Suns suffer humiliating playoff elimination with Ayton sidelined.

The Phoenix Suns were eliminated from the NBA playoffs for the second consecutive year in humiliating fashion, losing 125-100 to the Denver Nuggets in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals. The Suns were missing starters Chris Paul and Deandre Ayton, and Devin Booker had a poor performance, scoring only 12 points on 4-of-13 shooting. The Suns became the third team in NBA history to be eliminated from the playoffs in consecutive seasons with 25-plus-point losses. Kevin Durant, who arrived in a midseason trade, called the loss "embarrassing."