Chris Paul scored 37 points, Devin Booker had 34 points and 11 rebounds, and the visiting Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 125-118 on Sunday night to sweep the best-of-7 Western Conference semifinal series.
Nuggets star Nikola Jokic, the NBA MVP, was given a flagrant 2 foul and ejected late in the third quarter. He finished with 22 points and 11 rebounds.
Mikal Bridges scored 14 points, Deandre Ayton had 12 points and Jae Crowder had 10 rebounds and four blocks to go with nine points for the Suns, who reached the conference finals for the first time in 11 years.
Will Barton had 25 points, Michael Porter Jr. scored 20, Monte Morris finished with 19 and Facu Campazzo 14 fo…
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