NBA Final Intelligence
Denver Nuggets 125, Phoenix Suns 100 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Denver Nuggets 125, Phoenix Suns 100. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 44-26 PHX; Q2 DEN 37-25 PHX; Q3 DEN 22-25 PHX; Q4 DEN 22-24 PHX.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 10 rebounds, 12 assists on 13-of-18 shooting; Cameron Payne (PHX) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 7 threes on 12-of-16 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 26 points, 4 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 23 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists on 8-of-19 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
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 | 44 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 125 | |
| PHX | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 100 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 38 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 6-6 | +28 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 36 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | +21 |
| Jamal Murray G | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 8-8 | +6 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | +2 |
| Bruce Brown G | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +26 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Jeff Green F | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | +13 |
| Christian Braun G | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +15 |
| Reggie Jackson G | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Peyton Watson G | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ish Smith G | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne G | 42 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 12-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | -10 |
| Kevin Durant F | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-7 | -13 |
| Landry Shamet G | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Devin Booker G | 36 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | -27 |
| Jock Landale C | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | +7 |
| T.J. Warren F | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -14 |
| Torrey Craig F | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Damion Lee G | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Terrence Ross G-F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -27 |
| Bismack Biyombo C | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | -26 |
| Ish Wainright F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 38 | 32 | 77.5 | 25.8 | +35.9 | 28.8 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 35 | 26 | 66.6 | 28.4 | +8.2 | 16.7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 36 | 21 | 79.5 | 15.5 | +28.4 | 16.6 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 31 | 13 | 50.0 | 22.1 | +42.6 | 6.1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 24 | 10 | 46.0 | 19.0 | +21.6 | 5.8 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 35 | 8 | 45.7 | 13.8 | +4.2 | 3.8 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 18 | 4 | 72.5 | 10.5 | +34.3 | 1.6 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 14 | 4 | 69.4 | 9.4 | +47.0 | 7.4 |
| Reggie Jackson | Bench | 3 | 3 | 150.0 | 20.0 | +73.3 | 33.3 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 2 | 2 | 50.0 | 50.0 | +20.0 | 14.3 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 2 | 2 | 100.0 | 25.0 | +20.0 | 28.6 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +20.0 | 14.3 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | +20.0 | 14.3 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | Bench | 42 | 31 | 89.5 | 24.1 | -13.4 | 14.8 |
| Kevin Durant | Bench | 37 | 23 | 52.1 | 32.5 | -17.1 | 10.7 |
| Jock Landale | Bench | 31 | 13 | 83.8 | 14.3 | +9.5 | 10.5 |
| Devin Booker | Bench | 36 | 12 | 40.7 | 21.3 | -37.3 | 4.3 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 37 | 9 | 40.9 | 16.7 | -1.3 | 3.9 |
| Damion Lee | Bench | 12 | 6 | 75.0 | 16.7 | +3.8 | 14.7 |
| Torrey Craig | Bench | 13 | 4 | 66.7 | 9.7 | -63.5 | 3.7 |
| Bismack Biyombo | Bench | 8 | 2 | 53.2 | 10.0 | -141.8 | 0.0 |
| Deandre Ayton | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Paul | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Terrence Ross | Bench | 9 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -128.6 | -16.2 |
| T.J. Warren | Bench | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 2.9 | -43.8 | 0.0 |
| Darius Bazley | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ish Wainright | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -20.0 | 0.0 |
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