This one, from 11:24 p.m.
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This included a 44-point first quarter by the Nuggets that ended on a 17-0 run.
Aaaand Phoenix didn’t put much of a dent into that halftime deficit, turns out.
I have never used the word “ZOIKS” in a blog before but this is now the time.
Made famous by Norville “Shaggy” Rogers I believe.
Also appropriate would be the classic Scooby-Doo line, “RUH-ROH!”
I don’t even WATCH Scooby-Doo.
Why am I pushing this niche terminology so hard!?!?
This time around, Phoenix decided to go all-in for an aging, often hobbled Kevin Durant.
I understand that whatever’s left of Chris Paul wasn’t playing the past several games.
I also get that enigmatic center Deandre Ayton missed Thursday’s contest.
Not to write all that off like it’s nothing.
Because it isn’t.
Denveristhe West’s No.
1 seed after all.
It’s just that…man…the Suns…
I feel for KenJac and all the Phoenix faithful out there.
It’s a bummer.
Many of the pieces appear to be there.
It just ain’t clicking when all the chips are down.
This is a bit of a weird analogy but give a shot to bear with me.
KD’s call to bolt the Thunder for Golden State was panned by almost everyone.
OKC had the Dubs on the ropes with a 3-1 series lead in the conference semis that year!
It was clear he took the path of least resistance to a championship.
This Warriors squad was a whole other level.
Steph, Klay, DrayandKevin Durant?
They won 73 games the season before.
He tried to alter/enhance his legacy by going to Brooklyn.
…And here we are again.
Oh did I mention?
KD started Thursday’s game 1-for-10 from the field.
To his credit, like Williams, Durant didn’t make any lame excuses afterwards.
He’s a legend.
One of the greatest all-around scorers to ever pick up a basketball.
Fair or not, the trolling anti-KD hounds will be out for blood en masse.
Where does Phoenix even go from here?
Cameron Payne had 31 points tonight.
Cool but it didn’t really matter at all.
Hmm…positive spin zone…yeah I’m at a loss.
What else can you say?
The Phoenix Suns are fucked.
What’re they gonna do?
Mike Budenholzer won a damn championship over the Suns in ‘21 and got canned recently.
But by all accounts, Williams a pretty damn respected coach around the league.
Maybe he’ll bow out voluntarily to escape the shit show.
Anyway, congrats to the Denver Nuggets.
You either get the Warriors or Lakers in the Western Conference Finals.
Either series is going to be awesome.
Don’t get me wrong.
Looking forward to that.
