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2) Can the Nuggets’ depth, continuity expose the Suns’ lack of it? If Denver wins this series’s non-Jokić minutes, the Suns are in deep trouble. One other note, the Nuggets were +27 last series with Jokić off the court. Jokić had a sprained wrist, and while he says it is not bothering him he wore tape on his wrist for the first time all season during the last series.

#PHOENIX SUNS VS NUGGETS SCORE HOW TO#

Nikola Jokic, asked how to defend Phoenix’s pick-and-roll: “Pray.”Ĭoncluded a jovial media session where Joker chided the group for our “awful” questions.

On Friday, Jokić was asked how he plans to deal with that. To get Ayton some rest, Bismack Biyombo gives Phoenix another big body and six more fouls to use on Jokić.Īlso, look for the Suns to try and wear Jokić down by dragging him into every pick-and-roll they can, with Devin Booker or Durant handling the rock (and sometimes Chris Paul). These two faced off in the 2021 West second round and while Jokić dominated the counting stats - outscoring Ayton 100-57 for the series - he couldn’t lead the shorthanded Nuggets to even one win in the series. Which is where Ayton comes in - he’s had success guarding Jokić in the past (again, relative to peak Jokić). Jokić was still very good - 26.2 points, 12.4 rebounds, nine assists a game with a 57.5 true shooting percentage - but he will have to find the next level, his regular season gear, for Denver to have a chance in this series. We didn’t see that guy in the first round against the big Timberwolves front line of Rudy Gobert and Karl-Anthony Towns. If the Nuggets are going to win this series, they need MVP-level Jokić. Here are three things to watch that will decide this showdown between the Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets. the conference betting favorite - +125 to make the Finals - and the team picked by many pundits to come out of the West.

This could be the defacto Western Conference Finals: The No.