Nuggets (125) vs Suns (100) · May 11, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

May 11, 2023

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Suns in Game 6, 125-100. Nikola Jokic tallied the eleventh Playoff triple-double of his career with 32 points, 12 assists, and 10 rebounds while Jamal Murray added 26 points, four rebounds, and four assists for the Nuggets. Cameron Payne totaled 31 points and six rebounds for the Suns as Kevin Durant added 23 points, five rebounds, and five assists. After closing out the series, 4-2, the Nuggets now advance to the Western Conference Finals where they will face the winner of the Golden State Warriors-Los Angeles Lakers series (Lakers lead 3-2).

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	44	37	22	22	125
PHX	26	25	25	24	100

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	4-10	0-4	2-2	5	0	0	0	0	2	10	+11
50Aaron GordonPF	34	3-7	0-0	2-4	6	3	0	0	2	3	8	+2
15Nikola JokicC	37	13-18	0-1	6-6	10	12	3	1	2	4	32	+28
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	35	7-11	2-5	5-5	5	3	2	1	0	3	21	+21
27Jamal MurrayPG	34	7-16	4-7	8-8	4	4	4	0	3	1	26	+6
11Bruce Brown	30	6-13	1-4	0-0	5	1	1	1	2	4	13	+26
0Christian Braun	14	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	0	0	1	4	+15
32Jeff Green	17	0-1	0-0	4-4	2	0	0	0	1	3	4	+13
7Reggie Jackson	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	+3
8Peyton Watson	2	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	2	0
14Ish Smith	2	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0
22Zeke Nnaji	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
31Vlatko Cancar	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		44-8253.7%	8-2236.4%	29-3193.5%	41	24	10	3	10	22	125

SUNS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
14Landry ShametSF	36	3-11	3-9	0-0	6	4	0	0	2	3	9	-1
35Kevin DurantPF	36	8-19	0-0	7-7	5	5	0	1	4	2	23	-13
11Jock LandaleC	30	5-6	0-0	3-4	5	1	0	1	1	4	13	+7
1Devin BookerSG	35	4-13	1-3	3-4	1	8	1	1	2	4	12	-27
15Cameron PaynePG	41	12-16	7-9	0-3	6	2	0	1	4	3	31	-10
18Bismack Biyombo	7	1-1	0-0	0-2	2	0	0	1	0	2	2	-26
8Terrence Ross	8	0-5	0-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	0	-27
21T.J. Warren	15	0-1	0-1	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	-14
0Torrey Craig	13	2-3	0-1	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	4	-17
10Damion Lee	11	3-4	0-1	0-0	1	0	1	0	0	0	6	+3
12Ish Wainright	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
22Deandre Ayton	— did not play —												— did not play —
55Darius Bazley	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Josh Okogie	— did not play —												— did not play —
3Chris Paul	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		38-7948.1%	11-2839.3%	13-2065.0%	29	20	3	5	14	22	100

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenphx

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Landale: Tip to K. Caldwell-Pope
+2 (11:44) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
20
+3 (11:36) C. Payne 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
23
+2 (11:15) M. Porter Jr. 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)
43
(11:05) MISS D. Booker 9' fadeaway Shot
(11:03) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:55) M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
63
(10:40) MISS L. Shamet 25' 3PT
(10:37) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:32) MISS A. Gordon running Layup
(10:29) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:25) MISS L. Shamet 27' running pullup 3PT
(10:21) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:11) MISS A. Gordon 7' fadeaway bank Shot
(10:09) C. Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (10:04) C. Payne running Layup (5 PTS)
65
(9:45) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(9:42) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:29) L. Shamet lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:29) J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (9:26) K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
85
+2 (9:03) J. Landale cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)
87
(8:45) MISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
(8:43) L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (8:36) D. Booker driving Layup (2 PTS)
89
(8:27) J. Landale kicked ball VIOLATION
(8:19) J. Landale personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:13) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(8:12) K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:06) K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:06) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (7:54) J. Murray 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
119
+2 (7:46) C. Payne driving reverse Layup (7 PTS)
1111
(7:46) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Payne 1 FT)
(7:46) MISS C. Payne Free Throw 1 of 1
(7:43) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:34) N. Jokic driving Layup (2 PTS)
1311
+3 (7:22) L. Shamet 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)
1314
+2 (7:01) N. Jokic 9' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1514
(6:47) J. Landale bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:47) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (6:44) K. Caldwell-Pope running reverse Layup (6 PTS)
1714
(6:34) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)
(6:34) PHX Timeout
+1 (6:34) K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
1715
+1 (6:34) K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
1716
+2 (6:20) K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
1916
+2 (6:11) J. Landale 6' cutting Layup (4 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)
1918
(5:55) J. Landale shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
(5:55) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(5:55) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:55) MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
(5:52) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (5:43) D. Booker 27' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)
1921
(5:23) MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating Shot
(5:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:21) N. Jokic putback Layup (6 PTS)
2121
(5:05) MISS D. Booker 27' step back 3PT
(5:02) L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (4:57) C. Payne 3PT step back (10 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)
2124
(4:39) MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PT
(4:37) L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(4:30) MISS K. Durant 8' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(4:26) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:14) MISS N. Jokic 6' driving bank Shot
(4:12) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:10) N. Jokic 7' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
2324
(3:57) MISS K. Durant 11' fadeaway Shot
(3:56) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:49) B. Biyombo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (3:49) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
2424
+1 (3:49) M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
2524
(3:34) MISS K. Durant 9' fadeaway Shot
(3:32) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (3:24) A. Gordon driving Layup (2 PTS)
2724
(3:10) MISS K. Durant 7' driving floating Shot
(3:06) B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (3:05) B. Biyombo tip Layup (2 PTS)
2726
(2:50) DEN Timeout
(2:46) MISS B. Brown cutting Layup - blocked
(2:46) B. Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:46) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:46) B. Biyombo away-from-play personal FOUL (2 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)
+1 (2:46) K. Caldwell-Pope away-from-play Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)
2826
+3 (2:38) K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
3126
(2:26) MISS D. Booker 6' driving Layup - blocked
(2:26) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:26) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(2:16) T. Ross bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(2:16) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:12) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT running (15 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
3426
(1:53) MISS T. Ross 26' 3PT
(1:51) B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:39) N. Jokic 9' driving Layup (10 PTS)
3626
(1:26) MISS D. Booker 11' fadeaway Shot
(1:26) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(1:26) T. Craig loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (1:26) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3726
+1 (1:26) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
3826
(1:21) J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF)
(1:12) MISS T. Ross 16' pullup Shot
(1:10) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:01) MISS B. Brown 6' driving floating Shot
(0:59) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
+2 (0:58) N. Jokic putback Layup (12 PTS)
4026
(0:43) MISS C. Payne 13' driving floating Shot
(0:41) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (0:31) N. Jokic 6' driving Layup (14 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
4226
(0:17) MISS D. Booker 10' pullup Shot - blocked
(0:17) B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:15) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(0:15) T. Ross personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (0:15) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
4326
+1 (0:15) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
4426
(0:03) MISS D. Booker 13' pullup Shot
(0:00) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

PHX

125Points100

44-82(53.7%)Field Goal(%)38-79(48.1%)

8-22(36.4%)3-Point(%)11-28(39.3%)

29-31(93.5%)Free Throw(%)13-20(65.0%)

41(7)Rebounds(Offensive)29(2)

24Assists20

10Steals3

3Blocks5

10Turnovers14

22Fouls22

62Pts In The Paint46

19Fast Break Pts14

21Pts Off Turnovers17

28Bench Pts12

32Largest Lead3

Game Details

Thursday, May 11, 2023 · 10:00 PM

Footprint Center · Phoenix, AZ

attendance: 17,071 (100.0%)