Chris Paul and the Suns are one step closer to accomplishing something they've never done, and there's no reason to believe they can't do it. ✍️: michaelgrange
Denver Nuggets head coach Michael Malone had modest goals for team heading into Game 4, down 3-0 to the Suns and faced with becoming the first team in the NBA history to win a best-of-seven series after losing the first three games.
But only a fool would look at the Suns as anything other than a serious candidate to bring a title to the desert for the first time since the NBA expanded to Phoenix for the 1968-69 campaign. It’s ridiculous. Injuries to Paul or teammates at the worst times – his own hamstring pull at the end of Game 5 that kept him out Game 6 and 7 when his Rockets were up 3-2 against the juggernaut Golden State Warriors in 2018 most glaringly – have been the primary culprit.
He didn’t wait in Game 4 as Paul hit all six of his shots of the third quarter as Suns grinded to put the Nuggets away. He finished with 25 points in the second half and has a chance to write the only chapter his epic career doesn’t have yet.It will be disappointing to not see Nikola Jokic again this post-season.
It would have been great to see Jokic running a two-man game with co-star Jamal Murray, potentially all the way to the NBA Finals. But the Nuggets were in deep when Murray tore his ACL back in April, and even a fantastic post-season showing from Jokic couldn’t keep them above water long enough.Get the best of our Raptors coverage and exclusives delivered directly to your inbox!*I understand that I may withdraw my consent at any time.
However, the team that should be paying the most attention is the Raptors who can win any bidding war and who should be watching the Suns and thinking that — presuming a healthy season and an off-season addition or two — “if they can make the Conference Finals, why can’t we?”
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