Denver
Nuggets
105
–
122
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Monday, June 7, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 28 | 30 | 21 | 26 | 105 |
| PHX | 28 | 29 | 31 | 34 | 122 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Mikal Bridges
PHX
23
PTS
5
REB
5
AST
+12
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections4
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending77.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.34
Impact Composite49.4
Hustle: 17.0Defense: 30.4Impact: 2.0
66.7% FG4-8 from 34 deflections6 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 19 pts allowed on 55.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Chris Paul
PHX
21
PTS
6
REB
11
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-14 (57.1%)
3PT2-3
FT3-3
TS%68.5%
eFG%64.3%
STL1
TOV1
ORTG134
DRTG116
NET+19
Double-Double57.1% FG+13 plus/minusonly 9 pts allowed on 45.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 2:15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Bol Bol | 2:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 36:05 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5-9 | 56% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | -14 |
| JaMychal Green | 23:09 | 10 | 11 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 2:15 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Markus Howard | 8:11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Paul Millsap | 12:33 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 67% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | -12 |
| Austin Rivers | 31:13 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-4 | 25% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 29:15 | 18 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-3 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Monte Morris | 23:11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 10% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -28 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:58 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 6-13 | 46% | 3-8 | 38% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Nikola Jokić | 36:25 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 10-23 | 44% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -13 |
| TOTAL | — | 105 | 41 | 11 | 26 | 10 | 4 | 11 | 17 | 43-92 | 47% | 14-40 | 35% | 5-6 | 83% | — |
JaVale McGee —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dario Saric | 9:20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | +5 |
| Chris Paul | 35:37 | 21 | 6 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-3 | 100% | +13 |
| Deandre Ayton | 36:25 | 20 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 9-13 | 69% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jalen Smith | 2:15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Cameron Johnson | 13:45 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +5 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jevon Carter | 2:15 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Torrey Craig | 17:14 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Jae Crowder | 30:46 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 39% | 3-9 | 33% | 1-1 | 100% | +12 |
| Mikal Bridges | 34:15 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8-12 | 67% | 4-8 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +12 |
| Cameron Payne | 19:46 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Devin Booker | 38:22 | 21 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 1-4 | 25% | 4-6 | 67% | +12 |
| TOTAL | — | 122 | 44 | 7 | 30 | 8 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 46-85 | 54% | 13-34 | 38% | 17-20 | 85% | — |
Ty-Shon Alexander —
E'Twaun Moore —
Langston Galloway —
Frank Kaminsky —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN43/92 (47%)
Paint
26/42 (62%)
Mid
8/14 (57%)
3PT
14/41 (34%)
RA 57%ATB3 36%Paint 73%Corner 3 30%Mid 20%
PHX46/85 (54%)
Paint
24/33 (73%)
Mid
13/21 (62%)
3PT
14/36 (39%)
RA 64%ATB3 36%Corner 3 43%Paint 93%Mid 39%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
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Primary Matchup
Deandre Ayton
defended Nikola Jokić
10.6 min • 10 pts • 63%
Best Defender
Cameron Johnson
held Michael Porter Jr.
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Mikal Bridges
vs Austin Rivers
2.4 min • 6 pts • 100%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Austin Rivers | Facundo Campazzo | JaMychal Green | Markus Howard | Michael Porter Jr. | Monte Morris | Nikola Jokić | Paul Millsap | Shaquille Harrison |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 50% | — | 10.6m 10pts 63% | — | — |
| Devin Booker | 6.1m 1pts 0% | 5.5m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Mikal Bridges | — | 2.4m 6pts 100% | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | — | 4.3m 7pts 75% | 2.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jae Crowder | 3.2m 4pts 40% | 1.9m 3pts 33% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Chris Paul | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 6.9m 7pts 100% | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | — | 1.9m 3pts 100% | — | 2.5m 2pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Torrey Craig | — | — | — | 3.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Dario Saric | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.2m 3pts 33% | — |
| Other | 1.8m 6pts 75% | — | 3.1m 2pts 25% | 3.5m 11pts 56% | 1.3m 4pts 100% | 2.7m 5pts 25% | 3.1m 5pts 67% | 3.2m 6pts 33% | 1.7m 3pts 33% | 0.9m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
20
Q4 9:56
DEN Largest Lead
10
Q3 3:47
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 0:56 – Q1 1:50
-1 → -6
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 8:38 – Q2 9:42
+1 → -5
PHX 8-0 run
Q3 4:55 – Q3 7:02
-6 → -1
PHX 10-0 run
Q3 4:55 – Q3 7:34
-6 → +1