Devin Booker, Kevin Durant each score 36, Landry Shamet hits 4 3-pointers in 4th quarter phoenix suns 129-124 victory over visiting team denver nuggets Advance to the Western Conference semifinals with two games apiece on Sunday night
Booker made 14 of 18 shots and dished out 12 assists, while Durant added 11 rebounds and six assists to help fourth-seeded Phoenix win its second straight game. Shamet scored 14 of his 19 points in the fourth quarter and was the surprise hero off the bench.
Nikola Jokic scored 53 points, his career high in the playoffs or regular season, and dished out 11 assists for top-seeded Denver. He hit 20 of 30 field goals.Jamal Murray had 28 points and seven assists, Michael Porter Jr. had 11 points and 10 rebounds nuggets
Game 5 of the best-of-seven series is scheduled for Tuesday in Denver. The home team has won every game so far.
this suns Second straight game without veteran point guard Chris Paul (groin)
Booker and Durant combined for 72 points Sunday after combining for 86 in Phoenix’s Game 3 on Friday.
In Game 4, Denver made it 121-118 on Jokic’s 3-pointer and Aaron Gordon’s putback with 1:45 left. Durant made two free throws with 1:27 left to cut the deficit to five, and Murray hit a jumper 19 seconds later.
Phoenix’s TJ Warren made two free throws with 22.4 seconds left and Durant made both free throws with 13.7 seconds left. suns Pushed the lead to 127-120 before the close
Phoenix shot 56.8 percent from the field and 13 of 29 from beyond the arc (44.8 percent). Shamet didn’t even play in Game 2, going 5 for 8 from long distance.
Shamet started his fiery fourth quarter with two 3-pointers in the span of 58 seconds to help suns Leads 108-100 with 7:35 left
He made another field goal with 6:48 left in the game for a nine-point lead. Nearly two minutes later, Shamet hit a 3-pointer from the corner and Phoenix took a 116-106 lead with 4:56 left.
Denver shot 56.2 percent from the field, including 7-for-22 (31.8 percent) from 3-point range.Gordon scored 11 points nuggets
Jokic scored 18 points in the third quarter nuggets — including Denver scoring 13 straight points in a stretch — Booker scored 17 points on 6-for-6 shooting suns
Phoenix closed with an 11-4 score, as Booker made two 3-pointers in the final minute, suns 98-92 lead entering the fourth quarter
Durant 21 points, 19 points suns Leading 63-61 at halftime.Jokic scores 24 for Denver before halftime
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