Phoenix Suns 106, Denver Nuggets 103 — Recap

January 1, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 106, Denver Nuggets 103. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 34-32 DEN; Q2 PHX 26-17 DEN; Q3 PHX 27-29 DEN; Q4 PHX 19-25 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 31 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-22 shooting; Deandre Ayton (PHX) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 1 assists on 10-of-13 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 22 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Chris Paul (PHX) 21 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-12 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 17 points, 9 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-13 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Jamal Murray

31 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 12-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Deandre Ayton

22 PTS, 11 REB, 1 AST · 10-13 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

22 PTS, 2 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-17 FG

Season highs

Jamal Murray · Season-high 31 pointsDeandre Ayton · Season-high 22 points

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
PHX	34	26	27	19		106
DEN	32	17	29	25		103

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

57.2%Effective FG%52.3%

16.6%Turnover %10.6%

21.1%Offensive rebound %21.6%

0.276Free-throw rate0.186

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Deandre Ayton C	38	22	11	1	0	2	4	10-13	0-1	2-2	-11
Mikal Bridges F	36	14	1	2	0	1	0	4-10	4-8	2-2	-3
Devin Booker G	35	22	2	2	0	0	8	9-17	3-7	1-2	-13
Chris Paul G	32	21	5	6	0	1	2	6-12	1-2	8-8	-4
Jae Crowder F	29	4	3	4	0	0	1	1-5	0-4	2-2	-11
Cameron Johnson F	22	9	4	2	0	0	0	3-9	3-8	0-0	+14
Cameron Payne G	16	2	4	3	1	0	2	1-3	0-1	0-0	+7
Jevon Carter G	15	0	2	2	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+12
Frank Kaminsky F-C	10	3	4	2	0	0	0	1-3	0-1	1-2	+14
Langston Galloway G	7	9	1	0	0	0	0	2-3	2-2	3-3	+10

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Jamal Murray G	41	31	4	5	2	0	3	12-22	4-8	3-3	+10
Gary Harris G	36	7	1	2	1	0	1	2-10	0-3	3-4	+10
Will Barton G	36	2	5	4	1	1	0	1-7	0-2	0-0	+2
Nikola Jokic C	30	17	9	11	1	0	1	7-13	3-5	0-0	+1
Monte Morris G	30	10	3	2	0	0	1	4-10	2-4	0-0	-6
PJ Dozier G-F	23	6	4	1	0	0	1	2-7	0-2	2-2	-15
Paul Millsap F	19	15	5	1	1	0	1	5-9	1-3	4-5	0
JaMychal Green F	12	8	4	2	1	0	3	3-3	2-2	0-0	-11
Isaiah Hartenstein F-C	9	7	3	0	0	0	0	3-5	0-0	1-2	+1
Facundo Campazzo G	4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-6
R.J. Hampton G	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Deandre Ayton	Bench	38	22	79.3	20.5	-16.0	16.8
Devin Booker	Bench	35	22	61.5	34.2	-18.8	3.9
Chris Paul	Bench	32	21	67.7	24.7	-7.8	16.7
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	14	64.3	14.5	-2.7	6.2
Cameron Johnson	Bench	22	9	50.0	17.3	+24.1	12.1
Langston Galloway	Bench	7	9	104.2	26.7	+82.4	31.5
Jae Crowder	Bench	29	4	34.0	10.6	-20.8	1.8
Frank Kaminsky	Bench	10	3	38.7	18.2	+85.0	12.5
Cameron Payne	Bench	16	2	33.3	14.7	+20.1	10.7
Jevon Carter	Bench	15	0	0.0	3.1	+44.4	2.3

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	41	31	66.5	28.3	+12.8	18.3
Nikola Jokic	Bench	30	17	65.4	21.5	+3.8	20.4
Paul Millsap	Bench	19	15	67.0	28.6	0.0	12.5
Monte Morris	Bench	30	10	50.0	15.5	-10.3	7.1
JaMychal Green	Bench	12	8	133.3	23.1	-56.2	15.1
Gary Harris	Bench	36	7	29.8	16.5	+15.8	-1.5
Isaiah Hartenstein	Bench	9	7	59.5	28.6	+18.1	40.0
PJ Dozier	Bench	23	6	38.1	17.6	-30.8	6.7
Will Barton	Bench	36	2	14.3	8.8	+4.5	2.1
R.J. Hampton	Bench	2	0	0.0	0.0	-25.0	0.0
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	4	0	0.0	0.0	-85.7	-6.5