The ball flew backward into the crowd, and then Ishbia was knocked backward by Jokic’s elbow. Jokic was trying to get the basketball quickly - apparently so the Nuggets could start their offensive possession - when he tried to take the ball away from Ishbia. He landed in a group of fans on the baseline that included Ishbia, who grabbed the basketball.
Late in the period, Suns guard Josh Okogie crashed into the seats while trying to save a loose ball. Jokic was assessed a technical foul in the second after a bizarre altercation with Ishbia.
Jokic had 24 points for the Nuggets before the break while Durant had 21 for the Suns. Suns point guard Chris Paul missed his second straight game with a strained left groin suffered during Game 2. Jamal Murray added 28 points and seven assists for the Nuggets. If it’s a product of getting open shots and knocking them down, that’s what I’m supposed to do.” “Throw that efficiency (expletive) out the window, I don’t care about that. They pulled within 123-120 with 22.4 seconds left but TJ Warren made two free throws to push the margin back to five.īooker - averaging 37 points on 60% shooting in these playoffs - was hot once again, shooting 14 of 18 from the field, including 3 of 4 on 3-pointers.
The Nuggets trailed 116-106 with 4:55 remaining but never panicked, slowly cutting into the lead. Phoenix wouldn’t trail in the fourth, though Denver didn’t go quietly. The Suns took a 98-92 lead into the fourth quarter after a scoring flurry from Booker, who had 17 points in the third. “I was making shots, attacking the paint,” Jokic said. Jokic used his physical play to knock down several big buckets, even ripping the ball away from Suns owner Mat Ishbia at one point after the ball went out of bounds, which earned the Nuggets All-Star a technical foul. The series returns to Denver for Game 5 on Tuesday.ĭenver lost despite a huge game from MVP runner-up Nikola Jokic, who poured in 53 points on 20-of-30 shooting.
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