Denver
Nuggets
119
–
111
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Friday, December 1, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41 | 29 | 24 | 25 | 119 |
| PHX | 30 | 33 | 28 | 20 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
19
PTS
10
REB
4
AST
+8
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots1
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.23
Impact Composite39.6
Hustle: 3.5Defense: 34.7Impact: 1.4
Double-Doubleonly 15 pts allowed on 64.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
21
PTS
5
REB
16
AST
+6
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-18 (50.0%)
3PT0-3
FT3-6
TS%50.9%
eFG%50.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV3
ORTG132
DRTG122
NET+10
Double-Double5 deflections10 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 16 pts allowed on 54.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 34:55 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9-18 | 50% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | +6 |
| Justin Holiday | 25:29 | 15 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-8 | 75% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Reggie Jackson | 29:25 | 20 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 8-11 | 73% | 3-4 | 75% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 22:22 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13:05 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36:31 | 19 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 8-16 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +8 |
| Julian Strawther | 18:06 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4-9 | 44% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 25:29 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:38 | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| TOTAL | — | 119 | 32 | 4 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 50-88 | 57% | 12-32 | 38% | 7-12 | 58% | — |
Collin Gillespie —
Braxton Key —
Zeke Nnaji —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkić | 32:57 | 31 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 13-22 | 59% | 2-6 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | +3 |
| Kevin Durant | 36:11 | 30 | 4 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8-25 | 32% | 1-3 | 33% | 13-13 | 100% | -6 |
| Josh Okogie | 25:42 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-5 | 20% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| Keita Bates-Diop | 16:54 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -10 |
| Grayson Allen | 37:01 | 13 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Drew Eubanks | 14:42 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Eric Gordon | 33:17 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6-11 | 55% | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 20:06 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Nassir Little | 18:40 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Chimezie Metu | 4:29 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 43 | 8 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 39-84 | 46% | 9-27 | 33% | 24-26 | 92% | — |
Yuta Watanabe —
Udoka Azubuike —
Bol Bol —
Saben Lee —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN50/88 (57%)
Paint
28/40 (70%)
Mid
15/23 (65%)
3PT
12/32 (38%)
RA 76%ATB3 35%Paint 57%Mid 70%Corner 3 44%
PHX39/84 (46%)
Paint
28/44 (64%)
Mid
5/18 (28%)
3PT
9/27 (33%)
RA 67%ATB3 39%Paint 48%Mid 22%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Jusuf Nurkić
defended Nikola Jokić
9.5 min • 25 pts • 58%
Best Defender
Drew Eubanks
held DeAndre Jordan
4.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jusuf Nurkić
vs Nikola Jokić
9.5 min • 25 pts • 58%
| PHX Defense | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Julian Strawther | Justin Holiday | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Reggie Jackson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | — | — | — | 3.2m 5pts 33% | 1.0m 4pts 50% | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | 6.8m 10pts 11% | 1.1m 7pts 50% |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 9.5m 25pts 58% | — | — |
| Grayson Allen | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | 3.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 3.9m 9pts 100% |
| Eric Gordon | 2.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | 4.8m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 50% |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Jordan Goodwin | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Nassir Little | 1.8m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Drew Eubanks | — | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Keita Bates-Diop | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Chimezie Metu | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.4m 5pts 50% | 1.0m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 20% | 3.6m 4pts 50% | 2.1m 1pts 0% | — | 3.5m 5pts 40% | — | 3.1m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
3
Q1 4:01
DEN Largest Lead
17
Q2 6:42
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 9:53 – Q2 11:10
-13 → -8