Phoenix
Suns
102
–
118
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Tuesday, May 9, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PHX | 24 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 102 |
| DEN | 35 | 17 | 39 | 27 | 118 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Bruce Brown
DEN
25
PTS
5
REB
1
AST
-2
+/−
Key Contributions
Contested Shots5
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending55.6%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.42
Impact Composite35.8
Hustle: 9.0Defense: 27.0Impact: -0.2
63.6% FGonly 17 pts allowed on 40.1 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
29
PTS
13
REB
12
AST
+18
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-20 (60.0%)
3PT2-3
FT3-5
TS%65.3%
eFG%65.0%
STL1
BLK2
TOV4
ORTG126
DRTG104
NET+23
Triple-Double60.0% FG11 contested shots3 loose balls recovered+18 plus/minusonly 18 pts allowed on 65.7 possessions
Box Score
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 30:32 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3-5 | 60% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Josh Okogie | 8:13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -14 |
| Deandre Ayton | 31:44 | 14 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-12 | 58% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -21 |
| Devin Booker | 40:31 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8-19 | 42% | 4-7 | 57% | 8-9 | 89% | -19 |
| Landry Shamet | 23:07 | 6 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | -11 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Torrey Craig | 4:18 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Kevin Durant | 41:50 | 26 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10-24 | 42% | 0-3 | 0% | 6-9 | 67% | -19 |
| Jock Landale | 16:16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Damion Lee | 4:18 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| Terrence Ross | 20:20 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Ish Wainright | 4:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| T.J. Warren | 14:51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 29% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| TOTAL | — | 102 | 42 | 8 | 22 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 | 38-88 | 43% | 9-27 | 33% | 17-24 | 71% | — |
Darius Bazley —
Chris Paul —
Bismack Biyombo —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 36:42 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7-15 | 47% | 2-4 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +23 |
| Reggie Jackson | 3:31 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Jeff Green | 15:39 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:06 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 35:42 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | +27 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Christian Braun | 19:40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 27:42 | 19 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | +24 |
| Peyton Watson | 3:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 26:59 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 17% | 1-3 | 33% | 4-4 | 100% | +18 |
| Bruce Brown | 26:44 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-4 | 50% | 9-10 | 90% | -2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:33 | 29 | 13 | 4 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12-20 | 60% | 2-3 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | +18 |
| TOTAL | — | 118 | 50 | 10 | 32 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 16 | 42-85 | 49% | 13-27 | 48% | 21-28 | 75% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Thomas Bryant —
Ish Smith —
DeAndre Jordan —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
PHX38/88 (43%)
Paint
22/38 (58%)
Mid
13/32 (41%)
3PT
9/28 (32%)
Paint 42%ATB3 40%RA 56%Mid 50%Corner 3 13%
DEN42/85 (49%)
Paint
25/44 (57%)
Mid
5/17 (29%)
3PT
13/27 (48%)
RA 63%Paint 39%ATB3 45%Corner 3 57%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Deandre Ayton
9.0 min • 14 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Christian Braun
held Cameron Payne
2.9 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Bruce Brown
vs Terrence Ross
2.6 min • 5 pts • 100%
| DEN Defense | Cameron Payne | Deandre Ayton | Devin Booker | Jock Landale | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Landry Shamet | T.J. Warren | Terrence Ross | Torrey Craig |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | 9.0m 14pts 50% | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | — |
| Jamal Murray | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 1.9m 5pts 50% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | — | 5.3m 7pts 60% | — | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | 1.4m 4pts 40% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 8.1m 4pts 17% | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | 2.5m 3pts 33% | — | 1.8m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 67% | — | 2.6m 5pts 100% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | 6.6m 8pts 60% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 3.8m 2pts 0% | — | 2.7m 5pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — |
| Christian Braun | 2.9m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.4m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jeff Green | — | — | — | — | — | 2.6m 2pts 50% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 8pts 57% | 2.0m 5pts 50% | 1.7m 6pts 75% | 2.6m 7pts 60% | 1.0m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 9pts 100% | 3.1m 7pts 67% | — | — | 1.8m 1pts 0% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = PHX leads
DEN Largest Lead
24
Q4 1:24
PHX Largest Lead
1
Q2 10:21
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 1:00 – Q1 2:13
+3 → +8
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 1:00 – Q1 2:13
+3 → +9
PHX 8-0 run
Q2 4:26 – Q2 6:50
+10 → +4
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:24 – Q3 1:57
+3 → +9