Suns Know There's No Stopping Nuggets Center Nikola Jokic

The Phoenix Suns were able to level their second-round series with the Denver Nuggets after winning two straight games over the weekend, sending things back to Game 5 tied at 2-2.

Though a variety of factors helped played a role in their short and sweet home sweep, taking the focus off Nuggets center Nikola Jokic and forcing guard Jamal Murray to do things differently has been the most noticeable difference.

However, that'd led Jokic to deliver some insane numbers. Game 3 saw him put up a massive 30-17-17 triple double while he scored 53 points in Game 4 - the only thing that came close to stopping him was a potential ejection after making physical contact with Suns owner Mat Ishbia sitting courtside.

Suns shooting guard Devin Booker says the Suns are still trying to figure out how to slow the back-to-back MVP down.

“Good question. We are trying to figure it out. It is tough, man; he can make sure everyone is involved at the same time. So, you don’t want to overhelp because then he will spread it out and they are shooting threes on the backside. If you leave the matchup there one-on-one, he is going to make you pay for it.

"We are just always talking about making it hard, making it tough, trying to wear him down. He is doing all that offensively, at the same time on defense he is up on all of our screens. He is playing out of his mind; he is doing what he does. I am happy that it is 2-2.”

Kevin Durant chimed in, too:

“Man, he is ridiculous. I felt like all those shots were easy shots. He just played the game at a pace where you can’t speed him up, fluster him; he is strong, he can make every shot. I hate when he makes shots, he is so unorthodox. It’s like, ‘Oh yeah that is a miss’, then it goes straight in.

"He is incredible. I thought he carried them all night tonight scoring the ball. Him and Jamal (Murray) do a good job in that pick and roll. It is so hard to stop. We just play extremely hard. You are not going to stop these guys; they are efficient players. We just played hard. I think that made up for it.”

With Game 5 just hours away, we'll see if Phoenix is able to throw in any more wrenches to make life difficult for Jokic.