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Durant has 30 points, Suns beat Nuggets for 4th straight win

AP
Apr 01, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) The Phoenix Suns are starting to string together some wins now that Kevin Durant is healthy.

Even so, they're far from a well-oiled machine.

Durant scored 30 points, Devin Booker added 27 and the Suns won their fourth straight game by beating the short-handed Denver Nuggets 100-93 on Friday night.

The Suns improved to 5-0 with Durant in the lineup despite nearly blowing a 27-point lead. Phoenix traded for the 13-time All-Star in a deadline deal back in February.

“I like how we played in the first half, but it was a bad second half for us," Durant said. “We just let our foot off the gas a little and they were playing extremely hard. ... We've just got to do a better job of sticking with it.”

The Nuggets rested a big chunk of their starting lineup, including reigning MVP Nikola Jokic, guards Jamal Murray and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and forward Michael Porter Jr. But they still showed fight after trailing 60-40 at halftime.

“I am immensely proud,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “You are down 27 points on the road, second half, second night in a row. Every reason just to roll over and play dead and get ready for Sunday at home. Guys just wouldn't do it.”

The Suns pushed their advantage to 27 midway through the third quarter, but the Nuggets pulled to 84-74 heading into the fourth quarter. Denver cut it to 97-93 in the final minute, but Josh Okogie nailed a corner 3 to seal it for the Suns. Okogie had 14 points on 5-of-8 shooting, including four 3-pointers, and Chris Paul had 13 assists.

Aaron Gordon had 26 points, nine rebounds and six assists to lead the Nuggets. Bruce Brown scored 16 points and Reggie Jackson had 13. The overmatched but feisty Nuggets got 22 points from the bench.

“It was our energy and our effort,” backup guard Peyton Watson said. “We know we were missing guys but that doesn’t change the culture here. We always want to play hard, get stops.”

Durant shot 11 of 15 from the field in a dominant performance two days after a rough shooting night in his home debut against Minnesota. The 34-year-old star has battled knee and ankle injuries over the past few months, but appears to be getting healthy as the Suns continue to cling to the No. 4 spot in the Western Conference playoff race.

The Suns scored just 16 points in the fourth quarter on Friday, but managed to hang on for the victory.

“We're trying to find that rhythm and trying to get wins at the same time,” Booker said.

KD ON CLARK

Part of the Suns' postgame chatter in the locker room had nothing to do with beating the Nuggets. Instead, Durant and Paul were discussing how good Caitlin Clark's been for Iowa in the women's NCAA Tournament.

Clark scored 41 points on Friday night to lead the Hawkeyes over top-ranked South Carolina 77-73.

“Incredible run that she's on,” Durant said. “She's playing phenomenal basketball, her team is rallying around her, so it's going to be a good championship game.”

TIP-INS

Nuggets: Ish Smith shot just 1 of 10 from the field. ... DeAndre Jordan had 12 rebounds.

Suns: Hosted a 64th straight sellout crowd. ... Bismack Biyombo blocked three shots.

UP NEXT

Nuggets: Host Golden State on Sunday night.

Suns: At Oklahoma City on Sunday night.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
20
PHO
Suns
32

Time		Play	Score
12:00		DeAndre Jordan vs. Deandre Ayton (Devin Booker gains possession)
11:39		Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot
11:34		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
11:23	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	2-0
11:05		Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second)
11:05	+1	Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1	2-1
11:00		Bruce Brown shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
11:00	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	2-2
11:00	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	2-3
10:46	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point floating jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	4-3
10:27	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	4-6
10:19		DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul)
10:19		DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul)
10:12		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Jordan steals)
10:02		Bruce Brown misses two point floating jump shot
10:00		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
9:52		Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:50		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
9:27		DeAndre Jordan misses two point jump shot
9:23		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
9:22	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip layup	6-6
9:04	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup	6-8
8:37	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	8-8
8:23	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving layup	8-10
8:09		Christian Braun misses three point jump shot
8:06		Reggie Jackson offensive rebound
7:58		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
7:58		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:58		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:58		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
7:56		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
7:47		Chris Paul misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:45		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
7:39		Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot
7:36		Devin Booker defensive rebound
7:33	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Devin Booker assists)	8-12
7:16		Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:14		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
7:13	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup	10-12
6:57		Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
6:55		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
6:51	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Christian Braun assists)	12-12
6:27	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	12-15
6:08		Devin Booker shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
6:08		Suns 60 second timeout
6:08		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
6:08		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:08	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	13-15
5:49	+3	Chris Paul makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	13-18
5:32		Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:29		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
5:14	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	13-20
5:00		Kevin Durant blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup
4:57		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
4:56		Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:53		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
4:45	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	15-20
4:45		Devin Booker shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
4:45		DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 1
4:42		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
4:29		Christian Braun misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:23		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
4:22	+2	DeAndre Jordan makes two point tip layup	17-20
4:14		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
4:12		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
4:08		Reggie Jackson misses three point running pullup jump shot
4:06		Suns defensive rebound
3:56	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point floating jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	17-22
3:39		Zeke Nnaji misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:38		Chris Paul defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (T.J. Warren assists)	17-24
3:21		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:56		Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
2:54		Devin Booker defensive rebound
2:39		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
2:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-25
2:39	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-26
2:28		Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot
2:25		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
2:10		Deandre Ayton misses two point turnaround hook shot
2:07		T.J. Warren offensive rebound
1:59	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point finger roll layup	17-28
1:52		Vlatko Cancar misses three point running jump shot
1:49		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
1:38		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
1:35		T.J. Warren offensive rebound
1:28		Peyton Watson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
1:18	+2	T.J. Warren makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	17-30
1:00		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
0:57		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
0:46		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Zeke Nnaji steals)
0:41		Peyton Watson turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Warren steals)
0:33		Bismack Biyombo misses two point dunk
0:30		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
0:30		Peyton Watson blocks Bismack Biyombo's two point layup
0:30		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
0:27	+2	Devin Booker makes two point layup (Bismack Biyombo assists)	17-32
0:06		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
0:04		Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound
0:04	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point putback layup	19-32
0:04		T.J. Warren shooting foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul)
0:04	+1	Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	20-32
0:00		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
20
PHO
Suns
28

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point hook shot	22-32
11:23		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
11:20		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
11:20		Bismack Biyombo misses two point tip layup
11:20		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
11:09		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
11:08		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
10:56		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
10:56	+1	Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-33
10:56		Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
10:54		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
10:33		T.J. Warren blocks Zeke Nnaji's three point jump shot
10:31		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
10:31		Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:10		Zeke Nnaji misses two point layup
10:08		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
9:59		Peyton Watson blocks Bismack Biyombo's two point layup
9:57		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
9:53		Peyton Watson misses two point running layup
9:51		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
9:45	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point running dunk (T.J. Warren assists)	22-35
9:33		Ish Smith misses two point driving layup
9:32		Suns defensive rebound
9:32		Ish Smith personal foul (Loose ball) (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
9:21		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:19		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
9:10		Ish Smith misses three point jump shot
9:07		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
8:58		Vlatko Cancar shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
8:58	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	22-36
8:58		Kevin Durant misses regular free throw 2 of 2
8:56		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
8:40	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot	24-36
8:29	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	24-38
8:10		Bismack Biyombo blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup
8:07		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
7:58		T.J. Warren misses two point driving floating jump shot
7:56		Ish Smith defensive rebound
7:50		Ish Smith turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals)
7:43		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
7:40		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
7:36		Cameron Payne personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul)
7:27	+2	Vlatko Cancar makes two point driving finger roll layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	26-38
7:27		Chris Paul shooting foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul)
7:27	+1	Vlatko Cancar makes regular free throw 1 of 1	27-38
7:06	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	27-40
6:54	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point stepback jump shot	30-40
6:35		Chris Paul misses three point jump shot
6:32		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
6:31		Bismack Biyombo misses two point tip layup
6:30		Christian Braun defensive rebound
6:11		Bismack Biyombo blocks Aaron Gordon's two point dunk
6:08		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
6:07	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup	32-40
6:02		Reggie Jackson personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
6:02		Suns 60 second timeout
5:53		Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second)
5:53	+1	Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1	32-41
5:47		Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
5:47	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	32-42
5:47	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	32-43
5:33		Reggie Jackson turnover (palming)
5:19		Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (DeAndre Jordan steals)
5:12		Peyton Watson misses two point running layup
5:10		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
4:57	+2	Devin Booker makes two point cutting layup (Chris Paul assists)	32-45
4:48	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point driving floating jump shot	34-45
4:42		Suns 60 second timeout
4:29	+3	Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	34-48
4:10		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
4:07		Josh Okogie defensive rebound
3:50		Josh Okogie misses two point pullup jump shot
3:47		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
3:41	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running reverse layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	36-48
3:29	+3	Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	36-51
3:13		Reggie Jackson misses three point pullup jump shot
3:10		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Josh Okogie makes two point cutting dunk (Chris Paul assists)	36-53
3:05		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:52		Torrey Craig personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
2:40		Torrey Craig blocks Aaron Gordon's two point fadeaway jump shot
2:36		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
2:15		Torrey Craig misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:14		Torrey Craig offensive rebound
2:13		DeAndre Jordan blocks Torrey Craig's two point putback layup
2:13		Suns offensive rebound
2:13		Christian Braun personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
2:13		Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:13		Suns offensive rebound
2:13	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	36-54
2:01		Josh Okogie shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
2:01		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:01		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:01		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
1:58		Josh Okogie defensive rebound
1:43	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot	36-56
1:23		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
1:23		DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:23		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:23	+1	DeAndre Jordan makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-56
1:12		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals)
1:09		Chris Paul shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
1:09		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
1:09		Nuggets offensive rebound
1:09	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-56
0:59	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	38-58
0:47		DeAndre Jordan misses two point cutting layup
0:45		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
0:43		Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals)
0:40	+2	Reggie Jackson makes two point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	40-58
0:33	+2	Chris Paul makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	40-60
0:10		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
0:06		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
0:01		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals)
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
34
PHO
Suns
24

Time		Play	Score
11:39		Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:36		DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound
11:35		DeAndre Jordan misses two point putback layup
11:33		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
11:22		DeAndre Jordan personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
11:19		Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot
11:15		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
11:11	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running layup	42-60
10:56	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	42-62
10:31		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
10:28		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
10:19	+3	Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	42-65
10:00	+2	Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	44-65
10:00		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
10:00	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 1	45-65
9:56	+3	Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	45-68
9:40		Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
9:37		Christian Braun offensive rebound
9:27		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
9:25		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
9:17		Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot
9:16		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
9:11		Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals)
9:03	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists)	45-70
9:03		Nuggets 60 second timeout
8:45		Reggie Jackson turnover (bad pass) (Deandre Ayton steals)
8:41		Devin Booker misses two point running pullup jump shot
8:37		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
8:21		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
8:19		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
8:12	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	45-72
7:53		Aaron Gordon misses two point pullup jump shot
7:51		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:46		Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot
7:45		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:45		Deandre Ayton personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul)
7:32		Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:30		Josh Okogie defensive rebound
7:19		Deandre Ayton misses two point floating jump shot
7:18		Suns offensive rebound
7:10		Chris Paul misses three point jump shot
7:07		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
7:04		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
7:04	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	46-72
7:04	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	47-72
6:51		Josh Okogie misses two point pullup jump shot
6:50		Christian Braun defensive rebound
6:41		Jump ball. Aaron Gordon vs. Josh Okogie (DeAndre Jordan gains possession)
6:37		Bruce Brown misses two point driving bank jump shot
6:37		Suns defensive rebound
6:28		Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals)
6:24	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk	49-72
6:09		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (DeAndre Jordan steals)
6:06		Bruce Brown misses two point running reverse layup
6:05		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
6:04	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point tip dunk	51-72
5:53		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
5:53		DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound
5:48		Chris Paul shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
5:48		Christian Braun misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:48		Nuggets offensive rebound
5:48	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	52-72
5:35	+3	Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	52-75
5:19	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot	55-75
5:09		Josh Okogie offensive foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
5:09		Josh Okogie turnover (offensive foul)
5:01		Aaron Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals)
4:58		Devin Booker turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
4:43		Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot
4:39		Chris Paul defensive rebound
4:31		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals)
4:26	+2	Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Reggie Jackson assists)	57-75
4:08		Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals)
4:05	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point running dunk (Aaron Gordon assists)	59-75
4:05		Suns 60 second timeout
3:45		Devin Booker misses two point driving dunk
3:43		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
3:40	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk	61-75
3:23		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
3:20		Reggie Jackson defensive rebound
3:14	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists)	64-75
2:49	+3	Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	64-78
2:29	+3	Peyton Watson makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	67-78
2:16		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:13		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
2:02		Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
2:02	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-78
2:02	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	69-78
1:49		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
1:47		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
1:41	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot	69-80
1:26	+3	Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	72-80
1:11		Cameron Payne misses two point driving finger roll layup
1:10		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
1:02		T.J. Warren misses two point stepback jump shot
0:59		Ish Smith defensive rebound
0:52		Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot
0:50		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
0:32		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
0:32	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-81
0:32	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	72-82
0:15		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
0:12		Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
0:12	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point tip layup	74-82
0:03	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists)	74-84
0:00		Ish Smith misses three point pullup jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
19
PHO
Suns
16

Time		Play	Score
11:42	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround jump shot (Terrence Ross assists)	74-86
11:23		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
11:21		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
11:06		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:02		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
10:52	+2	Ish Smith makes two point driving layup (Peyton Watson assists)	76-86
10:30		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
10:28		Ish Smith defensive rebound
10:22	+3	Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists)	79-86
10:08		Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot
10:06		Christian Braun defensive rebound
9:58	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup	81-86
9:42		Ish Smith blocks Terrence Ross's three point jump shot
9:39		Christian Braun defensive rebound
9:30		Vlatko Cancar turnover (bad pass) (T.J. Warren steals)
9:24	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point running layup (T.J. Warren assists)	81-88
9:05		Bismack Biyombo blocks Ish Smith's two point driving layup
9:04		Suns defensive rebound
8:55		Christian Braun shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
8:55	+1	Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 1 of 2	81-89
8:55	+1	Bismack Biyombo makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-90
8:39	+2	Zeke Nnaji makes two point reverse layup (Ish Smith assists)	83-90
8:16		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
8:16		Nuggets defensive rebound
7:59		Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Chris Paul steals)
7:52	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point running dunk (Terrence Ross assists)	83-92
7:33	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving layup (Ish Smith assists)	85-92
7:22		T.J. Warren misses three point jump shot
7:22		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
7:14		Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot
7:09		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
7:05		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
7:02		T.J. Warren offensive rebound
7:01		T.J. Warren misses two point tip layup
6:59		Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound
6:51		Vlatko Cancar misses two point finger roll layup
6:49		Chris Paul defensive rebound
6:48		T.J. Warren turnover (traveling)
6:48		Suns 60 second timeout
6:38		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
6:34		Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
6:31		Zeke Nnaji turnover (bad pass) (Terrence Ross steals)
6:09		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
6:08		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
5:45	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot	87-92
5:24	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point stepback jump shot	87-94
5:03		Bruce Brown misses two point driving bank jump shot
5:02		Chris Paul defensive rebound
5:02		Bruce Brown technical foul
5:02	+1	Kevin Durant makes technical free throw 1 of 1	87-95
4:52		Chris Paul turnover (traveling)
4:36		Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot
4:34		Torrey Craig defensive rebound
4:19		Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot
4:18		Suns offensive rebound
4:18		Suns 60 second timeout
4:15		Chris Paul turnover (bad pass) (Reggie Jackson steals)
4:11	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point running alley-oop dunk (Reggie Jackson assists)	89-95
3:56		Bruce Brown personal foul (Chris Paul draws the foul)
3:45		Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
3:45		Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 1 of 2
3:45		Suns offensive rebound
3:45		Deandre Ayton misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:43		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
3:27		Aaron Gordon misses two point driving layup
3:26		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
3:24	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot	91-95
3:06		Aaron Gordon blocks Deandre Ayton's two point layup
3:05		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
3:04		Deandre Ayton misses two point layup
3:04		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
3:00		Kevin Durant blocks Bruce Brown's two point running layup
3:00		Suns defensive rebound
2:38		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
2:34		Josh Okogie offensive rebound
2:27		Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot
2:26		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
2:21		Reggie Jackson misses three point running jump shot
2:18		Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound
2:17		Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot
2:13		Chris Paul defensive rebound
1:55	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup (Chris Paul assists)	91-97
1:55		Nuggets 60 second timeout
1:39		Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
1:27		Chris Paul misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:25		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
1:18		Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot
1:16		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
1:16	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup	93-97
0:55		Bruce Brown personal foul (Deandre Ayton draws the foul)
0:45	+3	Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	93-100
0:36		Peyton Watson misses two point driving reverse layup
0:34		Chris Paul defensive rebound
0:13		Chris Paul misses three point stepback jump shot
0:13		Josh Okogie offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Josh Okogie offensive rebound