Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Mar 31, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	20	20	34	19	93
PHX	32	28	24	16	100

Game Recap

The Suns defeated the Nuggets, 100-93. Kevin Durant led all scorers with 30 points (11-15 FG) for the Suns, while Devin Booker added 27 points and six assists in the victory. Aaron Gordon tallied 26 points, nine rebounds, and six assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Suns improve to 42-35 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 51-26.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	29	4-6	1-2	2-3	5	1	1	0	0	2	-6	11
50Aaron GordonPF	36	10-23	2-4	4-10	8	6	2	1	2	0	-3	26
6DeAndre JordanC	21	2-5	0-0	1-3	12	0	3	1	1	2	-8	5
11Bruce BrownSG	37	7-18	0-2	2-2	4	3	3	0	0	3	-11	16
7Reggie JacksonPG	34	6-14	1-9	0-0	2	4	1	0	3	1	-2	13
31Vlatko Cancar	16	2-5	0-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	1	3	-3	6
22Zeke Nnaji	23	4-8	1-3	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	3	-2	9
8Peyton Watson	26	2-6	1-2	0-0	8	1	0	2	1	1	+5	5
14Ish Smith	14	1-10	0-2	0-0	3	4	0	1	2	1	-5	2
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
32Jeff Green	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	38-9540.0%	6-2623.1%	11-2055.0%	51	19	11	5	11	16	-	93

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	28	5-8	4-5	0-0	5	0	1	0	1	2	+3	14
35Kevin DurantPF	33	11-15	2-3	6-7	4	2	1	2	3	0	-1	30
22Deandre AytonC	28	4-11	0-0	0-2	10	1	1	0	2	5	+28	8
1Devin BookerSG	35	9-20	2-9	7-8	2	6	1	0	4	2	+13	27
3Chris PaulPG	33	2-9	1-4	0-0	6	13	1	0	5	3	+9	5
21T.J. Warren	16	2-6	0-1	0-0	6	3	2	1	1	1	+7	4
0Torrey Craig	15	1-3	1-1	0-0	6	0	0	1	0	1	+3	3
15Cameron Payne	14	0-5	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	-2	0
18Bismack Biyombo	19	3-8	0-0	3-4	8	1	0	3	0	1	-21	9
8Terrence Ross	15	0-3	0-3	0-0	2	2	1	0	0	0	-4	0
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Damion Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Landry Shamet	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8842.0%	10-2737.0%	16-2176.2%	51	28	8	7	16	16	-	100

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. D. Jordan: Tip to D. Booker
(11:39) MISS D. Ayton 10' floating Shot
(11:34) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:23) A. Gordon cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
20
(11:05) C. Braun defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (11:05) D. Booker technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)
21
(11:00) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
+1 (11:00) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
22
+1 (11:00) K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
23
+2 (10:46) R. Jackson 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (B. Brown 2 AST)
43
+3 (10:27) K. Durant 26' 3PT (5 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)
46
(10:19) D. Jordan offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(10:19) D. Jordan offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:12) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:12) D. Jordan STEAL (1 STL)
(10:02) MISS B. Brown 7' floating Shot
(10:00) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:52) MISS D. Booker 9' driving floating Shot
(9:50) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:27) MISS D. Jordan 17' Jump Shot
(9:23) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:22) A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)
66
+2 (9:04) D. Booker 6' driving finger roll Layup (3 PTS)
68
+2 (8:37) R. Jackson 7' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
88
+2 (8:23) D. Booker 7' driving Layup (5 PTS)
810
(8:09) MISS C. Braun 29' 3PT
(8:06) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:58) D. Ayton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(7:58) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(7:58) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:58) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:56) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:47) MISS C. Paul 6' driving floating Shot
(7:45) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:39) MISS A. Gordon 25' step back 3PT
(7:36) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:33) K. Durant running DUNK (7 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
812
(7:16) MISS B. Brown 7' driving floating Shot
(7:14) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:13) B. Brown putback Layup (2 PTS)
1012
(6:57) MISS J. Okogie 3PT
(6:55) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+2 (6:51) A. Gordon running alley-oop DUNK (6 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
1212
+3 (6:27) K. Durant 25' 3PT (10 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)
1215
(6:08) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(6:08) PHX Timeout
(6:08) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:08) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:08) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1315
+3 (5:49) C. Paul 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
1318
(5:32) MISS B. Brown 9' driving floating Shot
(5:29) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:14) K. Durant 9' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (12 PTS)
1320
(5:00) MISS A. Gordon Layup - blocked
(5:00) K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:57) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:56) MISS D. Booker 25' running pullup 3PT
(4:53) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (4:45) D. Jordan 6' Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1520
(4:45) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jordan 1 FT)
(4:45) MISS D. Jordan Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:42) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(4:29) MISS C. Braun 7' driving floating Shot
(4:23) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (4:22) D. Jordan tip Layup (4 PTS)
1720
(4:14) MISS C. Paul 16' pullup Shot
(4:12) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(4:08) MISS R. Jackson 24' running pullup 3PT
(4:06) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+2 (3:56) D. Ayton 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 3 AST)
1722
(3:39) MISS Z. Nnaji 8' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:38) C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:24) D. Ayton 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (T. Warren 1 AST)
1724
(3:21) DEN Timeout
(2:56) MISS B. Brown 22' pullup Shot
(2:54) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:39) Z. Nnaji shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (2:39) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
1725
+1 (2:39) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
1726
(2:28) MISS V. Cancar 26' 3PT
(2:25) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:10) MISS D. Ayton 10' turnaround Hook
(2:07) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:59) T. Warren 7' finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1728
(1:52) MISS V. Cancar 27' running 3PT
(1:49) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:38) MISS D. Booker 28' 3PT
(1:35) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:28) P. Watson personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (1:18) T. Warren 14' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)
1730
(1:00) MISS I. Smith 14' pullup Shot
(0:57) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(0:46) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:46) Z. Nnaji STEAL (1 STL)
(0:41) P. Watson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:41) T. Warren STEAL (1 STL)
(0:33) MISS B. Biyombo DUNK
(0:30) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:30) MISS B. Biyombo Layup - blocked
(0:30) P. Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:30) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (0:27) D. Booker Layup (9 PTS) (B. Biyombo 1 AST)
1732
(0:06) MISS I. Smith 16' pullup Shot
(0:04) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (0:04) V. Cancar putback Layup (2 PTS)
1932
(0:04) T. Warren shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Cancar 1 FT)
+1 (0:04) V. Cancar Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2032
(0:00) MISS D. Booker 36' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

93Points100

38-95(40.0%)Field Goal(%)37-88(42.0%)

6-26(23.1%)3-Point(%)10-27(37.0%)

11-20(55.0%)Free Throw(%)16-21(76.2%)

51(15)Rebounds(Offensive)51(13)

19Assists28

11Steals8

5Blocks7

11Turnovers16

16Fouls16

62Pts In The Paint38

22Fast Break Pts10

13Pts Off Turnovers8

22Bench Pts16

2Largest Lead27

Game Details

Friday, March 31, 2023 · 10:30 PM

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