The 2023-24 NBA regular season is approaching its final stretch, with most teams having about 20 games left on their schedule before the NBA playoffs get underway next month.
During this final stretch of games, title-contending teams start to separate themselves from the pack, with the Western Conference being stacked with talented squads this year, as the defending NBA champion Denver Nuggets are arguably the team to beat once again.
At this point in time, the debate has started about which teams in the West can actually contend with the defending champions in a seven-game series, with the Phoenix Suns emerging as a legitimate force to be reckoned with.
Although it has been an up-and-down season for the Suns, with the team dealing with a number of injuries, Phoenix seems to be coming on strong at the right time and was recently able to beat the Nuggets, prompting James Jones of FOX Sports to say this Suns team is the biggest threat to Denver’s repeat chances, via “Speak” on FS1.
“This team is scary,” Jones said. “You talk about three All-Star players that can score the basketball at any point. I mean, when all three of them play they’re averaging 121 points a game. … Are they the biggest threat? Absolutely!”
.@89JonesNTAF: The Suns are the biggest threats to the Nuggets in the West. pic.twitter.com/7ARLprcdCO
— Speak (@SpeakOnFS1) March 6, 2024
Obviously, this is only one win for the Suns over the Nuggets, so it’s hard to say this team can definitively beat Denver in a seven-game series, especially with all their injury concerns surrounding guard Bradley Beal.
However, it will be interesting to see how things pan out if these two teams meet in the playoffs.
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