Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Apr 6, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	25	30	31	29	115
PHX	27	29	33	30	119

Game Recap

The Suns won their seventh game in a row as they defeated the Nuggets 119-115 tonight in Phoenix. Kevin Durant led Phoenix with 29 points, seven rebounds, and four assists as Chris Paul tallied 25 points, including a career-high seven 3PT FG made, along with six rebounds, and two assists. Bruce Brown had a career-high 31 points, along with six rebounds, and four assists for Denver. The Suns improve to 45-35 with the win, while the Nuggets drop to 52-28 with the loss.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
0Christian BraunSF	33	6-11	2-5	1-2	4	3	2	0	2	3	-9	15
8Peyton WatsonPF	25	1-6	0-1	1-2	5	2	0	0	2	4	-6	3
6DeAndre JordanC	30	6-6	0-0	0-0	11	1	0	0	1	1	-7	12
11Bruce BrownSG	38	11-18	0-1	9-9	6	4	0	0	2	1	+5	31
7Reggie JacksonPG	30	7-15	2-5	4-4	3	6	2	0	2	3	0	20
31Vlatko Cancar	20	1-3	0-2	0-0	3	0	2	2	0	2	-2	2
22Zeke Nnaji	17	3-5	1-2	0-0	2	1	0	0	2	4	0	7
32Jeff Green	22	4-7	3-6	3-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	+2	14
14Ish Smith	22	5-12	0-1	1-2	3	6	1	0	1	1	-3	11
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —




TOTAL	-	44-8353.0%	8-2334.8%	19-2382.6%	38	24	7	2	12	19	-	115

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	21	1-4	0-2	3-6	3	2	2	1	1	1	+3	5
35Kevin DurantPF	40	9-18	6-10	5-7	7	4	0	1	4	0	-3	29
22Deandre AytonC	31	7-9	0-0	2-2	5	2	0	2	1	4	+3	16
1Devin BookerSG	37	3-12	1-5	8-8	1	8	0	0	2	3	+10	15
3Chris PaulPG	37	9-15	7-12	0-0	6	2	1	1	1	0	-8	25
15Cameron Payne	7	1-2	0-1	0-0	1	3	1	0	0	2	+3	2
0Torrey Craig	22	5-8	1-2	0-0	3	2	0	1	0	3	+8	11
18Bismack Biyombo	11	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	0	0	0	1	1	0	4
14Landry Shamet	7	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	+7	2
11Jock Landale	5	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+1	2
8Terrence Ross	15	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	-2	8
12Ish Wainright	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-2	0
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Damion Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
38Saben Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-7951.9%	17-3647.2%	20-2580.0%	33	26	4	6	10	16	-	119

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball D. Jordan vs. D. Ayton: Tip to P. Watson
(11:39) MISS P. Watson DUNK
(11:39) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(11:39) P. Watson offensive goaltending TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:20) MISS C. Paul 13' pullup Shot
(11:18) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS R. Jackson 15' running pullup Shot
(11:11) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:00) J. Okogie shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)
+1 (11:00) R. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
10
+1 (11:00) R. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
20
(10:40) MISS D. Booker 3PT
(10:38) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(10:21) MISS B. Brown driving floating Shot
(10:19) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:12) MISS K. Durant 13' pullup Shot
(10:09) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:08) MISS D. Ayton tip Layup
(10:06) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:48) C. Braun driving Layup (2 PTS)
40
+3 (9:22) K. Durant 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
43
(9:11) D. Booker personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:04) R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:04) J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:47) D. Ayton turnaround Hook (2 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
45
+2 (8:29) B. Brown driving Layup (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)
65
(8:09) MISS D. Booker 25' pullup 3PT
(8:06) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:01) D. Ayton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Watson 2 FT)
(8:01) MISS P. Watson Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:01) P. Watson Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
75
(7:50) MISS J. Okogie 3PT
(7:46) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:42) MISS C. Braun running Shot - blocked
(7:42) C. Paul BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:42) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(7:36) MISS P. Watson 24' step back 3PT
(7:32) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:22) P. Watson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
+1 (7:22) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
76
(7:22) MISS K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2
(7:20) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:05) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:05) J. Okogie STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (7:02) J. Okogie running DUNK (2 PTS)
78
(6:44) MISS R. Jackson 12' pullup Shot
(6:42) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:34) D. Ayton 18' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
710
(6:28) DEN Timeout
+2 (6:16) D. Jordan alley-oop DUNK (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 2 AST)
910
(5:59) C. Braun personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (5:48) K. Durant 19' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
912
(5:27) MISS C. Braun 26' 3PT
(5:24) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:18) MISS D. Booker running Layup
(5:16) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:04) D. Jordan traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (4:39) C. Payne 7' driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
914
(4:19) MISS P. Watson 6' driving floating bank Shot
(4:14) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:06) MISS D. Booker pullup 3PT
(4:03) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:58) D. Jordan DUNK (4 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)
1114
(3:52) V. Cancar shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Okogie 2 FT)
(3:52) MISS J. Okogie Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:52) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (3:52) J. Okogie Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
1115
(3:39) C. Payne personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:31) T. Craig shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (3:31) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1215
+1 (3:31) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1315
+3 (3:12) T. Craig 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)
1318
+2 (2:57) I. Smith driving Hook (2 PTS)
1518
(2:42) MISS C. Payne 3PT
(2:38) I. Smith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:32) MISS V. Cancar 26' 3PT
(2:29) C. Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:08) MISS T. Craig 11' turnaround Shot
(2:05) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:03) B. Biyombo lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:03) R. Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(1:57) C. Payne personal FOUL (2 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)
(1:57) PHX Timeout
+1 (1:57) R. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1618
+1 (1:57) R. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
1718
+2 (1:47) T. Craig 16' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (L. Shamet 1 AST)
1720
(1:32) I. Smith bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:32) C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (1:23) D. Booker 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Craig 1 AST)
1723
+3 (1:08) R. Jackson 28' 3PT pullup (7 PTS) (Z. Nnaji 1 AST)
2023
(0:55) MISS L. Shamet 27' 3PT
(0:53) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (0:38) J. Green 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
2323
(0:35) R. Jackson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (0:35) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
2324
+1 (0:35) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2325
+2 (0:30) I. Smith 10' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2525
(0:07) MISS L. Shamet driving floating Shot - blocked
(0:07) V. Cancar BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:07) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+2 (0:04) T. Craig cutting Layup (7 PTS) (C. Payne 3 AST)
2527
(0:00) MISS I. Smith 27' pullup 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

115Points119

44-83(53.0%)Field Goal(%)41-79(51.9%)

8-23(34.8%)3-Point(%)17-36(47.2%)

19-23(82.6%)Free Throw(%)20-25(80.0%)

38(9)Rebounds(Offensive)33(7)

24Assists26

7Steals4

2Blocks6

12Turnovers10

19Fouls16

66Pts In The Paint32

15Fast Break Pts5

22Pts Off Turnovers17

34Bench Pts29

6Largest Lead9

Game Details

Thursday, April 6, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT