Denver Nuggets 110, Phoenix Suns 98 — Recap

October 20, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 110, Phoenix Suns 98. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 26-20 PHX; Q2 DEN 25-38 PHX; Q3 DEN 34-24 PHX; Q4 DEN 25-16 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 27 points, 13 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Will Barton (DEN) 20 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 5 assists, 2 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

27 PTS, 13 REB, 2 AST, 1 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · DEN

Will Barton

20 PTS, 6 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · PHX

Mikal Bridges

16 PTS, 5 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 7-16 FG

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		T
DEN	26	25	34	25		110
PHX	20	38	24	16		98

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

42Points in the paint34

18Fast-break points10

13Second-chance points11

27Points off turnovers22

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

63.3%Effective FG%49.4%

16.4%Turnover %16.0%

15.0%Offensive rebound %21.6%

0.108Free-throw rate0.195

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	35	27	13	2	2	0	3	13-22	1-6	0-0	+28
Will Barton G	34	20	6	5	1	0	0	8-14	4-8	0-0	+20
Michael Porter Jr. F	34	15	6	5	2	0	2	6-10	2-3	1-1	+24
Aaron Gordon F	29	12	8	4	0	1	3	5-6	1-1	1-2	+22
Monte Morris G	28	9	2	3	0	0	1	3-8	3-6	0-2	+18
PJ Dozier G-F	21	10	5	1	1	0	1	3-4	3-4	1-2	-7
Facundo Campazzo G	20	0	3	4	2	0	2	0-3	0-1	0-0	-6
Jeff Green F	19	13	1	1	0	0	2	4-9	3-6	2-2	-10
JaMychal Green F	13	2	2	0	1	0	2	1-4	0-2	0-0	-16
Austin Rivers G	8	2	0	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-2	0-0	-13

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Mikal Bridges F	34	16	5	0	1	1	1	7-16	2-6	0-2	-21
Chris Paul G	34	15	4	10	2	1	3	6-11	2-4	1-2	-23
Deandre Ayton C	33	15	6	2	1	0	2	6-10	1-3	2-2	-15
Devin Booker G	30	12	4	4	1	0	3	3-15	2-7	4-4	-24
Cameron Johnson F	24	11	2	1	1	0	1	4-10	3-5	0-0	-5
Jae Crowder F	24	2	8	2	1	0	1	0-5	0-5	2-2	-7
Landry Shamet G	19	11	3	0	0	0	0	4-5	3-3	0-0	+12
JaVale McGee C	15	6	8	0	0	1	3	3-4	0-0	0-0	+3
Cameron Payne G	14	10	2	3	1	0	3	3-9	1-3	3-5	+11
Abdel Nader F	13	0	3	1	1	0	1	0-2	0-1	0-0	+9

🔬 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	35	27	61.4	31.6	+38.4	23.1
Will Barton	Bench	34	20	71.4	18.7	+30.1	19.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	34	15	71.8	15.8	+33.3	14.3
Jeff Green	Bench	19	13	65.8	27.3	-21.5	6.1
Aaron Gordon	Bench	29	12	87.2	15.4	+37.4	16.0
PJ Dozier	Bench	21	10	102.5	12.5	-11.0	13.5
Monte Morris	Bench	28	9	50.7	16.1	+31.4	4.6
JaMychal Green	Bench	13	2	25.0	20.7	-52.0	-4.7
Austin Rivers	Bench	8	2	33.3	23.5	-77.1	-3.3
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	20	0	0.0	10.9	-9.4	3.9

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Mikal Bridges	Bench	34	16	47.4	22.2	-29.6	6.7
Deandre Ayton	Bench	33	15	68.9	16.7	-21.7	11.9
Chris Paul	Bench	34	15	63.1	19.2	-33.8	14.1
Devin Booker	Bench	30	12	35.8	26.3	-41.7	2.3
Landry Shamet	Bench	19	11	110.0	10.9	+28.6	15.2
Cameron Johnson	Bench	24	11	55.0	17.7	-11.4	6.5
Cameron Payne	Bench	14	10	44.6	35.9	+26.6	4.7
JaVale McGee	Bench	15	6	75.0	18.4	+9.1	13.7
Jae Crowder	Bench	24	2	17.0	12.5	-16.0	7.1
Abdel Nader	Bench	13	0	0.0	9.1	+27.6	-0.9