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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 31 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 114 |
 Suns | 29 | 38 | 23 | 31 | 121 |
DENTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 43-9744.3% | 10-3033.3% | 18-2185.7% | 51 | 27 | 12 |
| PHX | 48-9550.5% | 9-2832.1% | 16-1888.9% | 41 | 24 | 9 |
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Phoenix Suns121| 43 | 39 | 12-31 | 1-5 | 0 | 14-16 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +5.1 | |||||
| 42 | 47 | 20-25 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | +7 | +22.4 | |||||||
| 30 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.4 | |||||
| 26 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −4 | −5.8 | ||||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −1.5 | ||||
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| 26 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +20 | −3.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −6.3 | |||||
| 22 | 6 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +0.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −3.3 | ||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −1.6 | ||||
| Team | 121 | 48-9550.5% | 9-2832.1% | 41 | 24 | 9 | 24 | 16-1888.9% | 7 | 5 | 6 | |||
Bench 22 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Darius Bazley, Ish Wainright, Bismack Biyombo and Damion Lee (coach’s decision); Chris Paul (injury/illness).
Denver Nuggets114| 42 | 30 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 0 | +5 | +14.3 | |||||||
| 41 | 32 | 13-29 | 1-6 | 5-6 | +5 | +0.5 | ||||||||
| 39 | 9 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | +1 | −5.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 21 | 7-14 | 6-10 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +3 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 34 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −6.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −2.5 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −20 | +1.4 | |||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −3 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Team | 114 | 43-9744.3% | 10-3033.3% | 51 | 27 | 12 | 21 | 18-2185.7% | 16 | 6 | 5 | |||
Bench 20 points on 8 for 18 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan, Zeke Nnaji, Ish Smith, Peyton Watson, Thomas Bryant, Vlatko Čančar and Reggie Jackson (coach’s decision).
Suns121Nuggets114ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Devin Booker scored 47 points (7 during a 14-0 run across the third and fourth quarters), and the Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 121-114 in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals, cutting the deficit to 2-1.
Booker’s pull-up 3-pointer put the Suns ahead for good with 34 seconds left in the third quarter.
During clutch time, the Suns outscored the Nuggets 6-0. T.J. Warren scored 5 of the Suns’ 6 on 2 for 3 shooting.
Kevin Durant had 39 points (18 in the second quarter), 9 rebounds and 8 assists. The Suns had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray scored 32 points, and Nikola Jokić added 30 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists. Michael Porter Jr. had 21 points and 12 rebounds. The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers.
The Suns shot 50.5% from the field to the Nuggets’ 44.3% and outscored them 23-11 on the fast break. The Nuggets forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Suns outscored the Nuggets 17-6 in 5 minutes with Durant, Warren, Booker, Payne and Landale 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).
105 points from the field on 95 shots: 13.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 5-7 | 71.4% | 67% |
| In the paint | 19-35 | 54.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 15-25 | 60.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 1-9 | 11.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-19 | 42.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25 | 17 | 7-10 | +7 |
| Jamal Murray | 17 | 7 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 14 | 8 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Bruce Brown | 13 | 4 | 2-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 19 | 13 | 6-8 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 49 points on 88 possessions. He usually scores about 36 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 38 | 17 | 6-17 | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 20 | 7 | 3-6 | −2 |
| Christian Braun | 8 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Jamal Murray | 8 | 8 | 3-4 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 9 | 4-10 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 42 points on 95 possessions. He usually scores about 41 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 16 | 0 | 0-3 | −4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 10 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 10 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 4 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 9 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
PHX win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
DEN
50/50
PHX
Highest Leverage Moments
Payne 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS)
Q4 11:25
16.4%
62→79
Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (35 PTS)
Q3 0:34
15.3%
47→62
Murray 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (22 PTS)
Q3 10:28
13.6%
92→78
Durant 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (26 PTS)
Q3 4:51
13.2%
49→62
Warren 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Booker 8 AST)
Q4 2:23
12.2%
85→97
