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Jokic, Nuggets rout Suns 126-97 for 12th straight home win
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic had 21 points, 18 rebounds and nine assists before sitting out the fourth quarter and the Denver Nuggets won their 12th straight home game, routing the weary and short-handed Phoenix Suns 126-97 on Wednesday night.
Bones Hyland added 21 points and Jamal Murray had 16 to help the Nuggets win for the 14th time in 17 games. They reached the halfway point of the season tied with Memphis for the Western Conference lead.
''But we're not satisfied,'' said Hyland, who hit five of Denver's 15 3-pointers.
A night after winning at Golden State despite missing four starters and six rotation players, the Suns ran out of gas playing a back-to-back at altitude while dressing 10 players.
Torrey Craig scored 16 points and Josh Okogie added 14 points and nine rebounds for the Suns. They have dropped 10 of 12.
''They posted up Jokic early and just flattened us out (defensively),'' Suns coach Monty Williams said. ''And he does a really good job of finding the open man or scoring.''
Phoenix started the second quarter with an 8-second violation and things only got worse. Hyland hit all four of his 3s in the period, Jokic had a rebound and put-back using only one hand and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit his fourth 3 in the half without a miss as Denver built a 23-point lead.
''I feel like whoever gets the ball and they're open, it's a made shot,'' Hyland said. ''I feel like we're so connected right now.''
Jokic had nine points and nine rebounds in the third quarter as the lead stretched to 31 points. The two-time reigning MVP rested in the fourth instead of pursuing his 12th triple-double of the season against the overwhelmed Suns.
Phoenix remained without Devin Booker (groin), Chris Paul (hip), Deandre Ayton (ankle), Cameron Johnson (knee), Landry Shamet (hip) and Cameron Payne (foot), and also is without Jae Crowder.
Guard Saben Lee, a Phoenix area product, signed a 10-day contract before the game and scored eight points.
''It's good to have another body down there,'' Williams said. ''When I look down there and see more coaches than players, I'm like ... this is ... yeah, I'll stop there.''
The absences soured the rematch of the Christmas night overtime thriller won by the Nuggets behind Jokic's 41-point triple-double and Aaron Gordon's power dunk over Shamet.
The Nuggets have faced depleted teams in their last three games. Cleveland rested Donovan Mitchell on Friday and the LeBron James didn't play for the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.
BACK-TO-BACK BLUES
Williams was unhappy playing consecutive nights in San Francisco and Denver. It involved moving ahead one time zone, dealing with the lengthy drive from Denver's airport to downtown and adjusting to the mile-high altitude.
Nuggets coach Michael Malone called it ''the toughest back-to-back in the business.''
At least ESPN picked up the game and moved the tipoff back an hour.
''When you fly two hours and have to drive 30-40 minutes, that's a lot on any team,'' Williams said.
TIP-INS
Suns: Their 22 losses are four more than all of last season. ... Williams had no update on Paul's injury. Williams said Johnson has begun playing ''a little bit of 1-on-1.''
Nuggets: Murray rolled his ankle in the second half, but Malone doesn't expect him to miss time. ... Jokic made 10 of 15 shots, marking the 31st straight game he's shot 50% or better from the field. ... Denver scored at least 120 points for the fourth straight game and is 19-1 when scoring that many this season. ... Denver, which is 18-3 at home, last won 12 straight at Ball Arena in the 2018-19 season.
UP NEXT
Suns: At Minnesota on Friday night.
Nuggets: At the Los Angeles Clippers on Friday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Bismack Biyombo vs. Nikola Jokic (Jamal Murray gains possession) | ||
| 11:40 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 0-2 |
| 11:25 |  | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point cutting dunk (Duane Washington Jr. assists) | 2-2 |
| 11:26 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 11:21 | | Jump ball. Bismack Biyombo vs. Nikola Jokic (Duane Washington Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:04 | | Dario Saric misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 11:02 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 10:59 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running dunk (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 2-4 |
| 10:49 | | +2 | Bismack Biyombo makes two point floating jump shot (Duane Washington Jr. assists) | 4-4 |
| 10:39 | | Bismack Biyombo kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:26 | | Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:21 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 10:05 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 10:01 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point putback layup | 6-4 |
| 9:43 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-6 |
| 9:28 | | Bismack Biyombo turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 9:23 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 9:28 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:26 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 9:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 6-8 |
| 9:06 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:56 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 6-11 |
| 8:34 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point turnaround hook shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 8-11 |
| 8:23 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 8-13 |
| 8:05 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 11-13 |
| 7:51 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:51 | | Duane Washington Jr. shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 7:51 | | +1 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 11-16 |
| 7:48 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:32 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point bank jump shot (Dario Saric assists) | 14-16 |
| 7:13 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:11 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 6:58 | | Duane Washington Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:54 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running pullup jump shot | 14-19 |
| 6:41 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:39 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Duane Washington Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 6:27 | | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:27 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 14-20 |
| 6:27 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:24 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:05 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:49 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 14-22 |
| 5:37 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:34 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 5:33 | | Bismack Biyombo misses two point hook shot | ||
| 5:31 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:24 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-24 |
| 5:10 | | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point stepback jump shot (Duane Washington Jr. assists) | 16-24 |
| 4:57 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:55 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 4:39 | | Ish Wainright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 16-27 |
| 4:08 | | Ish Wainright turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:47 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:43 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point pullup jump shot | 19-27 |
| 3:29 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Charge) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 3:29 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:17 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Ish Wainright draws the foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Jock Landale makes three point jump shot (Damion Lee assists) | 22-27 |
| 3:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point finger roll layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 22-29 |
| 2:44 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point fadeaway bank jump shot (Damion Lee assists) | 24-29 |
| 2:32 | | Bones Hyland misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:31 | | Damion Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point pullup jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 26-29 |
| 2:01 | | Ish Wainright personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:50 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Ish Wainright defensive rebound | ||
| 1:36 | | Zeke Nnaji personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 1:28 | | Ish Wainright misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 1:24 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 1:10 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point turnaround hook shot | 26-31 |
| 1:00 | | Jock Landale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point running alley-oop dunk | ||
| 0:50 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:37 | | Jock Landale turnover (traveling) | ||
| 0:30 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point stepback jump shot | 26-34 |
| 0:15 | | Damion Lee misses two point driving layup | ||
| 0:15 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point layup (Damion Lee assists) | 28-34 |
| 0:04 | | Saben Lee personal foul (Take) (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Jamal Murray misses three point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:51 | | Suns turnover (8-second violation) | ||
| 11:37 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 28-37 |
| 11:21 | | Jock Landale misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Damion Lee misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:07 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 10:48 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting dunk | 28-39 |
| 10:36 | | Duane Washington Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:21 | | Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 10:21 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 28-40 |
| 10:21 | | +1 | Zeke Nnaji makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-41 |
| 10:10 | | +2 | Duane Washington Jr. makes two point driving layup | 30-41 |
| 9:48 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 9:45 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 9:39 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:36 | | Vlatko Cancar offensive rebound | ||
| 9:34 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 30-44 |
| 9:33 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:33 | | Damion Lee technical foul | ||
| 9:33 | | Jamal Murray misses technical free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 9:33 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 9:08 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:08 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 8:52 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +3 | Duane Washington Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 33-44 |
| 8:19 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 33-47 |
| 8:06 | | Dario Saric misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:05 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 8:01 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point running pullup jump shot | 33-50 |
| 7:48 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:38 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:34 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 7:34 | | Duane Washington Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 7:29 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:12 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:55 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:55 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 33-52 |
| 6:47 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 6:40 | | +3 | Torrey Craig makes three point jump shot (Bismack Biyombo assists) | 36-52 |
| 6:30 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 36-55 |
| 6:14 | | Bismack Biyombo misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 6:12 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:10 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 36-58 |
| 6:09 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:54 | | +2 | Damion Lee makes two point floating jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 38-58 |
| 5:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup | 38-60 |
| 5:24 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Mikal Bridges draws the foul) | ||
| 5:14 | | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 40-60 |
| 4:55 | | +3 | Bones Hyland makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 40-63 |
| 4:39 | | Damion Lee misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 4:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 4:19 | | +3 | Dario Saric makes three point jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 43-63 |
| 4:03 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 43-65 |
| 3:39 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving floating jump shot (Mikal Bridges assists) | 45-65 |
| 3:21 | | Mikal Bridges shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 3:21 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 45-66 |
| 3:21 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:19 | | Dario Saric defensive rebound | ||
| 3:02 | | +2 | Damion Lee makes two point driving finger roll layup (Mikal Bridges assists) | 47-66 |
| 2:47 | | Bones Hyland misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 2:44 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Damion Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | +1 | Damion Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 48-66 |
| 2:26 | | +2 | Damion Lee makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 50-66 |
| 1:56 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot | 50-68 |
| 1:40 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Torrey Craig draws the foul) | ||
| 1:40 | | Torrey Craig misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:40 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:40 | | +1 | Torrey Craig makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 51-68 |
| 1:18 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 51-70 |
| 1:08 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Josh Okogie misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:08 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:08 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-70 |
| 0:59 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:57 | | Damion Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:52 | | Mikal Bridges misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 0:46 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:46 | | Josh Okogie misses two point putback layup | ||
| 0:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:41 | | Torrey Craig personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Damion Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:04 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point pullup jump shot (Damion Lee assists) | 54-70 |
| 0:00 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:44 | | Bismack Biyombo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 11:42 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:30 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point running layup | 56-70 |
| 11:19 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-72 |
| 11:08 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Duane Washington Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 11:08 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 11:08 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 11:08 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 11:05 | | Torrey Craig offensive rebound | ||
| 10:53 | | Aaron Gordon blocks Duane Washington Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 10:51 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:38 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:37 | | Mikal Bridges defensive rebound | ||
| 10:32 | | Dario Saric misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 10:29 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 10:26 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running dunk (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 56-74 |
| 10:03 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses two point driving hook shot | ||
| 9:59 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:50 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 56-76 |
| 9:50 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:29 | | Bismack Biyombo misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 9:26 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:12 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 56-78 |
| 9:00 | | Mikal Bridges turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 8:46 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-80 |
| 8:30 | | +2 | Dario Saric makes two point driving layup (Duane Washington Jr. assists) | 58-80 |
| 8:05 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 58-83 |
| 7:46 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses two point jump shot | ||
| 7:44 | | Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound | ||
| 7:41 | | Dario Saric misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:35 | | +3 | Michael Porter Jr. makes three point running pullup jump shot | 58-86 |
| 7:35 | | Dario Saric personal foul (Away from play) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:35 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:35 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 7:27 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 59-86 |
| 7:27 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-86 |
| 7:04 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 7:02 | | Torrey Craig defensive rebound | ||
| 6:56 | | +2 | Torrey Craig makes two point driving layup | 62-86 |
| 6:42 | | Dario Saric shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 6:42 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-87 |
| 6:42 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 62-88 |
| 6:27 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:24 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:21 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:15 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 62-90 |
| 5:53 | | Damion Lee misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:52 | | Dario Saric offensive rebound | ||
| 5:52 | | Suns turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 5:42 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Dario Saric steals) | ||
| 5:37 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 5:31 | | Josh Okogie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:28 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:20 | | Damion Lee shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:20 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 62-91 |
| 5:20 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 5:17 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 4:55 | | Ish Wainright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:53 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Jock Landale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 4:29 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Jock Landale defensive rebound | ||
| 4:22 | | Josh Okogie misses two point running layup | ||
| 4:21 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | +2 | Damion Lee makes two point floating jump shot (Jock Landale assists) | 64-91 |
| 4:01 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point finger roll layup | ||
| 3:59 | | Ish Wainright defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Ish Wainright draws the foul) | ||
| 3:54 | | Damion Lee turnover (traveling) | ||
| 3:49 | | Damion Lee shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:49 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-92 |
| 3:49 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:46 | | Damion Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 3:33 | | +3 | Mikal Bridges makes three point jump shot (Ish Wainright assists) | 67-92 |
| 3:26 | | Jock Landale kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:23 | | Bones Hyland offensive foul (Jock Landale draws the foul) | ||
| 3:23 | | Bones Hyland turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:10 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:03 | | Ish Wainright personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 67-93 |
| 3:03 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 67-94 |
| 2:53 | | Damion Lee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:50 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:50 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:46 | | Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 2:29 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 2:23 | | +2 | Mikal Bridges makes two point running finger roll layup (Josh Okogie assists) | 69-94 |
| 2:01 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-96 |
| 1:48 | | Bruce Brown blocks Mikal Bridges's two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:33 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 69-98 |
| 1:24 | | Vlatko Cancar blocks Mikal Bridges's two point cutting layup | ||
| 1:22 | | Mikal Bridges offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Mikal Bridges misses two point putback layup | ||
| 1:20 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:15 | | +2 | Vlatko Cancar makes two point layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 69-100 |
| 1:15 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:14 | | Suns delay of game violation | ||
| 0:59 | | Damion Lee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot | 71-100 |
| 0:44 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:39 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:34 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Saben Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 0:34 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-100 |
| 0:34 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-100 |
| 0:27 | | Bones Hyland misses three point pullup bank jump shot | ||
| 0:24 | | Saben Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | +2 | Saben Lee makes two point running layup | 75-100 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 11:39 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 11:25 | | +2 | Ish Wainright makes two point driving layup | 77-100 |
| 11:14 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Saben Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 11:04 | | +2 | Damion Lee makes two point driving floating jump shot (Saben Lee assists) | 79-100 |
| 11:02 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:46 | | Bones Hyland misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 10:37 | | Bones Hyland personal foul (Damion Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 10:22 | | Saben Lee turnover (bad pass) (Bones Hyland steals) | ||
| 10:07 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point cutting layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 79-102 |
| 9:55 | | Ish Wainright misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:52 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 9:48 | | Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 9:41 | | +2 | Bones Hyland makes two point running layup | 79-104 |
| 9:29 | | Damion Lee misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:27 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 9:15 | | +3 | Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 79-107 |
| 8:58 | | Damion Lee offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 8:58 | | Damion Lee turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | Ish Wainright shooting foul (Bones Hyland draws the foul) | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-108 |
| 8:38 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 8:38 | | +1 | Bones Hyland makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 79-109 |
| 8:29 | | +2 | Saben Lee makes two point driving reverse layup | 81-109 |
| 8:10 | | Christian Braun misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 8:10 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:08 | | Bruce Brown turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 7:56 | | Josh Okogie turnover (traveling) | ||
| 7:42 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point finger roll layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 81-111 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Duane Washington Jr. makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Josh Okogie assists) | 83-111 |
| 7:10 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point driving layup (Bones Hyland assists) | 83-113 |
| 6:55 | | +2 | Ish Wainright makes two point layup (Saben Lee assists) | 85-113 |
| 6:34 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 85-115 |
| 6:30 | | Nuggets technical foul (Delay of game) | ||
| 6:30 | | +1 | Duane Washington Jr. makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 86-115 |
| 6:18 | | Josh Okogie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:15 | | Bones Hyland defensive rebound | ||
| 6:08 | | Duane Washington Jr. blocks Bones Hyland's two point driving layup | ||
| 6:06 | | Duane Washington Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:01 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point dunk (Duane Washington Jr. assists) | 88-115 |
| 5:42 | | Bruce Brown misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Saben Lee defensive rebound | ||
| 5:29 | | Ish Wainright turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 5:05 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 4:55 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:51 | | Jack White defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:41 | | Ish Wainright defensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Saben Lee misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:28 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 4:28 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point putback layup | 90-115 |
| 4:10 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point dunk (Ish Smith assists) | 90-117 |
| 4:03 | | Duane Washington Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals) | ||
| 3:58 | | Duane Washington Jr. blocks Jack White's two point running layup | ||
| 3:58 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 3:50 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:46 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 3:30 | | Jack White shooting foul (Saben Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 3:30 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-117 |
| 3:30 | | +1 | Saben Lee makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 92-117 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot | 92-119 |
| 3:01 | | Josh Okogie misses two point driving layup | ||
| 2:59 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 2:51 | | +2 | Jock Landale makes two point turnaround hook shot (Saben Lee assists) | 94-119 |
| 2:32 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Jack White offensive rebound | ||
| 2:28 | | +2 | Jack White makes two point tip layup | 94-121 |
| 2:17 | | Saben Lee misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:14 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 2:10 | | Christian Braun offensive foul (Charge) (Saben Lee draws the foul) | ||
| 2:10 | | Christian Braun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:01 | | Zeke Nnaji blocks Duane Washington Jr.'s two point driving layup | ||
| 1:58 | | Jock Landale offensive rebound | ||
| 1:57 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:51 | | +3 | Jack White makes three point running jump shot (Davon Reed assists) | 94-124 |
| 1:41 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 1:17 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:13 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:58 | | Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:56 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:56 | | Jock Landale personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 0:44 | | Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ish Wainright steals) | ||
| 0:40 | | Ish Wainright turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 0:28 | | Jock Landale shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | ||
| 0:28 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-125 |
| 0:28 | | +1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-126 |
| 0:17 | | +3 | Ish Wainright makes three point jump shot (Saben Lee assists) | 97-126 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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+ 3 | Ish Wainright makes three point jump shot (Saben Lee assists) | 0:17 |
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+ 1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:28 |
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+ 1 | Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:28 |
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Jock Landale shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul) | 0:28 |
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Ish Wainright turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | 0:40 |
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Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Ish Wainright steals) | 0:44 |
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Jock Landale personal foul (Loose ball) (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | 0:56 |
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Nuggets defensive rebound | 0:56 |
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Duane Washington Jr. misses three point jump shot | 0:58 |
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Josh Okogie defensive rebound | 1:13 |
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Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | 1:17 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 97 | 126 |
| Field Goals | 39-90 (43.3%) | 48-85 (56.5%) |
| 3-Pointers | 9-32 (28.1%) | 15-34 (44.1%) |
| Free Throws | 10-14 (71.4%) | 15-21 (71.4%) |
| Total Rebounds | 54 | 44 |
| Offensive | 15 | 7 |
| Defensive | 29 | 31 |
| Team | 10 | 6 |
| Assists | 28 | 30 |
| Steals | 4 | 9 |
| Blocks | 2 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 16 | 10 |
| Fouls | 17 | 20 |
| Technicals | 1 | 1 |
Video Carousel
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Craig | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6/6 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -23 | 21 |
| D. Saric | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -31 | 20 |
| D. Washington Jr. | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3/14 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -33 | 17 |
| M. Bridges | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -20 | 19 |
| B. Biyombo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -31 | 8 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Craig | 16 | 5 | 0 | 6/6 | 3/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -23 | 21 |
| D. Saric | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5/10 | 1/4 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -31 | 20 |
| D. Washington Jr. | 8 | 1 | 5 | 3/14 | 1/6 | 1/3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1 | -33 | 17 |
| M. Bridges | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -20 | 19 |
| B. Biyombo | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | -31 | 8 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Okogie | 14 | 9 | 5 | 5/13 | 1/4 | 3/4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | -3 | 31 |
| J. Landale | 11 | 8 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | -3 | 22 |
| D. Lee | 11 | 4 | 4 | 5/12 | 0/3 | 1/1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -2 | 21 |
| S. Lee | 8 | 3 | 4 | 2/4 | 0/1 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | -1 | 18 |
| I. Wainright | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3/7 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 10 |
| J. Crowder | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Payne | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Booker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Johnson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| L. Shamet | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Ayton | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| A. Arms | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Paul | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 97 | 44 | 28 | 39/90 | 9/32 | 10/14 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 16 | 15 | 29 | -145 | 187 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 18 | 9 | 10/15 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | +17 | 55 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6/13 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +20 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +26 | 24 |
| A. Gordon | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 18 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 16 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 18 | 9 | 10/15 | 0/0 | 1/3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | +17 | 55 |
| J. Murray | 16 | 2 | 6 | 6/13 | 2/5 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +20 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 3 | 2 | 5/7 | 4/5 | 1/1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +26 | 24 |
| A. Gordon | 12 | 0 | 2 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 4/6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 18 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 1/2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +20 | 16 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| B. Hyland | 21 | 1 | 4 | 7/12 | 5/7 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 30 |
| Z. Nnaji | 15 | 1 | 0 | 6/9 | 1/3 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 17 |
| J. White | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +2 | 7 |
| B. Brown | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2/6 | 0/3 | 0/0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +11 | 9 |
| I. Smith | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 4 |
| V. Cancar | 2 | 3 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +9 | 12 |
| C. Braun | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 |
| D. Reed | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +2 | 5 |
| J. Green | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Jordan | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| P. Watson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 126 | 38 | 30 | 48/85 | 15/34 | 15/21 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 7 | 31 | +145 | 227 |
