The Phoenix Suns made their way to Denver to take on the Nuggets for Game 1 of the 2nd round. Jamal Murray and the Nuggets took care of the Timberwolves in Round 1, beating them in five games. On the other hand, Kevin Durant and the Suns did the same to the Clippers. Watching the game tonight, especially how great Murray was, Skip Bayless couldn’t help but issue a prediction.
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The Nuggets put their foot on the gas right from the start of the game. They’d been ousted by the Suns in 2021, and tonight was their way of showing they mean business. Taking the lead as large as 25 points, the Nuggets ended the game with a final score of 125-107.
Nikola Jokic had 24 points and 19 rebounds, but it was Jamal Murray who was the star of the show. In fact, his performance made Skip Bayless even go against his ‘favorites’ to win it all!
Skip Bayless claims the Nuggets might sweep the Suns
The Phoenix Suns could never establish themselves in the game tonight. They only held a lead in the first quarter, that too was just 3 points. After that, the Nuggets took over. The Nuggets were scoring at such a pace that they easily withstood a Kevin Durant performance as well. As soon as that happened, Skip Bayless took it to Twitter to talk about the same.
Suns just got blown off the floor in the 1st half of Game 1. Gave up 68! Down 17! Suns D shredded. KD was KD on offense. Didn’t matter. Little defensive desire. Now Game 2 becomes huge. DO THE SUNS CARE ENOUGH TO FIGHT ON D???
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 30, 2023
After that, Jamal Murray put up a flurry in the 2nd half. He ended the night with 34 points on 6 of 10 shooting from the deep, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, and 2 steals. Watching Murray put on a show, Skip had to put out a tweet.
If Jamal Murray keeps scoring 34 a game with 6 threes, the Suns will get swept.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 30, 2023
While Skip made this bold assumption, it’s only if Jamal Murray can keep doing what he did tonight. Bayless is still riding with the Suns for now.
FS1 analyst suggest changes for Game 2
Skip Bayless gets heavily involved in teams that Kevin Durant is on. The Suns were no exception. He already picked them as his favorites to win it all. Now, after Game 1 ended, he had two suggestions for the team. He conveyed them via his twitter.
First one is getting better defensively and focusing on rebounding the ball.
Good: The Suns just got embarrassed in Game 1. THEY WILL WAKE UP AND RESPOND, ESPECIALLY ON DEFENSE AND ON THE BOARDS.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 30, 2023
The other one is to get Terrence Ross some playing time.
Terrence Ross, capable of scoring 30 on any given night, never gets any meaningful minutes for the Suns. I just don’t get it.
— Skip Bayless (@RealSkipBayless) April 30, 2023
We’ll have to wait and see what adjustments the Suns make before Game 2 on Monday.
