Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets

May 9, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
PHX	24	25	25	28	102
DEN	35	17	39	27	118

Game Recap

Led by Nikola Jokic's 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Nuggets defeat the No. 4 seed Suns in Game 5, 118-102. Bruce Brown (25 points, five rebounds) and Jamal Murray (19 points, five rebounds, six assists) added a combined 44 points in the victory. Devin Booker (28 points, six rebounds, four assists) and Kevin Durant (26 points, 11 rebounds, seven assists) combined for 54 points for the Suns in the losing effort. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with Game 6 taking place on Thursday, May 11 (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).

Player Stats

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
2Josh OkogieSF	8	0-3	0-2	1-2	0	1	0	0	0	1	-14	1
35Kevin DurantPF	41	10-24	0-3	6-9	11	7	0	1	5	4	-19	26
22Deandre AytonC	31	7-12	0-0	0-0	9	1	2	1	1	3	-21	14
1Devin BookerSG	40	8-19	4-7	8-9	6	4	0	0	2	4	-19	28
15Cameron PaynePG	30	3-5	1-3	0-0	2	4	1	0	2	2	-10	7
14Landry Shamet	23	2-6	1-3	1-2	5	3	0	1	0	4	-11	6
8Terrence Ross	20	3-4	3-4	0-0	3	1	1	1	0	2	0	9
11Jock Landale	16	2-4	0-0	1-2	4	0	0	0	0	1	+5	5
21T.J. Warren	14	2-7	0-2	0-0	1	0	1	2	0	0	-3	4
0Torrey Craig	4	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	1	+4	2
10Damion Lee	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	1	0	0	0	0	+4	0
12Ish Wainright	4	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	+4	0
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
18Bismack Biyombo	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Chris Paul	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-8843.2%	9-2733.3%	17-2470.8%	42	22	6	7	10	22	-	102

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	27	7-11	5-8	0-0	8	2	1	0	0	2	+24	19
50Aaron GordonPF	35	4-13	1-2	1-4	6	6	0	2	0	1	+27	10
15Nikola JokicC	37	12-20	2-3	3-5	13	12	1	2	4	3	+18	29
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	26	1-6	1-3	4-4	7	3	1	2	0	2	+18	7
27Jamal MurrayPG	36	7-15	2-4	3-3	5	6	1	0	2	1	+23	19
11Bruce Brown	26	7-11	2-4	9-10	5	1	1	0	1	1	-2	25
32Jeff Green	15	2-4	0-2	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	3	-3	4
0Christian Braun	19	2-3	0-0	1-2	2	0	1	0	2	2	-5	5
8Peyton Watson	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	1	-4	0
7Reggie Jackson	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
14Ish Smith	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-1	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-0	0-0	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	-	42-8549.4%	13-2748.1%	21-2875.0%	50	32	6	6	10	17	-	118

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterPHXDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Okogie
(11:44) MISS D. Ayton cutting Layup - blocked
(11:44) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (1 BLK)
(11:42) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:38) MISS J. Murray 6' driving floating Shot
(11:37) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:30) C. Payne step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:11) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:11) D. Ayton STEAL (1 STL)
(11:06) MISS J. Okogie running Layup
(11:05) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:00) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT running (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
03
(10:49) D. Ayton backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:31) N. Jokic fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)
05
(10:21) MISS K. Durant 27' 3PT
(10:18) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:11) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. K. Durant: Tip to A. Gordon
+2 (10:06) A. Gordon 10' turnaround fadeaway bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
07
(9:59) K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)
(9:48) K. Durant lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:48) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(9:47) D. Booker shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (9:47) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
08
+1 (9:47) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
09
+3 (9:33) C. Payne 28' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
39
(9:15) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT
(9:11) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:06) D. Booker 16' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
59
(8:55) J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)
+2 (8:46) N. Jokic cutting Layup (4 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
511
+2 (8:33) D. Booker 7' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Okogie 1 AST)
711
(8:24) K. Durant shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(8:24) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(8:24) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (8:24) A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
712
+2 (8:14) D. Ayton 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
912
(7:56) MISS J. Murray 26' 3PT
(7:53) C. Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:41) MISS J. Okogie 3PT
(7:38) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:27) M. Porter Jr. 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
915
(7:15) MISS D. Ayton 19' Jump Shot
(7:12) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:01) M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
917
(7:01) PHX Timeout
(6:47) MISS K. Durant 12' driving floating Shot
(6:43) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(6:43) MISS D. Ayton tip Layup
(6:43) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:38) MISS A. Gordon running finger roll Layup
(6:34) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:34) A. Gordon tip Layup (5 PTS)
919
(6:30) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
(6:30) MISS K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2
(6:30) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (6:30) K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
1019
(6:16) MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' pullup 3PT
(6:13) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:58) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (5:58) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1119
+1 (5:58) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
1219
(5:39) MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating bank Shot
(5:37) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:37) MISS N. Jokic putback Layup
(5:35) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(5:35) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope tip Layup
(5:35) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
(5:35) D. Ayton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (5:35) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
1220
(5:35) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:33) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:20) D. Ayton 6' turnaround Jump Shot (4 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
1420
(4:57) MISS N. Jokic Layup
(4:56) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:55) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 14' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(4:53) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
(4:51) MISS N. Jokic putback Layup
(4:49) D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (4:43) D. Booker running Layup (8 PTS)
1620
+3 (4:32) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (11 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
1623
(4:17) MISS K. Durant 11' turnaround Shot - blocked
(4:17) K. Caldwell-Pope BLOCK (2 BLK)
(4:15) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (4:11) A. Gordon 24' 3PT running (8 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
1626
+2 (3:48) D. Ayton 12' floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (L. Shamet 1 AST)
1826
(3:29) MISS A. Gordon 25' 3PT
(3:27) D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:22) MISS T. Ross running 3PT
(3:19) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(3:12) MISS B. Brown running Layup - blocked
(3:12) L. Shamet BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:12) L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:57) MISS L. Shamet 9' pullup Shot - blocked
(2:57) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:57) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+3 (2:52) M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT running (14 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1829
(2:50) PHX Timeout
(2:36) D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:36) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
(2:33) T. Ross shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)
+1 (2:33) B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1830
+1 (2:33) B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1831
+2 (2:21) D. Booker driving finger roll Layup (10 PTS)
2031
(1:58) MISS J. Green 3PT
(1:56) L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(1:48) MISS K. Durant 3PT
(1:46) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:39) B. Brown running Layup (4 PTS)
2033
(1:12) MISS L. Shamet driving finger roll Layup
(1:10) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:04) J. Murray running DUNK (2 PTS)
2035
(0:50) MISS D. Booker 12' pullup bank Shot
(0:48) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
(0:32) MISS J. Murray cutting DUNK - blocked
(0:32) K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:29) T. Ross REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:27) K. Durant 14' running pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (T. Ross 1 AST)
2235
(0:05) J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:05) T. Ross STEAL (1 STL)
(0:02) J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
+1 (0:02) D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
2335
+1 (0:02) D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
2435

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

PHX

DEN

102Points118

38-88(43.2%)Field Goal(%)42-85(49.4%)

9-27(33.3%)3-Point(%)13-27(48.1%)

17-24(70.8%)Free Throw(%)21-28(75.0%)

42(8)Rebounds(Offensive)50(10)

22Assists32

6Steals6

7Blocks6

10Turnovers10

22Fouls17

44Pts In The Paint50

25Fast Break Pts31

11Pts Off Turnovers18

26Bench Pts34

1Largest Lead24

Game Details

Tuesday, May 9, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,773 (103.5%)

tv: TNT