Denver Nuggets 122, Phoenix Suns 105 — Recap

February 8, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 122, Phoenix Suns 105. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 37-32 PHX; Q2 DEN 26-23 PHX; Q3 DEN 35-26 PHX; Q4 DEN 24-24 PHX.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 30 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 12-of-23 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 9 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-13 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 24 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-13 shooting; Julian Strawther (DEN) 18 points, 6 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 6-of-15 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

30 PTS, 3 REB, 5 AST, 6 3PM · 12-23 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

26 PTS, 11 REB, 9 AST, 1 3PM · 11-13 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

24 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 8-19 FG

Season highs

DeAndre Jordan · Season-high 11 reboundsJamal Murray · 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	37	26	35	24		122
PHX	32	23	26	24		105

🧮 How They Scored

DENPHX

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.6%Effective FG%47.8%

8.3%Turnover %5.1%

42.9%Offensive rebound %25.5%

0.185Free-throw rate0.159

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Julian Strawther G	39	18	6	—	1	—	2	6-15	4-10	2-2	+9
Jamal Murray G	38	30	3	5	2	1	2	12-23	6-9	—	+18
Christian Braun G	38	18	7	6	—	1	—	6-13	1-5	5-6	+19
Nikola Jokic C	29	26	11	9	—	—	2	11-13	1-2	3-3	+19
Aaron Gordon F	24	9	10	4	—	—	—	2-9	1-2	4-4	+13
Zeke Nnaji F-C	21	4	5	1	2	—	—	1-4	0-2	2-2	+8
Jalen Pickett G	17	6	1	1	—	1	—	2-6	2-3	—	+10
DeAndre Jordan C	17	4	11	1	—	1	—	2-5	—	—	+2
Hunter Tyson F	7	5	—	—	—	—	—	2-2	1-1	—	-3
Trey Alexander G	6	—	1	1	—	—	2	0-1	0-1	—	-2
PJ Hall C	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	-4
Spencer Jones F	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-4

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	34	24	7	3	—	—	2	8-19	3-8	5-5	-18
Royce O'Neale F	30	9	2	2	—	—	—	3-9	3-8	—	-20
Tyus Jones G	29	15	3	10	—	—	—	6-17	3-8	—	-15
Nick Richards C	22	5	9	—	—	1	—	1-4	—	3-4	-14
TyTy Washington Jr. G	21	7	4	2	—	—	—	3-8	0-3	1-2	-4
Mason Plumlee F-C	16	2	5	3	1	1	—	1-2	—	—	-3
Ryan Dunn F	13	8	2	1	—	—	—	3-7	2-5	—	-2
Collin Gillespie G	5	5	1	1	2	—	2	2-3	1-2	—	+4
Oso Ighodaro F	5	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	+4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	38	30	65.2	28.4	+25.0	14.1
Nikola Jokic	Bench	29	26	90.8	24.2	+30.9	23.2
Christian Braun	Bench	38	18	57.5	18.6	+28.8	11.4
Julian Strawther	Bench	39	18	56.7	19.4	+13.7	6.7
Aaron Gordon	Bench	24	9	41.8	19.0	+31.5	11.9
Jalen Pickett	Bench	17	6	50.0	15.0	+22.3	5.6
Hunter Tyson	Bench	7	5	125.0	11.1	-20.0	17.2
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	17	4	40.0	12.5	+11.1	18.3
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	21	4	41.0	10.6	+24.9	9.9
PJ Hall	Bench	3	2	100.0	14.3	-78.6	18.8
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Trey Alexander	Bench	6	—	0.0	20.0	-28.6	-10.5
Spencer Jones	Bench	3	—	0.0	14.3	-78.6	-12.5

Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	34	24	56.6	26.2	-30.5	9.4
Tyus Jones	Bench	29	15	44.1	25.4	-25.9	10.9
Royce O'Neale	Bench	30	9	50.0	12.2	-40.6	3.0
Ryan Dunn	Bench	13	8	57.1	22.6	-8.0	6.0
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	21	7	39.4	18.8	-7.3	6.9
Nick Richards	Bench	22	5	43.4	12.2	-28.4	4.7
Collin Gillespie	Bench	5	5	83.3	41.7	+33.3	21.4
Mason Plumlee	Bench	16	2	50.0	5.1	-15.6	11.8
Oso Ighodaro	Bench	5	—	0.0	0.0	+33.3	7.1