. Well, just a couple of minutes later, Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had knocked down a pair of 3-pointers, and Denver had regained the lead. The Nuggets started the fourth quarter down by three at home with just about the entire offense running ice cold. nuggets & their fans both taking L’s this series pic.twitter. Booker had 31 of his own, and he was leading the Suns in scoring with their 73-70 lead heading into the final period. I’m no Stadium Fight Encyclopedia, but this brief yet electric bout at Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals between the Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns on Friday night ranks up there with the best I’ve seen thanks to a handful of key moments that we’ll break down below. He had 31 of the team’s 70 points through three quarters, and Aaron Gordon was the only other player on the roster with more than seven points in the game. Despite the Suns shooting 70 percent from the floor in the third quarter, Jokic was not going down without a fight. Fouls were starting to add up for both teams, but those two stars were not going to be deterred from scoring. Specifically, Jokic and Booker were putting on a display from all areas of the floor. In the third quarter, the offenses were finally starting to come to life. Denver was still looking for another person outside of Jokic to contribute some offense, but it wasn’t coming with Denver trailing 40-42 at the half.īIG TIME BLOCK BRUCE □ /0aUvoppMJu Specifically, they were getting a lot of second-chance points by crashing the offensive glass. With the starters back in the game for Phoenix, they got some shots to fall. Neither team was particularly keen on scoring the basketball, and the Suns started the quarter in a roughly five-minute scoring drought. In the second quarter, it was more of what we saw in the first from both sides. For Phoenix, they weren’t lighting up the scoreboard either, as they had just 21 in the first with seven of those coming from Devin Booker to lead the team. ![]() For Denver, it was a heavy dose of Nikola Jokic to start the game as he had 11 of the team’s 18 first-quarter points. through the first two minutes of gameplay, there were just two points scored between the two sides. ![]() What shit stainsĮDIT 2: Suns guy went on the podcast Pardon My Take today and confirmed pretty much this entire timeline down the the jewelry and wad of cash.The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns started Game 2 with slow offense by both sides. Nugget bowl cut discovers he has a new fatherĮDIT: lol they then went on snapchat and claimed they “got some battle wounds but we fucked that up! Poured a beer on his head” Right after the fight on their way home. They get separated and nuggets fans begin to leave Suns guy turns around and begins pushing them Nuggets fan (not sure which one) dumps a beer on Suns guys head Suns guy rolls eyes and goes back to cheering Nuggets bowl cut takes out wad of cash and asks if he thinks his money is fake. Suns guy responds by saying nuggets fans chains and watches are fake. Suns guy chirps by waving goodbye and saying “suns in 4” Nuggets fans were being generally obnoxious all game I know you are making a joke, but in a few threads on Reddit and Twitter what’s generally accepted as the timeline is as follows. New Post Game Thread Nikola Jokic dominates the 2023 NBA Finals and earns Finals MVP, averaging 30.2/14/7.2 for the series and the Denver Nuggets are NBA Champions! Top Team Subreddit Postsġ You can pay $349 to play Anfernee Simons 1v1ĥ The Knicks have a better record than the Yankees in their last 200 games ![]()
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