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Paul makes 7 3s, Suns beat Nuggets for 7th straight win

AP
Apr 07, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) Chris Paul made a career-high seven 3-pointers and the Phoenix Suns won their season-best seventh game in a row, holding off the short-handed Denver Nuggets 119-115 on Thursday night.

Kevin Durant added six 3s and led the Suns with 29 points in 40 minutes, while Paul scored 25. Durant also had seven rebounds as the Suns improved to 8-0 with the 13-time All-Star in their lineup. But it wasn't easy even though the Nuggets were missing all five normal starters.

Devin Booker made just 3 of 12 shots, but still scored 15 as he was 8 for 8 from the free throw line. Booker also had eight assists, while Deandre Ayton scored 16 points and reserve Torrey Craig had 11 for the Suns (45-35), who made 17 3-pointers to eight for Denver.

“It was a weird game, sort of up and down,” Paul said. “I think every game we play is still a learning experience.”

Paul’s final 3-pointer of the night with 3:07 to play made it 114-107, the biggest lead of the night for either team at that point. Paul made 7 of 12 from behind the arc.

“I should have made more,” Paul said. “That's why these games are important. This is a new way, I never really played with guys getting doubled like this. You need to use these games.”

Durant said: “We just need CP to read the game like he has since college, high school. Whatever the game tells him to do, he's going to go out there and do it.”

As for playing 40 minutes, Durant was glad to get that opportunity.

“I felt good, but it's always good to log in to late-game minutes,” he said. "Forty is a number I love; I like to hover around that number. We had to make some meaningful plays in the fourth so it was good for us.”

Bruce Brown led Denver (52-28) with 31 points on 11-of-18 shooting. Reggie Jackson had 20 points and six assists, Christian Braun had 15 points, Jeff Green scored 14 and DeAndre Jordan had 12 points and 11 rebounds.

Nikola Jokic had missed three games with a calf injury before returning to play 25 minutes in Tuesday’s loss to Houston. He was sidelined again Thursday, as were Aaron Gordon (right shoulder), Michael Porter Jr. (left heel), Jamal Murray (right thumb) and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (illness).

Nuggets coach Michael Malone was pleased that his team gave the full-strength Suns a game all the way.

“I am happy and almost a little (ticked) because I thought we should have won,” Malone said. "Our guys fought, competed, played their hearts out and gave us a chance to win.

“If you take away the 3-point line I think our defense was pretty good for most of the night.”

MANAGING THE WORKLOAD

The Nuggets clinched the No. 1 seed in the West on Wednesday when Memphis lost to New Orleans. They’re also dealing with enough injuries that the entire starting five was out Thursday.

Two-time MVP Jokic is averaging 24.8 points, 11.9 rebounds and 9.8 assists.

“We’re just trying to be smart about managing those injuries as we move forward,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said before the game. “Speaking to the players individually and speaking to our training staff, having played 79-80 games to this point, those guys have been dealing with these injuries for a while. We want to be smart about what kind of positions we put them in.”

The Suns also are locked in to the No. 4 seed, but with Durant having so few games with his new Suns teammates, Williams is trying to strike a balance with what’s best for everyone entering the postseason.

“I think we have to try to use these games to get guys to a place that we think is comfortable for them,” Williams said.

NOTES

The Suns were without G T.J. Warren (illness). ... Thursday’s crowd of 17,071 at the Footprint Center was the 66th sellout in a row with one regular-season home game remaining. ... Phoenix won three of the four games between the teams this season.

Nuggets: At Utah Saturday.

Suns: At Los Angeles Lakers on Friday. ---

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
25
PHO
Suns
27

Time		Play	Score
12:00		DeAndre Jordan vs. Deandre Ayton (Peyton Watson gains possession)
11:39		Peyton Watson misses two point dunk
11:39		Nuggets offensive rebound
11:39		Peyton Watson turnover (offensive goaltending)
11:20		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
11:18		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
11:13		Reggie Jackson misses two point running pullup jump shot
11:11		Christian Braun offensive rebound
11:00		Josh Okogie shooting foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	1-0
11:00	+1	Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-0
10:40		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
10:38		Nuggets defensive rebound
10:21		Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:19		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:12		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
10:09		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
10:08		Deandre Ayton misses two point tip layup
10:06		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
9:48	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving layup	4-0
9:22	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot	4-3
9:11		Devin Booker personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
9:04		Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals)
8:47	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot (Josh Okogie assists)	4-5
8:29	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	6-5
8:09		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
8:06		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
8:01		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Peyton Watson draws the foul)
8:01		Peyton Watson misses regular free throw 1 of 2
8:01		Nuggets offensive rebound
8:01	+1	Peyton Watson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	7-5
7:50		Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
7:46		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
7:42		Chris Paul blocks Christian Braun's two point running jump shot
7:42		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:36		Peyton Watson misses three point stepback jump shot
7:32		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
7:22		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
7:22	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	7-6
7:22		Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:20		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
7:05		Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals)
7:02	+2	Josh Okogie makes two point running dunk	7-8
6:44		Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot
6:42		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
6:34	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	7-10
6:28		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:16	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)	9-10
5:59		Christian Braun personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
5:48	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot	9-12
5:27		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
5:24		Devin Booker defensive rebound
5:18		Devin Booker misses two point running layup
5:16		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
5:04		DeAndre Jordan turnover (traveling)
4:39	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving finger roll layup	9-14
4:19		Peyton Watson misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
4:14		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
4:06		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
4:03		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
3:58	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point dunk (Peyton Watson assists)	11-14
3:52		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul)
3:52		Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:52		Suns offensive rebound
3:52	+1	Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	11-15
3:39		Cameron Payne personal foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
3:31		Torrey Craig shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
3:31	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	12-15
3:31	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
3:12	+3	Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	13-18
2:57	+2	Ish Smith makes two point driving hook shot	15-18
2:42		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
2:38		Ish Smith defensive rebound
2:32		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
2:29		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
2:08		Torrey Craig misses two point turnaround jump shot
2:05		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
2:03		Bismack Biyombo turnover (lost ball) (Reggie Jackson steals)
1:57		Cameron Payne personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
1:57		Suns 60 second timeout
1:57	+1	Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2	16-18
1:57	+1	Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-18
1:47	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)	17-20
1:32		Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Cameron Payne steals)
1:23	+3	Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Torrey Craig assists)	17-23
1:08	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point pullup jump shot (Zeke Nnaji assists)	20-23
0:55		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
0:53		Nuggets defensive rebound
0:38	+3	Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	23-23
0:35		Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:35	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	23-24
0:35	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	23-25
0:30	+2	Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	25-25
0:07		Vlatko Cancar blocks Landry Shamet's two point driving floating jump shot
0:07		Suns offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Payne assists)	25-27
0:00		Ish Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
30
PHO
Suns
29

Time		Play	Score
11:46		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals)
11:43	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point running alley-oop layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	27-27
11:15	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	27-29
10:59		Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals)
10:53		Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot
10:50		Jeff Green defensive rebound
10:44	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving layup	29-29
10:26		Torrey Craig misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
10:22		Jock Landale offensive rebound
10:22	+2	Jock Landale makes two point tip layup	29-31
10:12		Zeke Nnaji misses two point layup
10:11		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
10:03		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals)
9:48	+3	Jeff Green makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	32-31
9:26	+3	Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	32-34
9:18		Nuggets 60 second timeout
9:13		Ish Smith misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:11		Chris Paul defensive rebound
9:04		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals)
9:00	+2	Jeff Green makes two point running dunk	34-34
8:35		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals)
8:26	+2	Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot (Jeff Green assists)	36-34
8:07	+2	Terrence Ross makes two point pullup jump shot (Jock Landale assists)	36-36
7:49		Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
7:37	+3	Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot	36-39
7:18		Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot
7:15		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
7:05		Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot
7:03		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
6:51		Ish Wainright personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
6:40		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
6:37		Chris Paul defensive rebound
6:27		Chris Paul misses three point jump shot
6:27		Christian Braun defensive rebound
6:20	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Christian Braun assists)	38-39
6:05		Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot
6:02		Ish Smith defensive rebound
5:58		Ish Wainright shooting foul (Ish Smith draws the foul)
5:58	+1	Ish Smith makes regular free throw 1 of 2	39-39
5:58		Ish Smith misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:56		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
5:40		Peyton Watson personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
5:28	+3	Terrence Ross makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	39-42
5:10	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup	41-42
4:58		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
4:56		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:52	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Bruce Brown assists)	43-42
4:39		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
4:37		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:31	+2	Christian Braun makes two point cutting dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	45-42
4:31		Suns 60 second timeout
4:20		Deandre Ayton misses two point hook shot
4:19		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
4:17	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround hook shot	45-44
4:01		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
3:58		Josh Okogie defensive rebound
3:52	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	45-47
3:38		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
3:35		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
3:19	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point hook shot	45-49
3:09	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ish Smith assists)	47-49
2:47		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
2:46		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
2:33		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
2:30		Chris Paul defensive rebound
2:24		Devin Booker misses two point running jump shot
2:22		Ish Smith defensive rebound
2:16		Christian Braun turnover (traveling)
2:01	+3	Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	47-52
1:42	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup (DeAndre Jordan assists)	49-52
1:28		Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul)
1:28	+1	Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-53
1:28	+1	Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2	49-54
1:03	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup	51-54
0:57		Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup
0:55		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
0:50		Peyton Watson misses two point running layup
0:48		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
0:48	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point tip dunk	53-54
0:39		Bruce Brown personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	53-55
0:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	53-56
0:33		Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot
0:30		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
0:23		Reggie Jackson misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:22		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
0:22	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip layup	55-56
0:02		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
31
PHO
Suns
33

Time		Play	Score
11:50		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
11:45		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
11:27	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	58-56
11:14	+3	Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	58-59
10:50		Reggie Jackson misses three point stepback jump shot
10:46		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:26		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
10:23	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (Peyton Watson assists)	60-59
10:09	+3	Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	60-62
9:45		Josh Okogie blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving floating jump shot
9:45		Nuggets offensive rebound
9:45		Josh Okogie kicked ball violation
9:36		Deandre Ayton blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving floating jump shot
9:33		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
9:29	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot	62-62
9:18	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	62-65
8:56		Reggie Jackson misses two point pullup jump shot
8:51		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
8:51	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip layup	64-65
8:39		Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot
8:36		Josh Okogie offensive rebound
8:34	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists)	64-67
8:15		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:11		Christian Braun offensive rebound
8:10		Deandre Ayton blocks Christian Braun's two point reverse layup
8:10		Chris Paul defensive rebound
8:08		DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
8:08		Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 1 of 1
8:08		Suns offensive rebound
7:56	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point pullup bank jump shot	64-70
7:45		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
7:45	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	65-70
7:45	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-70
7:31		Josh Okogie turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
7:18	+3	Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	69-70
7:03	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Booker assists)	69-72
6:45	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists)	71-72
6:29		Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
6:26		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
6:21		Peyton Watson turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
6:21		Suns 60 second timeout
6:13		Christian Braun shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul)
6:13		Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:13		Suns offensive rebound
6:13		Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 2 of 2
6:10		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
5:57		Christian Braun turnover (traveling)
5:44		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
5:40	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running layup	73-72
5:28	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point turnaround jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	73-74
5:05	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving floating jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	75-74
4:52		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
4:49		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:43	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point driving layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	77-74
4:25		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
4:21		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:05	+3	Christian Braun makes three point pullup jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	80-74
3:46		Chris Paul misses three point jump shot
3:42		Christian Braun defensive rebound
3:38		Bruce Brown misses three point running jump shot
3:34		Josh Okogie defensive rebound
3:30		Reggie Jackson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
3:20	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point hook shot (Devin Booker assists)	80-76
2:54		Devin Booker shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
2:54		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:54	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-76
2:54		Christian Braun misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:51		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
2:40	+2	Landry Shamet makes two point driving layup (Devin Booker assists)	81-78
2:18		Ish Smith misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
2:15		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
2:00	+3	Terrence Ross makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	81-81
1:35	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving layup (Ish Smith assists)	83-81
1:20	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup (Landry Shamet assists)	83-83
1:07		Torrey Craig shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
1:07	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-83
1:07		Jeff Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:05		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
0:52		Ish Smith shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:52	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-84
0:52	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-85
0:41		Zeke Nnaji offensive foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul)
0:41		Zeke Nnaji turnover (offensive foul)
0:34		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:34	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	84-86
0:34	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	84-87
0:18	+2	Ish Smith makes two point driving finger roll layup	86-87
0:00		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
0:00	+1	Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	86-88
0:00	+1	Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	86-89
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
29
PHO
Suns
30

Time		Play	Score
11:46	+2	Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	88-89
11:23		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:19		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
11:01	+3	Jeff Green makes three point pullup jump shot	91-89
10:32	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	91-91
10:16	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting layup (Ish Smith assists)	93-91
9:59	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	93-93
9:42		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
9:38		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
9:29		Chris Paul misses three point pullup jump shot
9:25		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
9:20		Zeke Nnaji offensive foul (Terrence Ross draws the foul)
9:20		Zeke Nnaji turnover (offensive foul)
9:08		Vlatko Cancar blocks Terrence Ross's three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
9:03		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
9:01	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving bank hook shot	95-93
9:01		Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
9:01	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 1	96-93
8:46		Bismack Biyombo misses two point hook shot
8:44		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
8:43		Bismack Biyombo misses two point bank hook shot
8:43		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
8:34	+3	Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	99-93
8:19		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
8:19	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	99-94
8:19	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	99-95
8:02		Ish Smith misses two point driving layup
7:58		Chris Paul defensive rebound
7:57	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point running pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	99-98
7:30		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
7:30		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:30		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
7:22		Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
7:22		Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul)
7:09		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
7:05		Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
7:00		Devin Booker shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
7:00	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	100-98
7:00	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	101-98
6:43	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	101-100
6:30	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ish Smith assists)	103-100
6:12	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists)	103-102
6:12		Nuggets 60 second timeout
5:58		Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
5:55		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
5:38		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
5:38	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	103-103
5:38	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	103-104
5:23	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot	105-104
4:56	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot	105-106
4:30	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point fadeaway jump shot	107-106
4:10	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	107-109
3:58		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
3:54		Suns defensive rebound
3:40		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
3:40	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 1 of 2	107-110
3:40	+1	Deandre Ayton makes regular free throw 2 of 2	107-111
3:20		Peyton Watson misses two point driving bank jump shot
3:18		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
3:13		Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot
3:09		Chris Paul offensive rebound
3:08	+3	Chris Paul makes three point jump shot	107-114
3:07		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:46		Torrey Craig blocks Bruce Brown's two point pullup jump shot
2:46		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:45		Reggie Jackson misses two point fadeaway jump shot
2:41		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
2:28	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	107-116
2:13		Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup
2:09		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
2:06	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup	109-116
1:43		Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot
1:39		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:28	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point pullup jump shot	111-116
1:09	+3	Chris Paul makes three point pullup jump shot (Torrey Craig assists)	111-119
0:48		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
0:48	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	112-119
0:48	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	113-119
0:39		Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
0:36		Torrey Craig shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
0:36	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	114-119
0:36	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	115-119
0:11		Chris Paul misses three point pullup bank jump shot
0:08		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
0:06		Kevin Durant blocks Jeff Green's three point running pullup jump shot
0:04		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
0:04		Christian Braun personal foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul)
0:00		End of period

Christian Braun personal foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul)