Suns (117) vs Nuggets (107) · Mar 5, 2024

FINAL

Mar 5, 2024

Game Recap

After overcoming a 22 points deficit from the 2nd quarter to tie the game and force OT, the Nuggets were outscored 15-5 in OT and lost to the Suns, 117-107. Kevin Durant led the Suns with 35 points (14-34 FG), eight rebounds, and five assists as Grayson Allen added 28 points (8-12 3PT). Jamal Murray (28 points, seven rebounds, nine assists) and Nikola Jokic (25 points, 16 rebounds, five assists) led the Nuggets in defeat. Suns snap a two-game skid to improve to 36-26 as the Nuggets have their six-game W streak snapped, move to 42-20.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
PHX	28	37	25	12	15	117
DEN	32	18	31	21	5	107

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
00Royce O'NealeSF	39	3-9	2-5	0-0	5	6	0	0	1	2	8	+12
35Kevin DurantPF	43	14-34	3-8	4-5	8	5	0	2	2	1	35	+14
20Jusuf NurkicC	29	3-4	0-0	1-2	12	6	2	2	3	6	7	+9
8Grayson AllenSG	40	9-15	8-12	2-2	5	4	3	0	0	1	28	+20
3Bradley BealPG	36	6-18	2-5	2-2	6	6	2	0	2	4	16	+4
23Eric Gordon	21	1-7	0-4	2-4	1	2	2	0	1	0	4	+6
11Bol Bol	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	0	1	0	2	2	-8
38Saben Lee	12	1-3	0-0	2-2	3	2	0	0	0	0	4	-12
14Drew Eubanks	23	3-3	0-0	4-4	8	0	0	2	0	3	10	+1
21David Roddy	5	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+4
27Udoka Azubuike	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Thaddeus Young	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	42-9643.8%	15-3444.1%	18-2281.8%	52	32	9	7	9	19	117	-

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	8-18	4-12	0-0	7	0	1	0	2	3	20	-6
50Aaron GordonPF	34	3-10	1-3	0-1	3	3	0	0	1	2	7	-22
15Nikola JokicC	44	8-18	4-7	5-7	16	5	0	0	7	2	25	-13
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	38	4-6	3-3	0-0	5	3	2	2	1	2	11	-18
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	12-25	2-6	2-2	7	9	1	0	3	0	28	0
7Reggie Jackson	15	1-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	3	-7
0Christian Braun	18	3-3	0-0	1-2	4	1	1	2	0	2	7	+12
8Peyton Watson	22	2-8	0-5	0-0	4	4	1	2	0	2	4	+1
22Zeke Nnaji	8	0-2	0-1	2-2	3	0	0	0	0	1	2	+3
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
30Jay Huff	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Julian Strawther	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9642.7%	15-4037.5%	10-1471.4%	51	25	6	6	14	15	107	-

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterphxden

(11:57) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Nurkic: Tip to Caldwell-Pope
(11:36) MISS Gordon 2' Layup
(11:36) Nurkic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:32) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:18) Allen 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Nurkic 1 AST)
30
+3 (10:59) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
33
(10:42) MISS Allen 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(10:41) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:33) Murray 18' Step Back Jump Shot (2 PTS)
35
(10:06) Nurkic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:06) Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:02) Caldwell-Pope 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
37
+3 (9:49) Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)
67
(9:34) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(9:34) Beal STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:29) Durant 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (O'Neale 2 AST)
87
+2 (9:03) Murray 11' Turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
89
(8:50) MISS Durant 17' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(8:46) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:41) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
812
(8:27) MISS Beal 1' Driving Layup
(8:25) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:24) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:24) Nurkic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (8:22) Beal 1' Layup (2 PTS)
1012
(8:01) Porter Jr. Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(7:43) MISS Durant 10' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:43) Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:43) Suns Rebound
+3 (7:41) O'Neale 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1312
+2 (7:31) Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS)
1314
(7:26) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:15) MISS Durant 13' Jump Shot
(7:10) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:05) Durant P.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(6:59) MISS Murray 18' Step Back Jump Shot
(6:56) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:49) Durant 16' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Nurkic 2 AST)
1514
+3 (6:33) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1517
(6:16) MISS O'Neale 3PT Jump Shot
(6:13) Beal REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (6:10) Allen 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (O'Neale 3 AST)
1817
(5:54) Gordon Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T4)
(5:37) MISS O'Neale 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(5:35) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (5:16) Murray 19' Turnaround Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1819
(5:04) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T1) (E.Malloy)
(5:04) MISS Nurkic Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:04) Suns Rebound
+1 (5:04) Nurkic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1919
(4:43) MISS Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
(4:39) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:26) Nurkic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:16) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Hook Shot
(4:13) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:08) MISS Gordon 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:05) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:01) Allen P.FOUL (P1.T2) (P.Ransom)
(3:47) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:42) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:37) MISS Durant 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(3:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:28) MISS Gordon 2' Alley Oop Layup
(3:26) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (3:22) Allen 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (12 PTS) (O'Neale 4 AST)
2219
(3:20) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(3:07) MISS Jokic 16' Jump Shot
(3:04) Bol REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:51) MISS Durant 6' Floating Jump Shot
(2:48) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:45) Watson 1' Running Layup (2 PTS)
2221
(2:32) Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Malloy)
+1 (2:32) Lee Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2321
+1 (2:32) Lee Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2421
(2:18) MISS Watson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:14) Nurkic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (1:56) Durant 15' Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2621
(1:36) MISS Murray 4' Driving Reverse Layup
(1:36) Nurkic BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:33) Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:30) MISS Lee 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
(1:28) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:24) Jackson 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 2 AST)
2624
(1:03) MISS Durant 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:01) Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (0:53) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2627
(0:46) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
(0:34) Durant Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(0:34) Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:31) Braun Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Watson 2 AST)
2629
+2 (0:09) Gordon 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Lee 1 AST)
2829
(0:02) Nurkic P.FOUL (P1.T3) (E.Malloy)
+3 (0:00) Jokic 27' 3PT Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST)
2832

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

117Points107

42-96(43.8%)Field Goal(%)41-96(42.7%)

15-34(44.1%)3-Point(%)15-40(37.5%)

18-22(81.8%)Free Throw(%)10-14(71.4%)

52(11)Rebounds(Offensive)51(10)

32Assists25

9Steals6

7Blocks6

9Turnovers14

19Fouls15

40Pts In The Paint40

13Fast Break Pts26

18Pts Off Turnovers13

23Bench Pts16

22Largest Lead7

Game Details

Tuesday, March 5, 2024 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

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