Jokic was fined $25,000 by the NBA for a forearm shove he gave to Ishbia, which sent the owner back into his seat, but was not suspended. Ishbia found himself part of the story in Game 4 when he had an exchange with Nuggets star Nikola Jokic after the ball went out of bounds near Ishbia's courtside seats at Footprint Center in Phoenix. Phoenix Suns owner Mat Ishbia was spotted at Ball Arena in Denver ahead of Tuesday's Game 5, watching his team warm up prior to the 7 p.m. More: Deandre Ayton needs to show heart to save the Phoenix Suns Suns owner Mat Ishbia at Ball Arena Read more of Moore's take on Ayton at the link below: About 60 good minutes of all-out energy and focus to help the Suns advance,'' Moore wrote after Game 5 but before it was known Ayton would miss Game 6. Two angry, snarling, foaming-at-the-mouth, hungry dog performances. He wrote about why the Suns needed Ayton to come through if they were to prevail over Denver. The Republic's Greg Moore had another take on Ayton after Game 5. More: Phoenix Suns' Nikola Jokic problem: Is more Jock Landale, less Deandre Ayton the answer? But not so fast. The writer, Bleacher Report's Andy Baily, made the argument in his story after the Suns' 118-102 loss to the Nuggets at Ball Arena in Game 5 on Tuesday night, a story with the headline: "Deandre Ayton is costing the Phoenix Suns, and the solution is obvious." Bailey turned to stats to make his argument. Granted, that's no easy task, but at least one writer laid out the case for why the Suns might do better without Ayton starting.
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More: Phoenix Suns center Deandre Ayton out for Game 6 with rib contusion, sources say Can Suns win without Deandre Ayton?Īyton has come under a lot of criticism in this Nuggets series by fans who feel he hasn't bringing enough energy and fight to the floor, especially when it comes to slowing down Jokic. The winner of the Suns-Nuggets series will have homecourt advantage in the Western Conference finals. The winner of this series will advance to the Western Conference finals to play the winner of the other semifinal series, between the No. If Phoenix can tie the series, Game 7 will be on Sunday. Point guard Chris Paul still is out with a left groin strain. Phoenix continues to search for an answer to slowing down two-time MVP Nikola Jokic, and the job won't get easier Thursday, as center Deandre Ayton has been ruled out of Game 6 with a rib injury suffered in Game 5. 1-seeded Nuggets pulled away in the third quarter and never looked back. 4-seeded Suns are coming off a 118-102 loss in Game 5 Tuesday, in which the No. The game tips off at 7 p.m., at Footprint Center in Phoenix. The Phoenix Suns face elimination Thursday night, down 3-2 to the Denver Nuggets in their Western Conference semifinal NBA Playoff series.
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