The Phoenix Suns managed to reduce the score in the semi-finals of the Western Conference after the victory over Denver in the third game to 2:1. This was a showdown between the biggest stars Devin Booker and Kevin Durant on one side and Nikola Jokic and Jamal Marrey on the other side, which ended with the Suns winning 121:114.
Devin Booker and Kevin Durant contributed two-thirds of the Arizona team’s points, as the two basketball players scored 86 of the 121 points of the home team.
Booker finished the game with 47 points, and Kevin Durant added 39 in the first game in Phoenix, where the Suns could not count on playmaker Chris Paul, who was also questioned for the rest of the final series due to an injury.
Booker had excellent field goal percentages in this match (20/25), scoring five three-pointers, so he was the leader of the team in this match in which Phoenix was constantly in the lead.
Another great game on the other side was provided by Jamal Marrey, who finished the game with 32 points, while Nikola Jokic recorded a triple-double performance with 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists.
The Serbian basketball player thus became the first player in the history of the NBA playoffs, who had at least 25 points, 15 rebounds and 15 assists in one game.
The next duel between these two teams is scheduled for two days also in Arizona, and the current score in the semifinals of the Western Conference is 2:1 for the Denver team.
