Phoenix
Suns
106
–
103
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, January 1, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 34 | 26 | 27 | 19 | 106 |
| DEN | 32 | 17 | 29 | 25 | 103 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Chris Paul
PHX
21
PTS
5
REB
6
AST
-4
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending33.3%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.15
Impact Composite64.4
Hustle: 10.0Defense: 54.8Impact: -0.4
held opponents to 33.3% FGonly 6 pts allowed on 40.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Deandre Ayton
PHX
22
PTS
11
REB
1
AST
-11
+/−
Game Performance
FG10-13 (76.9%)
3PT0-1
FT2-2
TS%79.3%
eFG%76.9%
BLK2
TOV4
ORTG101
DRTG117
NET-16
Double-Double76.9% FG21 contested shotsonly 25 pts allowed on 69.3 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 37:30 | 22 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 10-13 | 77% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Cameron Johnson | 22:19 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Jae Crowder | 29:18 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -11 |
| Langston Galloway | 6:56 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 3-3 | 100% | +10 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 9:55 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Devin Booker | 34:55 | 22 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 9-17 | 53% | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| Jevon Carter | 14:52 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36:16 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 4-8 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -3 |
| Cameron Payne | 15:33 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Chris Paul | 32:27 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 8-8 | 100% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 37 | 8 | 24 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 20 | 37-76 | 49% | 13-35 | 37% | 19-21 | 90% | — |
Dario Saric —
Ty-Shon Alexander —
Damian Jones —
E'Twaun Moore —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 35:38 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-10 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +10 |
| Paul Millsap | 18:40 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-5 | 80% | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 40:34 | 31 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 12-22 | 55% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +10 |
| PJ Dozier | 23:30 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Monte Morris | 30:15 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Will Barton | 35:58 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 8:31 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +1 |
| JaMychal Green | 11:54 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 3-3 | 100% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:31 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 7-13 | 54% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| TOTAL | — | 103 | 38 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 24 | 39-86 | 45% | 12-29 | 41% | 13-16 | 81% | — |
Facundo Campazzo —
Vlatko Čančar —
R.J. Hampton —
Markus Howard —
Zeke Nnaji —
Bol Bol —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX37/76 (49%)
Paint
14/20 (70%)
Mid
10/25 (40%)
3PT
13/35 (37%)
ATB3 30%RA 86%Mid 50%Paint 39%Corner 3 50%
DEN39/86 (45%)
Paint
18/41 (44%)
Mid
9/19 (47%)
3PT
12/31 (39%)
RA 57%ATB3 36%Paint 33%Mid 50%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Gary Harris
defended Devin Booker
9.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Best Defender
Gary Harris
held Devin Booker
9.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Deandre Ayton
7.0 min • 15 pts • 60%
| DEN Defense | Cameron Johnson | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Frank Kaminsky | Jae Crowder | Jevon Carter | Langston Galloway | Mikal Bridges |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | — | 2.0m 3pts 50% | 1.8m 7pts 33% | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 5.5m 11pts 71% |
| Gary Harris | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 9.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% |
| Will Barton | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 3.7m 2pts 100% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% |
| Monte Morris | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 3.4m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 7.0m 15pts 60% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% |
| PJ Dozier | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Paul Millsap | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | 1.2m 4pts 50% |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | — | — | — | 1.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| JaMychal Green | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 3.4m 6pts 100% | 2.5m 6pts 67% | 2.0m 11pts 100% | 3.7m 4pts 25% | 1.8m 2pts 0% | 2.5m 4pts 25% | 2.8m 6pts 100% | — | 2.8m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
8
Q1 7:18
PHX Largest Lead
16
Q3 9:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 2:04 – Q2 5:20
-3 → -10
PHX 11-0 run
Q2 2:04 – Q2 5:48
-3 → -12
PHX 12-0 run
Q2 2:04 – Q2 5:48
-3 → -13