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Nikola Jokic has 21 points, 16 assists, Nuggets hold off Suns 119-111
PHOENIX (AP) Nikola Jokic looked content to spend most of his Friday night facilitating, setting up baskets with passes left and right as the Denver Nuggets built a big first-half lead.
By late in the fourth quarter, that advantage had nearly vanished. That's when the two-time MVP went back to scoring.
Jokic had 21 points and 16 assists, including a difficult layup in traffic with 24.1 seconds left, and the Nuggets held off the Phoenix Suns 119-111 for a hard-fought victory.
“That’s another night of just incredible, unselfish basketball,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said. “Everyone playing for the man next to them, making the right play.”
Down 17 in the first half, the Suns - on a night Kevin Durant moved into 10th place on the NBA's career scoring list - cut Denver's lead to 94-91 entering the fourth.
Phoenix tied it three times early in the fourth and the game stayed within one possession for much of the period, but Jokic and Michael Porter Jr. were among multiple players who made clutch buckets to keep the Nuggets ahead.
Denver has won four straight. All five starters - including Jokic, Jackson, Porter, Justin Holiday and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - scored at least 15 points. Jackson finished with 20. The Nuggets had 38 assists and just nine turnovers.
“That's our play style,” Jokic said. “When we make shots like that, it's much easier for us to have a good game. I think we create open looks - it's just a matter of if we're going to make it or not.”
Jusuf Nurkic led the Suns - playing without Devin Booker - with a season-high 31 points but fouled out after being called for a charge with 45 seconds remaining, which was upgraded to a Flagrant 1, meaning Jokic got to shoot two free throws. He made one of two for a 115-111 lead and Denver retained possession.
Jokic followed with his tough layup, finishing over three Suns defenders, to put the game away.
“They're a good team,” Nurkic said. “Give them credit, they got the win.”
Durant added 30 points but shot just 8 of 25 from the field, including 0 for 10 in the second half. Nurkic made 13 of 22.
Durant moved in 10th place on scoring list late in the second quarter, driving the baseline for a layup to pass Moses Malone. Durant finished the game with 27,423 career points. Malone had 27, 409 in the NBA after starting his professional career with two seasons in the ABA.
Denver jumped out to a 41-30 lead going into the second quarter after shooting 79.2% (19 of 24) from the field. The Nuggets settled for a 70-63 advantage at halftime.
“We didn't play with nearly enough toughness and attention to detail in the first half,” Vogel said. “It was one of our worst defensive halves. But you've got to credit the Nuggets and Nikola Jokic - that's why he's one of the best in the world. He can take any four teammates and create great looks for those guys. He's really special.”
Both teams were missing key pieces. The Suns were playing without Booker (ankle) and Bradley Beal (back) while the Nuggets were without Jamal Murray (ankle) and Aaron Gordon (heel).
UP NEXT
Nuggets: At Sacramento on Saturday night.
Suns: Host Memphis on Saturday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Nikola Jokic vs. Jusuf Nurkic (Michael Porter Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 11:46 |  | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 3-0 |
| 11:26 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point hook shot | 3-2 |
| 11:10 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | +2 | Justin Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:46 | | +3 | Kevin Durant makes three point pullup jump shot | 5-5 |
| 10:29 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving dunk (Justin Holiday assists) | 7-5 |
| 10:15 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 7-7 |
| 10:15 | | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 10:15 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 7-8 |
| 9:55 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 10-8 |
| 9:39 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 10-10 |
| 9:28 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving reverse layup | 12-10 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 12-12 |
| 9:00 | | Jusuf Nurkic blocks Reggie Jackson's two point layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Justin Holiday offensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot | 14-12 |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 14-15 |
| 8:31 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot | ||
| 8:14 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 14-17 |
| 7:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 16-17 |
| 7:27 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving layup (Keita Bates-Diop assists) | 16-19 |
| 7:13 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point driving layup | 18-19 |
| 7:04 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:54 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 6:48 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:34 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:32 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 6:22 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 20-19 |
| 6:12 | | Justin Holiday kicked ball violation | ||
| 6:10 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 20-21 |
| 5:51 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 22-21 |
| 5:35 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:35 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 22-22 |
| 5:35 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 22-23 |
| 5:22 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 24-23 |
| 5:07 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:04 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:54 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Christian Braun assists) | 26-23 |
| 4:54 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:38 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point dunk | ||
| 4:35 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 4:33 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:31 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 4:25 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 28-23 |
| 4:07 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 28-25 |
| 3:45 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 31-25 |
| 3:25 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 3:20 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 33-25 |
| 3:01 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 2:58 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 2:55 | | Kevin Durant blocks Kentavious Caldwell-Pope's two point layup | ||
| 2:55 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 2:46 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:36 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 35-25 |
| 2:36 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:23 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:19 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 2:12 | | Drew Eubanks personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive foul (Nassir Little draws the foul) | ||
| 2:08 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:48 | | Eric Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 1:44 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving floating jump shot | 35-27 |
| 1:36 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point cutting layup (Christian Braun assists) | 37-27 |
| 1:36 | | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | DeAndre Jordan misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 1:34 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 1:23 | | +3 | Josh Okogie makes three point jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 37-30 |
| 1:06 | | Reggie Jackson turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 0:54 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:51 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving layup | 39-30 |
| 0:30 | | Julian Strawther blocks Eric Gordon's two point running layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 0:08 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 41-30 |
| 0:04 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Jordan Goodwin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:00 | | Drew Eubanks misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 41-32 |
| 11:24 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 44-32 |
| 11:03 | | Chimezie Metu misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 10:58 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point tip layup | 44-34 |
| 10:42 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point driving floating jump shot (Christian Braun assists) | 46-34 |
| 10:30 | | Chimezie Metu misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:25 | | Reggie Jackson defensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Christian Braun turnover (lost ball) (Josh Okogie steals) | ||
| 10:11 | | Julian Strawther personal foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 9:57 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Chimezie Metu assists) | 46-37 |
| 9:39 | | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:28 | | Eric Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 9:12 | | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point jump shot (Reggie Jackson assists) | 49-37 |
| 8:57 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 8:57 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Reggie Jackson personal foul (Loose ball) (Drew Eubanks draws the foul) | ||
| 8:45 | | Josh Okogie turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:34 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:30 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:26 | | Chimezie Metu defensive rebound | ||
| 8:12 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Drew Eubanks assists) | 49-39 |
| 8:01 | | Reggie Jackson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:58 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 7:44 | | Jordan Goodwin misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:43 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup | 51-39 |
| 7:31 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 51-41 |
| 7:08 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 53-41 |
| 6:49 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:48 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 56-41 |
| 6:12 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | ||
| 6:12 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-42 |
| 6:12 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 56-43 |
| 6:00 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 58-43 |
| 5:48 | | Peyton Watson personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:41 | | Jump ball. Kevin Durant vs. Peyton Watson (Jusuf Nurkic gains possession) | ||
| 5:36 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 5:33 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 5:18 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point driving floating jump shot | 60-43 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point reverse layup | 60-45 |
| 4:45 | | Julian Strawther misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:43 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Keita Bates-Diop draws the foul) | ||
| 4:38 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-46 |
| 4:38 | | +1 | Keita Bates-Diop makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-47 |
| 4:22 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:15 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 63-47 |
| 3:53 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-48 |
| 3:53 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-49 |
| 3:29 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 65-49 |
| 3:13 | | Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 65-51 |
| 2:47 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point driving finger roll layup | 67-51 |
| 2:47 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:25 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point layup | ||
| 2:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 2:15 | | Peyton Watson misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:12 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 2:07 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point running jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 67-54 |
| 1:47 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:44 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:38 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Kevin Durant's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 1:38 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:35 | | Josh Okogie turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 1:30 | | Peyton Watson misses two point running layup | ||
| 1:29 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:26 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (bad pass) (Michael Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 1:23 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point dunk | ||
| 1:21 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point running jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 67-57 |
| 1:00 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Eric Gordon steals) | ||
| 0:50 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup | 67-59 |
| 0:40 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 70-59 |
| 0:28 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot | 70-61 |
| 0:12 | | Eric Gordon blocks Peyton Watson's two point cutting dunk | ||
| 0:10 | | Eric Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 0:07 | | +2 | Kevin Durant makes two point running dunk (Grayson Allen assists) | 70-63 |
| 0:01 | | Peyton Watson misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 70-65 |
| 11:31 | | +2 | Justin Holiday makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 72-65 |
| 11:13 | | Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals) | ||
| 11:06 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul) | ||
| 11:04 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:59 | | Justin Holiday misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Keita Bates-Diop defensive rebound | ||
| 10:49 | | Keita Bates-Diop misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 10:43 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:43 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 10:34 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (lost ball) (Justin Holiday steals) | ||
| 10:23 | | +3 | Reggie Jackson makes three point running jump shot (Justin Holiday assists) | 75-65 |
| 10:09 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jusuf Nurkic assists) | 75-67 |
| 9:51 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point alley-oop layup (Justin Holiday assists) | 77-67 |
| 9:44 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 9:26 | | +2 | Reggie Jackson makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 79-67 |
| 9:10 | | +3 | Jusuf Nurkic makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 79-70 |
| 8:57 | | Eric Gordon shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:57 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:55 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:19 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 8:06 | | Kevin Durant misses two point layup | ||
| 8:04 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Michael Porter Jr. blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point putback layup | ||
| 8:01 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:57 | | +3 | Justin Holiday makes three point running jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 82-70 |
| 7:41 | | Eric Gordon turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals) | ||
| 7:37 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:27 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists) | 82-73 |
| 7:27 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 84-73 |
| 7:00 | | Reggie Jackson shooting foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 7:00 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 84-74 |
| 7:00 | | +1 | Grayson Allen makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-75 |
| 6:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point stepback jump shot | 86-75 |
| 6:19 | | Justin Holiday shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 86-76 |
| 6:19 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 86-77 |
| 6:08 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (lost ball) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 6:03 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point running layup | 86-79 |
| 5:53 | | Jusuf Nurkic kicked ball violation | ||
| 5:41 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 5:39 | | Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 88-79 |
| 5:09 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:07 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 4:56 | | Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot | ||
| 4:54 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 4:44 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point cutting layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 88-81 |
| 4:44 | | Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:44 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 88-82 |
| 4:31 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:29 | | Jusuf Nurkic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:08 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses two point turnaround hook shot | ||
| 4:06 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:02 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point running jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 3:57 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 88-83 |
| 3:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 3:25 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive foul (Charge) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:25 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 3:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:11 | | Nassir Little defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 88-85 |
| 2:52 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 91-85 |
| 2:28 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point turnaround hook shot | 91-87 |
| 2:11 | | Josh Okogie blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot | ||
| 2:09 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:06 | | +2 | Nassir Little makes two point running layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 91-89 |
| 2:06 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 1:52 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:49 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:31 | | Kevin Durant misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:30 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:25 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:25 | | Drew Eubanks personal foul (Loose ball) (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 1:08 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:05 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 0:48 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:43 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Reggie Jackson assists) | 93-89 |
| 0:27 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Josh Okogie draws the foul) | ||
| 0:27 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-90 |
| 0:27 | | +1 | Josh Okogie makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 93-91 |
| 0:06 | | Josh Okogie personal foul (Reggie Jackson draws the foul) | ||
| 0:06 | | +1 | Reggie Jackson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-91 |
| 0:06 | | Reggie Jackson misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:06 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:42 | | Josh Okogie blocks Reggie Jackson's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:40 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 11:31 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:28 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 11:09 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 10:57 | | Eric Gordon turnover (bad pass) (Christian Braun steals) | ||
| 10:45 | | Julian Strawther misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:41 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point pullup jump shot (Eric Gordon assists) | 94-94 |
| 10:33 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 10:18 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating jump shot (Justin Holiday assists) | 96-94 |
| 10:02 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:00 | | Julian Strawther defensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Christian Braun misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 9:39 | | Drew Eubanks defensive rebound | ||
| 9:25 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:21 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 9:01 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:01 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Christian Braun offensive rebound | ||
| 8:44 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point tip dunk | 98-94 |
| 8:32 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving layup | 98-96 |
| 8:12 | | Josh Okogie blocks Christian Braun's two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:10 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 8:03 | | Eric Gordon misses two point running finger roll layup | ||
| 7:59 | | Josh Okogie offensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point tip dunk | 98-98 |
| 7:43 | | +2 | Justin Holiday makes two point pullup jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists) | 100-98 |
| 7:42 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:25 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:24 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Jusuf Nurkic personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:07 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:51 | | +2 | Josh Okogie makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists) | 100-100 |
| 6:38 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 102-100 |
| 6:38 | | Josh Okogie shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:38 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 103-100 |
| 6:15 | | Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 6:13 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | +2 | Peyton Watson makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Justin Holiday assists) | 105-100 |
| 5:39 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point driving dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 105-102 |
| 5:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. turnover (lost ball) (Kevin Durant steals) | ||
| 5:12 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 5:12 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 105-103 |
| 5:12 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 105-104 |
| 5:02 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 107-104 |
| 4:45 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 4:42 | | Justin Holiday defensive rebound | ||
| 4:38 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:30 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:26 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:04 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 3:57 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:53 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:44 | | Nikola Jokic blocks Jusuf Nurkic's two point jump shot | ||
| 3:41 | | Jusuf Nurkic offensive rebound | ||
| 3:38 | | +2 | Jusuf Nurkic makes two point driving layup | 107-106 |
| 3:28 | | Jusuf Nurkic shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 3:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 108-106 |
| 3:28 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-106 |
| 3:20 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 3:20 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-107 |
| 3:20 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 109-108 |
| 3:02 | | +2 | Michael Porter Jr. makes two point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 111-108 |
| 2:47 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:47 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:33 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 114-108 |
| 2:31 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:22 | | Peyton Watson shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul) | ||
| 2:22 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 114-109 |
| 2:22 | | +1 | Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-110 |
| 2:09 | | Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:06 | | Kevin Durant defensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jusuf Nurkic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:55 | | Jusuf Nurkic misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:55 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | +1 | Jusuf Nurkic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-111 |
| 1:38 | | Kevin Durant personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:24 | | Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's two point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:20 | | Peyton Watson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 1:11 | | Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:10 | | Peyton Watson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:55 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 0:53 | | Josh Okogie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic flagrant 1 (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | Jusuf Nurkic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:45 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes flagrant free throw 1 of 2 | 115-111 |
| 0:45 | | Nikola Jokic misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:45 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving reverse layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 117-111 |
| 0:24 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:20 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:16 | | Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:05 | | Grayson Allen personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 0:05 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-111 |
| 0:05 | | +1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 119-111 |
| 0:00 | | Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 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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Suns offensive rebound | 0:00 |
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Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | 0:00 |
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+ 1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 0:05 |
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+ 1 | Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 0:05 |
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Grayson Allen personal foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul) | 0:05 |
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Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound | 0:16 |
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Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot | 0:20 |
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Suns 60 second timeout | 0:24 |
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+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving reverse layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 0:24 |
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Nuggets offensive rebound | 0:45 |
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Nikola Jokic misses flagrant free throw 2 of 2 | 0:45 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 119 | 111 |
| Field Goals | 50-88 (56.8%) | 39-84 (46.4%) |
| 3-Pointers | 12-32 (37.5%) | 9-27 (33.3%) |
| Free Throws | 7-12 (58.3%) | 24-26 (92.3%) |
| Total Rebounds | 39 | 51 |
| Offensive | 4 | 8 |
| Defensive | 28 | 35 |
| Team | 7 | 8 |
| Assists | 38 | 22 |
| Steals | 8 | 4 |
| Blocks | 4 | 8 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 12 |
| Fouls | 21 | 18 |
| Technicals | 0 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 5 | 16 | 9/18 | 0/3 | 3/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 58 |
| R. Jackson | 20 | 2 | 4 | 8/11 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 19 | 10 | 4 | 8/16 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +8 | 38 |
| J. Holiday | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 29 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 21 | 5 | 16 | 9/18 | 0/3 | 3/6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 4 | +6 | 58 |
| R. Jackson | 20 | 2 | 4 | 8/11 | 3/4 | 1/2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 29 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 19 | 10 | 4 | 8/16 | 0/4 | 3/3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 9 | +8 | 38 |
| J. Holiday | 15 | 2 | 5 | 6/8 | 3/5 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +8 | 28 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 15 | 1 | 5 | 6/10 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 29 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Strawther | 11 | 3 | 0 | 4/9 | 3/8 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 15 |
| P. Watson | 8 | 3 | 0 | 4/9 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 11 |
| C. Braun | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4/6 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +5 | 20 |
| D. Jordan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 2 |
| A. Gordon | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Murray | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Key | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Huff | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| V. Cancar | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Gillespie | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Tyson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 119 | 32 | 38 | 50/88 | 12/32 | 7/12 | 21 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 28 | +40 | 230 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Nurkic | 31 | 6 | 2 | 13/22 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 36 |
| K. Durant | 30 | 4 | 11 | 8/25 | 1/3 | 13/13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 59 |
| E. Gordon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 25 |
| G. Allen | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 29 |
| K. Bates-Diop | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 7 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Nurkic | 31 | 6 | 2 | 13/22 | 2/6 | 3/5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +3 | 36 |
| K. Durant | 30 | 4 | 11 | 8/25 | 1/3 | 13/13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -6 | 59 |
| E. Gordon | 16 | 4 | 3 | 6/11 | 4/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | -6 | 25 |
| G. Allen | 13 | 9 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/4 | 2/2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | -4 | 29 |
| K. Bates-Diop | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 4/4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -10 | 7 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| J. Okogie | 13 | 4 | 0 | 5/9 | 1/5 | 2/2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +4 | 19 |
| J. Goodwin | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1/3 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -5 | 8 |
| N. Little | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 4 |
| C. Metu | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0/2 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 3 |
| D. Eubanks | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -9 | 8 |
| B. Beal | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Y. Watanabe | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Booker | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| U. Azubuike | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| S. Lee | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| B. Bol | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 111 | 43 | 22 | 39/84 | 9/27 | 24/26 | 18 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 8 | 35 | -40 | 198 |
