There was a moment early in these playoffs when most neutral observers thought the Suns were toast. They lost homecourt to the Lakers, trailed 2-1 in the first round, LeBron James looked lively, Anthony Davis was still healthy and Chris Paul was grabbing at his weakened right shoulder just about every time he took a bump.
That was 16 days ago. The Suns haven’t lost since. They steamrolled the Lakers in three straight, switched out opponents and have now bulldozed the Nuggets in three straight, the latest a 116-102 cruise in Denver on Friday night to bump them up 3-0 in the series and within a victory of the conference finals.
That’s six straight wins on basketball’s brightest stage, and they haven’t exactly been nail-biters. The Suns have won these six games by 8, 30, 13, 17, 25 and 14 points.
