DENVER — The Phoenix Suns always take showers after games.

They took a little bit longer after Friday night’s embarrassing and lopsided 132-95 loss to Denver at Pepsi Center.

The Suns extended what is usually a 10-minute cooling off period to almost an hour talking about, well, they didn’t reveal what they discussed.

“We’re just going to keep everything in-house,” Suns 18-year veteran Jamal Crawford said in a calm, relaxed voice. “We had a nice talk. That’s it.”

The locker room was initially opened after the 10-minute cooling off period, but the media was asked to go back outside. Another 40 minutes went by before it was open again.

Hmmm.

So when asked what led to the postgame meeting, Devin Booker looked up and said: “What meeting.”

Really Devin?

“I just showered,” Booker said.

Wasn’t that a longer cooling off period than normal, though?

“I like long showers,” Booker said with a grin.

Oh, ok. It’s like that?

The Suns are speaking in code now.

“We all like long showers,” said a smiling Josh Jackson. “That’s all I’m going to say.”

Ok. Let’s decode.

Long showers = lengthy players meeting to discuss what the hell is wrong with this team that’s now lost seven consecutive games with this defeat being the most lopsided of them all.

The Suns were without Deandre Ayton (left ankle sprain), Richaun Holmes (right foot sprain), T.J. Warren (right ankle soreness) and De’Anthony Melton (right ankle sprain), who were all out with injuries.

So they were clearly short-handed playing one of the NBA’s best teams.

Denver's best player, Nikola Jokic, was serving a one-game suspension for coming onto the court a game Wednesday at Utah, but the Nuggets still battered the Suns by 37.

That led to nice talk — and long showers.

“After a tough loss, after any loss, really is the time to do that,” Booker said.

Jackson said it shouldn’t take a tough loss to have a "nice talk" and take "long showers," but said the Suns are close enough to clear the air with whatever they're feeling.

“I feel like we’ve seen the problems that we’ve had long enough," Jackson said. "I feel like at any moment, each guy here, we all like each other enough and are comfortable with each other enough that any one guy can call somebody out just say what they think and how they feel. Definitely don’t need to wait till after any game.”

However this meetingwent, there wasn't any yelling coming inside the locker room. And once the doors were opened, the mood seemed relaxed.

Players were talking to each other calmly. Some were smiling.

Others walked out without saying a word. Overall, the vibe seemed good, but Crawford wouldn’t even confirm that notion.

“I just got out the shower,” said Crawford with a huge grin. “I’m used to the rain, getting wet in Seattle.”

Hometown reference.

This was a light moment in what has already been a long, trying season for the Suns, but in all seriousness, Crawford has often said, “adversity builds character, but it sometimes, I think, reveals it as well.”

The Suns are facing major adversity right now.

Eleven wins. Seven loses in a row. Missing key players.

How they respond to that talk and their long showers will show what they’re all about moving forward. Their first test will be Sunday at Los Angeles against the Lakers, who will be without the injured LeBron James (groin).

“We know we didn’t play well,” Jackson said. “It was kind of embarrassing. Definitely could’ve played better so, I’m interested to see how we respond.”

In the meantime, Denver might have to restock on soap for the visiting team and check the water bill because the Suns were in there a long time talking — and taking long showers.

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Sunday's game

Suns at Lakers

When: 7:30 p.m.

Where: Staples Center, Los Angeles.

TV: FSAZ.

Outlook: Phoenix (11-40) has lost seven straight games going into Sunday’s game in Los Angeles against the Lakers. The Suns fell, 132-95, Friday night at Denver on what was the second of a back-to-back. … The Lakers (25-24) lost, 120-105, to Minnesota in dropping a third straight game on Thursday. … The Suns have been without Deandre Ayton (sprained left ankle) and Richaun Holmes (sprained right foot) for four games after they both suffered injuries last week at Charlotte and will be without TJ Warren (right ankle soreness) for two weeks after he reinjured his ankle Tuesday against Minnesota. De’Anthony Melton missed Friday’s game after spraining his right ankle Thursday night against Portland. …. LeBron James will miss his 16th straight game for the Lakers with a groin injury. Los Angeles is 5-10 in the 15 games he's missed. … Phoenix will conclude its three-game road trip Tuesday at San Antonio.