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

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Who wins?

Denver in 6
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53%
Denver in 7
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26%
Phoenix in 6
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14%
Phoenix in 7
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8%
 
Total votes: 120

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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#242 » by Duke4life831 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:45 am

Murray makes things so much harder on himself.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#243 » by G R E Y » Wed May 10, 2023 2:45 am

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Goomba3666 wrote:KD looks injured, honestly.


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.

Altitude, too, perhaps.
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Post#244 » by baller16 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

KD getting exposed
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Post#245 » by AleksandarN » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Bruce Brown out playing Murray
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Post#246 » by Dennis Reynolds » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Goomba3666 wrote:KD's lateral movement is completely gone. Respect him for not Kawhi'ing it though.


Yeah, he's no longer that DPOY level defender that made GSW's defense worse once he joined them.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#247 » by jehosafats » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

I'm used to KD making just about every shot he takes tbh
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Post#248 » by 2weekswithpay » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

The Suns have to get Durant easier shots.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#249 » by ___Rand___ » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Murray's stroke is OFF. He's not gonna have a good shooting night.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#250 » by Infinite Llamas » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Can TNT just stop lumping Jokic and Murray together on those star charts they show? It’s heavily insulting to Jokic.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#251 » by levon » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Goomba3666 wrote:
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Goomba3666 wrote:KD looks injured, honestly.

He's allowed to be a bad player, especially as he ages.


Don't think he's bad, just coming off multiple injuries. But with KD, he doesn't get any passes. If he's on court, there's 'no way' he's not 100% apparently.

Some of yall think he's like 27. Lol.

No, I'm aware he's old. That's what I'm attributing it to.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#252 » by HotRocks34 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:46 am

Why work for an easy shot when you can take a contested fade-away instead:?

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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#253 » by OldSchoolNoBull » Wed May 10, 2023 2:47 am

Suns have zero rhythm right now.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#254 » by JDR720 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:47 am

Murray a cool 1-6 2 TO"s and 0 assists.
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Post#255 » by Bank Shot » Wed May 10, 2023 2:47 am

That's really good D from Braun.
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Post#256 » by Wolfgang630 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:48 am

When is Murray going to do his Murray flurry?
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#257 » by cupcakesnake » Wed May 10, 2023 2:48 am

The Bruce Brown pickup by Denver was so nice. What a useful dude to have in a playoff rotation.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#258 » by Goomba3666 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:48 am

G R E Y wrote:
Goomba3666 wrote:
Jkam31 wrote:
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.

Altitude, too, perhaps.


Plausible for sure.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#259 » by Peregrine01 » Wed May 10, 2023 2:48 am

Bruce Brown is a notably better player than Murray. Doesn’t have the flashy dribble package and wont get as hot shooting the three but he pretty much does everything else better.
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Re: 2023 West Semifinals | (1) Denver Nuggets VS (4) Phoenix Suns (Series tied 2-2) 

Post#260 » by CIN-C-STAR » Wed May 10, 2023 2:48 am

Suns maybe should just go to the Kyrie-Lebron offense.
Book gets to push and see if he likes it. If not, throw it to KD and screen Gordon off him (and Murray onto him).
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