Denver
Nuggets
110
–
98
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 26 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 110 |
| PHX | 20 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 98 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Will Barton
DEN
20
PTS
6
REB
5
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots12
Opp FG% When Defending20.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.04
Impact Composite95.9
Hustle: 20.0Defense: 72.4Impact: 3.5
57.1% FG4-8 from 312 contested shots+20 plus/minusheld opponents to 20.0% FGonly 2 pts allowed on 51.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
27
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+28
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-22 (59.1%)
3PT1-6
FT0-0
TS%61.4%
eFG%61.4%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG115
DRTG77
NET+38
Double-Double59.1% FG8 contested shots+28 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 54.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 33:30 | 20 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-8 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| PJ Dozier | 20:47 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Austin Rivers | 7:43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29:01 | 12 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 5-6 | 83% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-2 | 50% | +22 |
| JaMychal Green | 13:17 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 28:26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | +18 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 33:60 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | +24 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:43 | 27 | 13 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 13-22 | 59% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +28 |
| Jeff Green | 18:59 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-6 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 19:34 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 46 | 6 | 25 | 9 | 1 | 17 | 20 | 44-83 | 53% | 17-39 | 44% | 5-9 | 56% | — |
Petr Cornelie —
Bones Hyland —
Markus Howard —
Bol Bol —
Zeke Nnaji —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 19:25 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Deandre Ayton | 32:36 | 15 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -15 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23:54 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jae Crowder | 24:06 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-5 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -7 |
| JaVale McGee | 15:07 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Abdel Nader | 13:23 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Devin Booker | 29:57 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3-15 | 20% | 2-7 | 29% | 4-4 | 100% | -24 |
| Mikal Bridges | 33:32 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7-16 | 44% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | -21 |
| Cameron Payne | 14:23 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | +11 |
| Chris Paul | 33:37 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6-11 | 55% | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -23 |
| TOTAL | — | 98 | 45 | 11 | 23 | 9 | 3 | 18 | 18 | 36-87 | 41% | 14-37 | 38% | 12-17 | 71% | — |
Jalen Smith —
Chandler Hutchison —
Frank Kaminsky —
Elfrid Payton —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/83 (53%)
Paint
21/33 (64%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
17/39 (44%)
ATB3 48%RA 70%Paint 46%Corner 3 30%Mid 63%
PHX36/87 (41%)
Paint
18/37 (49%)
Mid
8/23 (35%)
3PT
14/37 (38%)
ATB3 39%RA 54%Paint 32%Corner 3 36%Mid 40%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Nikola Jokić
8.5 min • 13 pts • 63%
Best Defender
Jae Crowder
held Aaron Gordon
5.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Deandre Ayton
vs Nikola Jokić
8.5 min • 13 pts • 63%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | PJ Dozier | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 25% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 6.4m 5pts 14% |
| Deandre Ayton | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 8.5m 13pts 63% | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 7.3m 11pts 56% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% |
| Chris Paul | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% |
| Jae Crowder | 5.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 3pts 33% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 6pts 100% | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 8pts 75% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| JaVale McGee | — | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Abdel Nader | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 4pts 25% | 2.2m 5pts 40% | 3.8m 2pts 33% | 1.8m 3pts 25% | 1.9m 3pts 100% | 3.0m 9pts 27% | 2.7m 9pts 67% | 2.7m 2pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
16
Q2 10:33
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q4 10:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:25 – Q1 8:28
0 → -7
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 6:25 – Q1 8:57
0 → -9
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 6:25 – Q1 9:47
0 → -11
PHX 8-0 run
Q1 12:00 – Q2 1:02
-6 → -1