NBA Twitter roasts Suns for blowout playoff loss to Nuggets
NBA Twitter roasts Suns for blowout elimination loss to Nuggets originally appeared on NBC Sports Chicago
The Phoenix Suns' 2021-22 season ended with a blowout second-round playoff loss at home.
Their 2022-23 season ended in the exact same fashion.
Down Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton, Phoenix was embarrassed by Denver in a 125-100 Game 6 loss at the Footprint Center on Thursday night. The Nuggets became the first team to advance to this year's conference finals.
Denver used a 17-0 run in the final two-plus minutes of the first quarter to grab an 18-point lead and seize control of the game. By halftime, Phoenix's deficit had increased to 30, which is the same halftime deficit the Suns faced in last year's Game 7 blowout loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
Suns head coach Monty Williams waved the white flag down 29 points with over six minutes remaining in the fourth, removing Devin Booker from the game with Kevin Durant already on the bench.
The shorthanded Suns didn't get another remarkable shooting performance from Booker, who went 4 of 13 from the field for 12 points. Durant, meanwhile, had just eight points on 2-for-11 shooting in the first half. He finished with 23 points.
The Suns made a massive midseason trade in acquiring Durant from the Brooklyn Nets in exchange for Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson and substantial draft capital. But after Paul and Ayton were sidelined with injuries, Phoenix simply didn't have enough to match two-time MVP Nikola Jokic and the No. 1-seeded Nuggets.
After bowing out of Round 2 in rough fashion yet again, NBA Twitter roasted the Suns.
the suns when theyâre in a closeout game at home past the 1st round: pic.twitter.com/L90mQ93tSq
— Molly Morrison (@mollyhannahm) May 12, 2023
Pure dominance by the Nuggets but the Suns canât let that happen on their home court. Absolutely embarrassing.
— Kevin O'Connor (@KevinOConnorNBA) May 12, 2023
Thinking about how I convinced myself betting a Suns future was a good idea pic.twitter.com/sFxgzXhgHa
— br_betting (@br_betting) May 12, 2023
LMFAOOOOOO pic.twitter.com/uNXNvUFUtm
— Old NBA Tweets (@oldnbatweetz) May 12, 2023
The three owners of Phoenix Suns 𤣠pic.twitter.com/jpk5B6snjY
— $ra ⢠(@Sra_world) May 12, 2023
Nikola Jokic and Luka Doncic when it comes to embarrassing the Suns in the playoffs pic.twitter.com/DCioSwdPAS
— trace (@tracedontmiss) May 12, 2023
Suns in back-to-back elimination games ð³ pic.twitter.com/zzvCOJZLuV
— Bleacher Report (@BleacherReport) May 12, 2023
Phoenix suns really added Kevin Durant to their roster just to lose the same way they did in game 7 last yearðð pic.twitter.com/gDZvr4qDIH
— Raps gen (@RaptorsGen) May 12, 2023
Suns after embarrassing Their fans in the most humiliating way possible pic.twitter.com/fERPzch9eI
— andrew leezus (@AndrewLeezus) May 12, 2023
The Suns are 0-4 this series when Devin Booker doesnât shoot 78% or better. pic.twitter.com/Rx6BvlGkRM
— StatMuse (@statmuse) May 12, 2023
The Phoenix Suns getting blown out in a must-win game at home? pic.twitter.com/ThlcKrukfH
— RingerNBA (@ringernba) May 12, 2023
Luka watching the Nuggets cook the Suns pic.twitter.com/GVSGjke3Jr
— Josiah Johnson (@KingJosiah54) May 12, 2023