01Box score
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 8-18 | 5-10 | 3-3 | +16 |
| Cameron Johnson | 35 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 3-6 | 2-2 | +11 |
| Nikola Jokic | 31 | 26 | 9 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 7-7 | 2-2 | 10-11 | +16 |
| Peyton Watson | 28 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 4-4 | +17 |
| Spencer Jones | 27 | 16 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +9 |
| Bruce Brown | 27 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 27 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | +10 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | 15 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Curtis Jones | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jalen Pickett | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Hunter Tyson | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Team | 130 | 40 | 36 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 44-76 | 22-38 | 20-21 |
Phoenix Suns
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 35 | 24 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 0-4 | 14-15 | -16 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 32 | 8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0-3 | -1 |
| Royce O'Neale | 29 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-13 | 3-10 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Collin Gillespie | 29 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | -23 |
| Dillon Brooks | 28 | 27 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 10-18 | 2-6 | 5-6 | -16 |
| Grayson Allen | 26 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-11 | 2-7 | 0-0 | -5 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 15 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-3 | 0-0 | -8 |
| Jamaree Bouyea | 15 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +7 |
| Nigel Hayes | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -7 |
| Nick Richards | 7 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -11 |
| Rasheer Fleming | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Koby Brea | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Khaman Maluach | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| Team | 112 | 32 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 39-88 | 14-42 | 20-26 |
02Top performers
Pre-game matchup: edges and tale of the tape
03Where the edges are
Nuggets edges
No clear mismatch in Denver's favor.
Suns edges
No clear mismatch in Phoenix's favor.
Key battles
- Denver's offense protects the ball (3rd), but Phoenix's defense forces turnovers (3rd). Watch the turnovers.
04Tale of the tape
| DEN | Rank | Stat | Rank | PHX |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 123.4 | 1st | Offensive rating | 16th | 116.5 |
| 118.2 | 21st | Defensive rating | 10th | 115.0 |
| +5.2 | 7th | Net rating | 15th | +1.5 |
| 97.7 | 20th | Pace | 24th | 96.3 |
| 57.7 | 1st | Effective FG % | 19th | 53.7 |
| 10.9 | 3rd | Turnover % | 12th | 12.0 |
| 23.6 | 24th | Offensive rebound % | 7th | 28.9 |
| 23.7 | 4th | Free throw rate | 28th | 17.6 |
| 54.3 | 14th | Opponent eFG % | 10th | 54.1 |
| 10.0 | 30th | Forced turnover % | 3rd | 13.9 |
| 75.3 | 7th | Defensive rebound % | 27th | 71.9 |
| 19.6 | 10th | Opponent FT rate | 22nd | 21.7 |