Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Oct 10, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	25	30	32	28	115
PHX	23	25	29	30	107

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Suns, 115-107. Julian Strawther led the Nuggets with 20 points and five rebounds as Reggie Jackson (14 points, 3 assists) and Jamal Murray (12 points, 5 assists) combined for 26 points. Josh Okogie led the Suns with 17 points, 6 rebounds, and 3 assists in the loss.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Justin HolidaySF	19	2-6	1-4	0-0	2	1	1	1	1	0	+5	5
50Aaron GordonPF	13	0-1	0-1	0-0	7	3	0	1	0	1	+6	0
15Nikola JokicC	17	4-11	0-3	1-1	3	2	2	0	2	2	+1	9
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	17	4-7	3-4	1-1	1	1	0	0	1	0	-1	12
27Jamal MurrayPG	17	5-11	1-5	1-1	1	5	2	0	0	2	+12	12
7Reggie Jackson	17	5-11	3-5	1-2	1	3	1	1	4	3	-5	14
8Peyton Watson	20	3-4	2-3	2-2	3	0	1	1	1	6	-4	10
4Hunter Tyson	29	0-6	0-4	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	4	+7	0
3Julian Strawther	21	8-12	4-7	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	1	+8	20
22Zeke Nnaji	21	5-8	1-2	6-7	6	1	1	1	1	1	+11	17
6DeAndre Jordan	8	2-3	0-0	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	1	-4	4
11Braxton Key	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	2	1	+1	0
24Jalen Pickett	16	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	2	0	1	0	0	+5	5
21Collin Gillespie	12	3-5	0-2	1-1	2	2	0	0	0	1	-2	7
Souley Boum	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
Armaan Franklin	— did not play —												— did not play —
Andrew Funk	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9147.3%	16-4337.2%	13-1586.7%	37	32	11	6	13	23	-	115

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	24	7-13	3-6	0-1	6	3	2	2	1	4	0	17
4Chimezie MetuPF	22	3-7	2-4	0-0	5	0	0	1	0	0	-2	8
20Jusuf NurkicC	16	1-4	0-3	8-8	4	2	1	0	2	1	-3	10
8Grayson AllenSG	26	4-7	1-2	1-1	3	7	2	1	5	1	+5	10
38Saben LeePG	32	3-7	1-2	4-6	2	9	0	0	3	2	-23	11
23Eric Gordon	13	3-6	1-3	2-2	1	1	0	0	1	0	+1	9
14Drew Eubanks	16	1-3	0-0	4-6	2	1	1	1	0	0	+2	6
18Yuta Watanabe	22	3-7	2-5	1-2	2	1	0	0	0	2	-1	9
21Keita Bates-Diop	23	4-10	1-4	0-0	5	2	0	1	0	0	-9	9
11Bol Bol	15	3-4	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	2	3	-7	7
25Nassir Little	18	2-6	1-3	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	1	-2	6
6Keon Johnson	8	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	-1	5
27Udoka Azubuike	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Bradley Beal	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Devin Booker	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Kevin Durant	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	36-7746.8%	14-3540.0%	21-2875.0%	38	29	6	7	15	16	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Jokic: Tip to Lee
(11:42) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (N.Buchert)
+1 (11:42) Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (11:42) Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
(11:17) Jokic Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:17) Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:07) Okogie 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lee 1 AST)
05
+3 (10:50) Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
35
(10:28) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:28) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:23) Jokic 5' Layup (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
55
+3 (10:15) Metu 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Lee 2 AST)
58
(10:02) MISS Holiday 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:58) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:52) MISS Caldwell-Pope 7' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(9:49) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:40) MISS Nurkic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:36) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Holiday 1' Layup
(9:31) Okogie BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:31) Nuggets Rebound
(9:19) MISS Murray 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(9:14) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:01) Nurkic 2' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
510
(8:41) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:38) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:28) MISS Okogie 1' Dunk
(8:28) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:26) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (8:21) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
810
+2 (8:05) Lee 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Okogie 1 AST)
812
(7:46) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(7:28) MISS Metu 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:21) Okogie P.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Nagy)
(7:17) Nurkic Violation:Kicked Ball (N.Buchert)
(7:12) MISS Jokic 13' Jump Shot
(7:12) Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:05) Murray Tip Layup Shot (5 PTS)
1012
(7:00) MISS Nurkic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:57) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (6:52) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1312
(6:51) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:37) Okogie Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(6:37) Holiday STEAL (1 STL)
(6:35) Holiday Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(6:35) Allen STEAL (1 STL)
(6:33) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:33) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(6:25) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:23) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:23) Murray P.FOUL (P1.T2) (S.Twardoski)
(6:16) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(6:16) Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (6:12) Caldwell-Pope 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
1612
(5:59) Nurkic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T5)
+2 (5:43) Jokic 2' Layup (4 PTS)
1812
(5:25) MISS Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:21) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2) (N.Buchert)
(5:07) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:05) Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (N.Buchert)
+3 (4:43) Okogie 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1815
(4:18) MISS Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:14) Metu REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:09) Nurkic Traveling Turnover (P2.T6)
(3:59) Caldwell-Pope Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T4)
(3:59) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:57) MISS Okogie 4' Running Layup
(3:57) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:55) SUNS Rebound
(3:50) MISS Watanabe 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:39) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:38) Watanabe 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
1818
(3:21) Jackson Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T5)
(3:21) Eubanks STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (3:17) Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Watanabe 1 AST)
1821
(3:03) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3' Layup
(3:00) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:56) Allen Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T7)
(2:56) Watson STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:50) Watson 1' Dunk (2 PTS)
2021
(2:34) Gordon Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T8)
(2:34) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(2:30) Watson Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T6)
(2:30) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:11) MISS Bates-Diop 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:09) Nnaji REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:03) Watanabe P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(1:58) MISS Strawther 13' Layup
(1:58) Bates-Diop BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:53) Bates-Diop REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:44) MISS Gordon 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:42) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:40) Lee S.FOUL (P1.T4) (N.Buchert)
+1 (1:40) Watson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2121
+1 (1:40) Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2221
(1:31) Watson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (S.Twardoski)
(1:27) Strawther P.FOUL (P1.PN) (S.Twardoski)
+1 (1:27) Eubanks Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2222
+1 (1:27) Eubanks Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2223
(1:17) MISS Jackson 7' Driving Layup
(1:17) Eubanks BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:16) Nuggets Rebound
(1:08) MISS Jackson 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(1:04) Watanabe REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:59) MISS Watanabe 3' Driving Layup
(0:59) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:59) SUNS Rebound
(0:49) MISS Lee 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(0:45) Lee REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:37) MISS Watanabe 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:34) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:30) Jackson 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Strawther 1 AST)
2523
(0:07) Watson S.FOUL (P2.PN) (N.Buchert)
(0:07) MISS Eubanks Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:07) SUNS Rebound
(0:07) MISS Eubanks Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:05) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:01) MISS Tyson 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:01) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

115Points107

43-91(47.3%)Field Goal(%)36-77(46.8%)

16-43(37.2%)3-Point(%)14-35(40.0%)

13-15(86.7%)Free Throw(%)21-28(75.0%)

37(8)Rebounds(Offensive)38(7)

32Assists29

11Steals6

6Blocks7

13Turnovers15

23Fouls16

44Pts In The Paint44

19Fast Break Pts8

19Pts Off Turnovers19

77Bench Pts51

10Largest Lead5

Game Details

Tuesday, October 10, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT