Phoenix Suns 104, Denver Nuggets 97 — Recap

March 27, 2024 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 104, Denver Nuggets 97. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 29-29 DEN; Q2 PHX 30-23 DEN; Q3 PHX 24-21 DEN; Q4 PHX 21-24 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Kevin Durant (PHX) 30 points, 13 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 12-of-20 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 22 points, 9 rebounds, 10 assists, 1 threes on 9-of-16 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 18 points, 8 rebounds, null assists, 2 threes on 7-of-16 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 18 points, 6 rebounds, 2 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-14 shooting; Devin Booker (PHX) 17 points, 5 rebounds, 9 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-17 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Kevin Durant

30 PTS, 13 REB, 3 AST, 3 3PM · 12-20 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

22 PTS, 9 REB, 10 AST, 1 3PM · 9-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

18 PTS, 8 REB, 0 AST, 2 3PM · 7-16 FG

Season highs

Kevin Durant · Season-high 13 rebounds

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	29	30	24	21		104
DEN	29	23	21	24		97

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

54.1%Effective FG%52.1%

16.9%Turnover %8.3%

17.1%Offensive rebound %20.5%

0.149Free-throw rate0.167

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	38	30	13	3	—	5	8	12-20	3-4	3-3	—
Devin Booker G	37	17	5	9	—	—	2	5-17	2-6	5-5	—
Bradley Beal G	37	10	4	7	1	1	4	3-11	3-7	1-2	—
Grayson Allen G	33	13	3	4	1	—	1	5-10	3-7	—	—
Drew Eubanks F	27	5	4	1	—	—	—	2-3	—	1-1	—
Eric Gordon G	20	10	1	—	—	1	—	4-9	2-5	—	—
Royce O'Neale F	18	5	7	2	—	—	1	2-4	1-2	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	42	22	9	10	2	1	1	9-16	1-5	3-3	—
Aaron Gordon F	36	18	6	2	—	—	2	7-14	1-3	3-3	—
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	36	13	6	6	2	1	2	5-9	3-6	—	—
Michael Porter Jr. F	33	18	8	—	2	—	2	7-16	2-7	2-2	—
Peyton Watson G	19	5	4	—	—	1	—	2-4	0-1	1-2	—
Collin Gillespie G	16	8	1	3	1	—	—	2-7	2-6	2-2	—
Christian Braun G	15	—	3	—	—	1	—	0-3	0-1	—	—
Julian Strawther G	4	2	—	—	—	—	—	1-3	0-2	—	—

🔬 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	38	30	70.4	33.7	+13.3	18.3
Devin Booker	Bench	37	17	44.3	25.9	-5.6	9.9
Grayson Allen	Bench	33	13	65.0	15.5	-4.4	8.8
Bradley Beal	Bench	37	10	42.1	19.0	+11.1	5.2
Eric Gordon	Bench	20	10	55.6	19.6	+38.3	8.6
Drew Eubanks	Bench	27	5	72.7	5.3	-21.2	6.0
Royce O'Neale	Bench	18	5	62.5	11.9	+5.8	8.6
Jusuf Nurkic	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Josh Okogie	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	42	22	63.5	20.2	+3.9	18.5
Aaron Gordon	Bench	36	18	58.7	22.4	+10.6	8.9
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	33	18	53.3	26.4	+4.4	11.1
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	36	13	72.2	14.3	+19.3	10.4
Collin Gillespie	Bench	16	8	50.8	23.5	+21.7	10.2
Peyton Watson	Bench	19	5	51.2	11.9	-40.2	4.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	04	2	33.3	33.3	-117.9	0.0
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jay Huff	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Christian Braun	Bench	15	—	0.0	9.7	-63.7	0.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0