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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 16 | 33 | 30 | 12 | 91 |
 Nuggets | 30 | 35 | 27 | 27 | 119 |
PHXTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 29-7737.7% | 11-3928.2% | 22-3562.9% | 40 | 20 | 19 |
| DEN | 43-8550.6% | 9-2832.1% | 24-2982.8% | 54 | 28 | 18 |
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 Nuggets119| 37 | 26 | 9-18 | 3-7 | 5-5 | 0 | +37 | +3.4 | |||||||
| 35 | 18 | 7-15 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +37 | +0.9 | |||||||
| 32 | 14 | 5-10 | 0-1 | 4-4 | +38 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 31 | 35 | 11-11 | 3-3 | 0 | 10-11 | 0 | +29 | +28.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 14 | 6-9 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +4.9 | ||||||
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| 17 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −13.1 | |||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +22 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −4.3 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −8 | −0.5 | ||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −7.5 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −1.0 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.2 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 119 | 43-8550.6% | 9-2832.1% | 54 | 28 | 18 | 31 | 24-2982.8% | 9 | 12 | 6 | |||
Bench 12 points on 5 for 22 shooting
Phoenix Suns91| 36 | 25 | 5-15 | 1-6 | 14-17 | 0 | 0 | −24 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 30 | 15 | 5-8 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 0 | −10 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 29 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | −47 | −8.6 | |||||||
| 23 | 5 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −7.2 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-11 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.9 | |||||
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| 23 | 2 | 1-7 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −9.7 | ||||||
| 22 | 16 | 7-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −16 | +2.5 | |||||||
| 18 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −1.7 | |||||
| 15 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +21 | +6.8 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −2.3 | ||||
| 7 | 3 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.2 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.5 | |||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −2.0 | ||
| Team | 91 | 29-7737.7% | 11-3928.2% | 40 | 20 | 19 | 26 | 22-3562.9% | 10 | 6 | 4 | |||
Bench 33 points on 12 for 29 shooting
Nuggets119Suns91ClickTap 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 had 35 points (14 in the first quarter), 11 rebounds and 11 assists, his 17th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Phoenix Suns 119-91 in their home opener at Pepsi Center.
The Nuggets led by as many as 28 and never trailed, pulling away with a 26-8 run bridging the second and third quarters.
Jamal Murray scored 26 points (11 in the second quarter). Jokić and Gary Harris set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Suns, Devin Booker had 25 points and 7 assists but shot 5 for 15.
The Nuggets shot 50.6% from the field and 32.1% from 3 to the Suns’ 37.7% and 28.2%. They outscored the Suns 33-9 on the fast break. The Nuggets outscored the Suns 28-11 in 8 minutes with Millsap, Harris, Jokić, Murray and Craig on the floor together. Torrey Craig fouled out.
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).
95 points from the field on 85 shots: 4.3 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 | 23-33 | 69.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-18 | 44.4% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 2-5 | 40.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-23 | 30.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tyson Chandler | 22 | 14 | 5-5 | +8 |
| Deandre Ayton | 20 | 12 | 3-3 | +6 |
| Ryan Anderson | 5 | 2 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Richaun Holmes | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 9 | 4-4 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Isaiah Canaan | 33 | 4 | 2-4 | −4 |
| Josh Jackson | 11 | 3 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 10 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Jamal Crawford | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 6 | 3-9 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 23 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Trevor Ariza | 21 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
| Josh Jackson | 7 | 1 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Isaiah Canaan | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 3-5 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 19 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Q1 0:01
11.5%
93→82
Warren 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Chandler 1 AST)
Q1 4:21
11.0%
82→71
Barton 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
Q1 5:05
9.5%
68→77
Harris 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
Q2 1:09
9.1%
73→82
Anderson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Canaan 1 AST)
Q2 9:04
9.0%
77→68
