Despite his eight points, Campazzo did not escape from the beating

The triumphal march of the Phoenix suns stayed one more day after having easily defeated the Denver Nuggets 126-97, who followed without the star center the Serbian Nikola Jokic, injured in the right wrist.

Cordovan Facundo Campazzo continued as substitutes and contributed eight points in the 26 ’51 ”he played After scoring 3-8 on field goals (including 2-7 triples), he gave two assists, recovered a ball, lost it twice and committed five fouls personal without being a winning factor.

Forward Cam Johnson achieved his best mark as a professional by contributing 22 points, Bahamian center Deandre Ayton also had 21 points and the Suns started with everything to extend their winning streak to 12 straight games by beating the Nuggets.

The match

The Suns scored 48 points in the first period that gave them a partial advantage of 20 points, after scoring 17 of 22 shots from the field (77.3%), including seven of eight triples. Johnson, Hispanic guard Devin Booker and forward Jae Crowder hit two 3s each during that opening streak.

The Suns (13-3) They haven’t lost since Oct. 27, when they lost to the Sacramento Kings and forward Harrison Barnes hit a last-second long-range shot. It is the Longest winning streak in the franchise since he posted 17 wins during the 2006-07 season.

The Nuggets didn’t count Jokic for the second game in a row because of a sprained right wrist. Denver has lost four games in a row to fall to 9-8. The Nuggets are one of just three teams to have beaten the Suns this season – beating them 110-98 in the season opener – but that was when the Nuggets had Jokic and power forward Michael Porter Jr healthy. (pain in the lower back).

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