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NBA playoffs: Suns push Nuggets to the brink with Game 3 win

The Denver Nuggets showed some life in Game 3, but that only gave the Phoenix Suns something to stamp out.

The Suns beat the Nuggets 116-102 on Friday to take a commanding 3-0 lead in the Western Conference semifinals, all but sealing a trip to the conference finals. No NBA team has ever overcome a 3-0 deficit in a series.

The Nuggets are one game from elimination. (Photo by Dustin Bradford/Getty Images)

A night that began with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic receiving his MVP trophy quickly turned for the Suns, who were up by double digits midway through the first quarter.