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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 44 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 125 |
 Suns | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 100 |
DENTeam statsPHX| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44-8253.7% | 8-2236.4% | 29-3193.5% | 41 | 24 | 10 |
| PHX | 38-7948.1% | 11-2839.3% | 13-2065.0% | 29 | 20 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets125| 38 | 32 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 6-6 | +28 | +19.4 | ||||||||
| 36 | 21 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +21 | +7.2 | ||||||
| 35 | 26 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +6.5 | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 24 | 10 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −2.6 | ||||
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| 31 | 13 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | +26 | −4.2 | ||||||||
| 18 | 4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +13 | −4.1 | ||||
| 14 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +15 | −1.5 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.7 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | ||
| 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |||
| Team | 125 | 44-8253.7% | 8-2236.4% | 41 | 24 | 10 | 22 | 29-3193.5% | 7 | 10 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 10 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Bryant and DeAndre Jordan (coach’s decision).
Phoenix Suns100| 42 | 31 | 12-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +4.9 | ||||||
| 37 | 23 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 37 | 9 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −7.1 | ||||||
| 36 | 12 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | −27 | −4.8 | |||||||
| 31 | 13 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −0.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −4.3 | |||
| 13 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −17 | −1.1 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | +1.4 | |||
| 9 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −7.5 | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | −26 | −0.3 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.5 | |
| Team | 100 | 38-7948.1% | 11-2839.3% | 29 | 20 | 14 | 22 | 13-2065.0% | 2 | 3 | 5 | |||
Bench 12 points on 6 for 14 shooting
Did not play: Deandre Ayton and Chris Paul (injury/illness); Josh Okogie and Darius Bazley (coach’s decision).
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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.
Nikola Jokić had 32 points (24 in the paint), 10 rebounds and 12 assists, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Phoenix Suns 125-100 in Game 6 of the Western Conference semifinals to reach the Western Conference finals.
The Nuggets led by as many as 32, pulling away with a 25-2 run bridging the first and second quarters.
Jamal Murray had 26 points (7 during a 13-0 run in the second quarter) and 4 steals, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 21 points on 7 for 11 shooting. The Nuggets had 3 20-point scorers. Jokić and Caldwell-Pope set each other up for 6 baskets and 13 points.
For the Suns, Cameron Payne scored 31 points on 12 for 16 shooting, and Kevin Durant added 23 points.
The Nuggets went 29 for 31 at the line to the Suns’ 13 for 20. The Suns got 2 offensive rebounds, about 8 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets outscored the Suns 26-9 in 7 minutes with Green, Caldwell-Pope, Jokić, Brown and Braun on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsPhoenix SunsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
96 points from the field on 82 shots: 15.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 7-9 | 77.8% | 67% |
| In the paint | 25-43 | 58.1% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-8 | 50.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 5-8 | 62.5% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 3-14 | 21.4% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jock Landale | 42 | 8 | 2-3 | −8 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 11 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Devin Booker | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Torrey Craig | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 16 | 8-9 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 78 possessions. He usually scores about 29 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 37 | 4 | 1-4 | −8 |
| Devin Booker | 14 | 11 | 3-6 | +6 |
| Cameron Payne | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 0 | 0-3 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 9 | 3-4 | +6 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 73 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 40 | 4 | 2-5 | −3 |
| Devin Booker | 8 | 4 | 1-1 | +3 |
| Kevin Durant | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Terrence Ross | 5 | 8 | 3-4 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 68 possessions. He usually scores about 12 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
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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Booker 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)
Q1 5:43
9.5%
49→59
Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
Q2 11:27
9.2%
20→11
Murray 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q1 7:54
9.2%
56→47
Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
Q1 2:38
8.0%
49→41
Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
Q2 0:02
7.9%
1→8
