And the 45 points have come on 20-for-25 shooting, without a single free throw attempt. There's 1:06 left in the fourth quarter and the Suns are now ahead 116-107 after a driving scoop shot from Devin Booker, his 44th and 45th points of the night.

Game 4 of the series is in Phoenix on Sunday. The Nuggets had a 51-41 edge in rebounding, including a 16-7 edge on the offensive glass. The Suns went 16-for-18 from the free throw line, with Kevin Durant going 14-for-16.ĭenver was 43-for-97 from the field, while Phoenix was 48-for-95. Warren had seven points in 26 minutes and Terrence Ross had five points in 14 minutes.Ĭameron Payne started in place of the injured Chris Paul at point guard and played 30 minutes, scoring seven points and dishing out six assists. More: NBA Twitter reacts to Devin Booker's performance in Phoenix Suns' win vs. Jock Landale played 22 minutes and had six points and nine rebounds, outplaying starting center Deandre Ayton, who had nine rebounds and four points in 26 minutes. While Booker and Durant were the story for the Suns, Phoenix did get some key contributions off the bench, an area where they have struggled this postseason.

Interestingly, Booker went 2-for-2 from the line, not shooting his free throws until the final seconds of the game.

Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points, while Nikola Jokic had 28 points, 17 assists and 17 rebounds. The Phoenix Suns won a must-win Game 3 against the Denver Nuggets on Friday night at Footprint Center in Phoenix to win their first game in the NBA Playoffs series.ĭevin Booker and Kevin Durant led the way to Phoenix pulling within 2-1 in the series.īooker finished with 47 points on 20-for-25 field goal attempts.ĭurant had 39 points on 12-for-31 shooting. View Gallery: Photos Phoenix Suns-Denver Nuggets playoffs, Game 3 Suns hold off Nuggets to take Game 3 of NBA Playoffs series

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