Denver Nuggets vs. Phoenix Suns

May 7, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	34	27	31	32	124
PHX	32	31	35	31	129

Game Recap

Devin Booker (36 points, six rebounds, playoff career-high 12 assists) and Kevin Durant (36 points, 11 rebounds, six assists) combine for 72 points as the No. 4 seed Suns defeat the No. 1 seed Nuggets in Game 4, 129-124. Nikola Jokic tallied a playoff career-high 53 points (20-30 FG), along with 11 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The best-of-seven series is tied, 2-2, with Game 5 taking place on Tuesday, May 9 (10:00 p.m. ET, TNT)

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	4-13	2-9	1-2	10	4	1	1	0	5	0	11
50Aaron GordonPF	35	5-10	1-2	0-0	6	3	1	0	1	5	+7	11
15Nikola JokicC	39	20-30	2-4	11-13	4	11	0	1	6	2	+2	53
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	33	5-7	0-2	0-0	1	1	1	0	0	0	-4	10
27Jamal MurrayPG	42	13-25	1-3	1-2	5	7	1	0	0	2	+5	28
11Bruce Brown	21	2-2	0-0	1-2	3	2	2	0	1	3	-9	5
32Jeff Green	19	1-2	1-2	2-2	1	0	0	0	0	2	-16	5
0Christian Braun	8	0-0	0-0	1-2	2	0	0	0	0	0	-10	1
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	-	50-8956.2%	7-2231.8%	17-2373.9%	32	28	6	2	8	19	-	124

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	16	2-5	0-1	0-0	2	3	0	1	1	0	-8	4
35Kevin DurantPF	43	11-19	2-4	12-13	11	6	2	1	5	2	0	36
22Deandre AytonC	27	3-6	0-0	2-4	8	0	1	1	0	4	-13	8
1Devin BookerSG	40	14-18	3-4	5-6	6	12	1	0	5	5	-1	36
15Cameron PaynePG	25	2-8	1-4	0-0	2	4	1	0	2	3	-1	5
8Terrence Ross	16	3-7	2-6	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	3	+9	8
14Landry Shamet	30	6-9	5-8	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	1	+15	19
21T.J. Warren	18	1-3	0-2	3-4	1	2	0	0	0	2	+8	5
11Jock Landale	20	4-6	0-0	0-0	5	1	1	1	0	4	+16	8
0Torrey Craig	0	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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	-	46-8156.8%	13-2944.8%	24-2982.8%	37	28	6	4	13	24	-	129

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENPHX

(11:57) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to C. Payne
(11:41) MISS C. Payne 12' driving floating Shot
(11:38) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:35) MISS C. Payne driving floating Shot
(11:34) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(11:26) MISS K. Durant 12' fadeaway Shot
(11:23) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (11:15) D. Booker pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
02
(10:55) MISS A. Gordon cutting Layup
(10:53) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (10:46) K. Durant 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
05
(10:37) C. Payne personal FOUL (1 PF)
(10:21) MISS A. Gordon 16' Jump Shot
(10:15) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:15) MISS J. Murray tip Layup
(10:15) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(10:13) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PT
(10:09) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:01) J. Murray 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
25
(9:50) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (9:50) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
26
+1 (9:50) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
27
(9:32) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(9:29) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (9:29) N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)
47
(9:18) MISS D. Ayton 14' Jump Shot
(9:16) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:12) K. Durant personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:04) MISS J. Murray 10' fadeaway Shot - blocked
(9:04) J. Okogie BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:04) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(8:58) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:58) D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)
(8:41) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
+1 (8:41) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
48
+1 (8:41) K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
49
(8:26) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(8:26) C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)
(8:23) MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PT
(8:19) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:14) K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
69
(8:02) MISS D. Ayton 11' floating Shot
(7:59) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:50) MISS J. Murray driving Layup
(7:46) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (7:46) M. Porter Jr. tip Layup (2 PTS)
89
+2 (7:41) J. Okogie reverse Layup (2 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
811
+2 (7:24) N. Jokic 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
1011
+2 (7:14) D. Booker driving Layup (6 PTS)
1013
(7:14) M. Porter Jr. defensive goaltending VIOLATION
+2 (7:01) J. Murray 15' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1213
(6:42) MISS J. Okogie 3PT
(6:39) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:36) D. Booker traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:36) PHX Timeout
+2 (6:23) M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
1413
+2 (6:10) D. Ayton cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
1415
(5:51) MISS J. Murray 6' driving finger roll Layup - blocked
(5:51) D. Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(5:47) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+3 (5:44) A. Gordon 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1715
(5:31) MISS K. Durant 13' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:28) J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(5:28) MISS J. Okogie tip Layup
(5:27) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
+2 (5:22) J. Murray running Layup (6 PTS)
1915
(5:22) D. Ayton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 1 FT)
+1 (5:22) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)
2015
(5:00) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(5:00) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(4:56) MISS J. Murray 25' running 3PT
(4:52) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(4:49) MISS K. Durant 25' running pullup 3PT
(4:47) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (4:35) N. Jokic 24' 3PT (7 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
2315
+2 (4:17) K. Durant 6' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
2317
(4:17) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Durant 1 FT)
(4:17) MISS K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 1
(4:15) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
(4:01) MISS J. Murray driving finger roll Layup
(3:59) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:54) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
+1 (3:54) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2318
+1 (3:54) K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2319
+3 (3:35) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
2619
(3:16) MISS K. Durant 9' pullup Shot
(3:13) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:10) B. Brown running Layup (2 PTS)
2819
(3:10) PHX Timeout
(2:57) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Ayton 2 FT)
(2:57) MISS D. Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2
(2:57) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (2:57) D. Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2820
(2:42) MISS N. Jokic 6' driving floating Shot
(2:40) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (2:33) D. Booker running Layup (8 PTS)
2822
(2:09) MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump Shot
(2:06) T. Ross REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:48) MISS T. Warren 3PT
(1:44) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:39) T. Warren shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (1:39) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2922
+1 (1:39) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
3022
(1:20) MISS L. Shamet step back 3PT
(1:17) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
(1:09) MISS N. Jokic Layup
(1:06) T. Warren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:01) D. Booker driving floating bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)
3024
(1:01) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 1 FT)
+1 (1:01) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)
3025
+3 (0:47) J. Green 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
3325
+3 (0:35) T. Ross 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Warren 1 AST)
3328
(0:23) B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:23) J. Landale STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (0:19) D. Booker running Layup (13 PTS) (J. Landale 1 AST)
3330
(0:02) J. Landale shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
(0:02) MISS B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:02) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:02) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
3430
+2 (0:00) K. Durant 20' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)
3432

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

124Points129

50-89(56.2%)Field Goal(%)46-81(56.8%)

7-22(31.8%)3-Point(%)13-29(44.8%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)24-29(82.8%)

32(10)Rebounds(Offensive)37(12)

28Assists28

6Steals6

2Blocks4

8Turnovers13

19Fouls24

72Pts In The Paint46

10Fast Break Pts20

14Pts Off Turnovers15

11Bench Pts40

9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, May 7, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100%)

tv: TNT