Phoenix
Suns
90
–
117
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, December 23, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 26 | 12 | 28 | 11 | 90 |
| DEN | 27 | 16 | 45 | 17 | 117 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
24
PTS
6
REB
4
AST
+22
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots2
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending90.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.50
Impact Composite34.7
Hustle: 6.5Defense: 24.0Impact: 4.2
83.3% FG+22 plus/minusonly 23 pts allowed on 46.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
32
PTS
2
REB
7
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-17 (70.6%)
3PT4-6
FT4-5
TS%83.3%
eFG%82.4%
TOV1
ORTG153
DRTG119
NET+35
32 points70.6% FG4-6 from 3+19 plus/minusonly 26 pts allowed on 43.0 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 28:38 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-9 | 22% | 2-8 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Josh Okogie | 12:49 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 18:10 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-4 | 25% | -10 |
| Jalen Bridges | 4:56 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -5 |
| Damion Lee | 6:45 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Monte Morris | 20:11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 30% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Ryan Dunn | 30:12 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -19 |
| Mason Plumlee | 14:58 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -12 |
| Kevin Durant | 31:04 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-15 | 53% | 2-3 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | -19 |
| Bradley Beal | 34:38 | 23 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9-17 | 53% | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Tyus Jones | 22:46 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-8 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -24 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 14:53 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 90 | 39 | 9 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 13 | 33-83 | 40% | 13-33 | 39% | 11-15 | 73% | — |
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 4:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22:49 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-7 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| Christian Braun | 25:53 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-9 | 22% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +18 |
| Trey Alexander | 4:04 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 14:06 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 29:34 | 24 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 10-12 | 83% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | +22 |
| Julian Strawther | 18:03 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Peyton Watson | 21:13 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +14 |
| PJ Hall | 2:45 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 23:12 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4-11 | 36% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Spencer Jones | 4:04 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:45 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12-17 | 71% | 4-6 | 67% | 4-5 | 80% | +19 |
| Russell Westbrook | 24:48 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Hunter Tyson | 15:41 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | +3 |
| TOTAL | — | 117 | 46 | 11 | 35 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 15 | 46-90 | 51% | 16-41 | 39% | 9-11 | 82% | — |
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX33/83 (40%)
Paint
12/38 (32%)
Mid
14/30 (47%)
3PT
13/33 (39%)
Paint 34%ATB3 35%Corner 3 46%RA 46%Mid 75%
DEN46/90 (51%)
Paint
25/40 (63%)
Mid
11/20 (55%)
3PT
17/43 (40%)
ATB3 35%RA 70%Paint 53%Corner 3 67%Mid 60%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Aaron Gordon
defended Kevin Durant
6.0 min • 12 pts • 57%
Best Defender
Russell Westbrook
held Bradley Beal
4.1 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Jusuf Nurkić
4.4 min • 18 pts • 67%
| DEN Defense | Bradley Beal | Damion Lee | Josh Okogie | Jusuf Nurkić | Kevin Durant | Mason Plumlee | Monte Morris | Oso Ighodaro | Royce O'Neale | Ryan Dunn | Tyus Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 13pts 83% | 2.6m 8pts 100% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | — | 4.4m 18pts 67% | — | 3.8m 8pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 2.6m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% |
| Russell Westbrook | 4.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.4m 2pts 100% |
| Jalen Pickett | 1.3m 3pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 6.0m 12pts 57% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | 2.9m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.9m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | 2.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Hunter Tyson | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 50% | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Trey Alexander | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 3.3m 6pts 75% | — | — | 0.9m 2pts 50% | 2.1m 9pts 57% | 1.6m 5pts 67% | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 2.3m 6pts 40% | 2.1m 5pts 50% | 3.8m 8pts 29% | — |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
28
Q4 10:57
PHX Largest Lead
6
Q1 2:26
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 9:13 – Q1 11:48
-3 → +3
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 7:59 – Q2 9:08
+8 → +2
PHX 11-0 run
Q2 7:59 – Q2 9:37
+8 → -1
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:57 – Q2 7:33
+3 → +10