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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 28 | 35 | 33 | 29 | 125 |
 Nuggets | 22 | 33 | 28 | 35 | 118 |
PHXTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 44-8551.8% | 8-2236.4% | 29-3193.5% | 48 | 18 | 14 |
| DEN | 45-9845.9% | 14-3737.8% | 14-2166.7% | 37 | 22 | 8 |
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Phoenix Suns125| 42 | 34 | 11-25 | 2-8 | 10-11 | 0 | +10 | +2.8 | |||||||
| 40 | 37 | 14-19 | 0-0 | 9-9 | 0 | 0 | +1 | +13.5 | ||||||
| 39 | 9 | 2-4 | 2-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −3.3 | ||||||
| 36 | 14 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 2-2 | +17 | −1.4 | ||||||||
| 34 | 12 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | +15 | −2.6 | |||||||
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| 14 | 5 | 1-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.4 | ||||
| 13 | 4 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −4.3 | |||||
| 13 | 7 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −9 | +1.8 | |||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −2.0 | |||||
| Team | 125 | 44-8551.8% | 8-2236.4% | 48 | 18 | 14 | 21 | 29-3193.5% | 7 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 19 points on 5 for 16 shooting
Did not play: E'Twaun Moore, Jalen Smith, Langston Galloway, Ty-Shon Alexander, Jevon Carter and Frank Kaminsky (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets118| 39 | 25 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 20 | 7-16 | 3-8 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | +2 | +2.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 19 | 8-15 | 2-4 | 0 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | 0.0 | ||||
| 33 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | −14 | −5.3 | |||||||
| 28 | 22 | 9-17 | 1-4 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | −11 | +6.9 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 14 | 5-10 | 4-7 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +0.3 | |||
| 21 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −6.2 | |||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 | +6 | −0.4 | |||||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.5 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 118 | 45-9845.9% | 14-3737.8% | 37 | 22 | 8 | 24 | 14-2166.7% | 7 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 24 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Bol Bol, Vlatko Čančar, Markus Howard, Paul Millsap and Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
Suns125Nuggets118ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Chris Paul scored 37 points (20 on mid-range shots), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 125-118 in Game 4 of the Western Conference semifinals to reach the Western Conference finals, completing a sweep.
The Suns took control with a 25-10 run in the third quarter and led by as many as 16.
Devin Booker had 34 points and 11 rebounds. The Suns had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Will Barton scored 25 points (11 in the fourth quarter), and Nikola Jokić added 22 points and 11 rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. had 20 points and 3 steals. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Suns went 29 for 31 at the line to the Nuggets’ 14 for 21. The Nuggets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets outscored the Suns 19-8 in 6 minutes with McGee, Rivers, Barton, Porter and Campazzo on the floor together.
Phoenix SunsDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
96 points from the field on 85 shots: 11.9 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-15 | 73.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 13-21 | 61.9% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 12-27 | 44.4% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 3-8 | 37.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 5-14 | 35.7% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Will Barton | 23 | 8 | 3-4 | +2 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 10 | 4 | 0-1 | +1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 8 | 14 | 7-9 | +12 |
| Monte Morris | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 27 | 13 | 5-7 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 76 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 42 | 12 | 5-10 | −4 |
| Austin Rivers | 14 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Will Barton | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | −1 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 7 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 13 | 4-12 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 91 possessions. He usually scores about 35 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monte Morris | 44 | 2 | 0-2 | −7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 12 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Will Barton | 12 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 3 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 6 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 15 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
PHX
50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Porter Jr. 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (18 PTS)
Q4 9:36
15.7%
14→29
Bridges 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Paul 7 AST)
Q4 7:41
12.1%
36→24
Ayton 3' Layup (10 PTS) (Paul 6 AST)
Q4 8:57
11.4%
29→18
Barton 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
Q4 8:28
11.4%
18→29
Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
Q2 4:38
11.1%
49→37
