WC | Rd. 2| (2) Suns vs (3) Nuggets [4-0 Suns]

clyde21 · Post #21 » by **clyde21** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:02 pm

Denver in 6, don't think the Suns have an answer for Jokic in this series

Colbinii · Post #22 » by **Colbinii** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:06 pm

clyde21 wrote:Denver in 6, don't think the Suns have an answer for Jokic in this series

I've got Denver in 7. Let's go!

RRFB · Post #23 » by **RRFB** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:23 pm

Phoenix is definitely better than the Portland team Denver just beat. I’d feel pretty confident if Murray was healthy, but the Nuggets still have the best player, more experience, and more resilience.

Not sure who wins but I think it goes at least 6.

GeorgeSears · Post #24 » by **GeorgeSears** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:29 pm

Nuggets in 6.

Crives · Post #25 » by **Crives** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:36 pm

Coming down to Ayton vs Jokic. Ayton has looked up to Jokic as the best center since he entered the league (before mvp year)

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sunsbg · Post #26 » by **sunsbg** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:41 pm

Expecting big things from Ayton offensively. Paul and Booker will draw Jokic outside and DA will use his athleticism to score inside. Some of his better games this season were against Jokic.

Calamity_Cometh · Post #27 » by **Calamity_Cometh** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:43 pm

Playoff Jokic is my favorite player in the league. Ayton is gonna have foul trouble for sure.

cjx · Post #28 » by **cjx** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:43 pm

Playoff Thrill Barton will contribute 14 pts in his return, book it! Let's go!!

darmani · Post #29 » by **darmani** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:44 pm

Jokic shot 13/34 (38%) against the Suns when Ayton was the primary defender this season.

Jokic with Ayton on court: - 3.7 NetRtg
Jokic with Ayton off court: +11.8 NetRtg

Ayton in his last 6 games against Jokic:
33 pts, 14 reb, 80% FG
22 pts, 13 reb, 50% FG
28 pts, 19 reb, 62% FG
22 pts, 11 reb, 77% FG
27 pts, 13 reb, 85% FG
17 pts, 13 reb, 50% FG

Suns in 6.

RunOKC · Post #30 » by **RunOKC** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 5:55 pm

Suns in 6/7. Ayton will slow Jokic down just enough, and the guard matchups are heavily in the Suns favor even with CP being 75%.

Ballerhogger · Post #31 » by **Ballerhogger** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 6:31 pm

Nuggets win in 6 . Just cant expect ayton to stop jokic and the nuggets have shooters as well . Hard see booker carrying the offensive load like he did last series again

GeorgeSears · Post #32 » by **GeorgeSears** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:04 pm

cjx wrote:Playoff Thrill Barton will contribute 14 pts in his return, book it! Let's go!!

I wouldn't bet on him coming back. He's been "day-to-day" for the last two weeks.

Sharkboy242 · Post #33 » by **Sharkboy242** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:05 pm

Compazzo on CP3 is going to be lit. I like the idea of having AG guard Booker for stretches.

Overall we match up with the suns way better than we did against the blazers. I like our chances.

Sharkboy242 · Post #34 » by **Sharkboy242** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:08 pm

darmani wrote:Jokic shot 13/34 (38%) against the Suns when Ayton was the primary defender this season.

Jokic with Ayton on court: - 3.7 NetRtg
Jokic with Ayton off court: +11.8 NetRtg

Ayton in his last 6 games against Jokic:
33 pts, 14 reb, 80% FG
22 pts, 13 reb, 50% FG
28 pts, 19 reb, 62% FG
22 pts, 11 reb, 77% FG
27 pts, 13 reb, 85% FG
17 pts, 13 reb, 50% FG

Suns in 6.

No mention that the Suns were 1-5 in those games? The real tragedy is citing regular season Jokic and expecting him to be the same player in the playoffs. I get a kick out of Jazz/Clippers/Blazer fans telling us they think Gobert/Zubac/Nurkic can contain Jokic.

Don't get me wrong though, Ayton does have the potential to slow Jokic down more than any of those guys. We'll see.

Statlanta · Post #35 » by **Statlanta** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:21 pm

Sharkboy242 wrote:No mention that the Suns were 1-5 in those games? The real tragedy is citing regular season Jokic and expecting him to the same player in the playoffs though. I get a kick out of Jazz/Clippers/Blazer fans telling us they think Gobert/Zubac/Nurkic can contain Jokic.

Don't get me wrong though, Ayton does have the potential to slow Jokic down more than any of those guys. We'll see.

Gobert did actually contain Jokic. Murray and the team went off though.

Sharkboy242 · Post #36 » by **Sharkboy242** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:27 pm

Statlanta wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:No mention that the Suns were 1-5 in those games? The real tragedy is citing regular season Jokic and expecting him to the same player in the playoffs though. I get a kick out of Jazz/Clippers/Blazer fans telling us they think Gobert/Zubac/Nurkic can contain Jokic.

Don't get me wrong though, Ayton does have the potential to slow Jokic down more than any of those guys. We'll see.

Gobert did actually contain Jokic. Murray and the team went off though.

Jokic went 26/8/5 in that series.

picc · Post #37 » by **picc** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:34 pm

Do we expect Gordon to be on Booker? I dont know who else he would guard.

Sgt Major · Post #38 » by **Sgt Major** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:44 pm

Sharkboy242 wrote:
Statlanta wrote:
Sharkboy242 wrote:No mention that the Suns were 1-5 in those games? The real tragedy is citing regular season Jokic and expecting him to the same player in the playoffs though. I get a kick out of Jazz/Clippers/Blazer fans telling us they think Gobert/Zubac/Nurkic can contain Jokic.

Don't get me wrong though, Ayton does have the potential to slow Jokic down more than any of those guys. We'll see.

Gobert did actually contain Jokic. Murray and the team went off though.

Jokic went 26/8/5 in that series.

And 30 pts out of 80 in game 7

Catchall · Post #39 » by **Catchall** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:49 pm

Chris Paul is the key to this series. Phoenix's guards can dominate the series if CP is near 100%. If not, it gets dicey for them. Ayton's performance drops dramatically if he doesn't have Chris Paul setting him up.

CP has to be amazing for the Suns to win this, imo. And I'm not sure what condition Chris Paul is in right now. He's only made one 3pt shot in the last 3 games (1/9).

Nuggets will probably win in 6 games if CP can't play at an All Star level.

mademan · Post #40 » by **mademan** » Fri Jun 4, 2021 7:53 pm

The defense the Nugs are gonna see is gonna be night and day. Expect PHX to jump on them early. If i was a betting man, i'd put a decent chunk on the Suns in game 1