Denver
Nuggets
114
–
121
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Friday, May 5, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 114 |
| PHX | 29 | 38 | 23 | 31 | 121 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kevin Durant
PHX
39
PTS
9
REB
8
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots11
Opp FG% When Defending43.8%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.46
Impact Composite51.9
Hustle: 18.5Defense: 31.7Impact: 1.6
39 points11 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 37 pts allowed on 79.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
47
PTS
6
REB
9
AST
+7
+/−
Game Performance
FG20-25 (80.0%)
3PT5-8
FT2-2
TS%90.8%
eFG%90.0%
STL3
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG123
DRTG115
NET+8
47 points80.0% FG5-8 from 33 steals9 contested shots1 charge drawnonly 40 pts allowed on 77.2 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 40:53 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13-29 | 45% | 1-6 | 17% | 5-6 | 83% | +5 |
| Jeff Green | 13:42 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -20 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39:07 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-13 | 23% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +1 |
| Christian Braun | 9:54 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 36:35 | 21 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 50% | 6-10 | 60% | 1-1 | 100% | +3 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 34:29 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Bruce Brown | 23:24 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -14 |
| Nikola Jokić | 41:56 | 30 | 17 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 11-19 | 58% | 1-2 | 50% | 7-8 | 88% | +5 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 51 | 16 | 27 | 6 | 5 | 12 | 21 | 43-97 | 44% | 10-30 | 33% | 18-21 | 86% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Reggie Jackson —
Ish Smith —
Vlatko Čančar —
DeAndre Jordan —
Peyton Watson —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 29:36 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Josh Okogie | 10:01 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Deandre Ayton | 25:39 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Devin Booker | 41:37 | 47 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 20-25 | 80% | 5-8 | 63% | 2-2 | 100% | +7 |
| Landry Shamet | 24:58 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Torrey Craig | 3:07 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Kevin Durant | 43:21 | 39 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 12-31 | 39% | 1-5 | 20% | 14-16 | 88% | +11 |
| Jock Landale | 22:04 | 6 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +10 |
| Terrence Ross | 13:52 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 1-6 | 17% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| T.J. Warren | 25:45 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 121 | 41 | 7 | 24 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 48-95 | 51% | 9-28 | 32% | 16-18 | 89% | — |
Darius Bazley —
Damion Lee —
Chris Paul —
Ish Wainright —
Bismack Biyombo —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN43/97 (44%)
Paint
26/50 (52%)
Mid
12/26 (46%)
3PT
10/31 (32%)
Paint 57%RA 48%ATB3 43%Mid 36%Corner 3 10%
PHX48/95 (51%)
Paint
25/43 (58%)
Mid
23/40 (57%)
3PT
9/28 (32%)
Paint 61%ATB3 42%Mid 47%RA 67%Corner 3 11%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Aaron Gordon
6.4 min • 17 pts • 35%
Best Defender
T.J. Warren
held Michael Porter Jr.
3.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Devin Booker
vs Kentavious Caldwell-Pope
4.8 min • 17 pts • 70%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 6.4m 17pts 35% | — | 1.6m 1pts 0% | 1.5m 8pts 75% | 1.1m 4pts 50% | 3.6m 7pts 50% | — | — |
| Devin Booker | 2.9m 8pts 80% | 2.1m 4pts 67% | — | 2.7m 7pts 60% | — | 4.8m 17pts 70% | — | 1.2m 4pts 100% |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | 1.0m 2pts 33% | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | 6.2m 4pts 67% |
| Jock Landale | 1.9m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 4pts 100% | — | — | 3.3m 2pts 100% |
| Landry Shamet | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — |
| T.J. Warren | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 3.7m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 100% |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.6m 2pts 100% | — |
| Terrence Ross | — | — | — | 1.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — |
| Other | 2.5m 4pts 50% | — | 2.4m 2pts 33% | 2.0m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 7pts 75% | 2.9m 6pts 100% | 2.7m 5pts 33% | 3.0m 9pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
16
Q2 10:03
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q1 9:00
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 4:08 – Q2 6:23
+2 → +8
DEN 9-0 run
Q3 5:22 – Q3 6:57
+5 → -1
PHX 10-0 run
Q3 3:45 – Q3 3:45
+9 → +9
DEN 10-0 run
Q3 10:26 – Q3 10:26
-1 → -1