- The Associated Press
Suns rising at the right time, roar into conference finals
DENVER (AP) Jae Crowder received all sorts of quizzical text messages for his decision to sign with the Phoenix Suns in the offseason. The Suns hadn't been to the playoffs in a decade. ''I look like a genius, huh?'' cracked Crowder, who took his talents to the Suns after helping Miami reach the NBA Finals last season.
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Chris Paul scored game-high 37 points in leading the Suns into the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2010 with sweep of the Nuggets.
Headlines
- Suns complete sweep of Nuggets, advance to 1st Western Conference finals since 2010
- Jokic's MVP season ends with Game 4 ejection in 3rd quarter after flagrant 2 foul
- Giannis leads Bucks to Game 4 win over Nets, who lost Kyrie to an ankle injury
- Kawhi Leonard, Paul George lead Clippers to emphatic Game 3 over Jazz
- Durant's bodyguard who intervened in on-court scuffle not allowed back
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