Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

Apr 29, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	32	19	30	26	107
DEN	31	37	26	31	125

Game Recap

Led by Jamal Murray's 34 points (6 3pt. FG), five rebounds and nine assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeat the No. 4 seed Suns in Game 1, 125-107. Nikola Jokic (24 points, 19 rebounds, five assists) and Aaron Gordon (23 points, six rebounds) added a combined 47 points in the victory, while Kevin Durant tallied 29 points and 14 rebounds for the Suns in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 1-0, with Game 2 taking place on Monday, May 1 (10:00 p.m. ET, TNT).

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	18	1-3	0-1	0-0	2	1	1	0	1	2	-11	2
35Kevin DurantPF	36	12-19	1-3	4-4	14	1	1	3	7	1	-20	29
22Deandre AytonC	30	7-11	0-0	0-1	7	1	0	0	2	4	-21	14
1Devin BookerSG	40	10-19	0-1	7-8	4	8	1	2	3	1	-18	27
3Chris PaulPG	32	5-11	1-5	0-0	0	5	1	0	1	3	-12	11
14Landry Shamet	13	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	1	0	0	1	2	-15	3
18Bismack Biyombo	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	2	-3	0
0Torrey Craig	23	1-3	1-2	0-0	4	1	0	0	0	3	-12	3
10Damion Lee	12	1-4	1-4	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+2	3
11Jock Landale	10	2-5	0-1	3-4	2	0	0	0	0	1	+5	7
15Cameron Payne	5	2-3	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	0	0	0	+5	5
12Ish Wainright	5	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+5	3
8Terrence Ross	5	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	+5	0
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
21T.J. Warren	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-8451.2%	7-2330.4%	14-1782.4%	38	20	4	5	16	19	-	107

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	30	5-9	1-4	0-0	3	2	2	0	0	3	+29	11
50Aaron GordonPF	38	9-13	3-4	2-2	6	0	1	0	1	2	+25	23
15Nikola JokicC	32	9-21	1-2	5-5	19	5	0	0	3	1	+19	24
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	28	3-8	3-8	1-2	2	1	2	0	0	2	+10	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	13-24	6-10	2-2	5	9	2	0	3	2	+13	34
11Bruce Brown	24	7-11	0-1	0-0	2	3	3	0	0	3	+21	14
32Jeff Green	17	1-5	1-2	2-2	4	0	0	0	0	4	0	5
0Christian Braun	13	0-4	0-1	1-2	5	1	4	0	2	2	-7	1
14Ish Smith	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	-4	0
8Peyton Watson	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-4	3
31Vlatko Cancar	3	0-3	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
7Reggie Jackson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-10147.5%	16-3743.2%	13-1586.7%	49	22	14	1	9	19	-	125

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. D. Ayton: Tip to N. Jokic
(11:41) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:41) J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:20) D. Booker driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
20
(11:20) M. Porter Jr. defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+2 (11:07) J. Murray 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:46) D. Ayton 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
42
+3 (10:36) J. Murray 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)
45
(10:26) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (10:20) K. Durant 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
65
+3 (10:00) K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS)
68
+3 (9:37) C. Paul 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)
98
(9:21) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' pullup 3PT
(9:18) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:10) K. Durant 14' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
118
+3 (8:47) J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (8 PTS)
1111
(8:30) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:30) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:23) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' pullup 3PT
(8:20) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:07) D. Ayton 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Booker 4 AST)
1311
(7:46) J. Murray step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(7:33) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
(7:31) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(7:18) MISS C. Paul 17' fadeaway Shot
(7:15) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:11) M. Porter Jr. running DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1313
(6:57) MISS D. Booker 13' step back Shot
(6:55) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:46) C. Paul shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
(6:46) DEN Timeout
+1 (6:46) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)
1314
+1 (6:46) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)
1315
(6:33) MISS K. Durant 13' pullup Shot
(6:30) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(6:19) MISS N. Jokic 7' Hook
(6:18) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (6:15) K. Durant running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
1515
(6:15) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 1 FT)
+1 (6:15) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
1615
(6:02) MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PT
(5:56) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (5:56) N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)
1617
+2 (5:37) K. Durant 14' turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)
1817
(5:25) MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating Shot
(5:22) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(5:22) MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
(5:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(5:20) MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
(5:20) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(5:07) D. Booker lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:07) M. Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:04) A. Gordon running DUNK (2 PTS)
1819
(4:38) MISS C. Paul driving Layup
(4:33) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (4:33) D. Ayton putback Layup (6 PTS)
2019
(4:21) J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (4:14) N. Jokic 6' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
2021
(3:51) MISS D. Booker 13' driving floating Shot
(3:50) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:44) N. Jokic 7' running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
2023
(3:29) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:29) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:22) A. Gordon running finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
2025
(3:22) PHX Timeout
+2 (3:10) K. Durant 16' pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)
2225
(2:48) MISS N. Jokic turnaround Hook - blocked
(2:48) K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)
+2 (2:48) N. Jokic 13' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2227
(2:48) B. Biyombo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (2:48) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
2228
(2:39) MISS D. Booker 8' driving floating bank Shot
(2:38) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
(2:33) MISS B. Brown running Layup
(2:31) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (2:25) K. Durant running finger roll Layup (13 PTS)
2428
(2:02) MISS J. Murray 10' driving floating Shot
(2:00) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:50) B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (1:47) D. Booker 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Shamet 1 AST)
2628
(1:47) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 1 FT)
+1 (1:47) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2728
(1:33) MISS C. Braun reverse Layup - blocked
(1:33) K. Durant BLOCK (2 BLK)
(1:33) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:33) C. Braun step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:14) MISS K. Durant driving finger roll Layup
(1:12) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:09) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' running pullup 3PT
(1:05) J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:04) MISS J. Green turnaround Hook
(1:03) J. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(1:01) MISS J. Green putback Layup
(0:59) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(0:59) MISS C. Braun tip Layup
(0:59) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:55) D. Booker running finger roll Layup (7 PTS)
2928
(0:55) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 1 FT)
(0:55) PHX Timeout
+1 (0:55) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
3028
+3 (0:39) A. Gordon 25' 3PT pullup (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
3031
+2 (0:21) K. Durant 10' pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (D. Booker 5 AST)
3231
(0:06) L. Shamet take personal FOUL (1 PF)
(0:01) MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
(0:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

107Points125

43-84(51.2%)Field Goal(%)48-101(47.5%)

7-23(30.4%)3-Point(%)16-37(43.2%)

14-17(82.4%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

38(8)Rebounds(Offensive)49(16)

20Assists22

4Steals14

5Blocks1

16Turnovers9

19Fouls19

60Pts In The Paint48

23Fast Break Pts20

7Pts Off Turnovers18

24Bench Pts23

3Largest Lead25

Game Details

Saturday, April 29, 2023 · 8:30 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,762 (103.5%)

tv: TNT