The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 106-103 on Jan 1, 2021 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Devin Booker led the Suns with 22 points, 2 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 31 points, 4 rebounds and 5 assists.
Phoenix Suns box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Devin Booker | 35 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 9-17 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 38 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 10-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Chris Paul | 32 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-12 | 1-2 | 8-8 | 2 |
| Mikal Bridges | 36 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-10 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Langston Galloway | 7 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3-3 | 0 |
| Cameron Johnson | 22 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Jae Crowder | 29 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Cameron Payne | 16 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jevon Carter | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 230 | 103 | 33 | 22 | 1 | 4 | 17 | 36-73 | 13-34 | 18-19 | 19 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Denver Nuggets box score
| MIN: Minutes on the floor. | PTS: Points scored — a free throw is worth 1, a shot inside the arc 2, beyond it 3. | REB: Missed shots the player collected, at either end of the floor. | AST: Passes that led directly to a team-mate's basket. | STL: Possessions taken off the opponent by picking off a pass or a dribble. | BLK: Opponent shots swatted away before they reached the rim. | TO: Possessions handed to the opponent by a bad pass, a lost dribble or an offensive foul — lower is better. | FG: Shots from the floor made and attempted, written made-attempted. | 3PT: Three-pointers made and attempted, written made-attempted. | FT: Free throws made and attempted, written made-attempted. | PF: Fouls committed. Six in one game and the player is disqualified — lower is better. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 41 | 31 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 12-22 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 2 |
| Nikola Jokic | 30 | 17 | 9 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7-13 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Paul Millsap | 19 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 4-5 | 4 |
| Monte Morris | 30 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| JaMychal Green | 12 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Gary Harris | 36 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 9 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Will Barton | 36 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 213 | 97 | 34 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 37-79 | 12-27 | 11-14 | 24 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 31, 2020: PHX 106, UTAH 95 · Next Jan 3, 2021: LAC 112, PHX 107
- Nuggets · 2020-21 season · Previous Dec 29, 2020: DEN 115, SAC 125 · Next Jan 3, 2021: DEN 124, MIN 109