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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | OT | Final/OT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 28 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 141 |
 Nuggets | 37 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 149 |
PHXTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 51-9156.0% | 16-3842.1% | 23-2979.3% | 39 | 36 | 11 |
| DEN | 57-9758.8% | 21-4052.5% | 14-1877.8% | 38 | 45 | 9 |
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Denver Nuggets149| 45 | 31 | 13-22 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0 | +8 | +21.5 | |||||||
| 42 | 19 | 8-14 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +15 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 39 | 16 | 7-13 | 1-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | +15 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 39 | 27 | 9-15 | 7-10, Season high (his best before, 5) | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +13 | +4.2 | ||||||
| 38 | 25 | 8-11 | 4-5, Ties his career high | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +12 | +7.1 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 26 | 14 | 6-11 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | −11 | +0.8 | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +0.3 | |||||
| 13 | 6 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.5 | |||
| Team | 149 | 57-9758.8% | 21-4052.5% | 38 | 45 | 9 | 22 | 14-1877.8% | 8 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar, Hunter Tyson, DeAndre Jordan, Dario Saric, Jalen Pickett and Spencer Jones (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns141| 46 | 29 | 10-16 | 3-7 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | +4.3 | |||||
| 44 | 34 | 10-19 | 5-10 | 9-9 | 0 | −13 | +8.0 | |||||||
| 41 | 11 | 5-13 | 0-5 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −5.5 | ||||
| 26 | 18 | 9-13 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | −19 | +2.4 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −7 | +0.2 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 11 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.2 | ||||
| 27 | 18 | 7-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-5 | +11 | +6.5 | |||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.4 | |||||
| 14 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +1.2 | |||||
| 5 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.0 | |
| Team | 141 | 51-9156.0% | 16-3842.1% | 39 | 36 | 11 | 18 | 23-2979.3% | 7 | 6 | 2 | |||
Bench 44 points on 15 for 24 shooting
Did not play: Oso Ighodaro, Vasilije Micic, TyTy Washington Jr., Ryan Dunn and Damion Lee (coach’s decision).
Nuggets149Suns141ClickTap 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 31 points (18 in the paint), 21 rebounds and a career-high 22 assists, his 159th career triple-double, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 149-141 in overtime.
Kevin Durant made a corner 3-pointer on a pass from Devin Booker at the buzzer to end regulation to tie it at 125 for the Suns, but the Nuggets outscored them 24-16 in overtime.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Suns 17-12. Christian Braun scored 6 of the Nuggets’ 17 on 2 for 2 shooting. With 33 seconds left, Michael Porter Jr. stole the ball from Mason Plumlee, and his layup off it tied the game at 122.
Aaron Gordon scored 27 points (21 on 7 3-pointers) on 9 for 15 shooting, and Braun added 25 points on 8 for 11 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring. Jokić and Jamal Murray set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 4 of them in the fourth quarter or overtime.
For the Suns, Booker had 34 points and 7 assists, and Durant added 29 points and 9 rebounds. Plumlee had 18 points and 11 rebounds on 7 for 8 shooting off the bench. Booker scored 16 of his 34 points in the fourth quarter.
The Nuggets shot 58.8% from the field and 52.5% from 3 to the Suns’ 56.0% and 42.1%. The Nuggets made 21 3-pointers, 7 of them by Gordon and 4 by Braun. They had 45 assists on 57 baskets and outscored them 31-14 on the fast break. The Suns forced 9 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Suns 66-48 in 22 minutes together. Porter fouled out.
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).
135 points from the field on 97 shots: 28.7 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-29 | 79.3% | 66% |
| In the paint | 9-16 | 56.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-12 | 33.3% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-12 | 41.7% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 16-28 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mason Plumlee | 30 | 14 | 6-10 | +3 |
| Nick Richards | 30 | 5 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Bradley Beal | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Devin Booker | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 5-8 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 87 possessions. He usually scores about 33 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 47 | 5 | 2-4 | −6 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 5 | 1-2 | +3 |
| Bradley Beal | 8 | 6 | 2-4 | +4 |
| Nick Richards | 4 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 18 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 18 | 5 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Grayson Allen | 15 | 10 | 4-5 | +7 |
| Bol Bol | 12 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot (16 PTS) (Jokić 17 AST)
Q4 0:01
44.3%
53→97
Durant 3PT Jump Shot (24 PTS) (Booker 6 AST)
Q4 0:00
44.3%
97→53
Porter Jr. 3' Layup (14 PTS)
Q4 0:33
28.4%
24→53
Booker 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (34 PTS)
Q4 1:35
27.1%
57→29
Braun 24' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
OT 3:33
17.3%
77→95
