![]() ![]() The argument could be made that multiple people were to blame for the Suns’ offensive issues, but you couldn’t blame Booker, who was up to 32 points on 14-of-18 shooting. They had gotten to within one with just over 5:30 remaining following hot shooting on defense along with some strong rebounding on the defensive end. ![]() Durant and Booker scored 48 of the team’s 67 points, and they were leading 67-52 at the half with the team shooting 53.1 percent from the floor in the first half.Īfter nearly getting run off the floor at the end of the first half, the Nuggets came out firing to start the third quarter. The entire team was making shots from just about everywhere on the floor, and they were leading by as many as 16 late in the half. The Suns were getting a very friendly whistle in Game 3, and they were using it to attack the basket. ![]() A Booker triple with 4:45 remaining give him 25 points in the first half and prompted a timeout from the Nuggets. The Suns were on a 14-2 run that had gone over the course of four minutes, and they were leading by as many as nine with just over five minutes remaining in the half. The Nuggets started the second quarter with a couple of baskets, but they went cold a few minutes in. They were struggling with turnovers as they had five in the first period. Denver was leading 31-29 at the end of the first quarter, but their lead should have been larger. Devin Booker had 18 of the team’s 29 points in the first period, and Jamal Murray was rolling as well with 12 points on 5-of-8 shooting in the first. The Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns got Game 3 started with a flurry of points for both sides, and it was clear that this was not going to be a repeat of Game 2 with both sides shooting at a high rate in the first quarter. ![]()
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