There are numerous contributing factors as to why the Phoenix Suns are struggling and down 0-2 to the Denver Nuggets in the Western Conference Semifinals. You can point to Kevin Durant not being Kevin Durant. You can reference their collective three-point shooting (24.1%). You can note that they opened the fourth quarter of Game 2 with a three point lead, and then proceeded to go 0-of-9 from the field. You can observe that Chris Paul pulled his groin, and from that moment on in the game, the Suns were outscored by 18 points.
All are valid.