Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets 6/11/21 - NBA Picks & Predictions

The Phoenix Suns look to take a commanding 3-0 in their Western Conference semifinals best-of-seven series with a victory on Friday when visiting the Denver Nuggets. Phoenix leads the series 2-0 following a 123-98 victory in Game 2 on Wednesday. Chris Paul was the catalyst in the victory with 15 assists and no turnovers, while the leading scorer was Devin Booker with 18 points. Paul scored 17 points.

During the postseason, the leading scorer for Phoenix is Devin Booker with an average of 28.4 points per game, while Chris Paul is the leader in assists with an average of 9.1 per game. Deandre Ayton is the second leading scorer and leading rebounder with averages of 16.4 points and 10.9 rebounds per game. Phoenix is scoring an average of 108.6 points per game and shooting 47.0% overall and 36.2% from 3-point territory.

Denver is in a must win situation hosting Phoenix on Friday. The Nuggets cannot afford to trail 0-3 in the series. Recently named MVP Nikola Jokic was the leading scorer and rebounder for Denver in Wednesday's loss with 24 points and 13 rebounds. Denver shot poorly in the loss making only 40.0% of their shots overall and 32.6 from 3-point territory. The second leading scorers were Paul Millsap and Michael Porter Jr with 11 points each.

Nikola Jokic is leading Denver in scoring and rebounding during the postseason with averages of 31.1 points and 10.5 rebounds per game. Monte Morris is the leader in assists with an average of 5.7 assists per game. Denver has six players averaging double-figures in scoring and as a team is scoring an average of 117.3 points per game. The Nuggets are shooting 40 6.8% overall and 39.3% from 3-point territory.