Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Jun 13, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	28	35	33	29	125
DEN	22	33	28	35	118

Game Recap

Chris Paul recorded 37 points (14-19 FG) and seven assists for the No. 2 seed Suns as they defeated the No. 3 seed Nuggets, 125-118, in Game 4. Devin Booker added 34 points and 11 rebounds for the Suns in the victory, while Will Barton tallied 25 points and five rebounds for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Suns have now closed out this best-of-seven series, 4-0, and will advance to the Western Conference Finals for the first time since 2010 and will face the winner of the Utah JazzLA Clippers series (Utah currently leads, 2-1).

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
25Mikal BridgesSF	36	6-11	0-2	2-2	6	2	1	1	2	2	+17	14
99Jae CrowderPF	38	2-4	2-3	3-3	10	1	0	4	4	1	+16	9
22Deandre AytonC	33	6-10	0-0	0-0	7	0	1	1	1	4	+15	12
1Devin BookerSG	41	11-25	2-8	10-11	11	4	1	0	3	3	+10	34
3Chris PaulPG	39	14-19	0-0	9-9	3	7	2	0	2	2	+1	37
23Cameron Johnson	12	2-4	2-4	1-2	2	0	1	0	0	1	-9	7
15Cameron Payne	13	1-6	0-2	2-2	4	2	0	0	1	2	+2	4
12Torrey Craig	9	1-2	1-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	1	4	-9	3
20Dario Saric	13	1-4	1-2	2-2	1	2	0	0	0	2	-8	5
0Ty-Shon Alexander	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Jevon Carter	— 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 —
10Jalen Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8551.8%	8-2236.4%	29-3193.5%	48	18	6	6	14	21	-	125

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	36	7-16	3-8	3-4	4	0	3	1	0	2	+2	20
50Aaron GordonPF	32	3-8	0-1	2-2	6	4	1	0	3	3	-14	8
15Nikola JokicC	28	9-17	1-4	3-4	11	4	0	1	0	2	-12	22
5Will BartonSG	39	9-21	3-9	4-4	5	2	2	0	2	3	0	25
11Monte MorrisPG	34	8-15	2-4	1-3	0	6	0	0	1	2	-17	19
25Austin Rivers	20	2-6	1-3	0-0	1	2	0	0	1	5	-1	5
7Facundo Campazzo	21	5-10	4-7	0-0	0	2	0	0	0	5	+3	14
0JaMychal Green	6	0-1	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	0	+1	0
34JaVale McGee	19	2-4	0-0	1-4	7	2	0	1	1	2	+7	5
3Shaquille Harrison	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
10Bol Bol	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Paul Millsap	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	45-9845.9%	14-3737.8%	14-2166.7%	37	22	6	3	8	24	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Ayton: Tip to Morris
+2 (11:42) Jokic 6' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:22) MISS Ayton 9' Turnaround Jump Shot
(11:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:16) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:14) Bridges REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:53) Booker 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
32
(10:34) MISS Porter Jr. 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(10:32) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:23) Paul Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:23) Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(10:19) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Layup
(10:19) Bridges BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:15) Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:51) Bridges 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
52
(9:39) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:39) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:29) MISS Booker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:26) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:20) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(9:17) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (9:10) Paul 12' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
72
(8:51) MISS Barton 18' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:44) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (8:44) Jokic Putback Layup (4 PTS)
74
(8:32) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (8:32) Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
84
+1 (8:32) Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
94
(8:13) Gordon Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:07) MISS Paul 12' Pullup Jump Shot
(8:05) Suns Rebound
+2 (8:03) Ayton 6' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Paul 1 AST)
114
+2 (7:48) Morris 3' Layup (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
116
(7:18) MISS Bridges 3PT Jump Shot
(7:15) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:12) Crowder S.FOUL (P1.T1) (P.Fraher)
+1 (7:12) Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
117
+1 (7:12) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
118
+2 (7:01) Ayton 8' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Crowder 1 AST)
138
(6:50) MISS Morris 2' Driving Layup
(6:48) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:44) MISS Booker 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:42) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:38) MISS Jokic 4' Layup
(6:38) Crowder BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:38) NUGGETS Rebound
(6:38) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
+2 (6:32) Jokic 9' Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1310
+2 (6:13) Paul 14' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
1510
(6:01) MISS Jokic 3' Layup
(6:01) Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:58) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (5:54) Crowder 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Booker 1 AST)
1810
(5:33) MISS Gordon 3' Layup
(5:32) Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:28) MISS Bridges 3' Driving Layup
(5:25) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:21) MISS Barton 3' Driving Layup
(5:21) Crowder BLOCK (2 BLK)
(5:18) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:17) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+1 (5:17) Bridges Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1910
+1 (5:17) Bridges Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2010
+3 (5:06) Rivers 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2013
+2 (4:49) Booker 5' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2213
+2 (4:34) Morris 18' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2215
(4:21) MISS Booker 21' Jump Shot
(4:18) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:11) MISS Jokic 23' Jump Shot
(4:08) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(4:01) MISS Paul 15' Pullup Jump Shot
(4:00) NUGGETS Rebound
(4:00) Ayton L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+3 (3:47) Morris 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
2218
(3:33) MISS Booker 20' Turnaround Jump Shot
(3:33) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:27) Gordon OFF.Foul (P1) (R.Mott)
(3:27) Gordon Offensive Foul Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:13) MISS Johnson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:10) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:05) MISS Gordon 3' Layup
(3:05) Crowder BLOCK (3 BLK)
(3:01) Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:58) Booker 13' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS)
2418
(2:58) Rivers S.FOUL (P1.T3) (R.Mott)
(2:58) Suns Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:58) Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2518
(2:38) MISS Campazzo 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:35) Crowder REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+3 (2:21) Johnson 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Payne 1 AST)
2818
(2:02) MISS Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:59) Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:49) MISS Booker 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:46) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(1:40) MISS Campazzo 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:36) Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(1:26) MISS Payne 14' Pullup Jump Shot
(1:24) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(1:11) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
+2 (1:04) Morris 15' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2820
(0:50) Ayton OFF.Foul (P2) (R.Mott)
(0:50) Ayton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:37) MISS Rivers 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:34) Suns Rebound
(0:31) MISS Booker 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:27) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:18) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:14) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (0:02) Rivers 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (5 PTS)
2822
(0:00) MISS Payne 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Suns Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

125Points118

44-85(51.8%)Field Goal(%)45-98(45.9%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)14-37(37.8%)

29-31(93.5%)Free Throw(%)14-21(66.7%)

48(7)Rebounds(Offensive)37(7)

18Assists22

6Steals6

6Blocks3

14Turnovers8

21Fouls24

48Pts In The Paint54

10Fast Break Pts20

13Pts Off Turnovers21

19Bench Pts24

16Largest Lead2

Game Details

Sunday, June 13, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 18,290 (95.8%)

tv: TNT OT