“It went down the drain. I didn’t matter to me.”
Deandre Ayton can’t fully enjoy a career-high, 33-point night and off day Sunday because of how Phoenix started Saturday's 122-118 loss to the Denver Nuggets.
The Suns fell behind by 20 points in the first quarter and trailed by as many as 25 in the first half. They battled back to push Denver to the brink, showing the fight they’ve been displaying in recent games – but once again came up short, especially at the start.
“It’s always that first quarter,” Devin Booker said.