NBA Final Intelligence
Phoenix Suns 102, Denver Nuggets 118 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (playoffs): Phoenix Suns 102, Denver Nuggets 118. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 24-35 DEN; Q2 PHX 25-17 DEN; Q3 PHX 25-39 DEN; Q4 PHX 28-27 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 29 points, 13 rebounds, 12 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-19 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 26 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists on 10-of-24 shooting; Bruce Brown (DEN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 7-of-11 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 19 points, 8 rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 7-of-11 shooting.
Standouts
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 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 102 | |
| DEN | 35 | 17 | 39 | 27 | 118 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant F | 42 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 6-9 | -19 |
| Devin Booker G | 41 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 4-7 | 8-9 | -19 |
| Deandre Ayton C | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -21 |
| Cameron Payne G | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Landry Shamet G | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -11 |
| Terrence Ross G-F | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jock Landale C | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +5 |
| T.J. Warren F | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Josh Okogie G | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | -14 |
| Torrey Craig F | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Ish Wainright F | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Damion Lee G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 38 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | +18 |
| Jamal Murray G | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | +23 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 1-4 | +27 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | +24 |
| Bruce Brown G | 27 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 9-10 | -2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | +18 |
| Christian Braun G | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -5 |
| Jeff Green F | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -3 |
| Reggie Jackson G | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Peyton Watson G | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Ish Smith G | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -4 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -4 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Bench | 41 | 28 | 61.0 | 26.3 | -22.4 | 10.3 |
| Kevin Durant | Bench | 42 | 26 | 46.5 | 35.5 | -20.6 | 9.0 |
| Deandre Ayton | Bench | 32 | 14 | 58.3 | 17.6 | -31.8 | 10.3 |
| Terrence Ross | Bench | 20 | 9 | 112.5 | 8.9 | 0.0 | 9.8 |
| Cameron Payne | Bench | 31 | 7 | 70.0 | 10.1 | -16.1 | 6.3 |
| Landry Shamet | Bench | 23 | 6 | 43.6 | 13.5 | -16.3 | 6.0 |
| Jock Landale | Bench | 16 | 5 | 51.2 | 13.2 | +17.5 | 8.4 |
| T.J. Warren | Bench | 15 | 4 | 28.6 | 18.9 | -10.0 | 3.0 |
| Torrey Craig | Bench | 4 | 2 | 50.0 | 20.0 | +58.3 | 15.0 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 8 | 1 | 12.9 | 16.7 | -77.1 | -9.0 |
| Bismack Biyombo | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Chris Paul | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Damion Lee | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +58.3 | 5.0 |
| Darius Bazley | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Ish Wainright | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.0 | +58.3 | -9.1 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 38 | 29 | 65.3 | 29.5 | +22.5 | 19.9 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 27 | 25 | 81.2 | 26.6 | -9.8 | 18.7 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 37 | 19 | 58.2 | 21.2 | +31.1 | 12.6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 28 | 19 | 86.4 | 16.4 | +38.5 | 19.5 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 36 | 10 | 33.9 | 18.1 | +39.0 | 5.2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 27 | 7 | 45.1 | 12.3 | +31.0 | 8.9 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 20 | 5 | 64.4 | 13.6 | -16.0 | 2.3 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 16 | 4 | 50.0 | 10.8 | -16.1 | 4.8 |
| Thomas Bryant | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 28.6 | -73.8 | -75.0 |
| Reggie Jackson | Bench | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -73.8 | 25.0 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | -100.0 | -66.7 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 25.0 | -100.0 | 0.0 |
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