Nikola Jokic, Nuggets rout Suns, advance to Western Convention finals

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PHOENIX — As boos crammed the air in Footprint Heart at halftime on Thursday, Nikola Jokic made his approach again towards the Denver Nuggets locker room.

Jokic sauntered by way of the again hallway in his ordinary nonchalant physique language with out a trace of the truth that the Nuggets had been up 30 and effectively on their approach again to the Western Convention finals.

As they’ve all season lengthy, the Nuggets adopted the two-time MVP’s lead with all-business appears on their faces. The Nuggets are on a mission to succeed in the NBA Finals and they’re one step away from that after destroying the Suns 125-100 in Sport 6 to remove Phoenix, 4-2.

The Nuggets are returning to the Western Convention Finals for the primary time since shedding the convention championship to the Los Angeles Lakers within the 2020 Orlando bubble.

Denver will host both the Golden State Warriors or the Los Angeles Lakers within the convention finals beginning subsequent Tuesday.

Jokic returns to the following spherical on an absolute tear. He accomplished an outstanding sequence together with his third triple-double in 4 video games, notching 32 factors, 12 assists and 10 rebounds whereas making 13-of-18 photographs. The Suns merely had no reply for Jokic, who averaged a 30-point triple-double within the second spherical.


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