Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Mar 24, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	31	35	38	36	140
DEN	31	37	38	24	130

Game Recap

Led by Devin Bookers season-high 49 points, along with four rebounds and 10 assists, the Suns defeated the Nuggets, 140-130. Chris Paul added 17 points and 13 assists for the Suns in his return from injury, while Nikola Jokic tallied 28 points (9-10 FG), six rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 60-14 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 43-31.

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	38	8-9	3-4	3-3	1	2	0	0	0	1	+9	22
99Jae CrowderPF	29	4-8	4-7	0-1	6	1	1	1	2	4	0	12
22Deandre AytonC	32	8-14	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	0	1	5	+10	16
1Devin BookerSG	38	16-25	2-5	15-17	4	10	3	1	2	3	+16	49
3Chris PaulPG	30	6-10	1-3	4-4	4	13	1	1	3	0	-5	17
0Torrey Craig	19	3-7	2-5	0-0	2	1	1	0	0	1	+5	8
15Cameron Payne	17	4-7	1-2	0-0	1	5	0	0	0	3	+15	9
00JaVale McGee	10	1-2	0-0	1-2	1	0	0	0	0	3	-2	3
14Landry Shamet	18	1-2	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	0	2
18Bismack Biyombo	5	1-2	0-0	0-2	1	0	0	0	0	1	+2	2
4Aaron Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Elfrid Payton	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	52-8660.5%	13-2748.1%	23-2979.3%	29	32	7	3	8	23	-	140

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
50Aaron GordonSF	33	10-16	0-1	1-1	6	0	0	0	2	2	-11	21
32Jeff GreenPF	23	4-6	3-3	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	1	-6	11
15Nikola JokicC	32	9-10	1-2	9-11	6	6	3	0	8	2	-15	28
5Will BartonSG	30	7-10	2-3	1-2	5	8	0	0	1	2	-4	17
11Monte MorrisPG	26	5-10	4-6	1-1	2	4	0	1	2	2	-14	15
25Austin Rivers	18	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	3	-8	0
JaMychal Green	20	0-3	0-2	1-2	6	1	0	0	1	2	+2	1
3Bones Hyland	24	7-13	4-8	5-9	2	3	1	1	0	4	-1	23
4DeMarcus Cousins	15	4-8	1-4	1-1	6	3	0	0	1	2	+5	10
9Davon Reed	13	2-4	0-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	2	+2	4
7Facundo Campazzo	— did not play —												— did not play —
6Bryn Forbes	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-8159.3%	15-3246.9%	19-2770.4%	37	27	5	2	16	22	-	130

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Ayton: Tip to Morris
+2 (11:44) Jokic 10' Turnaround Fadeaway (2 PTS)
02
+2 (11:16) Booker 16' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
22
(10:56) MISS Je. Green 2' Reverse Layup
(10:54) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (10:53) Morris 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
25
(10:38) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:38) Je. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:28) Jokic 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
27
(10:22) Crowder OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Van Duyne)
(10:22) Crowder Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (9:59) Barton 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
29
+2 (9:51) Booker 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (4 PTS)
49
+2 (9:27) Jokic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS)
411
+2 (9:14) Ayton 12' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
611
(9:08) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:56) MISS Crowder 3PT Jump Shot
(8:54) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:49) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:38) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (8:38) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
711
(8:38) MISS Booker Free Throw 2 of 2
(8:35) Je. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:24) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+3 (8:16) Booker 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
1011
(7:54) MISS Gordon 4' Reverse Layup
(7:54) Paul BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:51) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:49) MISS Booker 22' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:42) MISS Barton 3' Running Finger Roll Layup
(7:41) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:32) MISS Ayton 16' Jump Shot
(7:29) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:22) Barton 5' Running Layup (4 PTS)
1013
+3 (7:00) Booker 32' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1313
(6:47) MISS Morris 4' Driving Layup
(6:45) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:45) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (2 PTS)
1315
+2 (6:35) Paul 14' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
1515
(6:33) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:15) Jokic 10' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1517
(5:52) Paul Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(5:52) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(5:52) Ayton Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (D.Collins)
(5:37) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(5:37) Crowder STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:32) Booker 16' Fadeaway Jumper (13 PTS)
1717
(5:32) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (5:32) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
1817
(5:08) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:08) NUGGETS Rebound
(5:08) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(4:52) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Collins)
(4:52) MISS Booker Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:52) Suns Rebound
+1 (4:52) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
1917
(4:30) Bridges P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Kirkland)
(4:22) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:19) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:55) Craig 3' Reverse Layup (2 PTS) (Bridges 1 AST)
2117
+2 (3:40) Gordon 12' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2119
+3 (3:18) Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2419
(3:09) MISS Rivers 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(3:05) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (3:03) Gordon 1' Putback Dunk (6 PTS)
2421
(3:03) NUGGETS Violation: Delay of game Violation
(2:44) MISS Ayton 3' Floating Jump Shot
(2:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(2:41) Booker S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
(2:41) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:41) MISS Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:41) NUGGETS Rebound
(2:41) MISS Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:39) Cousins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:31) Payne S.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Collins)
+1 (2:31) Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2422
+1 (2:31) Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2423
(2:15) MISS Payne 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:15) Hyland BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:12) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) Payne P.FOUL (P2.PN) (D.Collins)
+1 (2:07) Hyland Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2424
+1 (2:07) Hyland Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2425
+2 (1:55) McGee 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
2625
+3 (1:38) Hyland 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Cousins 1 AST)
2628
(1:21) Reed P.FOUL (P1.T4) (D.Collins)
(1:20) Rivers P.FOUL (P2.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (1:20) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
2728
+1 (1:20) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
2828
+2 (1:07) Hyland 3' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Cousins 2 AST)
2830
(1:07) Craig S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (1:07) Hyland Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2831
+3 (0:55) Payne 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
3131
(0:44) MISS Reed 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:40) McGee REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:32) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:25) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:25) MISS Craig Tip Layup Shot
(0:25) Cousins REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:20) MISS Hyland 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:16) Reed REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:03) MISS Cousins 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

140Points130

52-86(60.5%)Field Goal(%)48-81(59.3%)

13-27(48.1%)3-Point(%)15-32(46.9%)

23-29(79.3%)Free Throw(%)19-27(70.4%)

29(5)Rebounds(Offensive)37(10)

32Assists27

7Steals5

3Blocks2

8Turnovers16

23Fouls22

58Pts In The Paint58

6Fast Break Pts17

30Pts Off Turnovers9

24Bench Pts38

10Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, March 24, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,520 (102.2%)

tv: NBA TV