Nuggets @ Suns Monday Playoff game thread 6-7-2021 - Game 1

[dscher]

DA looked like a different guy against Jokic. Some dudes you just get up for. Hopefully this stays the theme with DA.

 

[Hoop Head]

This is how they won most of their games in the regular season. Step on the gas in the second half. Depth.

I don't know if depth was really that big. Others stepped up other than Booker but the starters has 99 points on their own. They all brought on their A game.

 

[AZ Native]

Yup. Awesome game by Ayton.

If only he had Larry Legend's hands.

 

[Chaplin]

It felt like Denver gave us their best punch and we said what was that.

Porter started hot but disappeared in the 2nd half.

The Nuggets CANNOT rely in Aaron Gordon to score 20 per in this series.

 

[sdscard4]

So much for that Denver sweep lol

 

[Proximo]

Defense in the second half was way better. That’s why we won.

 

[ProdigalSun]

YSMF. CP3 closing out the game like a boss

 

[Mainstreet]

Porter started hot but disappeared in the 2nd half.

The Nuggets CANNOT rely in Aaron Gordon to score 20 per in this series.

Gordon was better than expected especially defensively but he is not a 20 ppg scorer.

 

[Proximo]

DA looked like a different guy against Jokic. Some dudes you just get up for. Hopefully this stays the theme with DA.

he always does, he has confidence against him.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

So the big takeaway for me is that the Suns played pretty flat for most of three quarters and then turned it up at the end like killers.

And Denver played pretty much as good as they possibly can, as far as I could see. It's going to be tough for them unless Phoenix does something to kill themselves.

We do have a tendency to do that sometimes.

I have a feeling this game felt like a bit of release for some of the guys after having faced the #1 D in the first round.

 

[Raindog]

I cannot imagine that Denver shoots that well from 3 for the entire series.

And they still lost by almost 20.

 

[Proximo]

Porter started hot but disappeared in the 2nd half.

The Nuggets CANNOT rely in Aaron Gordon to score 20 per in this series.

they can if booker is guarding him in the post.

 

[Zeem_Freeze]

all around solid win

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Porter started hot but disappeared in the 2nd half.

The Nuggets CANNOT rely in Aaron Gordon to score 20 per in this series.

If we make him their primary scorer we win going away.

 

[Hoop Head]

Was the arena at full capacity or close to it ? Looked and felt good !

They're close to it. They're allowing 16,000 last I heard. I believe a sellout is somewhere around 18000 after the renovation.

Edit - ESPN says max cap is 18,055 and the attendance was 16,219. That's 90% capacity

 

[Chaplin]

they can if booker is guarding him in the post.

We will adjust. And how many of his points tonight were when the game was out of reach?

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Gordon was better than expected especially defensively but he is not a 20 ppg scorer.

I don’t understand why everyone is surprised at Gordon’s d. When we lost to the magic they put Gordon on book too.

 

[Mainstreet]

Mikal Bridges arrived big time with 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists and 2 steals.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Did someone really call that?

Yup on nuggets forum a lot of there fans

 

[Mainstreet]

I don’t understand why everyone is surprised at Gordon’s d. When we lost to the magic they put Gordon on book too.

Gordon moved better than expected and I was paying particular attention to the match-up.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Gordon moved better than expected and I was paying particular attention to the match-up.

He’s an elite athlete.

 

[Mainstreet]

The Suns said we are not Portland tonight.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Being able to play jokic straight up with Ayton is enormous. Bc we don’t have to double it means jokic isn’t a facilitator. He only had 3 assists tonight. That’s freaking awesome.

 

[mjb21aztd]

Bong hits? I mean not for me but for those who like it

Yup but cbd weed tolerance break

 

[Mainstreet]

He’s an elite athlete.

More reason the Suns should have pushed harder to trade for him.