Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

Jun 9, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	21	21	25	31	98
PHX	25	27	34	37	123

Game Recap

Led by Chris Pauls 17 points, 15 assists and zero turnovers, the No. 2 seed Suns defeated the No. 3 seed Nuggets, 123-98, in Game 2. Devin Booker added 18 points and 10 rebounds for the Suns in the victory, while Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 24 points, 13 rebounds and six assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Suns lead this best-of-seven series, 2-0, with Game 3 taking place on Friday, June 11 at 10:00 p.m. ET

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	3-13	2-9	3-4	6	1	0	0	1	4	-26	11
50Aaron GordonPF	20	3-7	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	2	-17	6
15Nikola JokicC	29	9-17	1-3	5-6	13	6	1	0	2	1	-14	24
25Austin RiversSG	24	2-5	1-4	1-2	0	1	1	0	0	3	-21	6
7Facundo CampazzoPG	29	1-7	1-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	4	-13	3
5Will Barton	15	4-8	2-5	0-0	1	3	0	1	0	0	-2	10
0JaMychal Green	23	2-5	0-1	0-0	5	1	0	0	2	2	-12	4
11Monte Morris	22	1-7	1-3	0-0	5	3	0	0	0	0	-19	3
4Paul Millsap	11	4-8	3-5	0-2	6	2	0	2	3	3	-11	11
00Markus Howard	10	2-6	1-4	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	0	-8	6
34JaVale McGee	6	1-3	0-1	1-2	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	3
3Shaquille Harrison	6	0-0	0-0	0-0	3	3	1	1	1	2	+6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	6	2-2	1-1	1-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	+6	6
31Vlatko Cancar	6	2-2	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+6	5
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	36-9040.0%	14-4332.6%	12-2060.0%	46	24	4	6	11	21	-	98

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	28	5-12	2-8	4-4	2	0	0	0	0	2	+28	16
99Jae CrowderPF	25	4-5	3-4	0-0	5	0	1	1	0	1	+20	11
22Deandre AytonC	25	6-10	0-0	3-4	10	0	0	0	3	2	+16	15
1Devin BookerSG	33	6-14	3-7	3-3	10	2	1	0	2	1	+16	18
3Chris PaulPG	30	6-10	2-2	3-3	5	15	0	1	0	2	+26	17
20Dario Saric	16	3-6	2-3	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	1	+15	8
15Cameron Payne	15	3-5	1-3	0-0	3	1	0	0	1	5	+9	7
23Cameron Johnson	20	2-8	2-5	1-2	3	0	1	0	0	0	+12	7
12Torrey Craig	14	4-8	1-2	1-1	4	3	0	1	0	1	+13	10
8Frank Kaminsky	6	2-3	1-1	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	0	-6	5
10Jalen Smith	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	-6	0
2Langston Galloway	6	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-6	0
55E'Twaun Moore	6	3-6	1-2	0-0	1	1	0	0	1	0	-6	7
4Jevon Carter	6	1-3	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	0	-6	2
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9447.9%	18-3847.4%	15-1788.2%	52	27	3	4	7	18	-	123

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:56) Jump Ball Ayton vs. Jokic: Tip to Porter Jr.
+2 (11:46) Jokic 16' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:29) Crowder 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
22
(11:10) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Jump Shot
(11:07) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:04) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(11:02) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:54) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:51) SUNS Rebound
+3 (10:37) Crowder 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Paul 2 AST)
25
(10:26) MISS Rivers 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:23) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:15) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(10:11) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:01) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:59) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:43) MISS Ayton 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
(9:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:31) MISS Gordon 2' Driving Dunk
(9:31) Crowder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:29) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:28) Campazzo Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (Z.Zarba)
+3 (9:20) Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS)
28
(9:09) MISS Gordon 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:08) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:57) MISS Ayton 11' Turnaround Jump Shot
(8:54) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:49) MISS Campazzo 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(8:46) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:41) Ayton OFF.Foul (P1) (Z.Zarba)
(8:41) Ayton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:20) MISS Jokic 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:15) Jokic Putback Layup (4 PTS)
48
(8:04) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(8:02) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(8:00) Ayton Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(8:00) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:55) MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(7:52) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (7:42) Paul 12' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS)
410
+2 (7:31) Gordon 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
610
(7:21) MISS Booker 17' Turnaround Jump Shot
(7:18) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:04) Ayton S.FOUL (P2.T1) (J.Tiven)
+1 (7:04) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
710
+1 (7:04) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
810
+2 (6:49) Bridges 8' Step Back Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
812
(6:40) MISS Gordon 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(6:38) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:33) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Tiven)
(6:33) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:33) MISS Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:33) SUNS Rebound
+1 (6:33) Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
813
+2 (6:15) Rivers 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1013
+2 (5:58) Bridges 10' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) (Paul 3 AST)
1015
(5:39) MISS Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:37) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:25) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (5:16) Gordon 1' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1215
+2 (5:00) Ayton 5' Hook Shot (3 PTS) (Paul 4 AST)
1217
(4:42) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Hook Shot
(4:41) Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:35) MISS Ayton 2' Running Layup
(4:33) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:29) MISS Gordon 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:26) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(4:11) MISS Ayton 3' Hook Shot
(4:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(4:03) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(4:03) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (4:00) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (8 PTS)
1417
(4:00) SUNS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
+3 (3:45) Booker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1420
+2 (3:27) Green 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
1620
+2 (3:10) Payne 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
1622
+2 (2:46) Barton 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST)
1822
(2:25) MISS Johnson 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:23) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:59) MISS Jokic 5' Jump Shot
(1:57) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(1:53) MISS Booker 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:49) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) MISS Campazzo 13' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(1:31) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:27) MISS Johnson 1' Running Layup
(1:27) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(1:25) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:20) MISS Morris 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(1:16) Millsap REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2122
+3 (0:57) Saric 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
2125
(0:44) MISS Millsap 5' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(0:42) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:35) MISS Craig 2' Cutting Layup Shot
(0:34) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:30) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
(0:26) Morris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:16) MISS Millsap 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:13) Nuggets Rebound
(0:04) Payne Personal Take Foul (P1.T2) (B.Kennedy)
(0:03) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:03) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

98Points123

36-90(40.0%)Field Goal(%)45-94(47.9%)

14-43(32.6%)3-Point(%)18-38(47.4%)

12-20(60.0%)Free Throw(%)15-17(88.2%)

46(11)Rebounds(Offensive)52(8)

24Assists27

4Steals3

6Blocks4

11Turnovers7

21Fouls18

36Pts In The Paint44

8Fast Break Pts14

4Pts Off Turnovers12

48Bench Pts46

2Largest Lead31

Game Details

Wednesday, June 9, 2021 · 9:30 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 16,529 (96.8%)

tv: TNT OT