Denver
Nuggets
120
–
112
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Saturday, January 23, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | 2OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 8 | 14 | 120 |
| PHX | 30 | 31 | 16 | 21 | 8 | 6 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
26
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
-2
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite55.7
Hustle: 15.5Defense: 40.4Impact: -0.2
7 contested shotsheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 22 pts allowed on 64.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
29
PTS
22
REB
6
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-21 (42.9%)
3PT0-0
FT11-14
TS%53.4%
eFG%42.9%
STL1
TOV6
ORTG95
DRTG85
NET+11
Double-Double10 contested shotsonly 20 pts allowed on 73.5 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 36:38 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Paul Millsap | 19:54 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 14:48 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Jamal Murray | 43:18 | 26 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 10-22 | 46% | 3-7 | 43% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| PJ Dozier | 17:34 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-3 | 67% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 36:15 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:04 | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-1 | 100% | +19 |
| Will Barton | 20:48 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| JaMychal Green | 23:41 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-6 | 33% | 6-6 | 100% | +15 |
| Nikola Jokić | 42:00 | 29 | 22 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 9-21 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 11-14 | 79% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 120 | 65 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 40-97 | 41% | 15-36 | 42% | 25-32 | 78% | — |
Vlatko Čančar —
Isaiah Hartenstein —
R.J. Hampton —
Zeke Nnaji —
Bol Bol —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 42:01 | 21 | 9 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 9-20 | 45% | 1-6 | 17% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Deandre Ayton | 37:36 | 17 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| Jalen Smith | 8:47 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Cameron Johnson | 34:53 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 3-11 | 27% | 2-3 | 67% | +8 |
| Jae Crowder | 44:41 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-15 | 40% | 6-13 | 46% | 3-3 | 100% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Langston Galloway | 3:26 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 20:24 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Abdel Nader | 29:30 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | -24 |
| Jevon Carter | 16:26 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36:18 | 11 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Cameron Payne | 15:59 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -21 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 50 | 7 | 26 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 31 | 41-102 | 40% | 16-53 | 30% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Ty-Shon Alexander —
E'Twaun Moore —
Devin Booker —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN40/97 (41%)
Paint
21/42 (50%)
Mid
7/28 (25%)
3PT
15/36 (42%)
ATB3 44%RA 52%Paint 37%Mid 29%Corner 3 33%
PHX41/102 (40%)
Paint
16/34 (47%)
Mid
12/27 (44%)
3PT
16/53 (30%)
ATB3 26%Paint 43%RA 61%Corner 3 43%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Nikola Jokić
8.6 min • 8 pts • 43%
Best Defender
Abdel Nader
held Michael Porter Jr.
6.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jae Crowder
vs Gary Harris
2.2 min • 6 pts • 67%
| PHX Defense | Facundo Campazzo | Gary Harris | Jamal Murray | JaMychal Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | PJ Dozier | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chris Paul | 3.3m 4pts 67% | 5.5m 2pts 25% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 10pts 71% | 1.2m 2pts 33% | — | — |
| Jae Crowder | — | 2.2m 6pts 67% | 2.8m 3pts 25% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 3.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 3.7m 6pts 100% | — | — |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — | — | 8.6m 8pts 43% | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 5.1m 4pts 50% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Cameron Johnson | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 3.8m 2pts 25% |
| Abdel Nader | — | — | — | — | 6.0m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — |
| Frank Kaminsky | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jevon Carter | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Langston Galloway | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Smith | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.1m 6pts 40% | — | 2.5m 7pts 60% | 2.7m 8pts 75% | 2.7m 9pts 50% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.9m 2pts 20% | 1.2m 3pts 25% | 3.6m 9pts 40% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
8
Q1 4:41
DEN Largest Lead
9
2OT 4:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 2:57 – Q1 4:41
+3 → +8
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 6:31 – Q1 8:28
+4 → -1
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:31 – Q1 8:28
+4 → -2
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 10:00 – Q1 11:09
-3 → +2