Denver Nuggets 93, Phoenix Suns 100 — Recap

March 31, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 93, Phoenix Suns 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 20-32 PHX; Q2 DEN 20-28 PHX; Q3 DEN 34-24 PHX; Q4 DEN 19-16 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-15 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 9-of-20 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 26 points, 8 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-23 shooting; Bruce Brown (DEN) 16 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-18 shooting; Josh Okogie (PHX) 14 points, 5 rebounds, 0 assists, 4 threes on 5-of-8 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

30 PTS, 4 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 11-15 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

27 PTS, 2 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 9-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Aaron Gordon

26 PTS, 8 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 10-23 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	20	20	34	19		93
PHX	32	28	24	16		100

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

62Points in the paint38

22Fast-break points10

19Second-chance points9

13Points off turnovers8

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

43.2%Effective FG%47.7%

9.6%Turnover %14.1%

28.3%Offensive rebound %26.5%

0.211Free-throw rate0.239

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bruce Brown G	37	16	4	3	3	0	0	7-18	0-2	2-2	-11
Aaron Gordon F	36	26	8	6	2	1	2	10-23	2-4	4-10	-3
Reggie Jackson G	34	13	2	4	1	0	3	6-14	1-9	0-0	-2
Christian Braun G	29	11	5	1	1	0	0	4-6	1-2	2-3	-6
Peyton Watson G	27	5	8	1	0	2	1	2-6	1-2	0-0	+5
Zeke Nnaji F-C	23	9	5	0	1	0	1	4-8	1-3	0-0	-2
DeAndre Jordan C	21	5	12	0	3	1	1	2-5	0-0	1-3	-8
Vlatko Cancar F	16	6	4	0	0	0	1	2-5	0-2	2-2	-3
Ish Smith G	15	2	3	4	0	1	2	1-10	0-2	0-0	-5

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	35	27	2	6	1	0	4	9-20	2-9	7-8	+13
Kevin Durant F	33	30	4	2	1	2	3	11-15	2-3	6-7	-1
Chris Paul G	33	5	6	13	1	0	5	2-9	1-4	0-0	+9
Josh Okogie G	29	14	5	0	1	0	1	5-8	4-5	0-0	+3
Deandre Ayton C	28	8	10	1	1	0	2	4-11	0-0	0-2	+28
Bismack Biyombo C	20	9	8	1	0	3	0	3-8	0-0	3-4	-21
T.J. Warren F	16	4	6	3	2	1	1	2-6	0-1	0-0	+7
Torrey Craig F	16	3	6	0	0	1	0	1-3	1-1	0-0	+3
Terrence Ross G-F	15	0	2	2	1	0	0	0-3	0-3	0-0	-4
Cameron Payne G	15	0	2	0	0	0	0	0-5	0-1	0-0	-2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	26	47.4	33.0	-5.4	13.6
Bruce Brown	Bench	37	16	42.4	21.1	-15.9	9.1
Reggie Jackson	Bench	34	13	46.4	19.8	-4.3	5.7
Christian Braun	Bench	29	11	75.1	9.3	-11.1	9.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	23	9	56.3	18.0	-0.5	7.7
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	16	6	51.0	15.8	-8.8	4.6
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	21	5	39.6	12.3	-17.0	13.4
Peyton Watson	Bench	27	5	41.7	11.9	+11.3	10.6
Ish Smith	Bench	15	2	10.0	35.3	-15.6	-5.4
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jeff Green	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jack White	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	33	30	83.0	27.3	-2.8	25.2
Devin Booker	Bench	35	27	57.4	31.8	+16.7	14.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	29	14	87.5	13.8	+6.9	12.6
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	20	9	46.1	18.9	-50.9	11.7
Deandre Ayton	Bench	28	8	33.7	22.2	+51.9	3.8
Chris Paul	Bench	33	5	27.8	18.2	+14.6	8.4
T.J. Warren	Bench	16	4	33.3	16.3	+20.0	15.1
Torrey Craig	Bench	16	3	50.0	7.5	+6.1	9.6
Landry Shamet	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jock Landale	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Damion Lee	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Terrence Ross	Bench	15	0	0.0	8.1	-11.8	4.0
Cameron Payne	Bench	15	0	0.0	13.2	-6.5	-7.5
Darius Bazley	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Wainright	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0