Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Mar 24, 2026

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	39	30	28	125
PHX	35	22	38	28	123

Game Recap

Game Recap: Nuggets 125, Suns 123

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
23Cameron JohnsonSF	32	4-9	2-7	4-4	3	2	1	1	0	5	-12	14
32Aaron GordonPF	26	5-9	1-1	5-10	6	3	0	0	2	4	-6	16
15Nikola JokicC	35	9-16	0-1	5-7	17	17	0	0	2	3	-5	23
0Christian BraunSG	32	6-10	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	3	+1	13
27Jamal MurrayPG	37	7-18	3-9	4-4	1	6	0	1	2	1	+3	21
10Tim Hardaway Jr.	22	6-12	4-8	2-3	3	2	0	0	0	1	+3	18
21Spencer Jones	21	2-4	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	1	5	+8	4
11Bruce Brown	22	4-7	1-2	0-0	9	3	1	0	2	4	+6	9
3Julian Strawther	8	2-3	1-1	2-2	1	1	0	0	0	1	+12	7
14DaRon Holmes II	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Curtis Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
1Tyus Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
17Jonas Valanciūnas	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-8851.1%	13-3240.6%	22-3073.3%	50	35	2	2	9	27	-	125

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Jalen GreenSF	29	6-13	3-6	6-8	6	6	0	0	2	2	+9	21
00Royce O'NealePF	28	5-8	5-8	2-2	5	3	1	3	0	4	+10	17
11Oso IghodaroC	33	6-7	0-0	3-7	6	1	1	0	0	4	-7	15
1Devin BookerSG	34	5-14	1-4	11-13	3	8	0	0	0	3	+1	22
12Collin GillespiePG	27	4-11	2-7	1-1	3	1	1	0	0	0	-1	11
10Khaman Maluach	10	2-3	0-1	2-2	1	0	0	2	0	2	+5	6
23Jordan Goodwin	26	3-8	1-5	0-0	8	2	2	0	1	3	+1	7
20Rasheer Fleming	23	0-6	0-4	3-4	4	0	0	0	0	2	-12	3
8Grayson Allen	23	8-19	5-12	0-0	5	3	1	0	0	0	-16	21
17Jamaree Bouyea	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14Koby Brea	— did not play —												— did not play —




TOTAL	-	39-8943.8%	17-4736.2%	28-3775.7%	41	24	6	5	3	20	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:59) Jokic Violation:Jump Ball (N.Buchert)
+3 (11:46) Gillespie 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
03
(11:24) MISS Gordon 6' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:22) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:22) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(11:20) Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (11:20) Gordon Putback Layup (2 PTS)
23
(11:14) MISS Gillespie 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:11) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:05) MISS Murray 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:05) Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:41) Gillespie 18' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
25
(10:31) O'Neale S.FOUL (P1.T1) (G.Petraitis)
(10:31) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:31) Nuggets Rebound
(10:31) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:29) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:17) Ighodaro 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
27
+2 (10:08) Braun 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
47
(9:58) MISS O'Neale 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:56) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:51) Gordon 2' Running Layup (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
67
+3 (9:35) O'Neale 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Green 2 AST)
610
+2 (9:11) Jokic 4' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Braun 1 AST)
810
(8:59) MISS Green 20' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:45) Murray 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
1110
+3 (8:20) Gillespie 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (8 PTS) (O'Neale 1 AST)
1113
(8:07) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(8:04) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:00) Booker 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Green 3 AST)
1115
(7:44) MISS Jokic 8' Driving Layup
(7:44) O'Neale BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:44) SUNS Rebound
(7:31) MISS Gillespie 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(7:28) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:17) MISS Jokic 5' Layup
(7:13) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (7:13) Jokic Putback Layup (4 PTS)
1315
(7:09) Braun P.FOUL (P1.T1) (D.Baroody)
(7:09) Jokic T.FOUL (P0.T1) (D.Baroody)
+1 (7:09) Booker Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
1316
+2 (7:05) Ighodaro 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
1318
(6:46) MISS Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:45) Gordon REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(6:44) MISS Gordon 3' Layup
(6:44) O'Neale BLOCK (2 BLK)
(6:43) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(6:38) Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#1)
(6:38) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:21) MISS Green 3PT Jump Shot
(6:18) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:06) MISS Booker 3PT Jump Shot
(6:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
(5:59) MISS Braun 5' Running Layup
(5:59) Maluach BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Gordon REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(5:58) Maluach S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Baroody)
(5:58) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:58) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (5:58) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1418
+2 (5:48) Green 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1420
(5:34) Gordon Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:17) MISS Goodwin 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:13) Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:00) Jokic 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
1620
+2 (4:42) Booker 14' Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
1622
(4:28) MISS Braun 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:23) O'Neale REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (4:21) O'Neale 27' 3PT Running Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1625
(4:20) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (4:06) Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1925
(4:03) Nuggets Violation: Delay of game Violation
+2 (3:39) Goodwin 9' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Allen 1 AST)
1927
(3:23) MISS Murray 13' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:20) Allen REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (3:10) Allen 30' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
1930
+3 (2:51) Hardaway Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
2230
(2:26) MISS Booker 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:22) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
+2 (2:20) Hardaway Jr. 2' Running Dunk (5 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST)
2430
(2:20) Goodwin S.FOUL (P1.T3) (D.Baroody)
+1 (2:20) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2530
+2 (2:04) Goodwin 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Allen 2 AST)
2532
(1:53) MISS Hardaway Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:51) Brown REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:47) Goodwin S.FOUL (P2.T4) (G.Petraitis)
(1:47) MISS Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(1:47) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (1:47) Hardaway Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2632
(1:33) S. Jones P.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Baroody)
(1:23) MISS Allen 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:22) Nuggets Rebound
(1:06) MISS S. Jones 20' Jump Shot
(1:04) Goodwin REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (0:53) Allen 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Ighodaro 1 AST)
2635
(0:38) MISS Johnson 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:35) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) MISS Gillespie 3' Running Layup
(0:28) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:16) Jokic 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
2835
(0:03) MISS Allen 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:03) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

125Points123

45-88(51.1%)Field Goal(%)39-89(43.8%)

13-32(40.6%)3-Point(%)17-47(36.2%)

22-30(73.3%)Free Throw(%)28-37(75.7%)

50(14)Rebounds(Offensive)41(10)

35Assists24

2Steals6

2Blocks5

9Turnovers3

27Fouls20

58Pts In The Paint36

11Fast Break Pts7

5Pts Off Turnovers13

38Bench Pts37

12Largest Lead11

Game Details

Tuesday, March 24, 2026 · 11:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: NBC