Phoenix
Suns
107
–
125
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, April 29, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 32 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 107 |
| DEN | 31 | 37 | 26 | 31 | 125 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
24
PTS
19
REB
5
AST
+19
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending37.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.33
Impact Composite61.3
Hustle: 15.0Defense: 43.2Impact: 3.1
Double-Double3 deflections+19 plus/minusheld opponents to 37.5% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 48.2 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
34
PTS
5
REB
9
AST
+13
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-24 (54.2%)
3PT6-10
FT2-2
TS%68.3%
eFG%66.7%
STL2
TOV3
ORTG128
DRTG113
NET+15
34 points6-10 from 38 contested shots4 loose balls recovered+13 plus/minusonly 25 pts allowed on 58.4 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 5:09 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Josh Okogie | 18:46 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -11 |
| Deandre Ayton | 30:21 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -21 |
| Devin Booker | 40:06 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10-19 | 53% | 0-1 | 0% | 7-8 | 88% | -18 |
| Landry Shamet | 13:59 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Torrey Craig | 23:59 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Kevin Durant | 36:04 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 12-19 | 63% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | -20 |
| Jock Landale | 10:22 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +5 |
| Damion Lee | 12:14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Terrence Ross | 5:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Chris Paul | 32:22 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Ish Wainright | 5:09 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +5 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 6:20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 107 | 38 | 8 | 20 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 19 | 43-84 | 51% | 7-23 | 30% | 14-17 | 82% | — |
Darius Bazley —
T.J. Warren —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jamal Murray | 36:49 | 34 | 5 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 13-24 | 54% | 6-10 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +13 |
| Jeff Green | 17:41 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-5 | 20% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 3:13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 3:13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 38:58 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 9-13 | 69% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-2 | 100% | +25 |
| Christian Braun | 13:56 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -7 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30:51 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +29 |
| Peyton Watson | 3:13 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28:06 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-8 | 38% | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | +10 |
| Bruce Brown | 24:39 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| Nikola Jokić | 32:55 | 24 | 19 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9-21 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | +19 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 49 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 1 | 9 | 19 | 48-101 | 48% | 16-37 | 43% | 13-15 | 87% | — |
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
DeAndre Jordan —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX43/84 (51%)
Paint
30/46 (65%)
Mid
12/30 (40%)
3PT
7/23 (30%)
Paint 45%RA 80%ATB3 29%Corner 3 33%Mid 40%
DEN48/101 (48%)
Paint
24/52 (46%)
Mid
9/16 (56%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
RA 51%ATB3 43%Paint 35%Mid 78%Corner 3 43%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Aaron Gordon
defended Kevin Durant
8.5 min • 13 pts • 83%
Best Defender
Michael Porter Jr.
held Devin Booker
6.2 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Deandre Ayton
6.9 min • 13 pts • 39%
| DEN Defense | Bismack Biyombo | Chris Paul | Damion Lee | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Jock Landale | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Landry Shamet | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | — | 8.5m 13pts 83% | — | 1.0m 6pts 100% |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | 1.0m 3pts 33% | — | — | 4.4m 8pts 75% | 1.2m 8pts 75% | 1.2m 4pts 100% | 3.7m 2pts 33% |
| Nikola Jokić | 2.0m 3pts 33% | — | — | 6.9m 13pts 39% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 3pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 6.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Braun | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 1pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 0.5m 2pts 50% | 2.6m 9pts 50% | 4.5m 9pts 57% | 3.9m 14pts 46% | 1.7m 5pts 40% | 2.4m 2pts 25% | 2.6m 7pts 100% | 2.1m 2pts 17% | 2.5m 8pts 75% | 2.5m 4pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
25
Q4 7:29
PHX Largest Lead
3
Q1 2:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q4 4:35 – Q4 5:48
+14 → +19
DEN 10-0 run
Q4 4:35 – Q4 6:38
+14 → +21
DEN 12-0 run
Q4 4:35 – Q4 6:51
+14 → +23
DEN 14-0 run
Q4 4:35 – Q4 7:29
+14 → +25