At the trade deadline in February, the Phoenix Suns appeared to have all the tools required to finally end their wait for an NBA title, but it ended in tears once again on Thursday.
This time, the Denver Nuggets were the villains, led by two-time MVP Nikola Jokic as they succumbed to a 4-2 series defeat in the Western Conference semi-finals after a blowout 125-100 loss on home court in Game Six.
The feeling of deflation in the aftermath of another playoff exit for a franchise without a title banner in its 55-year history was the polar opposite feeling to February when optimism abounded following the blockbuster trade with the Brooklyn Nets that took superstar Kevin Durant – a two-time NBA champion with the Golden State Warriors – to Arizona.
