Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 20, 1997

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	23	34	22	23	102
DEN	26	12	26	17	81

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30Clifford RobinsonSF	25	5-12	0-0	4-7	6	2	1	1	0	5	+13	14
34Antonio McDyessPF	16	6-11	0-0	1-1	5	0	0	0	2	6	-1	13
18Hot Rod WilliamsC	25	1-3	0-0	0-0	7	1	0	0	0	3	+8	2
3Rex ChapmanSG	30	6-14	0-3	0-0	4	3	1	1	0	1	+20	12
32Jason KiddPG	35	2-6	1-2	2-2	12	7	4	0	6	2	+27	7
15Danny Manning	26	6-8	0-0	3-4	6	3	2	1	4	3	+26	15
13Steve Nash	28	9-17	2-5	0-0	1	9	1	1	0	2	+14	20
1Cedric Ceballos	26	3-12	1-3	5-5	9	2	2	1	2	4	+8	12
21George McCloud	17	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	1	0	1	-6	2
20Marko Milic	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-2	2
4Brooks Thompson	3	1-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-2	3
2Mark Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	41-9045.6%	5-1533.3%	15-1978.9%	56	27	11	6	15	27	-	102

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Tony BattieSF	31	4-11	0-0	6-7	6	1	1	2	4	2	-21	14
20LaPhonso EllisPF	21	1-7	0-1	1-2	3	2	2	0	3	2	-8	3
21Dean GarrettC	29	1-7	0-0	3-6	9	0	0	5	1	1	-13	5
13Bobby JacksonSG	28	3-12	0-1	5-6	8	5	3	1	1	1	-10	11
14Eric WashingtonPG	32	5-11	2-4	2-2	4	2	0	1	1	2	-16	14
15Danny Fortson	22	1-4	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	1	2	5	-7	4
22Johnny Newman	24	3-6	1-2	3-4	0	1	0	0	1	0	-16	10
5Anthony Goldwire	19	4-6	1-2	0-0	0	3	1	0	3	3	-6	9
1Kiwane Garris	8	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-12	3
30Priest Lauderdale	8	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	+2	0
3Harold Ellis	10	2-5	0-0	2-2	3	1	0	0	1	2	0	6
17Joe Wolf	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+2	2
TOTAL	-	26-7236.1%	5-1145.5%	24-3177.4%	36	18	8	10	17	19	-	81

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(12:00) Jump Ball Battie vs. McDyess: Tip to Jackson
+2 (11:41) Garrett 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (L. Ellis 1 AST)
02
(11:24) MISS Chapman 21' Jump Shot
(11:19) Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:13) MISS Washington 17' Jump Shot
(11:11) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:56) Chapman 18' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Kidd 1 AST)
22
(10:40) MISS Jackson 20' Jump Shot
(10:38) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:29) McDyess 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
42
(10:06) McDyess S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (10:06) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
43
(10:06) MISS Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2
(10:05) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:56) MISS Robinson 19' Jump Shot
(9:54) Chapman REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:49) MISS Chapman 16' Jump Shot
(9:47) Battie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:31) Battie 17' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Washington 1 AST)
45
(9:07) MISS McDyess Dunk
(9:04) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:02) Jackson Driving Layup (3 PTS)
47
+2 (8:45) McDyess 13' Jump Shot (4 PTS)
67
(8:27) MISS Battie 16' Jump Shot
(8:25) McDyess REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:18) MISS Chapman 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:16) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:11) L. Ellis 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
69
(7:48) Garrett Violation:Defensive Goaltending
(7:32) MISS Kidd 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:29) McDyess REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:27) MISS McDyess Layup
(7:23) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:09) MISS Battie 13' Jump Shot
(7:07) Williams REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:02) MISS Kidd Layup
(7:02) Jackson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:00) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (6:54) Washington 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Battie 1 AST)
612
(6:44) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+2 (6:41) McDyess Slam Dunk (6 PTS) (Chapman 1 AST)
812
(6:26) MISS Jackson 8' Jump Shot
(6:26) Robinson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:24) NUGGETS Rebound
(6:22) L. Ellis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:22) Kidd STEAL (1 STL)
(6:16) Kidd Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(6:16) Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
(6:10) Williams S.FOUL (P1.T2)
+1 (6:10) Battie Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
813
+1 (6:10) Battie Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
814
(5:49) MISS Chapman 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:47) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:42) MISS Chapman 7' Running Jump Shot
(5:42) Battie BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:41) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:38) Jackson 19' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (L. Ellis 2 AST)
816
+3 (5:17) Kidd 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Robinson 1 AST)
1116
(5:00) MISS Battie 12' Jump Shot
(4:58) Robinson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:56) MISS Chapman Layup
(4:56) Washington BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:52) Kidd REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:50) MISS Kidd Driving Layup
(4:48) Kidd REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(4:48) MISS Chapman 17' Jump Shot
(4:48) Kidd REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
(4:45) Battie S.FOUL (P1.T1)
+1 (4:45) Kidd Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1216
+1 (4:45) Kidd Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1316
(4:20) MISS L. Ellis 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:17) Ceballos REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:02) MISS Ceballos Layup
(4:02) Fortson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:59) Kidd REBOUND (Off:4 Def:0)
(3:56) MISS Nash 18' Jump Shot
(3:56) Garrett REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:56) Kidd P.FOUL (P1.T3)
(3:34) Manning P.FOUL (P1.T4)
(3:14) MISS Jackson 20' Jump Shot
(3:11) L. Ellis REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:08) MISS Garrett Dunk
(3:04) Williams REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (3:02) Manning Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Nash 1 AST)
1516
(2:43) Ceballos P.FOUL (P1.PN)
(2:43) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (2:43) Newman Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1517
(2:43) MISS Newman Free Throw 2 of 2
(2:42) Manning REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:28) Nash 19' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ceballos 1 AST)
1717
+2 (2:07) Washington 21' Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Goldwire 1 AST)
1719
+2 (1:49) Nash 20' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Ceballos 2 AST)
1919
+2 (1:25) Newman 18' Jump Shot (3 PTS)
1921
(1:07) MISS McCloud 9' Jump Shot
(1:05) Manning REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (1:05) Manning Tip Shot (4 PTS)
2121
(0:51) MISS Newman Driving Layup
(0:51) Nash BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:51) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (0:44) Washington 22' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Goldwire 2 AST)
2123
(0:31) MISS Williams Layup
(0:31) Garrett BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:27) Washington REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:08) Goldwire OFF.Foul (P1)
(0:08) Goldwire Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
+2 (0:02) Nash 21' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2323
+3 (0:00) Newman 27' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
2326

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

102Points81

41-90(45.6%)Field Goal(%)26-72(36.1%)

5-15(33.3%)3-Point(%)5-11(45.5%)

15-19(78.9%)Free Throw(%)24-31(77.4%)

56(21)Rebounds(Offensive)36(11)

27Assists18

11Steals8

6Blocks10

15Turnovers17

27Fouls19

40Pts In The Paint22

18Fast Break Pts21

0Pts Off Turnovers0

102Bench Pts81

25Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, December 20, 1997 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 12,120 (63.5%)