Kevin Durant and Nikola Jokic got into a tussle during Game 5 between the Nuggets and Suns, as KD shoved Jokic and Bruce Brown for trying to listen in on a Suns huddle.
Fans were excited to see some action in a mostly boring blowout game for the Nuggets, flooding Twitter with reactions to the scuffle.
https://twitter.com/BleacherReport/status/1656147717943595008
A fan found a way to criticize both players for the altercation in a lighthearted manner.
https://twitter.com/carlosgil83/status/1656147841885130753
The parallels between this and Jokic pushing Mat Ishbia the other day caused fans to chuckle.
https://twitter.com/NYPunk/status/1656148456744931328
Fans sensed that Jokic ended up flopping on the push, mainly because Brown didn’t get moved that dramatically by the push.
https://twitter.com/SpoonOfZeke/status/1656149420382076929
Some believe Jokic was justified for slopping given what happened with Mat Ishbia in Game 4.
https://twitter.com/APFromNY/status/1656148037931003905
This was evidently a case of Nikola Jokic trying to play mind games with Kevin Durant, which some fans appreciated.
https://twitter.com/Luk3Shittalker/status/1656150601074606080
Durant will have to wait for Game 6 to get his revenge, as his Suns do not stand a chance of winning Game 5 after trailing by 21 points with 2:41 minutes left in the fourth quarter. KD scored 26 points on 10-24 shooting in a poor showing by his impeccable standards.
The Suns Season Headed For An Eclipse?
With Phoenix facing a 3-2 deficit in this series, many fans will expect the No. 1 seed to close them out sooner rather than later. The Nuggets have better roster depth and a superstar that is yet to let them down these playoffs. Barring a collapse, the Nuggets should be able to close this series out.
This series does have parallels to last season’s 1-4 matchup between the Suns and the Mavericks. The Suns took a 2-0 lead as the 1 seed and then went up 3-2 after Game 5 before collapsing in Games 6 and 7. Phoenix will hope they can take the role of Dallas this series and complete a 3-2 comeback on the basis of the star power of Devin Booker and Kevin Durant over the depth of the Nuggets.
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