Phoenix
Suns
141
–
149
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, March 7, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | 1OT | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 28 | 28 | 35 | 34 | 16 | 141 |
| DEN | 37 | 31 | 34 | 23 | 24 | 149 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Christian Braun
DEN
25
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending66.7%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite46.7
Hustle: 13.0Defense: 31.8Impact: 2.0
72.7% FG4-5 from 36 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 17 pts allowed on 55.7 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
31
PTS
21
REB
22
AST
+8
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-22 (59.1%)
3PT3-7
FT2-3
TS%66.5%
eFG%65.9%
STL3
TOV4
ORTG135
DRTG125
NET+10
31 pointsTriple-Double59.1% FG3 steals4 deflectionsonly 24 pts allowed on 77.9 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 45:50 | 29 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-16 | 63% | 3-7 | 43% | 6-7 | 86% | -5 |
| Grayson Allen | 29:07 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | 3-5 | 60% | +7 |
| Tyus Jones | 14:22 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-7 | 29% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 19:43 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Bradley Beal | 40:47 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5-13 | 39% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Bol Bol | 13:38 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -7 |
| Collin Gillespie | 4:42 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Mason Plumlee | 26:41 | 18 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7-8 | 88% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +11 |
| Devin Booker | 43:51 | 34 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 10-19 | 53% | 5-10 | 50% | 9-9 | 100% | -13 |
| Nick Richards | 26:19 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -19 |
| TOTAL | — | 141 | 39 | 7 | 36 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 18 | 51-91 | 56% | 16-38 | 42% | 23-29 | 79% | — |
Oso Ighodaro —
Damion Lee —
Vasilije Micic —
Ryan Dunn —
TyTy Washington Jr. —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russell Westbrook | 25:45 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6-11 | 55% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -11 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 13:25 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | -4 |
| Jamal Murray | 41:35 | 19 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-14 | 57% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Aaron Gordon | 38:43 | 27 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-15 | 60% | 7-10 | 70% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Christian Braun | 37:37 | 25 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 8-11 | 73% | 4-5 | 80% | 5-6 | 83% | +12 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:11 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 7-13 | 54% | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | +15 |
| Peyton Watson | 23:49 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-7 | 57% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 44:55 | 31 | 21 | 4 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 13-22 | 59% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-3 | 67% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 149 | 38 | 8 | 45 | 8 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 57-97 | 59% | 21-40 | 53% | 14-18 | 78% | — |
Hunter Tyson —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX51/91 (56%)
Paint
28/40 (70%)
Mid
13/25 (52%)
3PT
17/39 (44%)
ATB3 46%Paint 54%RA 78%Corner 3 39%Mid 60%
DEN57/97 (59%)
Paint
32/45 (71%)
Mid
6/18 (33%)
3PT
21/40 (53%)
RA 80%ATB3 57%Paint 47%Corner 3 42%Mid 38%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Jamal Murray
defended Bradley Beal
10.9 min • 11 pts • 71%
Best Defender
Peyton Watson
held Grayson Allen
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Christian Braun
vs Grayson Allen
3.9 min • 10 pts • 67%
| DEN Defense | Bol Bol | Bradley Beal | Collin Gillespie | Devin Booker | Grayson Allen | Kevin Durant | Mason Plumlee | Nick Richards | Royce O'Neale | Tyus Jones |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 5pts 100% | — | — | 6.5m 14pts 67% | 6.7m 5pts 50% | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 10.9m 11pts 71% | — | 3.0m 6pts 75% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | — | 6.6m 5pts 67% | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.7m 3pts 33% | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | 1.1m 3pts 50% | — | 10.9m 10pts 67% | — | — | — | — |
| Christian Braun | 3.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | 2.8m 3pts 50% | 3.9m 10pts 67% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Russell Westbrook | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 5pts 100% |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | 1.2m 3pts 50% | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 1pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.9m 8pts 75% | 2.8m 12pts 80% | 1.6m 7pts 100% | — | 2.6m 6pts 75% | 1.9m 6pts 100% | 3.1m 9pts 80% | 3.0m 4pts 33% | 2.5m 7pts 75% | 1.8m 3pts 25% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
21
Q3 4:59
PHX Largest Lead
2
Q4 10:25
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 3:08 – Q1 3:52
+2 → +7
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 3:43 – Q3 4:59
+15 → +21
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 5:16 – Q3 6:34
+19 → +13
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 10:55 – Q4 0:19
+15 → +10