Denver Post · May 6, 2023
Nuggets must avoid being “counter-punchers” to win pressure-packed Game 4
Devin Booker (1) of the Phoenix Suns drives on Aaron Gordon (50) of the Denver Nuggets during the second quarter at Footprint Center in Phoenix on Friday, May 5, 2023. (Photo by AAron Ontiveroz/The Denver Post)PHOENIX – Ninety-one seconds and seven Suns points into the fourth quarter, Nuggets coach Michael Malone called timeout and waved his two-time MVP back into the game.
Malone usually likes to rest Nikola Jokic for a longer stretch at the start of the fourth, but Phoenix had Kevin Durant and Devin Booker in the game and they were threatening to run away and hide.