The Phoenix Suns face elimination after Tuesday's Game 5 loss at Denver.
Duane Rankin, Arizona RepublicWin or watch someone else take home an NBA championship they were one of the favorites to capture going into the playoffs.
The No. 1 seeded Nuggets now have a 3-2 lead over a team that continues to lean heavily on Devin Booker and Kevin Durant, is without injured Chris Paul with a left groin strain and hasn’t had an answer for two-time NBA MVP Nikola Jokic.Game 6 is Thursday in Phoenix, where they evened up the series with Game 3 and 4 victories. A win and the Suns will force a Game 7 where anything can happen, even in the high altitude of Denver on Sunday.
The Suns are 0-2 in elimination games in this three-year postseason run — losing Game 6 at Milwaukee in the 2021 NBA Finals and Game 7 of the 2022 West semifinals to Dallas at home.Jokic continues to have his wayHe’s averaging 35 points, 13.8 rebounds and 10 assists in this series. Again, his play is making many voters rethink their MVP ballots, but the Suns aren’t making him uncomfortable.
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