Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Jun 7, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	28	30	21	26	105
PHX	28	29	31	34	122

Game Recap

Chris Paul, Devin Booker, Deandre Ayton and Mikal Bridges all score 20 or more points as the Suns claim the series opener.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	6-13	3-8	0-0	7	2	0	0	0	3	-8	15
50Aaron GordonPF	29	8-14	0-3	2-2	4	2	3	0	1	1	+2	18
15Nikola JokicC	36	10-23	2-5	0-0	9	3	2	3	4	2	-13	22
25Austin RiversSG	31	2-7	1-4	2-2	3	4	0	0	2	3	0	7
7Facundo CampazzoPG	36	5-9	3-6	1-1	4	6	2	0	3	4	-14	14
11Monte Morris	23	1-10	0-4	0-0	1	6	2	0	0	1	-28	2
0JaMychal Green	23	4-5	2-3	0-0	11	1	0	0	0	0	-15	10
00Markus Howard	8	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	2	-1	3
4Paul Millsap	12	4-6	1-3	0-1	1	1	0	1	1	1	-12	9
3Shaquille Harrison	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+1	2
10Bol Bol	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	+1	0
22Zeke Nnaji	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+1	3
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+1	0
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	43-9246.7%	14-4035.0%	5-683.3%	41	26	10	4	11	17	-	105

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	34	8-12	4-8	3-3	5	5	2	1	1	1	+12	23
99Jae CrowderPF	30	5-13	3-9	1-1	5	1	0	0	0	2	+12	14
22Deandre AytonC	36	9-13	0-0	2-2	10	0	1	0	1	1	+13	20
1Devin BookerSG	38	8-12	1-4	4-6	4	8	1	0	5	3	+12	21
3Chris PaulPG	35	8-14	2-3	3-3	6	11	1	0	1	2	+13	21
15Cameron Payne	19	3-8	1-3	0-0	2	3	1	1	1	1	+10	7
23Cameron Johnson	13	0-2	0-2	2-2	1	1	1	0	0	0	+5	2
20Dario Saric	9	2-4	0-0	1-1	2	0	1	0	0	1	+5	5
12Torrey Craig	17	3-7	2-5	1-2	8	0	0	2	0	1	+5	9
10Jalen Smith	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	0	-1	0
4Jevon Carter	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-1	0
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Langston Galloway	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
55E'Twaun Moore	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8554.1%	13-3438.2%	17-2085.0%	44	30	8	4	10	12	-	122

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Jokic: Tip to Paul
(11:44) MISS Crowder 3PT Jump Shot
(11:42) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) Gordon Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:26) Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
(11:24) Campazzo Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (M.Davis)
+2 (11:13) Ayton 4' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
02
+3 (11:04) Campazzo 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
(10:45) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:45) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:35) Jokic Layup (2 PTS)
52
(10:18) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (10:10) Campazzo 5' Driving Layup (5 PTS)
72
(10:10) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Scott)
+1 (10:10) Campazzo Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
82
+2 (9:58) Crowder 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
84
+3 (9:39) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
114
+2 (9:30) Ayton 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
116
(9:30) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Scott)
+1 (9:30) Ayton Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
117
+2 (9:16) Jokic 1' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
137
+2 (9:02) Ayton 15' Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
139
(8:44) MISS Rivers 27' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:41) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:32) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:30) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(8:27) MISS Bridges 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:24) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (8:18) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
169
(7:51) MISS Paul 17' Step Back Jump Shot
(7:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS Porter Jr. 2' Driving Layup
(7:43) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:43) Paul REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:26) Booker 6' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1611
+2 (7:10) Jokic 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
1811
+2 (6:50) Booker 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1813
(6:50) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Kirkland)
(6:50) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+1 (6:50) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
1814
+2 (6:36) Gordon 14' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2014
+2 (6:11) Crowder 21' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
2016
(5:51) Jokic Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
+3 (5:39) Bridges 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 2 AST)
2019
(5:22) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:20) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:14) MISS Ayton 6' Turnaround Hook Shot
(5:12) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:08) MISS Campazzo 3PT Jump Shot
(5:03) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:03) MISS Gordon Tip Layup Shot
(5:02) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:58) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:47) Campazzo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:37) MISS Bridges 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:34) Rivers REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (4:23) Gordon 2' Layup (4 PTS)
2219
(4:01) Booker Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(4:01) Morris STEAL (1 STL)
(3:54) MISS Campazzo 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:51) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:41) MISS Crowder 3' Driving Layup
(3:39) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(3:39) MISS Ayton Tip Layup Shot
(3:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:36) MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:30) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:22) Campazzo Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T4)
(3:22) Johnson STEAL (1 STL)
(3:06) MISS Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:06) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:01) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (2:56) Jokic 3' Layup (8 PTS) (Rivers 2 AST)
2419
(2:43) Rivers P.FOUL (P2.T4) (M.Davis)
(2:43) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (2:34) Payne 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 3 AST)
2422
+2 (2:19) Morris 20' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2622
(2:04) MISS Booker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:01) Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (1:41) Jokic 14' Turnaround Fadeaway (10 PTS)
2822
(1:24) Booker Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T3)
(1:24) Morris STEAL (2 STL)
(1:17) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:14) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:03) Ayton 1' Cutting Layup Shot (9 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
2824
(0:46) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:45) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (0:30) Crowder 24' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Booker 4 AST)
2827
(0:30) Howard S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (0:30) Crowder Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2828
(0:18) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:16) Nuggets Rebound
(0:16) Crowder L.B.FOUL (P2.T2) (M.Davis)
(0:03) MISS Morris 3' Driving Layup
(0:03) Craig BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:01) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:01) Nuggets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#5)
(0:00) MISS Craig 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) SUNS Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

105Points122

43-92(46.7%)Field Goal(%)46-85(54.1%)

14-40(35.0%)3-Point(%)13-34(38.2%)

5-6(83.3%)Free Throw(%)17-20(85.0%)

41(11)Rebounds(Offensive)44(7)

26Assists30

10Steals8

4Blocks4

11Turnovers10

17Fouls12

52Pts In The Paint48

7Fast Break Pts13

12Pts Off Turnovers18

29Bench Pts23

10Largest Lead20

Game Details

Monday, June 7, 2021 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 16,219 (95.0%)

tv: TNT OT