Stormy Nuggets destroyed the Suns in Game 1 to make it 1-0

The Nuggets advanced to the second round of the playoffs. Denver has heard that many people consider the Suns favorites in their series. In Game 1, however, he didn’t give Phoenix a home run, winning 125-107.

Denver impressed in the 2nd quarter as they went 68-51 thanks to a 37-19 split. But it was even more impressive in the 4th quarter when – with Phoenix trailing 106-95 – they went 120-95 thanks to a 14-0 run, ending the game for good.

Jamal Murray with 34 points and 9 assists and Nikola Jokic with 24 points and 19 rebounds led the winners, with Aaron Gordon adding 23 points and Bruce Brown adding 14 points.

For the Suns, Kevin Durant had 29 points and 14 rebounds (but also 7 turnovers), Devin Booker had 27 points, and DeAndre Ayton had 14 points, but none of them were enough. And it couldn’t be enough on a night when the Nuggets were 16/37 from 3-pointers to the Suns’ 7/23.

THE DODECALPTA: 31-32, 68-51, 94-81, 125-107

NUGGETS: Gordon 23 (3 threes, 6 rebounds), Porter 11 (1), Jokic 24 (1 threes, 19 rebounds, 5 assists), Murray 34 (6/10 threes, 5 rebounds, 9 assists), Caldwell-Pope 10 ( 3/8 3-pointers), Green 5 (1/5 shots, 1 3-pointers), Nagy, Watson 3 (1), M. Brown 14, Chadzar, Smith, Jackson, K. Brown 1

CHANCE: Durant 29 (1 3-pointers, 14 rebounds, 7 turnovers), Okoji 2, Eaton 14 (7 rebounds), Paul 11 ​​(1/5 3-pointers, 5 assists), Booker 27 (8 assists) , Wainwright 3 (1), Craig 3 (1), Bigiobo, Landal 7, Payne 5 (1), Lee 3 (1), Shamet 3 (1), Ross