Nikola Jokic Leads The Nuggets In Beating The Phoenix Suns
In Game 5 of their Western Conference semifinal series against the Suns, Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets to a 118-102 victory.
The Nuggets now hold a 3-2 series lead and need one more victory to advance to the conference finals.
Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets with a triple-double of 29 points. 13 rebounds and 12 assists, while Brown came off the bench to score 25 points for the team in the victory. Aaron Gordon scored 10 points, while Jamal Murray and Porter each finished with 19 points.
For the Phoenix Suns, Kevin Durant finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds, and 7 assists, while Booker had 28 points and 6 rebounds in the defeat, and Deandre Ayton finished with 14 points and 9 rebounds.
Before the kickoff, Nikola Jokic and Suns owner Matt Ishbia embraced each other after their alteration back in Phoenix, which led Jokic to be heavily fined by the NBA.
Game six will be played in Phoenix on Friday, with the Suns hopeful that Chris Paul will be available after he was injured in Game 1.
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