- The Western Conference semi-finals began with a whimper both on the court as well as in the Pick One Challenge.
- Denver dusted Phoenix by 18 points in Game 1 while four players, including the Challenge leader, took blanks on the night.
- Trevor might as well have decided to join the quartet as his pick, Suns guard Landry Shamet, posted just 4 PRA and was a -15 in just 14 minutes on the floor.
- But the evening wasn't a total wash as Al made vital progress into reclaiming the crown he held for so long this season with a picking out of Denver's Aaron Gordon that netted him 29 PRA.
- Optimally, Al was also the only one eligible to pick either of the night's best possible scorers (48 PRA) which were teammates Jamal Murray and Nikola Jokic.
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