Phoenix faces desperate OKC in final SunsThunder matchup this regular season

OKLAHOMA CITY — Phoenix Suns powered out to a 27-point lead early in the second half Friday night which the short-handed Denver Nuggets nearly erased. Without four starters starting with two-time reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, Denver (51-26) pulled within four before losing by seven, 107-100, at Footprint Center in Phoenix in the second of a back-to-back. “We’re grateful for the win, but I thought we would build off of what we did in the first half, but our mindset just wasn’t where it needed to be and that’s what I told the guys.,” said Suns coach Monty Williams as his…