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The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets face off at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs Western Conference semifinals series. Follow our score updates for the latest news and analysis from the game.
The first half of the Suns vs. Nuggets NBA Playoffs series is in the books.
And it belonged to Denver.
The Nuggets dominated the first half at Ball Arena in building a 68-51 lead after 24 minutes.
The Suns shot the ball well in the first half, going 22-for-40 from the field, but they had too many turnovers (9) and allowed too many offensive rebounds (12) and second-chance points to the Nuggets.
Denver went 9-for-17 from 3 in the first half. The Suns were 2-for-5.
The Suns certainly have a lot of offensive firepower and are more than capable of going on a huge run.
But the first 24 minutes of this series belonged to the Nuggets.
Score: Nuggets 68, Suns 51 (halftime)
The telling stat of the first half of the Suns vs. Nuggets game so far?
The Nuggets have 12 offensive rebounds. The Suns have one.
That’s not going to get the job done for Phoenix.
Denver has built a 60-47 lead and has all the momentum. The Nuggets are in rhythm offensively, while the Suns seem to be struggling to get anything going.
A second telling stat so far? The Nuggets are 9-for-16 from 3-point range.
The Suns are 2-for-4 from 3.
The third telling stat? Phoenix has nine turnovers. Denver has four (The Nuggets hold a 12-2 lead on points off turnovers).
The Suns obviously want to start to turn those stats around.
Score: Nuggets 60, Suns 47 (2:22 left in second quarter)
The Nuggets have built a 49-41 lead on the Suns midway through the second quarter.
Aaron Gordon has been the catalyst for the Nuggets. He has 13 points on 5-for-5 shooting from the field.
Kevin Durant sat out the first 3:18 of the second quarter, before returning and giving Devin Booker his first breather.
Denver has outscored Phoenix in the second quarter, 18-9.
The Suns are down by nine despite shooting 18-for-27 from the field. The Nuggets are getting a lot of offensive rebounds (9) and second-chance points in the game.
Denver is 19-for-38 from the field.
Denver outscored Phoenix 21-14 with…
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Publish date : 2023-04-30 00:52:33
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