Denver Nuggets 115, Phoenix Suns 119 — Recap

April 6, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 115, Phoenix Suns 119. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 25-27 PHX; Q2 DEN 30-29 PHX; Q3 DEN 31-33 PHX; Q4 DEN 29-30 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Bruce Brown (DEN) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists on 11-of-18 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 29 points, 7 rebounds, 4 assists, 6 threes on 9-of-18 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 25 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Reggie Jackson (DEN) 20 points, 3 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists on 7-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Bruce Brown

31 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST · 11-18 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

29 PTS, 7 REB, 4 AST, 6 3PM · 9-18 FG

Scoring · PHX

Chris Paul

25 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 7 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Bruce Brown · Season-high 31 pointsChris Paul · Season-high 7 threesKevin Durant · Season-high 6 threes

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	25	30	31	29		115
PHX	27	29	33	30		119

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

66Points in the paint32

15Fast-break points5

14Second-chance points14

22Points off turnovers17

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.8%Effective FG%62.7%

11.4%Turnover %10.0%

25.7%Offensive rebound %19.4%

0.277Free-throw rate0.316

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Bruce Brown G	38	31	6	4	0	0	2	11-18	0-1	9-9	+5
Christian Braun G	33	15	4	3	2	0	2	6-11	2-5	1-2	-9
Reggie Jackson G	30	20	3	6	2	0	2	7-15	2-5	4-4	0
DeAndre Jordan C	30	12	11	1	0	0	1	6-6	0-0	0-0	-7
Peyton Watson G	26	3	5	2	0	0	2	1-6	0-1	1-2	-6
Ish Smith G	23	11	3	6	1	0	1	5-12	0-1	1-2	-3
Jeff Green F	22	14	1	1	0	0	0	4-7	3-6	3-4	+2
Vlatko Cancar F	20	2	3	0	2	2	0	1-3	0-2	0-0	-2
Zeke Nnaji F-C	17	7	2	1	0	0	2	3-5	1-2	0-0	0

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	41	29	7	4	0	1	4	9-18	6-10	5-7	-3
Chris Paul G	37	25	6	2	1	1	1	9-15	7-12	0-0	-8
Devin Booker G	37	15	1	8	0	0	2	3-12	1-5	8-8	+10
Deandre Ayton C	32	16	5	2	0	2	1	7-9	0-0	2-2	+3
Torrey Craig F	22	11	3	2	0	1	0	5-8	1-2	0-0	+8
Josh Okogie G	22	5	3	2	2	1	1	1-4	0-2	3-6	+3
Terrence Ross G-F	15	8	3	0	0	0	0	3-4	2-3	0-0	-2
Bismack Biyombo C	11	4	3	0	0	0	1	1-3	0-0	2-2	0
Cameron Payne G	7	2	1	3	1	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	+3
Landry Shamet G	7	2	0	2	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	0-0	+7
Jock Landale C	5	2	1	1	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	+1
Ish Wainright F	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	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
Bruce Brown	Bench	38	31	70.6	27.3	+6.8	18.7
Reggie Jackson	Bench	30	20	59.7	27.1	+2.1	13.2
Christian Braun	Bench	33	15	63.1	18.2	-15.8	8.6
Jeff Green	Bench	22	14	79.9	18.0	+1.6	11.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	30	12	100.0	10.1	-10.1	15.6
Ish Smith	Bench	23	11	42.7	28.0	-9.0	9.1
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	17	7	70.0	17.9	-11.0	1.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	26	3	21.8	15.0	-12.0	-1.8
Vlatko Cancar	Bench	20	2	33.3	6.8	-4.8	3.9
Thomas Bryant	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	41	29	68.8	28.4	-6.8	14.7
Chris Paul	Bench	37	25	83.3	19.8	-14.5	16.8
Deandre Ayton	Bench	32	16	81.0	16.2	+3.0	12.3
Devin Booker	Bench	37	15	48.3	22.2	+13.7	5.9
Torrey Craig	Bench	22	11	68.8	16.7	+21.6	9.5
Terrence Ross	Bench	15	8	100.0	12.5	+1.5	13.2
Josh Okogie	Bench	22	5	37.7	17.0	+7.1	4.6
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	11	4	51.5	20.0	+6.5	3.2
Landry Shamet	Bench	7	2	33.3	17.6	+55.0	4.4
Jock Landale	Bench	5	2	100.0	8.3	+9.1	13.7
Cameron Payne	Bench	7	2	50.0	11.1	+18.8	10.5
Damion Lee	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Saben Lee	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Darius Bazley	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Wainright	Bench	3	0	0.0	0.0	-16.1	-18.2