The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) defeated the Phoenix Suns by 18 points in the second round of the playoffs (PO).
Denver beat Phoenix 125-107 in the first leg of the 2022-2023 NBA PO Round 2 (4 wins from 7 matches) held at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on the 30th (Korean time).
Denver took its first step toward reaching the Western Conference PO Finals for the first time in three seasons.
The PO home win streak continued for 4 games.크크크벳
1st place Denver and 4th place Phoenix in the regular league West came up with 4 wins and 1 loss side by side with Minnesota Timberwolves and LA Clippers in the first round of PO, respectively.
Denver never lost the lead after Aaron Gordon’s dunk early in the second quarter to take a 40-39 lead.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, Jeomal Murray and Nikola Jokic scored 14 points in a row, widening the gap to 25 points, foreshadowing victory.
At this time, when he thrilled the home crowd with brilliant dribbling and three points in a row, Phoenix’s ‘Field Commander’ Chris Paul committed a foul close to intention on him and started a war of nerves.
Murray took the lead in Denver’s victory by scoring 34 points, the most among both teams, and distributing 9 assists.
Jokichi, who was selected as the MVP of the regular league for the past two seasons in a row, also performed a ‘double double’ with 24 points and 19 rebounds.
In Phoenix, Kevin Durant scored the most with 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, but he was also the player who recorded 7 turnovers and gave the reason for the complete loss.
The Denver Nuggets of the National Basketball Association (NBA) defeated the Phoenix Suns by 18 points in the second round of the playoffs (PO).
Denver beat Phoenix 125-107 in the first leg of the 2022-2023 NBA PO Round 2 (4 wins from 7 matches) held at the Ball Arena in Denver, Colorado, USA on the 30th (Korean time).
Denver took its first step toward reaching the Western Conference PO Finals for the first time in three seasons.
The PO home win streak continued for 4 games.
1st place Denver and 4th place Phoenix in the regular league West came up with 4 wins and 1 loss side by side with Minnesota Timberwolves and LA Clippers in the first round of PO, respectively.
Denver never lost the lead after Aaron Gordon’s dunk early in the second quarter to take a 40-39 lead.
In the middle of the fourth quarter, Jeomal Murray and Nikola Jokic scored 14 points in a row, widening the gap to 25 points, foreshadowing victory.
At this time, when he thrilled the home crowd with brilliant dribbling and three points in a row, Phoenix’s ‘Field Commander’ Chris Paul committed a foul close to intention on him and started a war of nerves.
Murray took the lead in Denver’s victory by scoring 34 points, the most among both teams, and distributing 9 assists.
Jokichi, who was selected as the MVP of the regular league for the past two seasons in a row, also performed a ‘double double’ with 24 points and 19 rebounds.
In Phoenix, Kevin Durant scored the most with 29 points and grabbed 14 rebounds, but he was also the player who recorded 7 turnovers and gave the reason for the complete loss.