2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (DEN WINS 4-2)

[Peregrine01]

Joker gotta contest some of these shots. Way too often his hands are down.

He can be a better defensive player by just changing some of his habits, which can be quite poor sometimes.

[jehosafats]

I'm used to KD making just about every shot he takes tbh

You must not have watched him much in the playoffs I guess against good defenses, certainly not last season.

No, I did. Tatum shut him down in the playoffs last year. The KD I have in mind is the 2015-2018 version, which now seems so long ago.

[cjx]

Book is using LeBron's PEDs, fam

[Pachinko_]

Not counting this game KD shoots 47% FG for the series, the rest of the Suns shoot 51%.
Is there maybe a point where you're better off not giving him the ball so much and just run something?

[CobraCommander]

At this point, Booker missing a shot is like winning the lottery at this point.

Booker is 100 % automatic right now -

KD is 0%....

Murray is playing like Booker 3 years ago...Murray is behind of the mental aspects of the game cause he hasn’t played at this level in years

[Wolfgang630]

Joker should at least put his hands straight up

[HotRocks34]

I don't ever want to hear again about how great Murray is or that he's a star.

He's a chucker. When his shots go in, he looks good. When they don't go in, he looks bad.

This is who he is, and all he is.

If he wants to be more than that, it's up to him to change.

Isn’t that what we say about all these volume scorers? All of them

Kobe was a volume scorer but he could pass when he wanted to. And his defense, when engaged, was enormously better than Murray's.

Murray is a limited player. Not just in his tool kit but in his mental development for the game. He just doesn't have a great feel for the game, or how he should play in relation to his teammates. In short, he overvalues himself and undervalues teammates.

Jordan was like that early in his career. Murray can learn. Of course, Jordan was 100 times more talented than Murray.

[Ducklett]

This is sincerely some of the worse officiating I have seen, and I am rooting for the Suns lol.

[Goomba3666]

This injured **** when someone plays bad is played out

He's playing bad AND something is up. Both can be true. Been watching him for a while. It's not the missed shots - it's everything else.

Something odd about KD...he missing shots that are automatic for him. Lost jump all to Jokic...handles horrible -

I wouldn’t be surprised if he was hurt too

Facts. If you've watched KD for a while, you know something is up. Doesn't even look remotely like the same player. Elevation of jumper gone. Lateral movement gone. Losing the ball randomly on post ups.

We'll hear about it at the end of this series.

[AleksandarN]

Joker gotta contest some of these shots. Way too often his hands are down.

With the refs calli9ng the game. Maybe it is the sound strategy. Man if Jokic got the same whistle that KD and Book gets.

[ArksNetsSince99]

Bruce Brown out playing Murray

Never gets wrong with Bruce Brown , this guy will always gives 110% on the floor
And on cheap affordable contract too

[CobraCommander]

Book is using LeBron's PEDs, fam

Books PED has given him laser focused eyes and shooting stroke


We need to do a natty or not on Bookers Shooting stroke

[IG2]

Jokic has stunk it up so far

[CobraCommander]

He's playing bad AND something is up. Both can be true. Been watching him for a while. It's not the missed shots - it's everything else.

Something odd about KD...he missing shots that are automatic for him. Lost jump all to Jokic...handles horrible -

I wouldn’t be surprised if he was hurt too

Facts. If you've watched KD for a while, you know something is up. Doesn't even look remotely like the same player. Elevation of jumper gone. Lateral movement gone. Losing the ball randomly on post ups.

We'll hear about it at the end of this series.

Losing jump ball with Jokic is embarrassing

[GeorgeSears]

KD's poor start has been cancelled out by Murray having an even worse game.

[cjx]

Murray can't lead the team when King Joker is on the bench

[levon]

Something odd about KD...he missing shots that are automatic for him. Lost jump all to Jokic...handles horrible -

I wouldn’t be surprised if he was hurt too

Facts. If you've watched KD for a while, you know something is up. Doesn't even look remotely like the same player. Elevation of jumper gone. Lateral movement gone. Losing the ball randomly on post ups.

We'll hear about it at the end of this series.

Losing jump ball with Jokic is embarrassing

I bet Mat Ishibia would've won that

[jehosafats]

KD is one of those I'm too rich for a haircut types

[MavsDirk41]

Dont understand why Phoenix doesnt try to get Ayton involved offensively. Make Jokic work defensively, maybe get some fouls on him.

[cjx]

KD is not a good 3 pt shooter