Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets NBA Playoffs Game 1 live score updates
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The Phoenix Suns and Denver Nuggets face off at 5:30 p.m. Saturday in Game 1 of their NBA Playoffs Western Conference semifinals series. Follow our score updates for the latest news and analysis from the game.
Nuggets go into half of Game 1 vs. Suns with big lead
The first half of the Suns vs. Nuggets NBA Playoffs series is in the books.
And it belonged to Denver.
The Nuggets dominated the first half at Ball Arena in building a 68-51 lead after 24 minutes.
The Suns shot the ball well in the first half, going 22-for-40 from the field, but they had too many turnovers (9) and allowed too many offensive rebounds (12) and second-chance points to the Nuggets.
Denver went 9-for-17 from 3 in the first half. The Suns were 2-for-5.
Nikola Jokic had 14 rebounds in the first half. The Suns had 15 rebounds as a team.
Kevin Durant had 19 points in the first half for the Suns, while Devin Booker had 14.
Aaron Gordon had 16 points for Denver on 6-for-6 shooting from the field (2-for-2 from 3). He also went 2-for-2 from the free throw line.
The Suns certainly have a lot of offensive firepower and are more than capable of going on a huge run.
But the first 24 minutes of this series belonged to the Nuggets.
Score: Nuggets 68, Suns 51 (halftime)
Telling stats of first half of Suns vs. Nuggets game
The telling stat of the first half of the Suns vs. Nuggets game so far?
The Nuggets have 12 offensive rebounds. The Suns have one.
That’s not going to get the job done for Phoenix.
Denver has built a 60-47 lead and has all the momentum. The Nuggets are in rhythm offensively, while the Suns seem to be struggling to get anything going.
A second telling stat so far? The Nuggets are 9-for-16 from 3-point range.