Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

May 5, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	31	21	36	26	114
PHX	29	38	23	31	121

Game Recap

Led by Devin Booker’s 47 points (20-25 FG), six rebounds, and nine assists, the Suns defeated the Nuggets in Game 3, 121-114. Kevin Durant added 39 points, nine rebounds, and eight assists for the Suns in the victory, while Nikola Jokic tallied 30 points, 17 rebounds, and a Playoff career-high 17 assists for the Nuggets. The Nuggets lead this best-of-seven series, 2-1, with Game 4 taking place on Sunday, May 7 (8:00 p.m. ET, TNT).

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	36	7-14	6-10	1-1	12	0	0	1	2	1	+3	21
50Aaron GordonPF	39	3-13	0-3	3-4	7	1	0	2	0	3	+1	9
15Nikola JokicC	41	11-19	1-2	7-8	17	17	0	1	6	3	+5	30
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	34	1-4	0-2	0-0	2	1	2	0	0	2	-12	2
27Jamal MurrayPG	40	13-29	1-6	5-6	6	5	1	1	2	3	+5	32
11Bruce Brown	23	4-11	1-3	2-2	3	3	1	0	1	3	-14	11
32Jeff Green	13	3-5	1-3	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	1	-20	7
0Christian Braun	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	1	0	1	5	-3	2
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
31Vlatko Cancar	— did not play —												— did not play —
7Reggie Jackson	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
8Peyton Watson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	43-9744.3%	10-3033.3%	18-2185.7%	51	27	6	5	12	21	-	114

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	10	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-8	2
35Kevin DurantPF	43	12-31	1-5	14-16	9	8	0	2	0	4	+11	39
22Deandre AytonC	25	2-6	0-0	0-0	9	0	0	1	1	4	-4	4
1Devin BookerSG	41	20-25	5-8	2-2	6	9	3	1	3	5	+7	47
15Cameron PaynePG	29	3-9	1-5	0-0	0	6	1	0	1	3	+3	7
8Terrence Ross	13	2-7	1-6	0-0	0	0	0	1	0	0	+8	5
14Landry Shamet	24	2-4	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	3	-10	4
11Jock Landale	22	3-3	0-0	0-0	9	0	1	0	1	4	+10	6
0Torrey Craig	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	1	0	-2	0
21T.J. Warren	25	3-7	1-2	0-0	3	1	0	1	1	0	+20	7
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Bismack Biyombo	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Damion Lee	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Chris Paul	— did not play —												— did not play —
12Ish Wainright	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	48-9550.5%	9-2832.1%	16-1888.9%	41	24	5	6	9	24	-	121

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:55) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to C. Payne
(11:39) MISS K. Durant 18' pullup Shot
(11:36) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:26) MISS A. Gordon 7' fadeaway Shot
(11:24) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:19) C. Payne 6' running Layup (2 PTS)
02
(11:04) D. Booker personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:55) M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:55) D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:49) D. Booker 11' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
04
+2 (10:30) J. Murray 14' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
24
+2 (10:22) J. Okogie 6' driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
26
+2 (10:11) J. Murray 8' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
46
+2 (9:55) D. Booker 19' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
48
+2 (9:38) J. Murray 15' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)
68
(9:26) MISS K. Durant 8' pullup Shot
(9:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:11) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup
(9:10) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:10) MISS J. Murray tip Layup
(9:10) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+3 (9:04) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
98
+2 (8:44) D. Booker driving Layup (6 PTS)
910
(8:29) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(8:27) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:19) MISS D. Booker 6' driving Layup
(8:17) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:12) M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:12) C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (8:08) D. Booker 25' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)
913
(8:06) DEN Timeout
+2 (7:42) N. Jokic 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
1113
+2 (7:27) K. Durant 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
1115
+2 (7:13) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)
1315
(6:56) C. Payne lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:56) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(6:52) MISS M. Porter Jr. 22' running pullup Shot
(6:48) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:39) MISS K. Durant driving floating bank Shot
(6:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:23) J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:15) MISS J. Murray 20' step back Shot
(6:13) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:12) N. Jokic putback Layup (4 PTS)
1515
(5:55) MISS K. Durant 15' Jump Shot
(5:51) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:47) D. Booker STEAL (2 STL)
(5:43) MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PT - blocked
(5:43) J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:43) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:40) MISS K. Durant 9' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:38) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (5:32) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT running (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1815
(5:19) N. Jokic defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (5:19) K. Durant technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
1816
(5:12) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
+3 (5:06) D. Booker 25' 3PT pullup (12 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
1819
+2 (4:49) B. Brown 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
2019
(4:43) MISS C. Payne 26' pullup 3PT
(4:40) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:35) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PT
(4:32) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (4:22) D. Booker 17' pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)
2021
(4:04) D. Ayton personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:51) MISS J. Murray 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(3:48) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:43) MISS K. Durant running Layup
(3:41) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:35) L. Shamet personal FOUL (1 PF)
(3:27) MISS N. Jokic driving Layup
(3:25) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (3:21) B. Brown 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
2321
(3:21) J. Landale loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
+1 (3:21) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
2421
(3:11) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(3:11) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (3:00) J. Murray cutting DUNK (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 7 AST)
2621
+2 (2:46) T. Ross 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2623
(2:31) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(2:28) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:18) D. Booker 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (16 PTS)
2625
(1:54) J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(1:54) PHX Timeout
(1:40) MISS T. Ross 25' 3PT
(1:35) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:29) N. Jokic traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:17) MISS T. Craig 3PT
(1:12) T. Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(1:11) T. Craig bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:11) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
(1:05) MISS B. Brown running Layup
(1:03) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:59) D. Booker 8' running finger roll Layup (18 PTS)
2627
(0:41) L. Shamet personal FOUL (2 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (0:41) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2727
+1 (0:41) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2827
+2 (0:33) J. Landale cutting Layup (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
2829
+3 (0:10) J. Green 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
3129
(0:02) D. Booker bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:00) MISS J. Green 32' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

114Points121

43-97(44.3%)Field Goal(%)48-95(50.5%)

10-30(33.3%)3-Point(%)9-28(32.1%)

18-21(85.7%)Free Throw(%)16-18(88.9%)

51(16)Rebounds(Offensive)41(7)

27Assists24

6Steals5

5Blocks6

12Turnovers9

21Fouls24

52Pts In The Paint50

11Fast Break Pts23

7Pts Off Turnovers10

20Bench Pts22

5Largest Lead16

Game Details

Friday, May 5, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: ESPN