Phoenix never stops, beats Denver even in Game 4 and returns to the Western Conference Finals for the first time in 11 years.
The Suns lead from the first quarter, closed on the plus 6, and resist all the comeback attempts of the Nuggets.
Sumptuous proof of a very inspired Chris Paul, best scorer of the game with 37 points.
For him a sensational 14-19 from the field, without even a triple attempt, and a perfect 9/9 from the line.
To which he adds 7 assists and 3 rebounds in 40 minutes on the court.
The other great protagonist for the Suns is once again Devin Booker, who closes at 34 with 11/25 shooting, 2/8 from the arc and 10/11 from the line.
Also 11 rebounds in his game.
But the decisive episode of the challenge is the expulsion of the fresh MVP Nikola Jokic with 3'52 "from the end of the third quarter. The Serbian intervenes with a hard foul on Cameron Payne, also hitting him in the face. face with Jokic taking technical the referees go to review the contact. The decision is for a Flagrant 2, with the MVP being sent off with the game on 83-75 Suns. Jokic thus closes his season with a game-4 with 22 points, 11 rebounds and 4 assists in 28 minutes of play. An expulsion that does not agree with the coach of the Nuggets Michael Malone, who at the end of the match commented: "I immediately watched a replay and I thought it would be a Flagrant 1 at worst. I don't think it was a non-basketball and mischievous play,because Nikola was trying to play the ball and there was marginal contact with Payne's nose. I am shocked that they expelled the MVP for such a play. "
After Jokic's exit from the field to the Nuggets, an excellent Will Barton is not enough, author at the end of 25 points to succeed in the comeback that would have lengthened the series. The 20 of Michael Porter Jr and the 19 of Monte Morris are also useless. Phoenix completes the sweep by winning 125-118 and enters the Conference finals. Now Paul and his teammates will have to wait for the winner of the series between Utah and Clippers (currently 1-1).
