Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Jan 1, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	34	26	27	19	106
DEN	32	17	29	25	103

Game Recap

Jamal Murray missed the game-tying 3pt FG for the Nuggets at the final buzzer as they fell to the Suns, 106-103, in Denver. Deandre Ayton and Devin Booker each recorded 22 points for the Suns, while Chris Paul added 21 points, five rebounds and six assists in the victory, including a step-back jumper with 7.1 seconds remaining to put the Suns up by four points. Nikola Jokic tallied 17 points, nine rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 5-1 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 1-4.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	36	4-10	4-8	2-2	1	2	0	1	0	3	-3	14
99Jae CrowderPF	29	1-5	0-4	2-2	3	4	0	0	1	4	-11	4
22Deandre AytonC	37	10-13	0-1	2-2	11	1	0	2	4	3	-11	22
1Devin BookerSG	34	9-17	3-7	1-2	2	2	0	0	8	4	-13	22
3Chris PaulPG	32	6-12	1-2	8-8	5	6	0	1	2	2	-4	21
15Cameron Payne	15	1-3	0-1	0-0	4	3	1	0	2	1	+7	2
23Cameron Johnson	22	3-9	3-8	0-0	4	2	0	0	0	0	+14	9
4Jevon Carter	14	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	2	+12	0
2Langston Galloway	6	2-3	2-2	3-3	1	0	0	0	0	0	+10	9
8Frank Kaminsky	9	1-3	0-1	1-2	4	2	0	0	0	1	+14	3
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Damian Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
20Dario Saric	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-7648.7%	13-3537.1%	19-2190.5%	37	24	1	4	17	20	-	106

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	35	1-7	0-2	0-0	5	4	1	1	0	3	+2	2
4Paul MillsapPF	18	5-9	1-3	4-5	5	1	1	0	1	4	0	15
15Nikola JokicC	29	7-13	3-5	0-0	9	11	1	0	1	5	+1	17
14Gary HarrisSG	35	2-10	0-3	3-4	1	2	1	0	1	3	+10	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	12-22	4-8	3-3	4	5	2	0	3	2	+10	31
35PJ Dozier	23	2-7	0-2	2-2	4	1	0	0	1	0	-15	6
11Monte Morris	30	4-10	2-4	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	2	-6	10
0JaMychal Green	11	3-3	2-2	0-0	4	2	1	0	3	4	-11	8
7Facundo Campazzo	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-6	0
25Isaiah Hartenstein	8	3-5	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	+1	7
13R.J. Hampton	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	12-2941.4%	13-1681.3%	38	28	7	1	11	25	-	103

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Ayton: Tip to Paul
(11:48) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:44) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:42) Murray 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:22) Booker 3' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
22
(10:58) Murray Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:47) Ayton 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
42
(10:29) Paul S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Ransom)
+1 (10:29) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 3 (1 PTS)
43
(10:29) MISS Millsap Free Throw 2 of 3
(10:29) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (10:29) Millsap Free Throw 3 of 3 (2 PTS)
44
(10:14) MISS Ayton 13' Jump Shot
(10:12) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:02) Murray 13' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
46
(9:43) Crowder OFF.Foul (P1) (S.Wright)
(9:43) Crowder Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:28) MISS Jokic 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:19) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:19) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (9:14) Murray 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
49
+2 (8:52) Ayton 2' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Crowder 2 AST)
69
(8:37) Millsap Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:15) MISS Crowder 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:59) MISS Millsap 9' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(7:59) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:57) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:57) Millsap P.FOUL (P1.T1) (S.Wright)
+3 (7:43) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
99
+3 (7:30) Murray 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
912
(7:18) MISS Ayton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:07) Harris 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
914
+2 (6:55) Ayton 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (6 PTS)
1114
+3 (6:38) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
1117
+3 (6:20) Paul 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
1417
+2 (6:13) Murray 14' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1419
(6:13) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:58) MISS Booker 13' Step Back Jump Shot
(5:57) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:40) MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:36) Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:36) Bridges S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Williams)
+1 (5:36) Millsap Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1420
+1 (5:36) Millsap Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1421
+3 (5:22) Johnson 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
1721
+2 (4:56) Murray 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
1723
(4:48) MISS Johnson 16' Step Back Jump Shot
(4:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:42) Millsap 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST)
1725
(4:42) Johnson Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Wright)
(4:30) Payne Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:30) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(4:24) MISS Harris 5' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(4:22) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:18) Bridges 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Payne 2 AST)
2025
(4:16) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:03) MISS Jokic 18' Jump Shot
(4:00) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:38) MISS Payne 26' 3PT Jump Bank Shot
(3:34) Dozier REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:29) MISS Harris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:25) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:14) Booker 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2225
+2 (3:10) Harris 2' Running Finger Roll Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST)
2227
(3:10) Bridges Violation:Defensive Goaltending (S.Wright)
(2:58) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:44) MISS Dozier 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(2:41) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:38) Bridges 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Payne 3 AST)
2527
(2:10) MISS Harris 14' Jump Shot
(2:08) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (1:59) Galloway 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Kaminsky 1 AST)
2827
(1:46) Morris Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:46) Payne STEAL (1 STL)
(1:45) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (S.Wright)
(1:31) Payne Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(1:31) Green STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:19) Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
2830
(1:02) Barton S.FOUL (P1.PN) (P.Ransom)
+1 (1:02) Galloway Free Throw 1 of 3 (4 PTS)
2930
+1 (1:02) Galloway Free Throw 2 of 3 (5 PTS)
3030
+1 (1:02) Galloway Free Throw 3 of 3 (6 PTS)
3130
+2 (0:45) Morris 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
3132
+3 (0:37) Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
3432
(0:30) MISS Morris 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:26) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:04) MISS Kaminsky 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:02) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Barton 49' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

106Points103

37-76(48.7%)Field Goal(%)39-86(45.3%)

13-35(37.1%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

19-21(90.5%)Free Throw(%)13-16(81.3%)

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

24Assists28

1Steals7

4Blocks1

17Turnovers11

20Fouls25

28Pts In The Paint36

3Fast Break Pts15

15Pts Off Turnovers24

23Bench Pts31

16Largest Lead8

Game Details

Friday, January 1, 2021 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099