OVERVIEW:
The crowd inside Phoenix Suns Arena has been lauded for its rowdy intensity throughout the 2021 NBA Playoffs. But as Chris Paul put defenders on skates and buried 3-pointers and the Suns turned stifling defense into bucket after bucket during another second-half outburst, the atmosphere turned into a party.
Suns players such as Torrey Craig could not even resist glancing up at the video board when cheers erupted as a young fan showed off some crazy dance moves before enthusiastically removing his shirt.
“This is wild,” Craig recalls saying in the moment.
There was plenty to celebrate, as the Suns used another massive second half to roll the Denver Nuggets 123-98 Wednesday night to take a 2-0 lead in the Western Conference Semifinals.