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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Suns | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 102 |
 Nuggets | 35 | 17 | 39 | 27 | 118 |
PHXTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 38-8843.2% | 9-2733.3% | 17-2470.8% | 42 | 22 | 10 |
| DEN | 42-8549.4% | 13-2748.1% | 21-2875.0% | 50 | 32 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets118| 38 | 29 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | +18 | +13.0 | ||||||||
| 37 | 19 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +1.0 | ||||||
| 36 | 10 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | +27 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 19 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +24 | +7.5 | |||||
| 27 | 7 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 4-4 | +18 | +1.4 | |||||||
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| 27 | 25 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 0 | −2 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −4.1 | |||||
| 16 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −2.2 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | ||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −3.2 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.9 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | ||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 118 | 42-8549.4% | 13-2748.1% | 50 | 32 | 10 | 17 | 21-2875.0% | 10 | 6 | 6 | |||
Bench 34 points on 11 for 20 shooting
Did not play: DeAndre Jordan and Thomas Bryant (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns102| 42 | 26 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 0 | −19 | −4.6 | |||||||
| 41 | 28 | 8-19 | 4-7 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | 0.0 | |||||
| 32 | 14 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | −21 | +3.0 | ||||||||
| 31 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −2.8 | ||||||
| 8 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −3.8 | |||
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| 23 | 6 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.5 | |||||
| 20 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3.6 | ||||||
| 16 | 5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.1 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 | −1.8 | |||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −0.3 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +4 | +0.8 | ||||
| 4 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −1.8 | |
| Team | 102 | 38-8843.2% | 9-2733.3% | 42 | 22 | 10 | 22 | 17-2470.8% | 8 | 6 | 7 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 25 shooting
Did not play: Chris Paul (injury/illness); Bismack Biyombo and Darius Bazley (coach’s decision).
Nuggets118Suns102ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Nikola Jokić had 29 points (7 during a 10-0 run in the third quarter), 13 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-102 for a 3-2 lead in the Western Conference semifinals.
The Nuggets took control with a 26-7 run bridging the second and third quarters and led by as many as 24.
Bruce Brown scored 25 points (10 in the fourth quarter) on 7 for 11 shooting off the bench. Jokić and Jamal Murray set each other up for 7 baskets and 16 points, 2 of them in the fourth quarter.
For the Suns, Devin Booker scored 28 points, and Kevin Durant added 26 points, 11 rebounds and 7 assists.
The Nuggets shot 49.4% from the field and 48.1% from 3 to the Suns’ 43.2% and 33.3%. The Suns got 8 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Suns 55-33 in 19 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
97 points from the field on 85 shots: 6.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-23 | 69.6% | 67% |
| In the paint | 9-21 | 42.9% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-14 | 28.6% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-7 | 57.1% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 9-20 | 45.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deandre Ayton | 44 | 14 | 6-12 | −2 |
| Jock Landale | 13 | 0 | 0-0 | −5 |
| Kevin Durant | 8 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Devin Booker | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 11 | 4-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 31 points on 81 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terrence Ross | 15 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Devin Booker | 9 | 4 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Cameron Payne | 9 | 3 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Landry Shamet | 6 | 5 | 2-3 | +4 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 8 | 3-3 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 25 points on 52 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 29 | 8 | 3-5 | −1 |
| T.J. Warren | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Josh Okogie | 5 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Cameron Payne | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 10 | 4-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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
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Highest Leverage Moments
Jokic 24' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
Q2 1:25
9.5%
49→59
Ross 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Shamet 2 AST)
Q2 1:39
9.1%
58→49
Payne 29' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
Q1 9:33
9.0%
73→64
Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
Q1 2:52
9.0%
68→77
Jokic 4' Running Layup (16 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
Q3 8:59
9.0%
73→82
