2021 Western Conference Round 2: (2) Phoenix Suns vs. (3) Denver Nuggets

[LeCola]

Suns in 5.

Murray is a huge loss for Nuggets.

[RRR3]

Suns are a better TEAM but Jokic is quite easily the best player on either side. Could go either way. I’d lean Suns tho.

I also wish Murray was healthy. Would be much more fun. Barton too

[Chuckbe]

nuggets are playing really well considering they are missing murray. even for an athletic center like Ayton, Jokic will be a handful and then some to guard. i don't even feel confident we can beat the nuggets in a series. suns role players have been garbage for the most part. crowder finally hit some 3s in game 6 but up until that point he was like 15% from 3pt. birdges missed a shit load of wide open 3s and he usually sinks those. payne played like ass in game 6, cam johnson has missed a ton of 3s and he's supposed to be a 3pt specialist

the team was carried by booker. what the nuggets have going for them is experience and their players don't disappear for entire games. i suspect booker will not be able to continue carrying the team alone, so if the role players continue their trash play, nuggets will easily win this.

i expect jokic to get his 30+ points a night with a dozen assists. that's his strenght afterall right? he's a mistmatch for any center to guard while being an excellent point guard at the same time. cp3 is playing like he's running on fumes, probably due to injury. i also fear he iwll re-injure hiself as he has never proven to be durable.

Mantecas, have some ****ing faith in your team.

[RoseCity07]

It will be super interesting to see how Phoenix handles Jokic. He's looking pretty unstoppable. Then again we only had 1 legit big to throw at him. Nurkic never got his stamina right after coming back late in the season. I think Ayton can keep up.

[Smoke117]

Suns in 6.

[Gotterdammerung]

The Suns can win if Booker is the best player on the floor, and Ayton can slow down Jokic without requiring too many double-teams, and Paul can step up more than he did in the first round.

Booker scorched the Lakers with 29.7ppg,k 6.2 rpg, and 5.0 apg at 48.8% FG. Ayton dominated the Lakers' interior with 15.8 ppg, 10.7 rpg, at 79.6 FG%.

However, the Nuggets will win because Jokic has been the best player in the league, and has the superior supporting cast. he averaged 33 ppg, 10.5 rpg, and 4.5 apg at 52.8 FG%, 42.9 3FG% and 91.7% FT in the first round. Porter Jr averaged 18.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg to make up for the Nuggets' missing backcourt (Murray and Barton).

The Nuggets have had the top 3 regular season records in the West for the last 3 years, and reached the conference finals last year, so they're young but experienced. Whereas the Suns lack playoff experience, and Paul has made only one conference finals in his illustrious career.

Denver in 6

[ShawkFactory]

Honestly just excited to watch Jokic. Regardless of the outcome of the series he’s going to have Ayton working really hard in the gym this summer.

Paul and Booker should have their way but I thought Dame and CJ would move the needle too.

Who knows

[DABIGSALSISHA]

Ayton will finally be tested. Those bums from the Lakers did nothing to stop him.

Great, great series ahead.

It's all on Bookers hands how far the Suns will go.

I picked the Nuggets to win the west with Murray but not now. We will see...

[DABIGSALSISHA]

Suns in 5.

Murray is a huge loss for Nuggets.

I could see that happening if Booker goes nuts. you never know....

[Spain_]

Very Difficult to predict.

[wagexslave]

Game day. Let's go Suns, gotta show up with energy and unmatched hustle especially like in games 5 and 6 against the Lakers. I hope Monty has a well thought game plan for this team established, this series is gonna be tough and we need to try to stop Jokic but not try too hard to where his teammates are burning us.

I have no ill will towards the Nuggets or their fans though, so I hope it's a good, respectful, well reffed series that's all about the basketball, don't wanna see any fights, or injuries on either team. May the best team win and if that happens to be the Nuggets then so be it. Hoping it's gonna be my Suns though.

[ArbitraryWater]

The Suns can win if Booker is the best player on the floor, and Ayton can slow down Jokic without requiring too many double-teams, and Paul can step up more than he did in the first round.

Booker scorched the Lakers with 29.7ppg,k 6.2 rpg, and 5.0 apg at 48.8% FG. Ayton dominated the Lakers' interior with 15.8 ppg, 10.7 rpg, at 79.6 FG%.

However, the Nuggets will win because Jokic has been the best player in the league, and has the superior supporting cast. he averaged 33 ppg, 10.5 rpg, and 4.5 apg at 52.8 FG%, 42.9 3FG% and 91.7% FT in the first round. Porter Jr averaged 18.8 ppg, 6.7 rpg to make up for the Nuggets' missing backcourt (Murray and Barton).

The Nuggets have had the top 3 regular season records in the West for the last 3 years, and reached the conference finals last year, so they're young but experienced. Whereas the Suns lack playoff experience, and Paul has made only one conference finals in his illustrious career.

Denver in 6

they can clearly win without Booker being the best on the floor though

[Ghost1]

let's go suns!

we need vlatko

[pegasus]

Jokic in 7. He is that good.

[kabacho]

Celtics dont look that bad now