Denver Nuggets reach the 2023 Western Conference Finals
May 13, 2023
The Denver Nuggets are the first National Basketball Association franchise in the conference finals. On Thursday, they eliminated the Phoenix Suns thanks to a 125-100 game six win at the Footprint Center in Phoenix, Arizona. Game six was significantly different from the first two games of the series in Phoenix, where the Suns won by narrow scores of 121-114 in game three and 129-124 in game four.
In game six, the Nuggets entered the contest as 2.5 point underdogs, but steamrolled past the Suns in winning by 25. Five Nuggets players reached double digits in points as Nikola Jokic of Sombor, Serbia had another postseason triple-double (32 points, 12 assists and 10 rebounds), Jamal Murray of Kitchener, Ontario, Canada had 26 points, shooting guard Kentavious Caldwell-Pope had 21 points, Bruce Brown of Boston, Massachusetts had 13 points off the bench, and Michael Porter Jr. of Columbia, Missouri, had 10 points.
Error, group does not exist! Check your syntax! (ID: 27)
The Nuggets were the dominant team in the first half in the contest. They outscored the Suns 44-26 after the opening 12 minutes, and then entered the half with an 81-51 lead. There was hope in the Suns camp that their star point guard Chris Paul of Winston-Salem, North Carolina would have been ready to suit up for game six. He missed the majority of the series with a groin injury he suffered in game two.
Denver will now play the winner of the series between the Los Angeles Lakers and Golden State Warriors. The Lakers lead the Warriors three games to two with game six to be played at crypto.com Arena in southern California on Friday night.
Fill In The Form Below To Receive Our NBA News Straight To Your Email For FREE!
July 26, 2025
Could we see an all-Los Angeles Western Conference Final?
As the National Basketball Association rosters take shape heading into the 2025-26 season, two teams that have changed their rosters the most are the Los Angeles Lakers and Los Angeles Clippers The Read MoreJuly 23, 2025
Lakers sign guard Marcus Smart
The Los Angeles Lakers have signed point guard Marcus Smart of Flower Mound, Texas according to Matthew Huff of The Sports Daily on Tuesday The terms of the contract are two years and $11 Read MoreJuly 22, 2025
Clippers sign Bradley Beal and Chris Paul
The Los Angeles Clippers are making some significant noise when it comes to adding players in the offseason Joining power forward John Collins of Layton, Utah, who the Clippers acquired in a trade Read More
Tell Us What You Think Below