The Phoenix Suns advanced to the Western Conference semifinals Tuesday by defeating the Clippers. They face the Denver Nuggets starting Saturday.
Booker and Durant are going to have to play heavy minutes for Phoenix to win a title. There’s no getting around this unless Phoenix can close out games better, something it didn’t really do well the entire series.
Craig may remain in the starting lineup against Denver to match up with, say, the active Aaron Gordon, but Okogie played 33 minutes in Game 5. Ross and Warren aren’t in the rotation right now because they’re not tied in defensively. If one gets a chance in the Nuggets series and isn’t a liability on defense, that could be the wild card in Phoenix’s favor.Finally, the Clippers gave a valiant effort, but once Leonard started missing games, this series was over.
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