The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 125-107 on Apr 29, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Suns with 29 points, 14 rebounds and 1 assists.
- Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 34 points, 5 rebounds and 9 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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12-19 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 |
| Devin Booker | 40 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 |
| Deandre Ayton | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 4 |
| Chris Paul | 32 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Jock Landale | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 1 |
| Cameron Payne | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Landry Shamet | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Damion Lee | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Terrence Ross | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 209 | 101 | 34 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 41-80 | 5-20 | 14-17 | 16 |
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 | 37 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 13-24 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Nikola Jokic | 33 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Peyton Watson | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Ish Smith | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Reggie Jackson | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 212 | 111 | 46 | 19 | 11 | 1 | 9 | 41-87 | 16-34 | 13-15 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 25, 2023: LAC 130, PHX 136 · Next May 1, 2023: PHX 87, DEN 97
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 25, 2023: MIN 109, DEN 112 · Next May 1, 2023: PHX 87, DEN 97