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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 26 | 25 | 34 | 25 | 110 |
 Suns | 20 | 38 | 24 | 16 | 98 |
DENTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44-8353.0% | 17-3943.6% | 5-955.6% | 46 | 25 | 17 |
| PHX | 36-8741.4% | 14-3737.8% | 12-1770.6% | 45 | 23 | 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 Nuggets110| 35 | 27 | 13-22 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | +28 | +5.7 | |||||||
| 34 | 15 | 6-10 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | +24 | +3.6 | |||||||
| 34 | 20 | 8-14 | 4-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +6.9 | |||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-6 | 1-1 | 1-2 | 0 | +22 | +2.6 | |||||||
| 28 | 9 | 3-8 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | −3.3 | |||||
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| 21 | 10 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | +3.3 | |||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −3.7 | ||||||
| 19 | 13 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.5 | |||||
| 13 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −5.9 | |||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.2 | ||
| Team | 110 | 44-8353.0% | 17-3943.6% | 46 | 25 | 17 | 20 | 5-955.6% | 6 | 9 | 1 | |||
Bench 27 points on 9 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Bones Hyland, Markus Howard, Petr Cornelie, Bol Bol and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns98| 34 | 15 | 6-11 | 2-4 | 1-2 | −23 | +5.1 | ||||||||
| 34 | 16 | 7-16 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-2 | −21 | −3.7 | |||||||
| 33 | 15 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | −15 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-15 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 0 | −24 | −7.6 | |||||||
| 24 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −7 | −5.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −5 | −1.3 | |||||||
| 19 | 11 | 4-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +3.8 | |||
| 15 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +3 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 14 | 10 | 3-9 | 1-3 | 3-5 | 0 | +11 | −2.3 | |||||||
| 13 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −3.4 | |||||||
| Team | 98 | 36-8741.4% | 14-3737.8% | 45 | 23 | 18 | 18 | 12-1770.6% | 11 | 9 | 3 | |||
Bench 38 points on 14 for 30 shooting
Did not play: Chandler Hutchison, Jalen Smith, Elfrid Payton and Frank Kaminsky (coach’s decision).
Nuggets110Suns98ClickTap 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.
Will Barton scored 20 points (12 on 4 3-pointers), and the Denver Nuggets rallied from 16 points down in the second quarter to beat the Phoenix Suns 110-98 in the season opener for both teams at Footprint Center.
The Nuggets trailed 57-41 with 1:27 left in the second quarter. They outscored the Suns 69-41 the rest of the way.
Nikola Jokić had 27 points (20 in the paint) and 13 rebounds.
For the Suns, Mikal Bridges scored 16 points, and Chris Paul added 15 points and 10 assists. The Suns had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
The Nuggets shot 53.0% from the field and 43.6% from 3 to the Suns’ 41.4% and 37.8%. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Suns 66-47 in 27 minutes together.
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. The Nuggets’ chance bottomed out at 8.4% (2nd quarter, 1:27 left). Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
105 points from the field on 83 shots: 16.8 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 15-21 | 71.4% | 65% |
| In the paint | 6-12 | 50.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-11 | 54.5% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 3-10 | 30.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-29 | 48.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 45 | 14 | 7-12 | −4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Chris Paul | 6 | 11 | 5-6 | +9 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 8 | 4-9 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 35 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 35 | 0 | 0-3 | −8 |
| Chris Paul | 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Abdel Nader | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Deandre Ayton | 5 | 9 | 4-5 | +8 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 11 | 4-5 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 47 | 8 | 3-6 | −7 |
| Deandre Ayton | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Devin Booker | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Chris Paul | 4 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 5 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 75 possessions. He usually scores about 24 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
Je. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Barton 5 AST)
Q4 10:47
15.0%
29→14
Morris 25' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST)
Q3 4:36
11.0%
32→21
Dozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Campazzo 3 AST)
Q4 9:38
10.6%
24→14
Morris 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST)
Q3 10:40
10.4%
73→62
McGee Tip Layup Shot (6 PTS)
Q4 10:21
9.9%
14→24
