The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 128-125 on Dec 25, 2022 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Landry Shamet led the Suns with 31 points, 2 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 41 points, 15 rebounds and 15 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Landry Shamet | 39 | 31 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 10-20 | 7-17 | 4-4 | 5 |
| Deandre Ayton | 38 | 22 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 3 |
| Damion Lee | 30 | 18 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Chris Paul | 41 | 17 | 4 | 16 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 5-10 | 4 |
| Mikal Bridges | 40 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 5 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 15 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Devin Booker | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 217 | 112 | 37 | 30 | 4 | 8 | 11 | 40-86 | 14-31 | 18-26 | 25 |
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | 44 | 41 | 15 | 15 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 16-25 | 2-4 | 7-9 | 4 |
| Aaron Gordon | 41 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 5-9 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 43 | 26 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7-19 | 5-11 | 7-8 | 0 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 39 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35 | 7 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Christian Braun | 13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Bones Hyland | 14 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 238 | 123 | 46 | 27 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 43-90 | 12-33 | 25-33 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 23, 2022: MEM 125, PHX 100 · Next Dec 27, 2022: PHX 125, MEM 108
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Dec 23, 2022: POR 107, DEN 120 · Next Dec 27, 2022: DEN 113, SAC 106