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

Cubbies2120 · Post #1741 » by **Cubbies2120** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:35 am

B-easy wrote:Why did he keep the starters in till like 3 minutes?

He always does this in playoff games - gets them consistent burn. It's gonna be an issue when someone gets unnecessarily injured in garbage time like Embiid last year.

AleksandarN · Post #1742 » by **AleksandarN** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:36 am

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Sgt Major · Post #1743 » by **Sgt Major** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:36 am

zshawn10 wrote:Hahaha I need that deandre Jordan jokic greeting

That's a regular Serbian greeting - three kisses to the cheeks.

Marvin Martian · Post #1744 » by **Marvin Martian** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:36 am

KD is about to get another coach fired

GameChannel · Post #1745 » by **GameChannel** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:36 am

You know it's over when Kevin Durant goes E.T. on the bench.

Mickey8 · Post #1746 » by **Mickey8** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:36 am

If Jokic was on this Phoenix team and Durant was on Denver's tonight. Phoenix would have advanced to the third round.

WillyJakkz · Post #1747 » by **WillyJakkz** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:37 am

DeAndre Ayton the happiest man in PHX right now. Can't wait to get traded from there lol

Bank Shot · Post #1748 » by **Bank Shot** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:37 am

We're now 11 games in and Denver's defense continues to look pretty darn good.

scrabbarista · Post #1749 » by **scrabbarista** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:37 am

Obliteration 100% complete.

OxAndFox · Post #1750 » by **OxAndFox** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:37 am

Free Rider wrote:
OxAndFox wrote:
Free Rider wrote:Seriously though, why is Joker still in this game? Does Malone not trust his bench with a 25 point lead with 6 minutes left in the 4th?

Malone is about as old school a coach as you can get. Doesn't want to jinx anything.

If he’s worried about jinxes he should be more concerned about Joker getting hurt during garbage time.

Nope. Played it well. You never know in the modern NBA and they were struggling to score so if the Suns go on a run and they continue to struggle from the 5-2 minute mark it could have bought it back to 12-14 points and from there it's anyone's game.

OldSchoolNoBull · Post #1751 » by **OldSchoolNoBull** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:37 am

I admit that I tuned out at the end of the first quarter when it seem fairly obvious that the Suns didn't have it tonight, but looking at the box score, it appears that Cam Payne outplayed Booker and Durant, both in terms of volume and, more importantly, efficiency.

Not good.

GameChannel · Post #1752 » by **GameChannel** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:38 am

Monty about his ass canned.

TeamTragic · Post #1753 » by **TeamTragic** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

Congrats Nuggets dudes!

#WINITALL

VanWest82 · Post #1754 » by **VanWest82** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

I get that it's not time to give Jokic his flowers yet because he's too good for that now, but holy crap man is he good.

Zeno · Post #1755 » by **Zeno** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

I like Booker but he shouldn’t get off lightly after two straight years of elimination like this.

cjx · Post #1756 » by **cjx** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

Nuggets Country, Let's Ride!

:cowboy:

Yee-haw!!

zeebneeb · Post #1757 » by **zeebneeb** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

No way Monty is employed for much longer. Lots a HC jobs out there to choose from.

Want to coach a young team? Check.

Want to coach a middling team? Check.

Want to coach a team in the title hunt? Check.

Something for everyone.

Post #1758 » by **G R E Y** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:39 am

Sgt Major wrote:
zshawn10 wrote:Hahaha I need that deandre Jordan jokic greeting

That's a regular Serbian greeting - three kisses to the cheeks.

Much of the Slavic / former Eastern Europe area does.

mako · Post #1759 » by **mako** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:40 am

There's still hope for the Suns next year. Getting role players should be easy for a deeper team.

Post #1760 » by **Calinks** » Fri May 12, 2023 4:40 am

The Nuggets are about to be this generations San Antonio Spurs. Their execution and on court professionalism are off the charts. What a team!

Who wins?