Denver
Nuggets
125
–
100
FINAL
Phoenix
Suns
Date
Thursday, May 11, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 125 |
| PHX | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 100 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
26
PTS
4
REB
4
AST
+6
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots7
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending40.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.26
Impact Composite62.0
Hustle: 17.5Defense: 43.5Impact: 1.0
4-7 from 34 steals7 contested shotsheld opponents to 40.0% FGonly 15 pts allowed on 57.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
32
PTS
10
REB
12
AST
+28
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-18 (72.2%)
3PT0-1
FT6-6
TS%77.5%
eFG%72.2%
STL3
BLK1
TOV2
ORTG133
DRTG97
NET+36
32 pointsTriple-Double72.2% FG3 steals7 deflections+28 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 67.9 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 2:11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 34:44 | 26 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-16 | 44% | 4-7 | 57% | 8-8 | 100% | +6 |
| Reggie Jackson | 2:46 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Jeff Green | 17:31 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | +13 |
| Ish Smith | 2:11 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Vlatko Čančar | 2:11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 34:32 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +2 |
| Christian Braun | 14:26 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +15 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23:34 | 10 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +11 |
| Peyton Watson | 2:11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35:38 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 7-11 | 64% | 2-5 | 40% | 5-5 | 100% | +21 |
| Bruce Brown | 30:31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6-13 | 46% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +26 |
| Nikola Jokić | 37:34 | 32 | 10 | 3 | 12 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 13-18 | 72% | 0-1 | 0% | 6-6 | 100% | +28 |
| TOTAL | — | 125 | 41 | 7 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 44-82 | 54% | 8-22 | 36% | 29-31 | 94% | — |
Thomas Bryant —
DeAndre Jordan —
| PHX | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Payne | 41:34 | 31 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 12-16 | 75% | 7-9 | 78% | 0-3 | 0% | -10 |
| Devin Booker | 35:32 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4-13 | 31% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-4 | 75% | -27 |
| Landry Shamet | 36:32 | 9 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3-11 | 27% | 3-9 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -1 |
| Torrey Craig | 13:00 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Kevin Durant | 36:50 | 23 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8-19 | 42% | 0-0 | 0% | 7-7 | 100% | -13 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jock Landale | 30:51 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5-6 | 83% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | +7 |
| Damion Lee | 11:36 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Terrence Ross | 8:46 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-5 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -27 |
| T.J. Warren | 15:34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -14 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 7:41 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | -26 |
| TOTAL | — | 100 | 29 | 2 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 14 | 22 | 38-79 | 48% | 11-28 | 39% | 13-20 | 65% | — |
Josh Okogie —
Deandre Ayton —
Darius Bazley —
Chris Paul —
Ish Wainright —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/82 (54%)
Paint
32/52 (62%)
Mid
9/16 (56%)
3PT
8/22 (36%)
Paint 62%RA 63%ATB3 21%Corner 3 63%Mid 40%
PHX38/79 (48%)
Paint
23/39 (59%)
Mid
11/28 (39%)
3PT
11/28 (39%)
Paint 43%ATB3 37%Corner 3 44%RA 100%Mid 50%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Kevin Durant
defended Aaron Gordon
6.7 min • 11 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Landry Shamet
held Michael Porter Jr.
2.0 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Cameron Payne
vs Jamal Murray
2.7 min • 5 pts • 67%
| PHX Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Christian Braun | Jamal Murray | Jeff Green | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Vlatko Čančar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 6.7m 11pts 33% | 1.4m 2pts 20% | 1.2m 4pts 67% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Devin Booker | — | 2.7m 1pts 0% | 1.7m 2pts 0% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | 4.0m 5pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Cameron Payne | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 2.7m 5pts 67% | 1.1m 3pts 100% | 1.7m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Landry Shamet | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 3.9m 6pts 67% | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Jock Landale | 1.0m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5.7m 7pts 100% | — | — |
| T.J. Warren | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Terrence Ross | — | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Bismack Biyombo | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | — | — |
| Torrey Craig | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | — | 2.5m 2pts 50% | 1.3m 2pts 50% | 2.5m 8pts 75% | 2.2m 4pts 50% | — | 1.8m 4pts 67% | 4.5m 19pts 56% | 0.6m 2pts 100% | 0.6m 2pts 100% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = PHX leads, negative = DEN leads
PHX Largest Lead
3
Q1 7:03
DEN Largest Lead
32
Q2 10:55
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 9:14 – Q1 10:21
-2 → -10
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 9:14 – Q1 10:34
-2 → -11
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 9:14 – Q1 10:34
-2 → -12
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 9:14 – Q1 11:01
-2 → -14