Denver Nuggets 100, Phoenix Suns 110 — Recap

December 25, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 100, Phoenix Suns 110. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 34-38 PHX; Q2 DEN 22-20 PHX; Q3 DEN 22-27 PHX; Q4 DEN 22-25 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 27 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists on 9-of-26 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 27 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 15 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

27 PTS, 4 REB, 6 AST · 9-26 FG

Scoring · PHX

Bradley Beal

27 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 11-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

25 PTS, 15 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 10-19 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	34	22	22	22		100
PHX	38	20	27	25		110

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.3%Effective FG%53.8%

15.0%Turnover %7.4%

32.6%Offensive rebound %25.6%

0.359Free-throw rate0.200

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	39	13	6	6	—	—	4	4-10	1-2	4-4	-16
Nikola Jokic C	38	25	15	2	2	—	2	10-19	2-7	3-4	-3
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	22	4	2	—	1	5	7-14	3-8	5-7	-4
Christian Braun G	28	5	5	3	—	—	1	2-7	0-2	1-2	-10
Russell Westbrook G	27	17	6	2	1	—	4	6-12	1-4	4-7	+3
Peyton Watson G	24	2	3	2	—	1	—	0-3	0-3	2-2	-4
Aaron Gordon F	19	7	3	2	—	—	—	3-7	0-1	1-2	-1
Julian Strawther G	18	5	2	1	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	—	-8
DeAndre Jordan C	10	4	2	—	—	—	—	2-2	—	—	-7

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	38	27	4	6	2	2	—	9-26	0-5	9-9	+3
Bradley Beal G	38	27	2	4	4	1	3	11-21	3-7	2-4	+12
Tyus Jones G	30	17	3	4	1	—	1	7-9	3-5	—	+2
Jusuf Nurkic C	30	8	13	6	—	—	1	3-6	1-4	1-2	+5
Royce O'Neale F	30	5	8	6	2	1	—	2-7	1-5	—	+3
Ryan Dunn F	21	5	3	1	—	—	—	2-3	1-2	—	+3
Josh Okogie G	17	7	2	—	1	—	—	3-6	1-3	—	+9
Mason Plumlee F-C	13	3	4	1	—	—	2	1-1	—	1-1	+3
Oso Ighodaro F	6	—	1	—	—	—	—	0-1	—	—	+2

🔬 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	38	25	60.2	25.0	-4.0	18.6
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	22	64.4	27.5	-5.7	7.3
Russell Westbrook	Bench	27	17	56.4	28.4	+3.6	12.9
Jamal Murray	Bench	39	13	55.3	18.4	-17.9	8.8
Aaron Gordon	Bench	19	7	44.4	17.4	-6.2	4.6
Christian Braun	Bench	28	5	31.7	14.5	-16.1	1.1
Julian Strawther	Bench	18	5	62.5	10.5	-16.5	3.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	10	4	100.0	10.0	-31.6	11.8
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	2	25.8	7.1	-8.2	2.6
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Spencer Jones	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
Bradley Beal	Bench	38	27	59.3	31.3	+16.0	11.1
Kevin Durant	Bench	38	27	45.1	35.3	+4.0	12.4
Tyus Jones	Bench	30	17	94.4	15.4	+3.3	16.9
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	30	8	58.1	12.3	+8.6	15.2
Josh Okogie	Bench	17	7	58.3	13.6	+20.2	9.1
Royce O'Neale	Bench	30	5	35.7	9.6	+1.3	11.5
Ryan Dunn	Bench	21	5	83.3	6.7	+7.5	6.4
Mason Plumlee	Bench	13	3	104.2	9.4	+1.6	5.7
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	6	—	0.0	7.7	+18.2	0.0