Phoenix Suns 140, Denver Nuggets 130 — Recap

March 24, 2022 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 140, Denver Nuggets 130. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 31-31 DEN; Q2 PHX 35-37 DEN; Q3 PHX 38-38 DEN; Q4 PHX 36-24 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 49 points, 4 rebounds, 10 assists, 2 threes on 16-of-25 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 6 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-10 shooting; Nah'Shon Hyland (DEN) 23 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 threes on 7-of-13 shooting; Mikal Bridges (PHX) 22 points, 1 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-9 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 21 points, 6 rebounds, 0 assists on 10-of-16 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

49 PTS, 4 REB, 10 AST, 2 3PM · 16-25 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

28 PTS, 6 REB, 6 AST, 1 3PM · 9-10 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nah'Shon Hyland

23 PTS, 2 REB, 3 AST, 4 3PM · 7-13 FG

Season highs

Devin Booker · Season-high 49 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	31	35	38	36		140
DEN	31	37	38	24		130

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

58Points in the paint58

6Fast-break points17

8Second-chance points21

30Points off turnovers9

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

68.0%Effective FG%68.5%

7.5%Turnover %14.7%

15.6%Offensive rebound %29.4%

0.337Free-throw rate0.333

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Devin Booker G	39	49	4	10	3	1	2	16-25	2-5	15-17	+16
Mikal Bridges F	38	22	1	2	0	0	0	8-9	3-4	3-3	+9
Deandre Ayton C	33	16	7	0	1	0	1	8-14	0-0	0-0	+10
Chris Paul G	30	17	4	13	1	1	3	6-10	1-3	4-4	-5
Jae Crowder F	29	12	6	1	1	1	2	4-8	4-7	0-1	+1
Torrey Craig F	19	8	2	1	1	0	0	3-7	2-5	0-0	+4
Landry Shamet G	19	2	2	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-1	0-0	0
Cameron Payne G	18	9	1	5	0	0	0	4-7	1-2	0-0	+15
JaVale McGee C	10	3	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	1-2	-2
Bismack Biyombo C	5	2	1	0	0	0	0	1-2	0-0	0-2	+2

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	33	21	6	0	0	0	2	10-16	0-1	1-1	-11
Nikola Jokic C	32	28	6	6	3	0	8	9-10	1-2	9-11	-15
Will Barton G	31	17	5	8	0	0	1	7-10	2-3	1-2	-4
Monte Morris G	27	15	2	4	0	1	2	5-10	4-6	1-1	-14
Nah'Shon Hyland G	25	23	2	3	1	1	0	7-13	4-8	5-9	-1
Jeff Green F	23	11	1	1	1	0	0	4-6	3-3	0-0	-6
JaMychal Green F	21	1	6	1	0	0	1	0-3	0-2	1-2	+2
Austin Rivers G	19	0	0	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-1	0-0	-8
DeMarcus Cousins C	16	10	6	3	0	0	1	4-8	1-4	1-1	+5
Davon Reed G	14	4	3	1	0	0	1	2-4	0-2	0-0	+2

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Devin Booker	Bench	39	49	75.4	37.5	+18.0	25.6
Mikal Bridges	Bench	38	22	106.6	11.8	+9.7	11.6
Chris Paul	Bench	30	17	72.3	21.4	-14.5	18.6
Deandre Ayton	Bench	33	16	57.1	20.0	+12.4	6.0
Jae Crowder	Bench	29	12	71.1	14.5	-2.3	5.4
Cameron Payne	Bench	18	9	64.3	17.9	+43.9	9.3
Torrey Craig	Bench	19	8	57.1	16.3	+9.2	6.5
JaVale McGee	Bench	10	3	52.1	12.0	-15.8	-1.8
Bismack Biyombo	Bench	5	2	34.7	33.3	+42.5	-9.1
Landry Shamet	Bench	19	2	50.0	4.8	-3.5	0.6

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	32	28	94.3	29.5	-21.1	16.2
Nah'Shon Hyland	Bench	25	23	67.8	29.8	+0.6	13.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	33	21	63.9	22.5	-15.5	8.5
Will Barton	Bench	31	17	78.1	16.7	-3.8	12.0
Monte Morris	Bench	27	15	71.8	19.0	-24.6	8.6
Jeff Green	Bench	23	11	91.7	11.3	-9.1	7.5
DeMarcus Cousins	Bench	16	10	59.2	26.5	+12.5	16.2
Davon Reed	Bench	14	4	50.0	17.9	+12.4	3.9
JaMychal Green	Bench	21	1	12.9	10.9	+1.9	0.0
Austin Rivers	Bench	19	0	0.0	2.5	-15.7	-5.4