Phoenix
Suns
125
–
128
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Sunday, December 25, 2022
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 24 | 33 | 27 | 29 | 12 | 125 |
| DEN | 28 | 23 | 30 | 32 | 15 | 128 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Aaron Gordon
DEN
28
PTS
13
REB
2
AST
+18
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots4
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.17
Impact Composite53.0
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 37.3Impact: 2.7
Double-Double61.1% FG+18 plus/minusonly 11 pts allowed on 65.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
41
PTS
15
REB
15
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG16-25 (64.0%)
3PT2-4
FT7-9
TS%70.8%
eFG%68.0%
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG122
DRTG110
NET+12
41 pointsTriple-Double64.0% FG15 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 36 pts allowed on 86.5 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 38:40 | 31 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10-20 | 50% | 7-17 | 41% | 4-4 | 100% | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 10:19 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Deandre Ayton | 37:35 | 22 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 9-18 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | 3-4 | 75% | -13 |
| Torrey Craig | 35:52 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Damion Lee | 30:26 | 18 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 4-5 | 80% | 4-4 | 100% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ish Wainright | 11:29 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Devin Booker | 4:20 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Mikal Bridges | 40:15 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 5-12 | 42% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 15:25 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +10 |
| Chris Paul | 40:39 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 6-17 | 35% | 0-3 | 0% | 5-10 | 50% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 46 | 12 | 32 | 7 | 9 | 13 | 30 | 45-94 | 48% | 17-35 | 49% | 18-26 | 69% | — |
Duane Washington Jr. —
Jock Landale —
Dario Saric —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun | 12:58 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 34:57 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-11 | 27% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +11 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 38:52 | 15 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 40% | 3-5 | 60% | 4-4 | 100% | +16 |
| Jamal Murray | 43:11 | 26 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 7-19 | 37% | 5-11 | 46% | 7-8 | 88% | +2 |
| Bruce Brown | 26:28 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bones Hyland | 14:08 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-6 | 17% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -13 |
| Nikola Jokić | 44:25 | 41 | 15 | 4 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 16-25 | 64% | 2-4 | 50% | 7-9 | 78% | +12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 41:26 | 28 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 11-18 | 61% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-9 | 56% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 128 | 48 | 12 | 29 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 20 | 45-94 | 48% | 13-36 | 36% | 25-34 | 74% | — |
Ish Smith —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
Jack White —
Vlatko Čančar —
Zeke Nnaji —
Davon Reed —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX45/94 (48%)
Paint
20/43 (47%)
Mid
14/31 (45%)
3PT
17/35 (49%)
Paint 38%ATB3 35%RA 58%Corner 3 75%Mid 55%
DEN45/94 (48%)
Paint
26/40 (65%)
Mid
11/22 (50%)
3PT
13/37 (35%)
ATB3 32%RA 69%Paint 38%Mid 50%Corner 3 67%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Deandre Ayton
11.0 min • 15 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Zeke Nnaji
held Bismack Biyombo
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Bismack Biyombo
2.1 min • 8 pts • 60%
| DEN Defense | Bismack Biyombo | Chris Paul | Damion Lee | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Ish Wainright | Josh Okogie | Landry Shamet | Mikal Bridges | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 2.1m 8pts 60% | 1.3m 8pts 100% | — | 11.0m 15pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 5pts 67% | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 3pts 33% | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 3.2m 3pts 20% | 6.5m 6pts 50% | 1.4m 3pts 33% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 3pts 100% | — | 2.6m 6pts 60% | 9.1m 2pts 50% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 2pts 33% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 4.3m 2pts 50% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 50% |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 7.7m 3pts 25% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 4pts 0% | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | 2.4m 3pts 100% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bones Hyland | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 2.1m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.1m 6pts 67% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 3.1m 4pts 25% | 2.5m 6pts 38% | 0.7m 3pts 100% | 1.8m 1pts 0% | — | 2.1m 6pts 67% | 2.9m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 5pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
15
Q1 7:55
PHX Largest Lead
12
Q3 1:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:44 – Q1 2:26
+3 → +8
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 1:44 – Q1 2:26
+3 → +9
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 1:44 – Q1 2:49
+3 → +11
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 5:55 – Q1 7:20
+9 → +14