We’ve reached the Western Conference semifinals on the NBA hardwood as a pair of teams do battle in the Mile-High City. The fourth-seeded Phoenix Suns are on the road as they travel to face the top-seeded Denver Nuggets in Game 1 of their best of seven series Saturday night. Phoenix beat the fifth-seeded Clippers 136-130 at home Tuesday night in Game 5 of their series to win the series 4-1. They failed to cover the line as a 12.5-point favorite in the contest. Denver held off Minnesota 112-109 at home in Game 5 of their first-round series Tuesday night, failing to cover as a 10-point favorite, as they closed out that series. The teams split four meetings this season with the Suns prevailing 119-115 at home in the most recent matchup on April 6.
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Phoenix was in a high-scoring affair with the Clippers at home but managed to earn the win to close out the series in their previous game Tuesday night. The Suns now try to go on the road and earn a win here to steal home court advantage from the Nuggets. Against the Clippers, Phoenix led by two after the opening quarter, trailed by nine at the half and was even with 4:45 to play in the third quarter before reeling off a 25-8 run to end the quarter up 17. The Suns withstood a charge by the Clippers, who drew within two with 1:58 to play, to earn the win. Phoenix shot 54.3% from the field, including 13 of 26 from three-point range, and held the Clippers to 45.3% shooting in the game. Devin Booker led the Suns with 47 points, eight rebounds and 10 assists in the win.
The Suns enter this contest 2nd in the league in scoring offense as they average 122 points per game in the postseason. Phoen ix stands 11th in rebounding with an average of 42.8 boards per contest while they are 4th by dishing out an average of 26.6 assists per contest. The Suns are 9th in the league in scoring defense as they allow an average of 115.6 points per game this postseason. Devin Booker leads the team with 37.2 points plus 6.4 assists per game this season. Kevin Durant (28.4 points, 7.6 rebounds, 6.2 assists), Chris Paul (13.6 points, 8.2 assists), Deandre Ayton (16 points, 11.2 rebounds) and Cameron Payne are good offensive weapons. T.J. Warren, Jock Landale, Landry Shamet, Torrey Craig (12.4 points), Terrence Ross, Damion Lee, Bismack Biyombo, Duane Washington Jr. and Josh Okogie are solid contributors in the rotation. Phoenix is 2nd in field goal percentage by shooting 51.5% from the floor as a team in the playoffs. The Suns are 15th as they knock down an average of 9.6 three-pointers a night while the team is 2nd as they spla sh 40.7% of their attempts from beyond the arc this postseason.
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