Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Dec 23, 1996

FINAL / OT

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	OT	T
DEN	21	24	24	20	23	112
PHX	26	24	19	20	20	109

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Dale EllisSF	50	10-23	2-8	2-3	7	5	1	0	5	1	+5	24
24Antonio McDyessPF	39	10-20	0-0	2-4	6	0	0	3	2	5	+7	22
50Ervin JohnsonC	39	3-3	0-0	2-4	14	1	0	3	0	5	+5	8
23Bryant StithSG	48	12-21	8-12	4-4	4	4	2	0	3	1	-2	36
13Mark JacksonPG	48	6-15	0-1	2-2	8	17	3	1	5	4	-1	14
21Tom Hammonds	24	1-5	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	-5	3
14Melvin Booker	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+4	2
6Brooks Thompson	7	1-4	1-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	+3	3
41LaSalle Thompson	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
20LaPhonso Ellis	— did not play —												— did not play —
35Darvin Ham	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Aaron Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-9247.8%	11-2445.8%	13-1968.4%	45	28	6	7	15	19	-	112

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Michael FinleySF	44	6-14	0-1	0-0	8	7	1	0	2	2	+2	12
45A.C. GreenPF	26	6-11	0-0	0-0	7	0	0	0	0	1	0	12
18Hot Rod WilliamsC	38	3-8	0-0	0-3	14	2	1	1	0	1	-9	6
11Wesley PersonSG	28	5-13	4-6	0-0	1	3	0	0	1	3	+2	14
7Kevin JohnsonPG	30	5-17	2-3	1-4	8	11	1	0	4	2	-4	13
10Sam Cassell	22	6-11	0-2	0-0	2	5	0	0	0	2	+1	12
2Mark Bryant	18	4-7	0-0	0-0	6	1	0	0	1	6	0	8
15Danny Manning	26	7-14	0-0	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	1	-1	14
3Rex Chapman	25	7-17	2-6	2-2	1	5	1	0	2	1	-2	18
25Robert Horry	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
35Joe Kleine	— did not play —												— did not play —
13Steve Nash	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-11343.4%	8-1942.1%	3-933.3%	52	35	4	1	12	20	-	109

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(12:00)
+2 (11:44) D. Ellis 6' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
20
(11:19) MISS Williams Layup
(11:16) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:10) MISS McDyess 13' Jump Shot
(11:07) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) Person Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:47) McDyess Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:47) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(10:40) MISS Johnson 16' Jump Shot
(10:39) SUNS Rebound
+3 (10:36) Person 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Finley 1 AST)
23
+2 (10:21) D. Ellis 15' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
43
(10:08) Johnson OFF.Foul (P1)
(10:08) Johnson Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:53) D. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(9:53) Finley STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:49) Green Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (Finley 2 AST)
45
+2 (9:25) Jackson 6' Running Jump Shot (2 PTS)
65
(9:03) MISS Green 14' Jump Shot
(9:02) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:51) MISS McDyess 11' Jump Shot
(8:50) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:43) MISS Johnson 16' Jump Shot
(8:41) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (8:35) Stith 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST)
95
+2 (8:16) Finley 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
97
(8:01) MISS Stith 3PT Jump Shot
(7:59) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:54) Person 24' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Johnson 2 AST)
910
(7:38) Person S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (7:38) D. Ellis Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1010
+1 (7:38) D. Ellis Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1110
(7:21) MISS Finley 16' Jump Shot
(7:20) Finley REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (7:18) Finley Slam Dunk (4 PTS)
1112
+2 (6:56) D. Ellis 14' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Stith 1 AST)
1312
(6:38) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(6:38) Stith STEAL (1 STL)
(6:33) MISS Jackson Layup
(6:31) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (6:25) Green Layup (4 PTS) (Johnson 3 AST)
1314
+2 (6:08) Johnson Slam Dunk (2 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
1514
(6:06) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:46) MISS Johnson 16' Jump Shot
(5:45) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:43) Green Layup (6 PTS)
1516
(5:29) SUNS Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(5:19) D. Ellis Traveling Turnover (P2.T3)
(5:10) Johnson Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(5:10) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(5:06) MISS McDyess Dunk
(5:03) SUNS Rebound
(4:54) Johnson P.FOUL (P1.T1)
(4:35) MISS Johnson Layup
(4:33) Stith REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:19) Stith Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (4:08) Green 18' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Johnson 4 AST)
1518
+2 (3:50) Johnson Layup (4 PTS) (Stith 2 AST)
1718
(3:31) Stith P.FOUL (P1.T2)
+2 (3:25) Williams 15' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Johnson 5 AST)
1720
(3:06) MISS Jackson 19' Jump Shot
(3:04) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:57) Williams Layup (4 PTS) (Johnson 6 AST)
1722
(2:57) McDyess S.FOUL (P1.T3)
(2:57) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:57) MISS Williams Free Throw 1 of 1
(2:56) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(2:43) SUNS Def. 3 Sec
(2:43) MISS D. Ellis Free Throw Technical
(2:43) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (2:38) D. Ellis 15' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Jackson 4 AST)
1922
(2:20) MISS Cassell 3PT Jump Shot
(2:18) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:07) McDyess OFF.Foul (P2)
(2:07) McDyess Foul Turnover (P2.T5)
(1:58) MISS Finley 15' Jump Shot
(1:56) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:41) MISS D. Ellis 20' Jump Shot
(1:39) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
+2 (1:39) Johnson Tip Shot (6 PTS)
2122
(1:17) MISS Finley 18' Jump Shot
(1:16) Nuggets Rebound
(0:54) MISS Jackson 6' Jump Shot
(0:51) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:48) Cassell Layup (2 PTS) (Williams 1 AST)
2124
(0:34) MISS Hammonds 13' Jump Shot
(0:33) Cassell REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:25) MISS Finley 15' Jump Shot
(0:21) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(0:18) MISS Cassell 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:17) Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (0:15) Green Layup (10 PTS)
2126
(0:04) Cassell P.FOUL (P1.T2)
(0:00) MISS Jackson 15' Jump Shot
(0:00) Nuggets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Overtime

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

112Points109

44-92(47.8%)Field Goal(%)49-113(43.4%)

11-24(45.8%)3-Point(%)8-19(42.1%)

13-19(68.4%)Free Throw(%)3-9(33.3%)

45(8)Rebounds(Offensive)52(17)

28Assists35

6Steals4

7Blocks1

15Turnovers12

19Fouls20

40Pts In The Paint58

20Fast Break Pts21

0Pts Off Turnovers0

112Bench Pts109

8Largest Lead9

Game Details

Monday, December 23, 1996 · 9:00 PM

Camden Yards · Baltimore, MD

attendance: 19,023 (41.4%)