Denver Nuggets 124, Phoenix Suns 129 — Recap

May 7, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Denver Nuggets 124, Phoenix Suns 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 34-32 PHX; Q2 DEN 27-31 PHX; Q3 DEN 31-35 PHX; Q4 DEN 32-31 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 53 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 20-of-30 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 36 points, 11 rebounds, 6 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 36 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-18 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 13-of-25 shooting; Landry Shamet (PHX) 19 points, 0 rebounds, 0 assists, 5 threes on 6-of-9 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

53 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 2 3PM · 20-30 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

36 PTS, 11 REB, 6 AST, 2 3PM · 11-19 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

36 PTS, 6 REB, 12 AST, 3 3PM · 14-18 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 53 pointsDevin Booker · Season-high 12 assists

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	34	27	31	32		124
PHX	32	31	35	31		129

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

72Points in the paint46

10Fast-break points20

15Second-chance points7

14Points off turnovers15

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

60.1%Effective FG%64.8%

7.5%Turnover %12.2%

28.6%Offensive rebound %35.3%

0.258Free-throw rate0.358

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	42	28	5	7	1	0	0	13-25	1-3	1-2	+5
Nikola Jokic C	39	53	4	11	0	1	6	20-30	2-4	11-13	+2
Michael Porter Jr. F	39	11	10	4	1	1	0	4-13	2-9	1-2	0
Aaron Gordon F	36	11	6	3	1	0	1	5-10	1-2	0-0	+7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	34	10	1	1	1	0	0	5-7	0-2	0-0	-4
Bruce Brown G	22	5	3	2	2	0	1	2-2	0-0	1-2	-9
Jeff Green F	20	5	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	1-2	2-2	-16
Christian Braun G	8	1	2	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	1-2	-10

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	44	36	11	6	2	1	5	11-19	2-4	12-13	0
Devin Booker G	40	36	6	12	1	0	5	14-18	3-4	5-6	-1
Landry Shamet G	30	19	0	0	0	0	0	6-9	5-8	2-2	+15
Deandre Ayton C	27	8	8	0	1	1	0	3-6	0-0	2-4	-13
Cameron Payne G	25	5	2	4	1	0	2	2-8	1-4	0-0	-1
Jock Landale C	21	8	5	1	1	1	0	4-6	0-0	0-0	+16
T.J. Warren F	19	5	1	2	0	0	0	1-3	0-2	3-4	+8
Terrence Ross G-F	17	8	2	0	0	0	0	3-7	2-6	0-0	+9
Josh Okogie G	17	4	2	3	0	1	1	2-5	0-1	0-0	-8

🔬 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	39	53	74.2	46.1	+2.5	23.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	42	28	54.1	26.0	+2.9	12.6
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	11	55.0	13.3	+6.3	5.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	39	11	39.6	15.2	-1.6	5.8
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	34	10	71.4	8.8	-9.6	6.7
Bruce Brown	Bench	22	5	86.8	8.3	-23.7	5.9
Jeff Green	Bench	20	5	86.8	7.0	-40.0	3.4
Christian Braun	Bench	8	1	56.8	5.3	-87.8	2.9
Thomas Bryant	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reggie Jackson	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ish Smith	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Vlatko Cancar	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
Devin Booker	Bench	40	36	87.2	27.2	+2.0	18.9
Kevin Durant	Bench	44	36	72.8	29.9	+3.1	18.3
Landry Shamet	Bench	30	19	96.2	16.1	+28.1	9.4
Deandre Ayton	Bench	27	8	51.5	11.1	-18.5	5.1
Jock Landale	Bench	21	8	66.7	14.3	+45.1	7.8
Terrence Ross	Bench	17	8	57.1	17.9	+28.8	4.1
T.J. Warren	Bench	19	5	52.5	12.5	+18.1	3.1
Cameron Payne	Bench	25	5	31.3	17.9	-2.1	0.9
Josh Okogie	Bench	17	4	40.0	14.6	-19.7	6.7
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Chris Paul	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Damion Lee	Bench	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Torrey Craig	Bench	0	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	00	0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0