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The NBA Playoffs provide an opportunity for basketball fans to witness matchups between two of the best teams of the season. In the Western Conference Semifinals, the Suns and the Nuggets, two of the best teams in the Conference, will face each other. The first game is on Saturday and will feature elite players on both teams.
Denver, the top seed in the West, defeated the Timberwolves 4-1 in the first round, while Phoenix, the fourth seed in the Conference, also won their first-round matchup against the Clippers with the same result.
The Suns are not favored to win the series due to the Nuggets’ significant home advantage in the playoffs. However, Phoenix is a formidable opponent with an offensive trident of Devin Booker, Kevin Durant, and Chris Paul, as well as Deandre Ayton under the board.
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During the regular season, the Suns had a solid defense, conceding the sixth-fewest points per game and occupying the same position in the percentage of field goals allowed. However, in the last game against the Clippers, they allowed 130 points, almost 37% in long-distance shots, and 50 points in the paint.
The Nuggets, led by Nikola Jokic and Jamal Murray, finished with the best record in the Western Conference and had no major problems beating the Minnesota Timberwolves in the first round. Denver’s offense was explosive, ranking #12 in the NBA in points per game and having the best field goal percentage in the league, largely due to Jokic’s incredible shooting percentage. Defensively, the Nuggets had the ninth-best mark in the league, allowing only 112.5 points per game, with the second-lowest percentage of conceded triples.
Stay tuned for the outcome of this first game of the Western Semifinals where the Denver Nuggets come into this series as favorites according to the oddsmakers.
Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets Game Information
- Date: 04/29/2023
- Time: 08:30 PM ET
- Location: Ball Arena.
- How to Watch Suns vs Nuggets: NBC Sports Boston
- Live Stream: NBA Game Pass
Suns vs Nuggets Betting Lines
Nuggets are –145 according to our Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $68.97. On the other side, Suns are +125 according to the Vegas NBA Lines. This means that if you wager $100 you have the chance to win $125.
The implied probability for these two teams attached to the betting lines have Nuggets at a 59.18% chance of winning the game, meanwhile Suns have 44.44% probability of finishing the game with the W.
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