Phoenix Suns 125, Denver Nuggets 118 — Recap

June 13, 2021 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 125, Denver Nuggets 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 28-22 DEN; Q2 PHX 35-33 DEN; Q3 PHX 33-28 DEN; Q4 PHX 29-35 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Chris Paul (PHX) 37 points, 3 rebounds, 7 assists on 14-of-19 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 34 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 11-of-25 shooting; Will Barton (DEN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 11 rebounds, 4 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 4 rebounds, 0 assists, 3 threes on 7-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Chris Paul

37 PTS, 3 REB, 7 AST · 14-19 FG

Scoring · PHX

Devin Booker

34 PTS, 11 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 11-25 FG

Scoring · DEN

Will Barton

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 9-21 FG

Season highs

Chris Paul · Season-high 37 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	28	35	33	29		125
DEN	22	33	28	35		118

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

48Points in the paint54

10Fast-break points20

8Second-chance points13

13Points off turnovers21

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

56.5%Effective FG%53.1%

12.4%Turnover %6.9%

18.9%Offensive rebound %14.6%

0.365Free-throw rate0.214

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	42	34	11	4	1	0	3	11-25	2-8	10-11	+10
Chris Paul G	40	37	3	7	2	0	2	14-19	0-0	9-9	+1
Jae Crowder F	39	9	10	1	0	4	4	2-4	2-3	3-3	+16
Mikal Bridges F	36	14	6	2	1	1	2	6-11	0-2	2-2	+17
Deandre Ayton C	34	12	7	0	1	1	1	6-10	0-0	0-0	+15
Dario Saric F	14	5	1	2	0	0	0	1-4	1-2	2-2	-8
Cameron Johnson F	13	7	2	0	1	0	0	2-4	2-4	1-2	-9
Cameron Payne G	13	4	4	2	0	0	1	1-6	0-2	2-2	+2
Torrey Craig F	10	3	4	0	0	0	1	1-2	1-1	0-0	-9

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Will Barton G	39	25	5	2	2	0	2	9-21	3-9	4-4	+1
Michael Porter Jr. F	36	20	4	0	3	1	0	7-16	3-8	3-4	+2
Monte Morris G	35	19	0	6	0	0	1	8-15	2-4	1-3	-17
Aaron Gordon F	33	8	6	4	1	0	3	3-8	0-1	2-2	-14
Nikola Jokic C	28	22	11	4	0	1	0	9-17	1-4	3-4	-11
Facundo Campazzo G	22	14	0	2	0	0	0	5-10	4-7	0-0	+2
Austin Rivers G	21	5	1	2	0	0	1	2-6	1-3	0-0	-1
JaVale McGee C	20	5	7	2	0	1	1	2-4	0-0	1-4	+6
JaMychal Green F	6	0	3	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	+1
Shaquille Harrison G	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Chris Paul	Bench	40	37	80.6	26.3	+1.1	22.5
Devin Booker	Bench	42	34	57.0	32.4	+10.5	14.8
Mikal Bridges	Bench	36	14	58.9	15.7	+21.7	7.8
Deandre Ayton	Bench	34	12	60.0	13.3	+18.1	7.1
Jae Crowder	Bench	39	9	84.6	9.5	+15.7	8.4
Cameron Johnson	Bench	13	7	71.7	16.7	-37.9	15.1
Dario Saric	Bench	14	5	51.2	15.6	-32.3	5.8
Cameron Payne	Bench	13	4	29.1	21.2	+6.9	4.5
Torrey Craig	Bench	10	3	75.0	12.0	-39.1	1.8

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Will Barton	Bench	39	25	54.9	25.5	-1.3	9.7
Nikola Jokic	Bench	28	22	58.6	28.4	-19.4	19.4
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	36	20	56.3	19.3	+2.5	9.5
Monte Morris	Bench	35	19	58.2	19.8	-18.2	7.7
Facundo Campazzo	Bench	22	14	70.0	18.9	+12.8	8.0
Aaron Gordon	Bench	33	8	45.0	15.4	-15.9	4.6
JaVale McGee	Bench	20	5	43.4	13.7	+17.8	6.8
Austin Rivers	Bench	21	5	41.7	13.7	-2.2	-3.0
Shaquille Harrison	Bench	1	0	0.0	0.0	-200.0	0.0
JaMychal Green	Bench	6	0	0.0	7.1	+8.3	11.1