Nikola Jokic’s 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87

Nikola Jokic scores 39 points as Denver Nuggets beat Phoenix Suns 97-87 to take 2-0 series lead

Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and pulled down 16 rebounds on the eve of the NBA MVP announcement to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 97-87 win over Phoenix on Monday night, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Suns in the Western Conference semi-finals.

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 points and Kevin Durant added 24 but they combined to miss a whopping 32 shots, including 14 from long range. He sure showed why Monday night when 26 of his points and 12 of his rebounds came after halftime, when he dominated at both ends of the floor, denying the Suns a shot at tying the series that shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 Friday night.The Suns have been outscored by 30 points from long range this series.

“Slowed down Murray a bit,” Durant said. “He obviously got it going in the first game. But Jokic was doing a little bit too much. I think we held them to 97 points total. Usually that’s a win for us.”

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