Phoenix Suns 141, Denver Nuggets 149 — Recap

March 7, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Phoenix Suns 141, Denver Nuggets 149 (overtime). Scoring by quarter: Q1 PHX 28-37 DEN; Q2 PHX 28-31 DEN; Q3 PHX 35-34 DEN; Q4 PHX 34-23 DEN; OT1 PHX 16-24 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Devin Booker (PHX) 34 points, 6 rebounds, 7 assists, 5 threes on 10-of-19 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 31 points, 21 rebounds, 22 assists, 3 threes on 13-of-22 shooting; Kevin Durant (PHX) 29 points, 9 rebounds, 5 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 27 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assists, 7 threes on 9-of-15 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-11 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · PHX

Devin Booker

34 PTS, 6 REB, 7 AST, 5 3PM · 10-19 FG

Scoring · DEN

Nikola Jokic

31 PTS, 21 REB, 22 AST, 3 3PM · 13-22 FG

Scoring · PHX

Kevin Durant

29 PTS, 9 REB, 5 AST, 3 3PM · 10-16 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 22 assistsAaron Gordon · Season-high 7 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	28	35	34	16		141
DEN	37	31	34	23	24		149

🧮 How They Scored

PHXDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

66.5%Effective FG%69.6%

10.1%Turnover %7.9%

16.7%Offensive rebound %22.2%

0.341Free-throw rate0.186

Box Score

Phoenix Suns

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant F	46	29	9	5	—	—	3	10-16	3-7	6-7	-5
Devin Booker G	44	34	6	7	2	—	4	10-19	5-10	9-9	-13
Bradley Beal G	41	11	1	9	—	—	—	5-13	0-5	1-2	-13
Grayson Allen G	29	11	—	4	—	—	2	3-4	2-2	3-5	+7
Mason Plumlee F-C	27	18	11	—	1	1	1	7-8	—	4-5	+11
Nick Richards C	26	18	5	—	—	1	1	9-13	—	0-1	-19
Royce O'Neale F	20	6	1	5	1	—	—	2-4	2-4	—	+7
Tyus Jones G	14	6	1	5	1	—	—	2-7	2-4	—	+2
Collin Gillespie G	5	3	—	—	—	—	—	1-1	1-1	—	-10

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	45	31	21	22	3	—	4	13-22	3-7	2-3	+8
Jamal Murray G	42	19	1	8	3	—	1	8-14	1-4	2-2	+15
Aaron Gordon F	39	27	3	1	—	—	1	9-15	7-10	2-2	+13
Michael Porter Jr. F	39	16	2	3	1	1	—	7-13	1-5	1-2	+15
Christian Braun G	38	25	5	5	—	1	1	8-11	4-5	5-6	+12
Russell Westbrook G	26	14	3	4	1	—	2	6-11	1-2	1-1	-11
Peyton Watson G	24	11	2	2	—	1	—	4-7	3-5	—	-8
Zeke Nnaji F-C	13	6	1	—	—	—	—	2-4	1-2	1-2	-4

🔬 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	44	34	74.0	26.8	-16.0	13.1
Kevin Durant	Bench	46	29	76.0	20.8	-6.5	12.0
Mason Plumlee	Bench	27	18	88.2	17.5	+16.9	15.2
Nick Richards	Bench	26	18	67.0	24.1	-35.2	8.9
Grayson Allen	Bench	29	11	88.7	12.1	+13.3	5.4
Bradley Beal	Bench	41	11	39.6	15.4	-13.8	3.4
Tyus Jones	Bench	14	6	42.9	21.9	+10.5	9.9
Royce O'Neale	Bench	20	6	75.0	9.3	+23.6	8.0
Collin Gillespie	Bench	5	3	150.0	10.0	-111.1	8.7
TyTy Washington Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Ryan Dunn	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Oso Ighodaro	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	45	31	66.5	26.5	+9.8	22.2
Aaron Gordon	Bench	39	27	85.0	19.3	+18.9	9.8
Christian Braun	Bench	38	25	91.6	17.4	+15.0	12.1
Jamal Murray	Bench	42	19	63.8	16.8	+16.0	10.1
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	39	16	57.6	16.1	+20.2	4.5
Russell Westbrook	Bench	26	14	61.2	22.4	-20.4	7.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	24	11	78.6	14.0	-17.0	5.9
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	13	6	61.5	17.2	-19.7	3.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Dario Saric	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	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
Spencer Jones	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0