I’m just happy about what these guys have accomplished.”Ĭrowder has become quite a postseason catalyst, with his teams going 22-9 over his last 31 playoff games. “But right now, I’m not even thinking about that. “We earned it and we want to take advantage of it. “Everybody at this point is banged up and can use that kind of recovery,” Phoenix coach Monty William said. Phoenix was 1-2 against the Clippers in the regular season and 3-0 against the Jazz. The Jazz lead that series 2-1 heading into Game 4 on Monday night in Los Angeles. Now, they get to rest up before playing either top-seeded Utah or the Los Angeles Clippers. It was the seventh straight win for Phoenix - the longest playoff winning streak in team history.Īfter bouncing LeBron James and the defending champion Lakers in six games during the first round, the Suns made even quicker work of Jokic and the Nuggets. The Suns completed a four-game sweep of the short-handed Denver Nuggets with a 125-118 win Sunday night in a testy game in which MVP Nikola Jokic was ejected in the third quarter for a flagrant foul on Cameron Payne. They wanted to do some special things and I wanted to be a part of it.”īehind the brilliant backcourt of Chris Paul and Devin Booker and steady contributions from the likes of Crowder, the Suns are roaring into the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010, the last year they reached the postseason. “I knew the type of group these guys were. “I look like a genius, huh?” cracked Crowder, who took his talents to the Suns after helping Miami reach the NBA Finals last season. What was he thinking? The Suns hadn’t been to the playoffs in a decade. DENVER (AP) - Jae Crowder received all sorts of quizzical text messages for his decision to sign with the Phoenix Suns in the offseason.
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