Slap in the face? The Suns trailed 2-0 and Durant's elimination was a foregone conclusion

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The second game of the Suns vs. Nuggets series has come to an end, and the Nuggets win two home games 97:87 for the Suns. The Nuggets 2-0 lead in this series has pushed the Suns to the edge of the cliff, and if the Nuggets return to the Suns' home court and win another game, it will be difficult for the Suns to come back. In fact, the Suns performed very well in this game, suppressing the Nuggets for almost three and a half quarters, but the Suns habitually collapsed in the crucial fourth quarter. The Nuggets gave the Suns a chance today, and their core point guard Murray played nearly 40 minutes, contributing only 10 points, 8 assists and 4 rebounds. Hit 3 of 15 shots and 9 shots from beyond the three-point line. Even so, the Suns did not seize the opportunity, Durant and Booker still played remarkably, and now the Suns have no way back.

Game 3 will be a backwater option for the Suns, and if they lose, the entire series will end early. Even more deadly for the Suns than losing was their core point guard Chris Paul who strained his thigh. If Paul is not able to play in the next game, the blow to the Suns will undoubtedly be fatal. In this game, the Suns targeted Murray, the Nuggets' core point guard, leaving him with little play on the offensive end. Jokic took over the game in nearly 42 minutes, hitting 17 of 30 shots and contributing 39 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, two steals and one block. It has to be said that such a game is too big a blow for the Suns, and it seems that Durant's joining is not a thing that can change the pattern of the league.

I mentioned the series before the series when I made my prediction for the Lakers, and I bluntly said that the Nuggets would easily beat the Suns because their roster depth was too shallow. At that time, many fans in the comment section objected to me, saying that they wanted to let the actual game hit me in the face, but whose face was actually hit? The two games had no room for the Suns to adjust, with Durant and Booker scoring and efficiency in the first game, and Paul and Ayton doing remarkably. But in this case, they still can't win the game, then you can understand that the Nuggets Murray's performance is too explosive. Murray was limited in today's game, but Jokic exploded completely. In both cases, the Suns still can't win the game, which indicates that Durant's Suns will soon be eliminated. The Nuggets are not the Nuggets they used to be, and we should be impressed by him, their team is very dominant on both ends of the offensive and defensive ends.