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Nuggets vs. Suns: The one key

By Mathew Huff

DENVER, CO - JANUARY 3: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns jocks for a position against the Denver Nuggets on January 3, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images)
DENVER, CO - JANUARY 3: Devin Booker #1 of the Phoenix Suns jocks for a position against the Denver Nuggets on January 3, 2018 at the Pepsi Center in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and/or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Bart Young/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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The Denver Nuggets welcome the Phoenix Suns to the Pepsi Center.

The Denver Nuggets are hungry to get back on track after what transpired in the Staples Center the other night. They are now at the ninth spot in the West and they will certainly look to make a statement in this game against the rebuilding Suns.

However, there is one key they must take into consideration in order to defeat this young Phoenix squad. Containing Devin Booker will be essential in getting an early lead. Booker has quickly emerged as the Suns best player and pillar to build around for the future. He can get hot extremely quick which he has proven in the past, particularly a 70 plus point game last season.

Thankfully, Denver has a perimeter defender who is more than capable of containing the young sensation. Gary Harris will be the X factor and keeping Booker at bay and forcing the role players of the Suns to defeat the Nuggets.

If Booker gets going, especially from the three point line, it will give the Suns a punchers chance of getting an upset on the road. However, it will be easier said than done as Harris had a career game the last time these two squads faced each other. If he carries this momentum into this game, then Devin Booker and the Suns will be in a heap of trouble.

Booker will be the Suns X factor for this game, so it is imperative Denver focus their defensive efforts on the young shooting guard. If the Nuggets can successfully shut down Booker and force someone else to step up, then their chances of getting back in the win column will increase ten fold.

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However, slowing down this phenom is much easier said than done for any NBA team.

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