Phoenix Suns 117, Denver Nuggets 107 — Recap

March 5, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 117, Denver Nuggets 107 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 28-32 DEN; Q2 PHX 37-18 DEN; Q3 PHX 25-31 DEN; Q4 PHX 12-21 DEN; OT1 PHX 15-5 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 35 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-34 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 28 points, 7 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 12-of-25 shooting; Grayson Allen (PHX) 28 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists, 8 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 25 points, 16 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 20 points, 7 rebounds, null assists, 4 threes on 8-of-18 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

35 PTS, 8 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 14-34 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

28 PTS, 7 REB, 9 AST, 2 3PM · 12-25 FG

Scoring · PHX

Grayson Allen

28 PTS, 5 REB, 4 AST, 8 3PM · 9-15 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 4 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	OT		T
PHX	28	37	25	12	15		117
DEN	32	18	31	21	5		107

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

51.7%Effective FG%52.2%

8.4%Turnover %12.7%

18.8%Offensive rebound %21.7%

0.211Free-throw rate0.156

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	43	35	8	5	—	2	2	14-34	3-8	4-5	—
Grayson Allen G	40	28	5	4	3	—	—	9-15	8-12	2-2	—
Royce O'Neale F	39	8	5	6	—	—	1	3-9	2-5	—	—
Bradley Beal G	36	16	6	6	2	—	2	6-18	2-5	2-2	—
Jusuf Nurkic C	30	7	12	6	2	2	3	3-4	—	1-2	—
Drew Eubanks F	23	10	8	—	—	2	—	3-3	—	4-4	—
Eric Gordon G	22	4	1	2	2	—	1	1-7	0-4	2-4	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	44	25	16	5	—	—	7	8-18	4-7	5-7	—
Jamal Murray G	42	28	7	9	1	—	3	12-25	2-6	2-2	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	39	20	7	—	1	—	2	8-18	4-12	—	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	38	11	5	3	2	2	1	4-6	3-3	—	—
Aaron Gordon F	34	7	3	3	—	—	1	3-10	1-3	0-1	—
Peyton Watson G	23	4	4	4	1	2	—	2-8	0-5	—	—
Christian Braun G	19	7	4	1	1	2	—	3-3	—	1-2	—
Zeke Nnaji F-C	8	2	3	—	—	—	—	0-2	0-1	2-2	—

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Kevin Durant	Bench	43	35	48.3	40.0	+19.0	13.2
Grayson Allen	Bench	40	28	88.2	18.0	+27.6	19.5
Bradley Beal	Bench	36	16	42.4	26.9	+5.8	7.5
Drew Eubanks	Bench	23	10	105.0	9.3	+6.7	19.3
Royce O'Neale	Bench	39	8	44.4	11.9	+20.3	5.6
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	30	7	71.7	12.5	+18.2	11.3
Eric Gordon	Bench	22	4	22.8	19.2	+17.9	-0.6

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	42	28	54.1	29.8	0.0	14.3
Nikola Jokic	Bench	44	25	59.3	29.5	-16.3	12.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	39	20	55.6	22.5	-9.2	7.9
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	38	11	91.7	8.5	-27.4	9.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	34	7	33.5	14.9	-38.2	1.0
Christian Braun	Bench	19	7	90.2	8.3	+28.7	15.9
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	4	25.0	13.8	-1.8	6.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	08	2	34.7	12.5	+22.5	6.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0