Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 1, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	41	29	24	25	119
PHX	30	33	28	20	111

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Suns, 119-111. The Nuggets improve to 14-6 on the season, while the Suns fall to 11-8.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Justin HolidaySF	25	6-8	3-5	0-0	2	4	1	0	0	2	+8	15
1Michael Porter Jr.PF	36	8-16	0-4	3-3	10	4	2	1	2	1	+8	19
15Nikola JokicC	34	9-18	0-3	3-6	5	16	1	2	3	4	+6	21
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	6-10	3-6	0-0	1	6	3	0	0	2	+6	15
7Reggie JacksonPG	29	8-11	3-4	1-2	2	4	0	0	1	3	0	20
0Christian Braun	22	4-6	0-0	0-0	4	4	1	0	1	0	+5	8
8Peyton Watson	25	4-9	0-2	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	5	+5	8
3Julian Strawther	18	4-9	3-8	0-0	3	0	0	1	0	2	0	11
6DeAndre Jordan	13	1-1	0-0	0-1	2	0	0	0	2	2	+2	2
21Collin Gillespie	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	50-8856.8%	12-3237.5%	7-1258.3%	32	38	8	4	9	21	-	119

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
35Kevin DurantSF	36	8-25	1-3	13-13	4	11	1	3	1	2	-6	30
21Keita Bates-DiopPF	16	0-1	0-0	4-4	1	1	0	0	0	0	-10	4
20Jusuf NurkicC	32	13-22	2-6	3-5	6	2	0	2	6	6	+3	31
23Eric GordonSG	33	6-11	4-7	0-0	3	3	1	1	3	1	-6	16
8Grayson AllenPG	37	5-9	1-4	2-2	10	3	1	0	0	2	-4	13
0Jordan Goodwin	20	1-3	0-1	0-0	6	0	0	0	0	1	-5	2
25Nassir Little	18	1-1	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-6	2
2Josh Okogie	25	5-9	1-5	2-2	4	0	1	2	2	3	+4	13
14Drew Eubanks	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	0	2	-9	0
4Chimezie Metu	4	0-2	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	-1	0
27Udoka Azubuike	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
38Saben Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Yuta Watanabe	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	39-8446.4%	9-2733.3%	24-2692.3%	43	22	4	9	12	17	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:52) Jump Ball Nurkic vs. Jokic: Tip to Porter Jr.
+3 (11:46) Holiday 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
30
+2 (11:26) Nurkic 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
32
(11:10) MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:09) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (11:02) Holiday 15' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
52
+3 (10:46) Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
55
+2 (10:29) Porter Jr. 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Holiday 1 AST)
75
+2 (10:15) Durant 12' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
77
(10:15) Holiday S.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Taylor)
+1 (10:15) Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
78
+3 (9:55) Jackson 28' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST)
108
+2 (9:39) Nurkic 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Durant 1 AST)
1010
+2 (9:28) Jackson 3' Driving Reverse Layup (5 PTS)
1210
+2 (9:11) Durant 2' Driving Layup (8 PTS)
1212
(9:00) MISS Jackson 3' Layup
(9:00) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:57) Holiday REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:47) Jokic 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1412
+3 (8:33) Nurkic 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1415
(8:31) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(8:15) MISS Jokic 9' Jump Shot
(8:14) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:59) Durant 16' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
1417
+2 (7:37) Jokic 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1617
+2 (7:27) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Bates-Diop 1 AST)
1619
+2 (7:13) Caldwell-Pope 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1819
(7:04) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Davis)
(6:54) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:54) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(6:48) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(6:45) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:34) MISS Durant 12' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(6:32) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:22) Porter Jr. 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2019
(6:12) Holiday Violation:Kicked Ball (D.Taylor)
+2 (6:10) Goodwin 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Durant 2 AST)
2021
+2 (5:51) Caldwell-Pope 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2221
(5:35) Caldwell-Pope S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Lane)
+1 (5:35) Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2222
+1 (5:35) Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2223
+2 (5:22) Porter Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
2423
(5:07) MISS Durant 20' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(5:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:04) Nurkic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+2 (4:54) Porter Jr. 3' Reverse Layup (8 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
2623
(4:54) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:38) MISS Nurkic 2' Dunk
(4:35) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:33) MISS Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:31) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:25) Porter Jr. 13' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2823
+2 (4:07) Nurkic 5' Turnaround Hook Shot (9 PTS)
2825
+3 (3:45) Caldwell-Pope 27' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
3125
(3:25) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:25) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:20) Braun 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
3325
(3:01) MISS Durant 18' Jump Shot
(2:58) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(2:55) MISS Caldwell-Pope 3' Running Layup
(2:55) Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:55) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(2:49) MISS Nurkic 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(2:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (2:36) Jokic 3' Layup (6 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 3 AST)
3525
(2:36) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(2:23) MISS Goodwin 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:19) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:12) Eubanks P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Davis)
(2:08) Jordan OFF.Foul (P1) (K.Lane)
(2:08) Jordan Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(1:51) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:48) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:44) Gordon 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
3527
+2 (1:36) Jordan 5' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 3 AST)
3727
(1:36) Goodwin S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Taylor)
(1:36) MISS Jordan Free Throw 1 of 1
(1:34) Okogie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:23) Okogie 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
3730
(1:06) Jackson Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:54) MISS Okogie 3PT Jump Shot
(0:51) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:35) Jackson 4' Driving Layup (7 PTS)
3930
(0:30) MISS Gordon 5' Running Layup
(0:30) Strawther BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:28) Strawther REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:08) Jackson 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
4130
(0:04) Jackson P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Lane)
(0:00) MISS Eubanks 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:00) SUNS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

119Points111

50-88(56.8%)Field Goal(%)39-84(46.4%)

12-32(37.5%)3-Point(%)9-27(33.3%)

7-12(58.3%)Free Throw(%)24-26(92.3%)

32(4)Rebounds(Offensive)43(8)

38Assists22

8Steals4

4Blocks9

9Turnovers12

21Fouls17

56Pts In The Paint56

10Fast Break Pts12

11Pts Off Turnovers11

29Bench Pts17

17Largest Lead3

Game Details

Friday, December 1, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: ESPN