Denver
Nuggets
97
–
126
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Sunday, November 21, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 20 | 30 | 14 | 8 | 97 |
| PHX | 30 | 25 | 13 | 7 | 126 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Devin Booker
PHX
17
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+13
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.21
Impact Composite50.6
Hustle: 12.5Defense: 35.6Impact: 2.4
58.3% FG7 contested shots+13 plus/minusonly 8 pts allowed on 38.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Deandre Ayton
PHX
21
PTS
8
REB
1
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-12 (75.0%)
3PT0-1
FT3-4
TS%76.3%
eFG%75.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG136
DRTG106
NET+30
75.0% FG11 contested shots+16 plus/minusonly 13 pts allowed on 40.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Petr Cornelie | 7:03 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Bones Hyland | 2:20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Will Barton | 28:08 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-15 | 27% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-5 | 40% | -7 |
| Austin Rivers | 27:53 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-8 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| PJ Dozier | 21:02 | 3 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 30:11 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-3 | 33% | -15 |
| JaMychal Green | 24:55 | 14 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -22 |
| Monte Morris | 23:05 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -18 |
| Markus Howard | 10:36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-8 | 13% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | -4 |
| Bol Bol | 7:28 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Jeff Green | 30:28 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-5 | 20% | 6-8 | 75% | -12 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 26:51 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3-8 | 38% | 2-7 | 29% | 0-0 | 0% | -25 |
| TOTAL | — | 97 | 42 | 12 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 22 | 33-90 | 37% | 11-38 | 29% | 20-28 | 71% | — |
Nikola Jokić —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 26:08 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9-12 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +16 |
| Landry Shamet | 23:56 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-5 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +20 |
| Jalen Smith | 5:59 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 23:25 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-15 | 60% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | +19 |
| Jae Crowder | 24:03 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Chandler Hutchison | 2:17 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| JaVale McGee | 14:19 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Elfrid Payton | 8:10 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Ish Wainright | 4:41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 27:53 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 58% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | +13 |
| Mikal Bridges | 33:20 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +21 |
| Cameron Payne | 21:27 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-3 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | +13 |
| Chris Paul | 24:22 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +7 |
| TOTAL | — | 126 | 51 | 10 | 34 | 7 | 3 | 11 | 20 | 46-87 | 53% | 11-36 | 31% | 23-26 | 88% | — |
Abdel Nader —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN33/90 (37%)
Paint
18/35 (51%)
Mid
8/27 (30%)
3PT
11/38 (29%)
ATB3 28%Paint 46%RA 53%Mid 18%Corner 3 33%
PHX46/87 (53%)
Paint
28/40 (70%)
Mid
14/20 (70%)
3PT
11/37 (30%)
ATB3 29%Paint 57%RA 85%Corner 3 31%Mid 71%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended JaMychal Green
6.2 min • 10 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Mikal Bridges
held Aaron Gordon
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
JaVale McGee
vs Jeff Green
2.9 min • 6 pts • 100%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Bol Bol | Bones Hyland | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Jeff Green | Markus Howard | Monte Morris | Petr Cornelie | PJ Dozier | Will Barton |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 2.9m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 4pts 100% | — | 1.9m 3pts 33% | 1.9m 1pts 0% |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | — | — | 6.2m 10pts 100% | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Devin Booker | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.4m 6pts 50% |
| Jae Crowder | 1.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 5pts 50% | — | 1.1m 5pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | 1.7m 2pts 33% | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | 3.3m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Chris Paul | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| JaVale McGee | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.9m 6pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Smith | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 0% | — | — |
| Elfrid Payton | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 4pts 25% | — | 2.9m 4pts 50% | 0.8m 3pts 100% | 3.9m 8pts 75% | 2.4m 11pts 100% | 3.0m 3pts 14% | 2.5m 3pts 50% | 2.7m 11pts 71% | 1.3m 4pts 67% | 4.3m 9pts 60% | 1.6m 5pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
30
Q4 10:30
DEN Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 8:39 – Q2 10:28
+19 → +12
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 5:54 – Q2 8:18
+17 → +19
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 11:44 – Q4 0:21
+19 → +25
PHX 10-0 run
Q3 11:44 – Q4 0:49
+19 → +27