Denver Nuggets 119, Phoenix Suns 111 — Recap

December 1, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 119, Phoenix Suns 111. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 41-30 PHX; Q2 DEN 29-33 PHX; Q3 DEN 24-28 PHX; Q4 DEN 25-20 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jusuf Nurkic (PHX) 31 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 30 points, 4 rebounds, 11 assists, 1 threes on 8-of-25 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 16 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 10 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-16 shooting; Eric Gordon (PHX) 16 points, 3 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 6-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Jusuf Nurkic

31 PTS, 6 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

30 PTS, 4 REB, 11 AST, 1 3PM · 8-25 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

21 PTS, 5 REB, 16 AST · 9-18 FG

Season highs

Jusuf Nurkic · Season-high 31 pointsKevin Durant · Season-high 11 assistsGrayson Allen · Season-high 10 rebounds

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	41	29	24	25		119
PHX	30	33	28	20		111

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.5%Effective FG%53.1%

9.8%Turnover %11.8%

8.8%Offensive rebound %24.2%

0.145Free-throw rate0.275

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	19	10	4	2	1	2	8-16	0-4	3-3	+8
Nikola Jokic C	35	21	5	16	1	2	3	9-18	0-3	3-6	+6
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	35	15	1	6	3	—	—	6-10	3-6	—	+6
Peyton Watson G	25	8	3	—	—	—	—	4-9	0-2	—	+5
Christian Braun G	22	8	4	4	1	—	1	4-6	—	—	+5
Julian Strawther G	18	11	3	—	—	1	—	4-9	3-8	—	—
DeAndre Jordan C	13	2	2	—	—	—	2	1-1	—	0-1	+2

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Grayson Allen G	37	13	10	3	1	—	—	5-9	1-4	2-2	-4
Kevin Durant F	36	30	4	11	1	3	1	8-25	1-3	13-13	-6
Jusuf Nurkic C	33	31	6	2	—	2	6	13-22	2-6	3-5	+3
Eric Gordon G	33	16	3	3	1	1	3	6-11	4-7	—	-6
Josh Okogie G	26	13	4	—	1	2	2	5-9	1-5	2-2	+4
Jordan Goodwin G	20	2	6	—	—	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	-5
Drew Eubanks F	15	—	6	1	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	-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	21	50.9	30.3	+10.2	12.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	19	54.8	23.8	+12.4	12.4
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	35	15	75.0	13.2	+10.2	10.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	18	11	61.1	25.0	+2.9	11.5
Christian Braun	Bench	22	8	66.7	14.9	+13.2	15.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	25	8	44.4	16.4	+9.6	1.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	13	2	69.4	11.1	+11.0	-2.6
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	00	—	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
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	33	31	64.0	40.5	+2.5	8.5
Kevin Durant	Bench	36	30	48.8	39.5	-8.1	14.2
Eric Gordon	Bench	33	16	72.7	17.9	-12.4	8.8
Grayson Allen	Bench	37	13	65.8	11.8	-8.3	10.9
Josh Okogie	Bench	26	13	65.8	19.7	+5.7	10.2
Jordan Goodwin	Bench	20	2	33.3	6.4	-22.6	4.8
Drew Eubanks	Bench	15	—	0.0	2.7	-38.5	9.1