The Suns welcomed back Booker into the fold against the Nuggets, but his playing time was only limited to just four minutes after reinjuring his left groin in the very first quarter.īooker has been the undisputed MVP for Phoenix this season after a stellar start to the year and is on pace to break his career-high in points and his availability will be heavily tied to how far the Suns can go. However, crucial turnovers down the stretch nixed their chances of winning and the game was sent to overtime.ĭenver had a two-possession lead early in the extra period and Phoenix tried their best to keep in step thanks to their efforts as a whole, but it was not their night on Christmas 2022.ĭespite the loss, the Suns did not look as rattled for much of the game, but the game-sealing turnover by Mikal Bridges leaves a lot to be desired.Īs a whole, Phoenix relied heavily on one another to pull out a team victory and while it will be recorded as a loss against their record, the silver lining in all of it is that they kept fighting even with some major pieces on the bench.Ĭhris Paul #3 of the Phoenix Suns gets ready for their game against the Golden State Warriors at Chase Center on Main San Francisco, California. The Suns fell into a double-digit hole when Booker left the game and it would have been easy to write them off then, but they fought back and built their own lead that swelled to 12 points.Ĭarried by Landry Shamet's game-high 31 points, the Suns continued to keep the Nuggets at bay whenever the home team tried to keep the game close.Įven without Booker to lead the charge, the Suns played intense basketball for the better part of 48 minutes and it would seem as if they were poised to take home the win and stop their losing streak at two games. Here are some takeaways from the narrow loss.

thanks to Nikola Jokic's triple-double of 41 points, 15 rebounds, and 15 assists. The Phoenix Suns were pushed to their absolute limit by the Denver Nuggets on Christmas Day, but they faltered in overtime to fall, 128-125. Landry Shamet again anchored the Suns' offense off the bench.The Phoenix Suns put up a much better fight despite losing Devin Booker.

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