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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 36 | 26 | 28 | 32 | 122 |
 Suns | 16 | 33 | 29 | 40 | 118 |
DENTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-7655.3% | 18-3551.4% | 20-2676.9% | 40 | 31 | 21 |
| PHX | 49-9153.8% | 11-2937.9% | 9-1464.3% | 37 | 29 | 13 |
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Denver Nuggets122| 40 | 46 | 16-24 | 9-11, Career high (his best before, 6) | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +15.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 23 | 8-11 | 0-2 | 7-8 | +12 | +9.3 | ||||||||
| 35 | 10 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 2-2 | 0 | −2 | +1.6 | |||||||
| 26 | 8 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 3-4 | 0 | +22 | −3.2 | |||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | +9 | −1.2 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 5 | 1-6 | 1-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 29 | 15 | 5-12 | 5-9, Career high (his best before, 4) | 0-0 | 0 | −12 | −0.2 | |||||||
| 14 | 6 | 3-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.8 | |||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | −1.7 | |||||||
| Team | 122 | 42-7655.3% | 18-3551.4% | 40 | 31 | 21 | 20 | 20-2676.9% | 10 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 28 shooting
Did not play: Nick Young, Brandon Goodwin, Tyler Lydon and Thomas Welsh (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns118| 41 | 22 | 9-18 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | +11 | +2.4 | |||||||
| 39 | 33, Career high (his best before, 26) | 16-20 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | +21.2 | ||||||
| 39 | 17 | 5-8 | 5-8, Career high (his best before, 4) | 2-2 | 0 | −9 | +1.7 | |||||||
| 36 | 27 | 11-18 | 1-5 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +5.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 5 | 2-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −4.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −2.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −5 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 10 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5.9 | ||||
| 9 | 5 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +3.9 | |||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −2.4 | ||
| Team | 118 | 49-9153.8% | 11-2937.9% | 37 | 29 | 13 | 21 | 9-1464.3% | 12 | 15 | 5 | |||
Bench 14 points on 6 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Dragan Bender, Troy Daniels and Eric Moreland (coach’s decision).
Nuggets122Suns118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Jamal Murray scored 46 points with 9 3-pointers, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 122-118.
The Nuggets never trailed and led by as many as 25.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Suns 8-0.
Nikola Jokić had 23 points (16 in the paint), 8 rebounds, 9 assists and 3 steals on 8 for 11 shooting. Murray scored 15 of his 46 points in the fourth quarter. Murray and Jokić set each other up for 9 baskets and 19 points, 3 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Deandre Ayton had a career-high 33 points (30 in the paint), 14 rebounds and 4 steals on 16 for 20 shooting, and Devin Booker added 27 points and 8 assists. T.J. Warren had 22 points and a season-high 5 steals. The Suns had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets shot 55.3% from the field and 51.4% from 3 to the Suns’ 53.8% and 37.9%. The Suns outscored the Nuggets 30-9 off turnovers. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Suns 48-27 in 16 minutes 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).
102 points from the field on 76 shots: 21.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 63% |
| In the paint | 9-11 | 81.8% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 1-10 | 10.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 6-13 | 46.2% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 12-22 | 54.5% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 26 | 18 | 6-9 | +11 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 18 | 9 | 3-4 | +4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 13 | 21 | 8-11 | +18 |
| Josh Jackson | 9 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 3 | 1-1 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 56 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 46 | 12 | 4-7 | −2 |
| T.J. Warren | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 6 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 16 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Kelly Oubre Jr. | 10 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| De'Anthony Melton | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Josh Jackson | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 13 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Bridges 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Booker 7 AST)
Q4 1:51
16.8%
7→24
Booker 3' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
Q1 0:47
13.6%
27→14
Warren 25' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
Q3 11:19
11.1%
15→26
Hernangomez 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q1 3:57
10.1%
40→29
Beasley 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Craig 2 AST)
Q1 1:48
8.9%
29→21
