NBA Final Intelligence
Phoenix Suns 90, Denver Nuggets 117 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 90, Denver Nuggets 117. Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 26-27 DEN; Q2 PHX 25-28 DEN; Q3 PHX 28-45 DEN; Q4 PHX 11-17 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 4 threes on 12-of-17 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 24 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-12 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 23 points, 9 rebounds, 2 assists, 2 threes on 8-of-15 shooting; Bradley Beal (PHX) 23 points, null rebounds, 2 assists, 5 threes on 9-of-17 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 12 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 4-of-7 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
32 PTS, 2 REB, 7 AST, 4 3PM · 12-17 FG
Scoring · DEN
24 PTS, 6 REB, 4 AST, 2 3PM · 10-12 FG
Scoring · PHX
23 PTS, 9 REB, 2 AST, 2 3PM · 8-15 FG
Season highs
Jalen Pickett · Season-high 8 assistsBradley Beal · Season-high 5 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 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 26 | 25 | 28 | 11 | 90 | |
| DEN | 27 | 28 | 45 | 17 | 117 |
🧮 How They Scored
PHXDEN
0Points in the paint0
0Fast-break points0
0Second-chance points0
0Points off turnovers0
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
52.9%Effective FG%60.0%
14.8%Turnover %11.2%
20.5%Offensive rebound %31.4%
0.221Free-throw rate0.122
Box Score
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal G | 35 | 23 | — | 2 | 1 | — | 2 | 9-17 | 5-7 | — | -18 |
| Kevin Durant F | 31 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 5-6 | -19 |
| Ryan Dunn F | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | — | -19 |
| Royce O'Neale F | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2-9 | 2-8 | — | -10 |
| Tyus Jones G | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | — | -24 |
| Oso Ighodaro F | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 3-3 | — | 1-4 | -10 |
| Mason Plumlee F-C | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | 1-3 | — | 4-4 | -12 |
| Jusuf Nurkic C | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | -5 |
| Josh Okogie G | 13 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | — | -14 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic C | 30 | 32 | 2 | 7 | — | — | 1 | 12-17 | 4-6 | 4-5 | +19 |
| Michael Porter Jr. F | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 10-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | +22 |
| Christian Braun G | 26 | 4 | 7 | 4 | — | — | 1 | 2-9 | 0-3 | — | +18 |
| Russell Westbrook G | 25 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | — | 3 | 5-12 | 1-5 | — | +10 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | +9 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 23 | 11 | 3 | 8 | — | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 3-8 | — | +17 |
| Peyton Watson G | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | — | +14 |
| Julian Strawther G | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 3-9 | 3-7 | — | +7 |
| Hunter Tyson F | 16 | 6 | 4 | — | 1 | — | — | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1-2 | +3 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | — | — | +8 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | +2 |
| Trey Alexander G | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | +2 |
| Spencer Jones F | 4 | — | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | — | +2 |
| PJ Hall C | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | +2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Phoenix SunsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradley Beal | Bench | 35 | 23 | 67.6 | 25.0 | -29.8 | 9.4 |
| Kevin Durant | Bench | 31 | 23 | 65.2 | 28.8 | -32.5 | 14.2 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 23 | 9 | 56.3 | 20.4 | -56.6 | 7.0 |
| Oso Ighodaro | Bench | 18 | 7 | 73.5 | 13.5 | -26.3 | 26.7 |
| Royce O'Neale | Bench | 29 | 6 | 33.3 | 13.2 | -19.0 | 2.9 |
| Mason Plumlee | Bench | 15 | 6 | 63.0 | 13.2 | -40.0 | 8.0 |
| Ryan Dunn | Bench | 30 | 5 | 41.7 | 10.3 | -30.7 | 4.6 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | Bench | 15 | 4 | 58.1 | 15.6 | -16.7 | 5.3 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 13 | — | 0.0 | 29.2 | -50.3 | -17.2 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 30 | 32 | 83.3 | 29.0 | +34.8 | 20.9 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | Bench | 30 | 24 | 93.2 | 19.7 | +39.8 | 18.2 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 23 | 12 | 76.1 | 14.5 | +13.3 | 7.6 |
| Russell Westbrook | Bench | 25 | 11 | 45.8 | 26.3 | +20.0 | 8.1 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 23 | 11 | 50.0 | 25.5 | +38.6 | 22.9 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 18 | 9 | 50.0 | 22.0 | +27.5 | 9.2 |
| Hunter Tyson | Bench | 16 | 6 | 61.5 | 13.5 | +14.4 | 14.3 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 14 | 4 | 100.0 | 9.4 | +27.6 | 20.7 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 26 | 4 | 22.2 | 16.9 | +34.0 | 4.5 |
| Peyton Watson | Bench | 21 | 4 | 40.0 | 14.3 | +36.5 | 4.3 |
| Dario Saric | Bench | 00 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 4 | — | 0.0 | 14.3 | +28.6 | 400.0 |
| Trey Alexander | Bench | 4 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | +28.6 | -200.0 |
| PJ Hall | Bench | 3 | — | 0.0 | 0.0 | +40.0 | 500.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 4 | — | 0.0 | 28.6 | +28.6 | 200.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2024-25 season series
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Last 24 meetings · since 2020-21
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Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- PHX 104@DEN 97 Recap
- PHX 117@DEN 107 Recap
- DEN 119@PHX 111 Recap
- DEN 125@PHX 100 Recap
- PHX 102@DEN 118 Recap
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