The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-102 on May 9, 2023 in the playoffs at Ball Arena.
Final · Playoffs · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Devin Booker led the Suns with 28 points, 6 rebounds and 4 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 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 | 41 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8-19 | 4-7 | 8-9 | 4 |
| Kevin Durant | 42 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 4 |
| Deandre Ayton | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Terrence Ross | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Cameron Payne | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Landry Shamet | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 4 |
| Jock Landale | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 |
| T.J. Warren | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Josh Okogie | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 1 |
| Damion Lee | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 232 | 100 | 42 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 37-85 | 9-25 | 17-24 | 21 |
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 | 38 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 3 |
| Jamal Murray | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 |
| Jeff Green | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 3 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Peyton Watson | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Ish Smith | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Reggie Jackson | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 214 | 93 | 44 | 31 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 35-73 | 11-22 | 12-18 | 16 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2022-23 season · Previous May 7, 2023: DEN 124, PHX 129 · Next May 11, 2023: DEN 125, PHX 100
- Nuggets · 2022-23 season · Previous May 7, 2023: DEN 124, PHX 129 · Next May 11, 2023: DEN 125, PHX 100