Denver
Nuggets
124
–
129
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Sunday, May 7, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 34 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 124 |
| PHX | 32 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Kevin Durant
PHX
36
PTS
11
REB
6
AST
+0
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Opp FG% When Defending55.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite41.3
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 26.6Impact: 0.2
36 pointsDouble-Double57.9% FG7 contested shotsonly 31 pts allowed on 71.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Devin Booker
PHX
36
PTS
6
REB
12
AST
-1
+/−
Game Performance
FG14-18 (77.8%)
3PT3-4
FT5-6
TS%87.2%
eFG%86.1%
STL1
TOV5
ORTG134
DRTG132
NET+2
36 pointsDouble-Double77.8% FGonly 28 pts allowed on 66.1 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 42:05 | 28 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 13-25 | 52% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Jeff Green | 19:42 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35:51 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Christian Braun | 8:12 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -10 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:13 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4-13 | 31% | 2-9 | 22% | 1-2 | 50% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 33:39 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Bruce Brown | 21:52 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Nikola Jokić | 39:26 | 53 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 20-30 | 67% | 2-4 | 50% | 11-13 | 85% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 32 | 10 | 28 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 | 50-89 | 56% | 7-22 | 32% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
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 | 25:27 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2-8 | 25% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Josh Okogie | 16:36 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-5 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -8 |
| Deandre Ayton | 27:06 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -13 |
| Devin Booker | 40:29 | 36 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 14-18 | 78% | 3-4 | 75% | 5-6 | 83% | -1 |
| Landry Shamet | 30:12 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 5-8 | 63% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Kevin Durant | 43:58 | 36 | 11 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 11-19 | 58% | 2-4 | 50% | 12-13 | 92% | 0 |
| Jock Landale | 20:38 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Terrence Ross | 16:48 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| T.J. Warren | 18:39 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +8 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 37 | 12 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 | 46-81 | 57% | 13-29 | 45% | 24-29 | 83% | — |
Darius Bazley —
Torrey Craig —
Damion Lee —
Chris Paul —
Ish Wainright —
Bismack Biyombo —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN50/89 (56%)
Paint
36/55 (65%)
Mid
15/24 (63%)
3PT
8/23 (35%)
RA 70%Paint 57%ATB3 43%Corner 3 22%Mid 67%
PHX46/81 (57%)
Paint
23/37 (62%)
Mid
15/26 (58%)
3PT
13/29 (45%)
Paint 54%RA 67%ATB3 56%Corner 3 27%Mid 86%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Aaron Gordon
7.4 min • 16 pts • 63%
Best Defender
Cameron Payne
held Jamal Murray
3.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Landry Shamet
vs Michael Porter Jr.
2.6 min • 11 pts • 100%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 7.4m 16pts 63% | — | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 1.5m 4pts 25% | 2.8m 5pts 50% | 1.5m 2pts 50% | — | — |
| Devin Booker | 1.6m 9pts 100% | 3.8m 11pts 100% | — | 1.0m 4pts 100% | — | 6.8m 4pts 33% | — | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | 3.6m 8pts 100% | — | — | 2.6m 11pts 100% | — |
| Deandre Ayton | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7.2m 1pts 0% |
| Jock Landale | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4.1m 4pts 67% |
| T.J. Warren | — | — | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | 3.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Terrence Ross | — | — | — | 2.3m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | — | 1.2m 3pts 100% | — |
| Josh Okogie | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 2pts 33% | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | — | — | 3.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 2.2m 6pts 75% | 3.5m 2pts 33% | — | 2.2m 5pts 100% | 3.0m 8pts 100% | 3.4m 5pts 50% | 4.1m 14pts 64% | 3.5m 11pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
10
Q4 7:04
DEN Largest Lead
9
Q1 8:50
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 6:16 – Q1 7:25
-2 → -8
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 2:08 – Q2 3:05
-2 → +4