Denver
Nuggets
100
–
110
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Wednesday, December 25, 2024
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 100 |
| PHX | 38 | 15 | 27 | 20 | 110 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Bradley Beal
PHX
27
PTS
2
REB
4
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections5
Contested Shots3
Loose Balls4
Opp FG% When Defending52.9%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite52.9
Hustle: 20.5Defense: 30.4Impact: 2.0
4 steals5 deflections4 loose balls recovered+12 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 64.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Kevin Durant
PHX
27
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
+3
+/−
Game Performance
FG9-26 (34.6%)
3PT0-5
FT9-9
TS%45.1%
eFG%34.6%
STL2
BLK2
TOV0
ORTG113
DRTG109
NET+4
5 deflections3 loose balls recoveredheld opponents to 34.5% FGonly 26 pts allowed on 73.1 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 27:10 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 6-12 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-7 | 57% | +3 |
| Aaron Gordon | 19:03 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -1 |
| Christian Braun | 28:07 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 10:12 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36:40 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 7-14 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | 5-7 | 71% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Julian Strawther | 17:37 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Peyton Watson | 24:17 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:48 | 25 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10-19 | 53% | 2-7 | 29% | 3-4 | 75% | -3 |
| Jamal Murray | 39:06 | 13 | 6 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4-10 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | -16 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 46 | 14 | 20 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 16 | 36-78 | 46% | 8-29 | 28% | 20-28 | 71% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Hunter Tyson —
Trey Alexander —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Royce O'Neale | 30:07 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 16:56 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 5:32 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Jusuf Nurkić | 29:56 | 8 | 13 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Monte Morris | 17:37 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-5 | 20% | 4-4 | 100% | +8 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Ryan Dunn | 20:51 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 12:32 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| Kevin Durant | 37:48 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 9-26 | 35% | 0-5 | 0% | 9-9 | 100% | +3 |
| Bradley Beal | 38:18 | 27 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11-21 | 52% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-4 | 50% | +12 |
| Tyus Jones | 30:23 | 17 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-9 | 78% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 110 | 42 | 12 | 31 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 17 | 41-88 | 47% | 11-36 | 31% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Jalen Bridges —
Damion Lee —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN36/78 (46%)
Paint
25/42 (60%)
Mid
7/16 (44%)
3PT
8/30 (27%)
RA 65%ATB3 21%Paint 44%Mid 67%Corner 3 50%
PHX41/88 (47%)
Paint
24/38 (63%)
Mid
16/31 (52%)
3PT
11/36 (31%)
Paint 57%RA 68%ATB3 32%Corner 3 29%Mid 42%
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
9.0 min • 5 pts • 40%
Best Defender
Royce O'Neale
held Michael Porter Jr.
5.4 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Monte Morris
vs Jamal Murray
2.2 min • 4 pts • 100%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jamal Murray | Julian Strawther | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 5.3m 8pts 60% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 8pts 57% | 6.2m 8pts 33% | 1.8m 2pts 0% |
| Bradley Beal | — | 6.0m 7pts 50% | — | 2.9m 3pts 100% | — | 2.3m 4pts 67% | 1.1m 4pts 40% | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 50% |
| Royce O'Neale | — | 1.4m 3pts 50% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | 5.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.7m 2pts 100% |
| Tyus Jones | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.9m 8pts 100% | — | 3.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 4.8m 5pts 100% |
| Jusuf Nurkić | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9.0m 5pts 40% | — | — |
| Ryan Dunn | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — | 5.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | 2.7m 0pts 0% | 3.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Monte Morris | — | — | — | 2.2m 4pts 100% | 2.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Mason Plumlee | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Oso Ighodaro | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 1.3m 5pts 100% | 2.9m 6pts 60% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.0m 6pts 67% | — | 2.1m 9pts 50% | 3.3m 2pts 50% | 2.2m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
15
Q4 7:26
DEN Largest Lead
2
Q3 1:20
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 8:52 – Q2 9:23
+3 → +1
DEN 10-0 run
Q2 8:52 – Q2 10:02
+3 → -1
PHX 9-0 run
Q4 3:35 – Q4 5:12
+6 → +14