Phoenix
Suns
117
–
107
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, March 5, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 28 | 37 | 25 | 12 | 15 | 117 |
| DEN | 32 | 18 | 31 | 21 | 5 | 107 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Grayson Allen
PHX
28
PTS
5
REB
4
AST
+20
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.47
Impact Composite46.1
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 25.2Impact: 3.4
60.0% FG8-12 from 33 steals5 deflections+20 plus/minusonly 29 pts allowed on 61.8 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
PHX
35
PTS
8
REB
5
AST
+14
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-34 (41.2%)
3PT3-8
FT4-5
TS%48.3%
eFG%45.6%
BLK2
TOV2
ORTG119
DRTG100
NET+19
35 points+14 plus/minusheld opponents to 41.2% FGonly 35 pts allowed on 79.8 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Roddy | 5:26 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +4 |
| Royce O'Neale | 39:03 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-9 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +12 |
| Bol Bol | 12:31 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Saben Lee | 12:41 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -12 |
| Kevin Durant | 43:46 | 35 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 14-34 | 41% | 3-8 | 38% | 4-5 | 80% | +14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Grayson Allen | 40:38 | 28 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 9-15 | 60% | 8-12 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +20 |
| Drew Eubanks | 23:07 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +1 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 29:53 | 7 | 12 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +9 |
| Eric Gordon | 21:41 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 14% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +6 |
| Bradley Beal | 36:14 | 16 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6-18 | 33% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 52 | 11 | 32 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 19 | 42-96 | 44% | 15-34 | 44% | 18-22 | 82% | — |
Udoka Azubuike —
Thaddeus Young —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:42 | 20 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 8-18 | 44% | 4-12 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -6 |
| Peyton Watson | 22:53 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-5 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 38:21 | 11 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4-6 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Aaron Gordon | 34:09 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -22 |
| Christian Braun | 18:51 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jokić | 44:16 | 25 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 8-18 | 44% | 4-7 | 57% | 5-7 | 71% | -13 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8:44 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 15:52 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Jamal Murray | 42:12 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 12-25 | 48% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 51 | 10 | 25 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 41-96 | 43% | 15-40 | 38% | 10-14 | 71% | — |
Jay Huff —
DeAndre Jordan —
Justin Holiday —
Julian Strawther —
Jalen Pickett —
Hunter Tyson —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX42/96 (44%)
Paint
21/41 (51%)
Mid
8/27 (30%)
3PT
15/34 (44%)
RA 57%ATB3 46%Paint 22%Mid 44%Corner 3 38%
DEN41/96 (43%)
Paint
20/39 (51%)
Mid
10/22 (45%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
RA 45%ATB3 40%Mid 39%Paint 58%Corner 3 30%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Jusuf Nurkić
8.4 min • 6 pts • 20%
Best Defender
Zeke Nnaji
held Drew Eubanks
2.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Michael Porter Jr.
vs Grayson Allen
2.3 min • 9 pts • 75%
| DEN Defense | Bol Bol | Bradley Beal | David Roddy | Drew Eubanks | Eric Gordon | Grayson Allen | Jusuf Nurkić | Kevin Durant | Royce O'Neale | Saben Lee |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 2.7m 5pts 67% | — | — | 8.4m 6pts 20% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 4pts 50% | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 4.6m 6pts 100% | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.4m 3pts 100% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 9pts 75% | — | 7.1m 2pts 25% | 1.2m 5pts 100% | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 2.9m 11pts 71% | — | — | — | 6.1m 10pts 56% | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.2m 2pts 25% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 6.5m 5pts 67% | — |
| Peyton Watson | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 1.5m 3pts 50% |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 2pts 0% | 4.4m 2pts 25% | 2.3m 2pts 33% | — | 3.4m 3pts 50% | 1.8m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 7pts 43% | 1.1m 3pts 50% | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 1.3m 4pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q2 4:01
PHX Largest Lead
22
Q3 2:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 10:36 – Q1 11:29
-2 → +3
PHX 9-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 5:56
+5 → -2
PHX 11-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 6:18
+5 → -4
PHX 13-0 run
Q2 4:42 – Q2 6:45
+5 → -6