| team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 | 39 | 30 | 28 | 125 | |
| 35 | 22 | 38 | 28 | 123 |
/ By Quarter
Nuggets edge Suns 125-123 behind N. Jokić's 23 points
Playing on the road, the Nuggets took down the Suns 125-123. A 17-point edge in the second quarter proved to be the difference.
N. Jokić paced the winners with 23 points, 17 rebounds and 17 assists for a triple-double, earning a 10.0 game grade. For the Suns, R. O'Neale countered with 17 points, 5 rebounds and 3 assists (8.9 grade) in a losing effort.
The Suns scored 9 unanswered points in the third quarter; the lead changed hands 9 times.
Beyond the scoreline, they won the paint battle 58-36.
Denver Nuggets
N. Jokić23 PTS, 17 REB, 17 AST
Largest lead: 10 pts
Phoenix Suns
D. Booker22 PTS, 3 REB, 8 AST
Largest lead: 7 pts
/ Comparison
248
Est. Pace
248
Total Points
DEN 38-37 PHX
Bench Points
DEN 30-37 PHX
Free Throw Att.
/ Keep exploring
Restricted Area
68.2%
30/44
Paint (non-RA)
45.2%
19/42
Mid-Range
41.7%
5/12
3-Point
38.0%
30/79
Score Flow (cumulative differential)
/ Highlights
Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Murray 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Johnson 1 AST)
11-10Lead change! PHX takes the lead - C. Gillespie 26' 3PT step back (8 PTS) (R. O'Neale 1 AST)
11-13Lead change! DEN takes the lead - B. Brown 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokić 7 AST)
50-49PHX goes on a 12-0 run
94-95Lead change! PHX takes the lead - K. Maluach Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
94-95Lead change! DEN takes the lead - C. Johnson 3PT (12 PTS) (T. Hardaway Jr. 1 AST)
97-95Lead change! PHX takes the lead - G. Allen 10' driving floating Jump Shot (19 PTS)
97-99Lead change! DEN takes the lead - B. Brown driving reverse Layup (7 PTS) (T. Hardaway Jr. 2 AST)
105-104Lead change! PHX takes the lead - O. Ighodaro cutting DUNK (12 PTS) (G. Allen 3 AST)
105-106Lead change! DEN takes the lead - J. Murray 3PT step back (15 PTS)
108-106R. O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
120-116N. Jokić Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
121-117D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
121-118J. Green driving finger roll Layup (21 PTS) (D. Booker 8 AST)
121-121J. Murray 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (21 PTS)
123-121Season records
Grade = Hollinger Game Score normalized to 0-10 (5.0 is neutral; sub-15-minute stints regress toward 5.0)
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||||
#23 SF | 32:40 | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4-9 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | -12 | 7.3 |
#32 PF | 26:13 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5-9 | 1-1 | 5-10 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -6 | 7.4 |
#15 3DEFF C | 35:25 | 23 | 17 | 17 | 9-16 | 0-1 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -5 | 10.0 |
#0 SG | 32:27 | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 6.8 |
#27 PG | 37:56 | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7-18 | 3-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 7.8 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
#10 - | 22:48 | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6-12 | 4-8 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 7.7 |
#21 - | 21:47 | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +8 | 5.5 |
#11 - | 22:38 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | +6 | 6.7 |
#3 - | 08:04 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 5.7 |
| DNP: D. Holmes II, C. Jones, T. Jones, Z. Nnaji, J. Pickett, J. Valančiūnas, D. Roddy, K. Simpson, P. Watson | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | - | 125 | 50 | 35 | 45-88 51% | 13-32 41% | 22-30 73% | 2 | 2 | 9 | 27 | - | - |
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Starters | |||||||||||||
#4 SF | 29:06 | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 6-8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +9 | 8.3 |
#00 PF | 28:08 | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5-8 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +10 | 8.9 |
#11 C | 33:41 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6-7 | 0-0 | 3-7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -7 | 7.7 |
#1 SG | 34:41 | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5-14 | 1-4 | 11-13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 8.8 |
#12 PG | 27:17 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 6.6 |
| Bench | |||||||||||||
#10 - | 10:50 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 5.8 |
#23 - | 26:24 | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +1 | 6.4 |
#8 - | 23:11 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8-19 | 5-12 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -16 | 8.2 |
#20 LOW - | 23:08 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0-6 | 0-4 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 4.8 |
#17 - | 03:31 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5.0 |
| DNP: K. Brea, D. Brooks, A. Coffey, R. Dunn, H. Highsmith, C. Huntley, I. Livers, M. Williams | |||||||||||||
| TEAM | - | 123 | 41 | 24 | 39-89 44% | 17-47 36% | 28-37 76% | 6 | 5 | 3 | 20 | - | - |
PHXSUB out: D. Booker
PHXSUB out: K. Maluach
DENSUB out: N. Jokić
PHXSUB in: O. Ighodaro
PHXSUB in: C. Gillespie
DENSUB in: B. Brown
Period Start
PHXMISS G. Allen 28' 3PT
DENJ. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. 27' pullup 3PT
PHXR. Fleming REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
PHXO. Ighodaro cutting Layup (8 PTS) (J. Goodwin 2 AST)
DENT. Hardaway Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Ighodaro 1 FT)
PHXMISS O. Ighodaro Free Throw 1 of 1
DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
DENJ. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
PHXC. Gillespie STEAL (1 STL)
DENS. Jones personal FOUL (5 PF)
PHXG. Allen 10' driving floating Jump Shot (19 PTS)
PHXO. Ighodaro shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
DENJ. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)
DENJ. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)
PHXMISS C. Gillespie 25' step back 3PT
PHXO. Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
PHXO. Ighodaro tip DUNK (10 PTS)
PHXR. Fleming personal FOUL (2 PF) (Johnson 2 FT)
DENC. Johnson Free Throw 1 of 2 (13 PTS)
DENC. Johnson Free Throw 2 of 2 (14 PTS)
PHXMISS G. Allen 6' driving Layup
DENC. Johnson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
DENMISS C. Johnson 26' running pullup 3PT
PHXJ. Goodwin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
DENB. Brown shooting personal FOUL (4 PF) (Fleming 2 FT)
PHXR. Fleming Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
PHXR. Fleming Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
DENS. Jones cutting Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
PHXMISS R. Fleming 26' 3PT
DENB. Brown REBOUND (Off:2 Def:7)
DENMISS J. Murray 10' pullup Shot
PHXR. Fleming REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
PHXMISS G. Allen running Layup - blocked
DENC. Johnson BLOCK (1 BLK)
PHXG. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
DENC. Johnson shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Fleming 2 FT)
PHXMISS R. Fleming Free Throw 1 of 2
PHXTEAM offensive REBOUND
PHXR. Fleming Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
DENB. Brown driving reverse Layup (7 PTS) (T. Hardaway Jr. 2 AST)
PHXO. Ighodaro cutting DUNK (12 PTS) (G. Allen 3 AST)
DENJ. Murray 3PT step back (15 PTS)
DENJ. Murray kicked ball VIOLATION
PHXSUB out: J. Goodwin
PHXSUB in: D. Booker
PHXMISS R. Fleming driving floating Shot
DENS. Jones REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
DENJ. Murray cutting Layup (17 PTS) (B. Brown 3 AST)
PHXG. Allen driving Layup (21 PTS)
DENMISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PT
PHXG. Allen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
PHXMISS G. Allen 29' running pullup 3PT
DENS. Jones REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
DENB. Brown driving Hook (9 PTS)
PHXPHX Timeout
PHXSUB out: G. Allen
PHXSUB out: C. Gillespie
PHXSUB out: R. Fleming
DENSUB out: S. Jones
DENSUB out: C. Johnson
DENSUB out: J. Murray
PHXSUB in: J. Green
PHXSUB in: R. O'Neale
PHXSUB in: J. Goodwin
DENSUB in: A. Gordon
DENSUB in: N. Jokić
DENSUB in: C. Braun
PHXMISS J. Goodwin 3PT
DENT. Hardaway Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
DENMISS T. Hardaway Jr. driving Layup
DENN. Jokić REBOUND (Off:3 Def:12)
DENMISS N. Jokić Layup - blocked
PHXR. O'Neale BLOCK (3 BLK)
DENA. Gordon REBOUND (Off:5 Def:0)
DENA. Gordon traveling TURNOVER (2 TO)
PHXMISS D. Booker 20' step back Shot
DENN. Jokić REBOUND (Off:3 Def:13)
DENMISS A. Gordon 15' Jump Shot
PHXO. Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
DENC. Braun shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Ighodaro 2 FT)
PHXMISS O. Ighodaro Free Throw 1 of 2
PHXTEAM offensive REBOUND
DENDEN Timeout
DENSUB out: T. Hardaway Jr.
DENSUB out: B. Brown
DENSUB in: J. Murray
DENSUB in: C. Johnson
PHXMISS O. Ighodaro Free Throw 2 of 2
DENA. Gordon REBOUND (Off:5 Def:1)
DENJ. Murray 13' pullup Jump Shot (19 PTS) (N. Jokić 16 AST)
DENA. Gordon take personal FOUL (3 PF) (Ighodaro 2 FT)
PHXMISS O. Ighodaro Free Throw 1 of 2
PHXTEAM offensive REBOUND
PHXO. Ighodaro Free Throw 2 of 2 (13 PTS)
DENMISS N. Jokić 26' pullup 3PT
PHXJ. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
PHXMISS J. Green 8' pullup Shot
DENN. Jokić REBOUND (Off:3 Def:14)
DENA. Gordon 3PT (15 PTS) (N. Jokić 17 AST)
DENC. Johnson personal FOUL (3 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (15 PTS)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
PHXR. O'Neale personal FOUL (4 PF)
PHXJ. Goodwin shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)
DENMISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
DENTEAM offensive REBOUND
DENA. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (16 PTS)
DENA. Gordon take personal FOUL (4 PF) (Ighodaro 2 FT)
PHXO. Ighodaro Free Throw 1 of 2 (14 PTS)
PHXO. Ighodaro Free Throw 2 of 2 (15 PTS)
DENMISS J. Murray 25' 3PT
PHXO. Ighodaro REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
DENC. Braun shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (17 PTS)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (18 PTS)
DENN. Jokić 8' driving Hook (20 PTS) (J. Murray 5 AST)
DENC. Johnson personal FOUL (4 PF) (O'Neale 2 FT)
PHXR. O'Neale Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)
PHXR. O'Neale Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)
PHXD. Booker shooting personal FOUL (3 PF) (Jokić 2 FT)
DENN. Jokić Free Throw 1 of 2 (21 PTS)
DENMISS N. Jokić Free Throw 2 of 2
PHXJ. Goodwin REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
DENC. Johnson personal FOUL (5 PF) (Booker 2 FT)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (19 PTS)
PHXD. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (20 PTS)
DENMISS N. Jokić 10' floating Shot
PHXR. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
PHXJ. Green driving finger roll Layup (21 PTS) (D. Booker 8 AST)
DENJ. Murray 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (21 PTS)
PHXD. Booker 10' pullup Jump Shot (22 PTS)
DENDEN Timeout
DENSUB out: C. Braun
DENSUB in: T. Hardaway Jr.
DENN. Jokić 11' floating Jump Shot (23 PTS) (J. Murray 6 AST)
PHXPHX Timeout
PHXSUB out: O. Ighodaro
PHXSUB out: J. Goodwin
DENSUB out: C. Johnson
DENSUB out: J. Murray
PHXSUB in: C. Gillespie
PHXSUB in: G. Allen
DENSUB in: C. Braun
DENSUB in: B. Brown
PHXMISS D. Booker 25' 3PT
PHXR. O'Neale REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
Period End
Game End