The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 97-87 on May 1, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Devin Booker led the Suns with 35 points, 5 rebounds and 6 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 39 points, 16 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 | 45 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 14-29 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant | 44 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 10-27 | 2-12 | 2-2 | 4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Chris Paul | 25 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Bismack Biyombo | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Josh Okogie | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Cameron Payne | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 4 |
| Jock Landale | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Damion Lee | 26 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 227 | 87 | 38 | 23 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 38-93 | 6-29 | 5-5 | 24 |
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 | 41 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 17-30 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 39 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jamal Murray | 39 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-15 | 0-9 | 4-4 | 0 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Jeff Green | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Christian Braun | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Team | 215 | 88 | 37 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 34-71 | 7-26 | 13-15 | 12 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 29, 2023: PHX 107, DEN 125 · Next May 5, 2023: DEN 114, PHX 121
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous Apr 29, 2023: PHX 107, DEN 125 · Next May 5, 2023: DEN 114, PHX 121