Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets star in an interesting duel in the NBA playoff semifinals, in this case of the Western Conference. The Suns they start off as light favorites before Nuggets, after being in second place in the regular phase and distressing the reigning champions, the Los Angeles Lakers, for a total of 4-2.
In the regular phase it has been shown Phoenix suns as the second best team in the Western Conference with a total of 51 wins for 21 losses, behind only Utah Jazz. Equality this season is maximum, since the vast majority of teams have suffered many injuries and quite a few players have gone through it coronavirus, which makes these qualifiers seem very balanced. Denver nuggets overcame 4-2 a Portland Trail Blazers, despite the high level of Damian Lillard.
Lillard has shown himself as the great leader of the Blazers, which nevertheless has not given him to defeat the Nuggets. Last season, both Denver nuggets What Portland Trail Blazers made the playoffs, but fell to Los angeles lakers in the bubble of Orlando. Blazers fell in the first round and Nuggets in the Western Conference finals.
Phoenix suns, for its part, has dispatched some depleted Los angeles lakers, who lost Anthony Davis in the fourth game and they have not been able to have him again in the series. The Suns, supported by Devin Booker, Chris Paul and De André Ayton, He was much superior since then and was able to turn the 1-2 against to win the series by a total of 4-2.
The inner game of Nikola Jokic is essential for Nuggets, where the base Facundo Campazzo (from Real Madrid) contributes quality minutes in the second unit. The objective of Denve
r it will be to prevail in the interior game, with the quality of the Serbian, in order to cement the victory.
Phoenix suns He has the field factor in his favor and that is why he is a slight favorite, although the series seems very close. The winner of this semifinal will face the winner of the duel between Utah Jazz and Dallas Mavericks or Los Angeles Clippers.
Series game schedule between Phoenix Suns – Denver Nuggets
Match 1, early morning of Monday 7 to Tuesday 8 June, at, 4.00 hours
Match 2, with schedule to be defined
Match 3, with schedule to be defined
Match 4, with schedule to be defined
Match 5, if necessary
Where to watch the Phoenix Suns Denver Nuggets series games?
The games of the series can be seen through the dials Movistar Sports (53) and GO (8), platform Movistar Plus. You can follow all the information about the series and the NBA playoff by Mundo Deportivo website.