The Suns still hadn’t quite knocked out the wobbling Denver Nuggets as Sunday’s final four minutes arrived. Phoenix called timeout. During the break, Monty Williams designed the backbreaker, a simple action that basically symbolized the canyon-sized gap between these two brief second-round opponents.
Chris Paul, Devin Booker and Jae Crowder all touched the ball in the early portion of the possession — three quick, purposeful passes to generate movement and shift the Denver defense before the real attack began. Deandre Ayton came up for a high screen and wiped out the primary defender. Booker slipped behind the play and back screened JaVale McGee, the help defender.
