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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 28 | 34 | 32 | 29 | 123 |
 Suns | 23 | 37 | 29 | 24 | 113 |
DENTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 45-8851.1% | 13-2944.8% | 20-2290.9% | 37 | 20 | 13 |
| PHX | 46-8454.8% | 7-1936.8% | 14-2556.0% | 36 | 24 | 15 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets123| 42 | 25 | 10-14 | 4-6 | 1-1 | +12 | +6.6 | ||||||||
| 40 | 26, Season high (his best before, 21) | 11-15 | 3-4 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +7.5 | |||||
| 35 | 13 | 5-13 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −2.4 | ||||||
| 27 | 21 | 5-12 | 1-2 | 10-11 | +5 | +8.0 | ||||||||
| 27 | 12 | 4-9 | 1-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −4.8 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 9 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 21 | 6 | 3-11 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +12 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| 16 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −2.3 | ||||
| 7 | 7 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +1.6 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +0.3 | ||
| Team | 123 | 45-8851.1% | 13-2944.8% | 37 | 20 | 13 | 23 | 20-2290.9% | 6 | 10 | 5 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Monte Morris, Kenneth Faried and Richard Jefferson (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns113| 42 | 31 | 13-17 | 0-0 | 5-9 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 39 | 20 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-3 | −8 | +4.0 | |||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +2.4 | |||||
| 33 | 23, Career high (his best before, 20) | 9-15 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +10 | +9.6 | ||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10.2 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 13 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −7 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 11 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −4.0 | ||
| 11 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −0.1 | |||||
| 10 | 4 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −23 | +0.7 | |||
| Team | 113 | 46-8454.8% | 7-1936.8% | 36 | 24 | 15 | 24 | 14-2556.0% | 8 | 7 | 9 | |||
Bench 14 points on 4 for 11 shooting
Did not play: Tyson Chandler (injury/illness).
Nuggets123Suns113ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Nikola Jokić scored 21 points (10 in the second quarter), and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 123-113.
Will Barton’s 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 2:03 left in the third quarter.
Wilson Chandler scored a season-high 26 points (11 in the fourth quarter) on 11 for 15 shooting, and Barton added 25 points on 10 for 14 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
For the Suns, T.J. Warren scored 31 points on 13 for 17 shooting, and Dragan Bender added a career-high 23 points and 8 rebounds. Josh Jackson had 20 points and a career-high 4 blocks. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets went 20 for 22 at the line to the Suns’ 14 for 25. The Suns outscored the Nuggets 66-46 in the paint.
Denver NuggetsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
103 points from the field on 88 shots: 8.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-34 | 55.9% | 63% |
| In the paint | 4-12 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 9-13 | 69.2% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-4 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-25 | 44.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| T.J. Warren | 34 | 8 | 4-5 | +3 |
| Dragan Bender | 14 | 9 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Marquese Chriss | 9 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Josh Jackson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Jackson | 25 | 6 | 2-4 | 0 |
| T.J. Warren | 20 | 2 | 1-1 | −2 |
| Troy Daniels | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Davon Reed | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 10 | 4-6 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dragan Bender | 23 | 9 | 3-7 | +3 |
| Alex Len | 11 | 2 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Elfrid Payton | 7 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| T.J. Warren | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 1-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Reed 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Warren 2 AST)
Q3 3:46
13.7%
49→62
Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (22 PTS) (Chandler 2 AST)
Q3 2:03
13.5%
54→40
Chandler 1' Driving Layup (17 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q4 8:25
12.6%
29→17
Chriss 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Payton 8 AST)
Q4 4:29
11.7%
9→21
G. Harris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q4 10:14
10.6%
24→14
