The may have lost to the Denver Nuggets last night, but respect was earned. No, probably not from the Nuggets’ faithful. Phoenix had 14 more free throws than Denver and therefore the game was improperly officiated and their two-time MVP Nikola Jokic was most likely “mugged” and “assaulted”.
Hey, Denver: it’s hard to get to the line when you are making countless uncontested layups all night long. Yeah, the Suns’ defense had its issues. Their attention to off-ball cutters was non-existent. The Nuggets took 25 shots inside of five feet, making 19, which was the zone they lived in all night.