Phoenix
Suns
140
–
130
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Thursday, March 24, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 31 | 35 | 38 | 36 | 140 |
| DEN | 31 | 37 | 38 | 24 | 130 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Chris Paul
PHX
17
PTS
4
REB
13
AST
-5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite55.0
Hustle: 16.5Defense: 39.0Impact: -0.5
Double-Double60.0% FG3 deflections6 contested shotsonly 4 pts allowed on 32.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
49
PTS
4
REB
10
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-25 (64.0%)
3PT2-5
FT15-17
TS%75.4%
eFG%68.0%
STL3
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG144
DRTG126
NET+18
49 pointsDouble-Double64.0% FG3 steals5 deflections+16 plus/minusonly 39 pts allowed on 65.3 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 18:30 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 19:18 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Jae Crowder | 29:09 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-8 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | +1 |
| JaVale McGee | 10:18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Devin Booker | 38:56 | 49 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 16-25 | 64% | 2-5 | 40% | 15-17 | 88% | +16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Mikal Bridges | 38:07 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-9 | 89% | 3-4 | 75% | 3-3 | 100% | +9 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 5:04 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | +2 |
| Cameron Payne | 17:55 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Chris Paul | 30:05 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -5 |
| Deandre Ayton | 32:38 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| TOTAL | — | 140 | 29 | 5 | 32 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 23 | 52-86 | 60% | 13-27 | 48% | 23-29 | 79% | — |
Elfrid Payton —
Ish Wainright —
Aaron Holiday —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davon Reed | 13:54 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Austin Rivers | 18:43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Aaron Gordon | 33:19 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10-16 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -11 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:38 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| Monte Morris | 26:31 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-10 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | 23:27 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 15:41 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| Nikola Jokić | 32:19 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 9-10 | 90% | 1-2 | 50% | 9-11 | 82% | -15 |
| Bones Hyland | 24:44 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 7-13 | 54% | 4-8 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | -1 |
| Will Barton | 30:44 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 7-10 | 70% | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 130 | 37 | 10 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 16 | 22 | 48-81 | 59% | 15-32 | 47% | 19-27 | 70% | — |
Facundo Campazzo —
Bryn Forbes —
Markus Howard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX52/86 (60%)
Paint
29/40 (73%)
Mid
24/37 (65%)
3PT
13/27 (48%)
Paint 63%ATB3 43%RA 77%Mid 58%Corner 3 67%
DEN48/81 (59%)
Paint
29/40 (73%)
Mid
10/14 (71%)
3PT
15/33 (45%)
RA 66%ATB3 39%Paint 91%Corner 3 60%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Deandre Ayton
9.1 min • 19 pts • 89%
Best Defender
Jeff Green
held Mikal Bridges
3.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Aaron Gordon
vs Torrey Craig
2.9 min • 8 pts • 80%
| DEN Defense | Bismack Biyombo | Cameron Payne | Chris Paul | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Jae Crowder | JaVale McGee | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 5.0m 4pts 67% | — | — | 2.8m 6pts 75% | 2.9m 8pts 80% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 9.1m 19pts 89% | 1.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Monte Morris | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% | 3.6m 5pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 100% | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Will Barton | — | — | 1.4m 6pts 100% | — | 3.7m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Bones Hyland | — | 1.6m 8pts 100% | — | — | 1.1m 5pts 50% | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 33% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — |
| Austin Rivers | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| JaMychal Green | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% |
| DeMarcus Cousins | 1.8m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Davon Reed | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.4m 6pts 67% | 2.2m 10pts 80% | 3.4m 5pts 50% | 0.8m 2pts 50% | 2.3m 11pts 80% | 1.4m 4pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | 2.7m 2pts 50% | 2.7m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q3 8:44
PHX Largest Lead
10
Q4 9:22
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 3:08 – Q3 4:07
+1 → +7