Phoenix Suns (51-21, second in the Western Conference during the regular season) vs. Denver Nuggets (47-25, third in the Western Conference during the regular season) Denver; Sunday, 8 p.m. EDT FANDUEL SPORTSBOOK LINE: Sun -2; Over / Under is 221.5 WESTERN CONFERENCE SECOND ROUND: Suns lead the series 3-0BOTTOM LINE: The Phoenix Suns want to win the series over the Denver Nuggets in the fourth game of the second round of the Western Conference. The suns won the previous meeting 116-102. Devin Booker scored 28 points to lead Phoenix to victory and Nikola Jokic recorded 32 points in loss for Denver. The nuggets are 26-16 in conference games. Denver is eighth in the NBA with an average of 115.1 points and shoots 48.5% out of the field. The suns are 30-12 in conference play. Phoenix has a record of 37-20 for giving up 100 or more points. TOP PERFORMERS: Jokic scores 26.4 points per game and an average of 10.8 rebounds for the nuggets. Monte Morris averages 12.6 points and 2.4 rebounds while shooting 41.2% in the last 10 games for Denver. Booker averages 24.5 points and 5.7 rebounds while shooting 44.1% in the last 10 games for Phoenix. DURING PLAYOFFS: Nuggets: Average 114.4 points, 44.3 rebounds, 25.2 assists, 6th , 1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game when shooting 45.6% off the field. Your opponents averaged 119.8 points at 48.9% shooting. Suns: Average 109.4 points, 42.8 rebounds, 25.4 assists, 7.1 steals and 4.4 blocks per game when shooting 47.8% out of the field. Your opponents averaged 98.9 points at 41.8% shooting. INJURIES: Nuggets: PJ Dozier: out (adductor), Michael Porter Jr .: day in and day out (back), Jamal Murray: out of season (knee). Suns: Abdel Nader: out (knee) .___ The Associated Press made this story with the Technology created by Data Skrive and data from Sportradar.
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