Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 4, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	23	31	38	30	122
DEN	28	32	26	27	113

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
3Rex ChapmanSF	29	5-11	1-3	2-2	3	6	2	0	1	0	+12	13
40Loren MeyerPF	8	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	1	1	3	-4	2
18Hot Rod WilliamsC	39	5-11	0-0	4-4	10	1	1	1	1	1	+15	14
7Kevin JohnsonSG	35	9-14	1-4	5-5	4	7	2	0	1	0	+15	24
32Jason KiddPG	35	5-14	1-2	1-2	4	9	2	0	2	2	+4	12
17Horacio Llamas	13	3-5	0-0	0-0	2	0	2	1	1	5	-5	6
11Wesley Person	24	6-13	4-7	0-0	3	3	1	2	0	0	+2	16
13Steve Nash	12	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-6	7
15Danny Manning	27	9-15	1-2	1-1	3	4	2	1	0	3	+1	20
1Cedric Ceballos	13	4-7	0-0	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	1	+11	8
43Ben Davis	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23Wayman Tisdale	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	49-9651.0%	9-1947.4%	15-1693.8%	36	32	12	6	8	15	-	122

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
20LaPhonso EllisSF	14	6-10	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	5	1	+3	12
24Antonio McDyessPF	44	10-21	0-0	6-6	11	1	2	2	4	2	-7	26
50Ervin JohnsonC	23	2-6	0-0	2-2	11	0	0	3	0	4	-10	6
3Dale EllisSG	45	10-22	3-11	2-2	5	4	0	0	1	1	-7	25
5Anthony GoldwirePG	14	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	4	1	0	0	1	-6	0
30Kenny Smith	22	4-9	3-5	0-0	2	1	0	0	1	2	-2	11
6Brooks Thompson	29	4-12	3-8	0-0	5	4	0	0	3	4	-1	11
21Tom Hammonds	27	2-9	0-0	11-11	12	1	0	0	3	1	-3	15
53Jerome Allen	17	3-5	1-3	0-0	3	2	0	1	1	0	-12	7
22Vincent Askew	— did not play —												— did not play —
23Bryant Stith	— did not play —												— did not play —
25George Zidek	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9543.2%	10-2835.7%	21-21100%	54	18	3	6	18	16	-	113

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Johnson vs. Williams: Tip to D. Ellis
(11:46) D. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:46) Chapman STEAL (1 STL)
(11:43) MISS Chapman Layup
(11:41) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:31) D. Ellis 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
03
+2 (11:16) Chapman 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kidd 1 AST)
23
(11:00) Suns Violation: Def. Goaltending Violation
(10:50) MISS McDyess 14' Jump Shot
(10:48) Kidd REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:42) MISS Kidd 19' Jump Shot
(10:42) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (10:30) L. Ellis Dunk (2 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
25
(10:11) MISS Kidd 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:07) Meyer REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:07) L. Ellis S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (10:07) Williams Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
35
+1 (10:07) Williams Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
45
(9:53) MISS Johnson 16' Jump Shot
(9:50) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:50) MISS McDyess Dunk
(9:47) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:44) D. Ellis 17' Jump Shot (5 PTS)
47
(9:27) MISS Johnson 3PT Jump Shot
(9:24) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:21) MISS Williams Layup
(9:20) Meyer REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(9:20) Johnson S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (9:20) Meyer Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
57
+1 (9:20) Meyer Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
67
(9:03) MISS L. Ellis 13' Hook Shot
(9:01) Johnson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:57) MISS Johnson Layup
(8:57) Williams BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:56) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(8:55) MISS L. Ellis Layup
(8:53) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (8:53) L. Ellis Layup (4 PTS)
69
(8:39) Meyer OFF.Foul (P1)
(8:39) Meyer Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (8:24) McDyess 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
611
+2 (8:08) Williams Slam Dunk (4 PTS) (Kidd 2 AST)
811
+2 (7:39) McDyess 16' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Ellis 1 AST)
813
+2 (7:23) Chapman 17' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Kidd 3 AST)
1013
(7:06) L. Ellis Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (6:56) Johnson Layup (2 PTS)
1213
+2 (6:43) McDyess 15' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Goldwire 3 AST)
1215
+2 (6:31) Williams Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Kidd 4 AST)
1415
(6:10) MISS McDyess Dunk
(6:07) Johnson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(6:02) MISS D. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(5:59) McDyess REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(5:59) MISS McDyess Tip Shot
(5:57) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:52) MISS Meyer Layup
(5:50) Johnson REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:48) MISS L. Ellis 3PT Jump Shot
(5:45) McDyess REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (5:41) L. Ellis Driving Dunk (6 PTS)
1417
(5:36) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(5:23) Kidd Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:23) Goldwire STEAL (1 STL)
(5:20) Chapman Violation:Double Lane
+2 (5:05) L. Ellis Layup (8 PTS) (Goldwire 4 AST)
1419
(4:50) MISS Chapman 17' Jump Shot
(4:48) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:41) MISS D. Ellis 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:40) Johnson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (4:37) Johnson Layup (2 PTS)
1421
(4:20) MISS Williams 6' Jump Shot
(4:16) Johnson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(4:14) MISS Goldwire 18' Jump Shot
(4:12) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(4:08) MISS D. Ellis 17' Jump Shot
(4:07) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:56) Williams Slam Dunk (8 PTS)
1621
(3:32) L. Ellis Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:32) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:21) MISS Llamas 5' Hook Shot
(3:18) Johnson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(3:06) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T4)
(3:06) Llamas STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:01) Kidd Layup (2 PTS) (Chapman 1 AST)
1821
(2:44) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T5)
(2:44) Johnson STEAL (2 STL)
(2:43) D. Ellis P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(2:43) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (2:26) Williams 15' Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Nash 1 AST)
2021
(2:01) MISS L. Ellis 18' Jump Shot
(1:58) D. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:54) McDyess 15' Jump Shot (8 PTS) (D. Ellis 2 AST)
2023
+3 (1:39) Person 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Johnson 1 AST)
2323
+2 (1:23) L. Ellis Layup (10 PTS)
2325
(1:08) MISS Person 3PT Jump Shot
(1:07) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:07) Llamas L.B.FOUL (P1.T1)
(0:43) NUGGETS Turnover: Shot Clock (T#6)
(0:33) MISS Person Driving Layup
(0:33) Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:31) Johnson REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
(0:18) Suns Def. 3 Sec
+1 (0:18) D. Ellis Free Throw Technical (6 PTS)
2326
(0:02) MISS Thompson 19' Jump Shot
(0:02) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:5 Def:0)
+2 (0:02) L. Ellis Tip Shot (12 PTS)
2328
(0:00) MISS Johnson 40' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

122Points113

49-96(51.0%)Field Goal(%)41-95(43.2%)

9-19(47.4%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

15-16(93.8%)Free Throw(%)21-21(100.0%)

36(14)Rebounds(Offensive)54(28)

32Assists18

12Steals3

6Blocks6

8Turnovers18

15Fouls16

50Pts In The Paint40

21Fast Break Pts2

0Pts Off Turnovers0

122Bench Pts113

16Largest Lead10

Game Details

Friday, April 4, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 12,204 (63.9%)