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Nuggets start guards Will Barton, Monte Morris in Game 4 vs. Suns

Jun 13, 2021, 4:33 PM | Updated: 8:55 pm

Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton reacts after hitting a 3-point basket against the Phoenix Suns d...

Denver Nuggets forward Will Barton reacts after hitting a 3-point basket against the Phoenix Suns during the first half of Game 3 of an NBA second-round playoff series Friday, June 11, 2021, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

The Denver Nuggets switched things up against the Phoenix Suns in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals on Sunday night at Ball Arena.

Guards Will Barton and Monte Morris both got the starting nod from head coach Michael Malone in the 125-118 Suns win to complete the 4-0 sweep and send Phoenix to the Western Conference Finals.

The switch in the backcourt saw guards Facundo Campazzo and Austin Rivers moved from the starting five to the bench.

Barton returned to the Nuggets in Game 2 after being sidelined with a hamstring injury he sustained in April.

The guard had provided quality minutes off the bench for Denver in his two appearances against Phoenix in the series.

Coming into Sunday night’s contest, Barton averaged 22 minutes and 12 points per contest while shooting 45.5% from the field (10-of-22) and 33% from three (4-for-12).

Morris was coming off of a Game 3 in which he scored 21 points to go along with five assists and one block.

He was 8-of-12 from the floor (66.7%) and 3-for-5 from deep (60%) in just under 30 minutes played in Phoenix’s 116-102 win on Friday night.

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