Phoenix was outscored 24-13 from the 9:19 mark and laid a lot of bricks. Phoenix couldn't find an offensive flow, namely its stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant in the third period.ĭenver leads 91-74, and stretching its largest to 21 at the 1:30 mark.ĭenver thrived in transition from its many defensive stops to outscore Phoenix, 39-25, in the third.ĭevin Booker made just one of his eight shot attempts after his 5-of-8 start in the first half for 19 points. More: The Suns couldn't do anything right against the Denver Nuggets Suns in trouble, down by 17 to end 3rd quarter More: Durant: Exchange with Jokic near Suns huddle was 'absolutely nothing' Win or go home: Suns facing elimination without answer for Nikola Jokic Phoenix has committed a myriad of turnovers and Denver's raucous home crowd can't get enough of those gifts that keep on giving. Phoenix was down by its largest lead of the contest, 24 points, at 7:48 after Christian Braun stole an errant pass from Kevin Durant. Phoenix coach Monty Williams has given up bringing in the end of his bench as Denver is ahead 115-95 at 3:31 left to play. Suns down by huge deficit late in 4th quarter Phoenix faces elimination from the playoffs in the next game. Phoenix's Devin Booker has his team-high 28 points and Kevin Durant had 26 in the losing effort. The team's second-best scorer was Bruce Brown with 25 points off the bench. The Phoenix Suns lost to the Denver Nuggets 118-106 in the go-ahead Game 5 of the Western Conference semifinals on Tuesday.ĭenver has a 3-2 lead in the series, which will return to Phoenix on Thursday.ĭenver's Nikola Jokic had a triple-double and led all scorers with 29 points, 13 rebounds, and 12 assists.
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