Denver Nuggets 120, Phoenix Suns 112 — Recap

January 23, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 120, Phoenix Suns 112 (2 overtimes). Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 28-30 PHX; Q2 DEN 30-31 PHX; Q3 DEN 15-16 PHX; Q4 DEN 25-21 PHX; OT1 DEN 8-8 PHX; OT2 DEN 14-6 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 29 points, 22 rebounds, 6 assists on 9-of-21 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 26 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-22 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 21 points, 9 rebounds, 13 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Jae Crowder (PHX) 21 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 6 threes on 6-of-15 shooting; Cameron Johnson (PHX) 19 points, 3 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

29 PTS, 22 REB, 6 AST · 9-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

26 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Chris Paul

21 PTS, 9 REB, 13 AST, 1 3PM · 9-20 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 22 reboundsMichael Porter Jr. · Season-high 11 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

	1	2	3	4	OT	2OT		T
DEN	28	30	15	25	8	14		120
PHX	30	31	16	21	8	6		112

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

42Points in the paint32

16Fast-break points12

18Second-chance points7

16Points off turnovers9

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

49.0%Effective FG%48.0%

12.6%Turnover %7.6%

21.8%Offensive rebound %11.7%

0.330Free-throw rate0.176

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	43	26	6	5	0	1	2	10-22	3-7	3-4	-2
Nikola Jokic C	42	29	22	6	1	0	6	9-21	0-0	11-14	+8
Gary Harris G	37	10	3	0	1	0	1	3-8	3-6	1-2	-2
Monte Morris G	36	13	4	1	0	1	1	5-12	3-5	0-0	+14
Michael Porter Jr. F	35	14	11	0	1	1	3	5-9	3-4	1-1	+19
JaMychal Green F	24	16	5	2	0	0	1	4-8	2-6	6-6	+15
Will Barton G	21	1	2	2	1	0	2	0-5	0-3	1-2	-9
Paul Millsap F	20	2	8	1	0	0	0	1-6	0-1	0-0	-9
PJ Dozier G-F	18	6	4	3	0	0	0	2-3	0-1	2-3	-2
Facundo Campazzo G	15	3	0	2	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	+8

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jae Crowder F	45	21	7	3	1	0	2	6-15	6-13	3-3	+4
Chris Paul G	42	21	9	13	2	0	2	9-20	1-6	2-2	+13
Deandre Ayton C	38	17	13	1	0	2	3	7-14	1-2	2-3	+2
Mikal Bridges F	36	11	5	2	0	1	1	4-9	1-5	2-2	-2
Cameron Johnson F	35	19	3	0	2	0	1	7-16	3-11	2-3	+8
Abdel Nader F	30	6	4	2	0	0	0	2-7	1-2	1-3	-24
Frank Kaminsky F-C	20	2	2	1	0	0	0	1-5	0-2	0-0	-10
Jevon Carter G	16	8	5	2	1	0	0	3-7	2-6	0-0	+2
Cameron Payne G	16	2	0	2	2	0	0	0-5	0-3	2-2	-21
Jalen Smith F-C	9	5	2	0	0	1	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	-5
Langston Galloway G	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-7

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	42	29	53.4	33.7	+10.7	25.8
Jamal Murray	Bench	43	26	54.7	25.3	-2.4	15.9
JaMychal Green	Bench	24	16	75.2	20.8	+26.4	14.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	35	14	74.2	15.6	+23.3	13.4
Monte Morris	Bench	36	13	54.2	16.9	+18.3	8.1
Gary Harris	Bench	37	10	56.3	11.9	-2.8	5.8
PJ Dozier	Bench	18	6	69.4	10.3	-5.3	11.3
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	15	3	50.0	9.1	+21.5	1.5
Paul Millsap	Bench	20	2	16.7	12.2	-21.4	3.2
Will Barton	Bench	21	1	8.5	16.0	-18.9	-5.2

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Chris Paul	Bench	42	21	50.3	26.4	+17.0	21.1
Jae Crowder	Bench	45	21	64.3	19.1	+4.5	12.9
Cameron Johnson	Bench	35	19	54.8	24.3	+11.4	11.9
Deandre Ayton	Bench	38	17	55.5	22.2	+1.4	13.0
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	11	55.7	14.3	-1.4	5.8
Jevon Carter	Bench	16	8	57.1	20.0	+8.9	16.8
Abdel Nader	Bench	30	6	36.1	12.7	-34.6	2.6
Jalen Smith	Bench	9	5	83.3	16.7	-1.4	9.4
Cameron Payne	Bench	16	2	17.0	16.2	-58.2	-1.9
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	20	2	20.0	11.6	-19.4	-4.7
Langston Galloway	Bench	3	0	0.0	14.3	-100.0	-13.8