Devin Booker torches Michael Porter Jr. in Game 3 of Suns-Nuggets series
Jun 11, 2021, 8:45 PM | Updated: Jun 12, 2021, 1:05 am
Phoenix Suns guard Devin Booker picks up the ball in the first half of Game 3 of an NBA second-round playoff series against the Denver Nuggets, Friday, June 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)
Devin Booker had Denver Nuggets’ Michael Porter Jr. dancing on the court in the second quarter of Friday’s Game 3 matchup.
The Phoenix guard went up against Porter one-on-one, driving to the basket for a layup that put the Suns up 47-36 with less than six minutes left in the half.
D-Book put the moves on 'em 👀 pic.twitter.com/q7QWPcUpmX
— NBA TV (@NBATV) June 12, 2021
Social media went wild over the on-court burn:
whew Book just bullied MPJ on national television
— Kellan Olson (@KellanOlson) June 12, 2021
Book, Sick sick man vs. MPJ
— Dave Burns (@Burnsy987) June 12, 2021
All the other Suns on the weakside when Book isolates MPJ pic.twitter.com/7vi1Ew9HHl
— Kevin Zimmerman (@KZimmermanAZ) June 12, 2021
What Devin Booker did to MPJ was just cruel.
— T.J. McBride (@TJMcBrideNBA) June 12, 2021
What the Suns are doing to MPJ might be against the Geneva Conventions
— sreekar (@sreekyshooter) June 12, 2021
They MPJ hunting.
— Mike Vigil (@protectedpick) June 12, 2021
Phoenix defeated Denver 116-102 to take a 3-0 series lead.
