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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 28 | 26 | 21 | 22 | 97 |
 Nuggets | 34 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 126 |
PHXTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 39-9043.3% | 9-3228.1% | 10-1471.4% | 44 | 28 | 16 |
| DEN | 48-8556.5% | 15-3444.1% | 15-2171.4% | 38 | 30 | 10 |
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 Nuggets126| 28 | 21 | 10-15 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +17 | +11.1 | |||||||
| 27 | 15 | 5-7 | 4-5 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +26 | +6.8 | |||||
| 25 | 16 | 6-13 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | +0.3 | |||||
| 24 | 12 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 4-6 | 0 | +18 | +3.5 | |||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +20 | −2.5 | ||||
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| 25 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-3 | 0-0 | +11 | −5.1 | ||||||||
| 24 | 21 | 7-12 | 5-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +6.3 | ||||||
| 20 | 15 | 6-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +2.9 | ||||
| 19 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +9 | −0.7 | |||||
| 9 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −2.8 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.2 | |||
| 5 | 5 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +2.1 | ||||
| Team | 126 | 48-8556.5% | 15-3444.1% | 38 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 15-2171.4% | 7 | 9 | 4 | |||
Bench 51 points on 19 for 37 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns97| 30 | 7 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-10 | 1-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −31 | +1.1 | ||||||
| 24 | 8 | 3-14 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | −33 | −10.7 | ||||||
| 23 | 16 | 6-6 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −23 | +6.6 | ||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −31 | −3.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 14 | 5-13 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −3 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 26 | 11 | 5-12 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −5.0 | |||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.0 | ||||||
| 22 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.0 | ||||||
| 15 | 8 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +1.7 | |||||
| Team | 97 | 39-9043.3% | 9-3228.1% | 44 | 28 | 16 | 17 | 10-1471.4% | 15 | 4 | 2 | |||
Bench 51 points on 20 for 44 shooting
Did not play: Deandre Ayton and Landry Shamet (injury/illness).
Nuggets126Suns97ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 21 points (20 in the paint) and 18 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Phoenix Suns 126-97 for their fourth straight win.
The Nuggets led by as many as 32, pulling away with a 27-10 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Bones Hyland scored 21 points (12 in the second quarter) with 5 3-pointers off the bench. The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Suns, Torrey Craig scored 16 points.
The Nuggets shot 56.5% from the field and 44.1% from 3 to the Suns’ 43.3% and 28.1%. The Suns turned it over 20 times, about 6 more than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Suns 24-4 on the fast break. The Suns’ starters were outscored 46-23 in 13 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. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
111 points from the field on 85 shots: 16.3 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 24-29 | 82.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 6-14 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 3-8 | 37.5% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-8 | 50.0% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-26 | 42.3% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bismack Biyombo | 16 | 2 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Dario Saric | 15 | 12 | 6-8 | +6 |
| Jock Landale | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 3-5 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Saben Lee | 11 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Josh Okogie | 10 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Mikal Bridges | 8 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Duane Washington Jr. | 7 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 13 | 4-4 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 49 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mikal Bridges | 16 | 3 | 1-2 | −2 |
| Josh Okogie | 12 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Duane Washington Jr. | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Dario Saric | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 9 | 3-6 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 16 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
Q1 4:25
10.9%
66→77
Okogie 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
Q1 3:37
9.5%
77→68
Okogie 5' Layup (9 PTS) (D. Lee 3 AST)
Q1 0:08
9.0%
73→64
Hyland 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 0:30
8.5%
62→71
Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q2 11:37
6.5%
66→73
