The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 119-111 on Dec 1, 2023 at Mortgage Matchup Center.
Final · Mortgage Matchup Center
Top performers
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 21 points, 5 rebounds and 16 assists.
- Jusuf Nurkic led the Suns with 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists.
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 | 35 | 21 | 5 | 16 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 9-18 | 0-3 | 3-6 | 4 |
| Reggie Jackson | 29 | 20 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8-11 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 37 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 8-16 | 0-4 | 3-3 | 1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 35 | 15 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6-10 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Justin Holiday | 25 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6-8 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Julian Strawther | 18 | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Peyton Watson | 25 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-9 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 5 |
| Christian Braun | 22 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 13 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 2 |
| Team | 239 | 119 | 32 | 38 | 8 | 4 | 9 | 50-88 | 12-32 | 7-12 | 21 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jusuf Nurkic | 33 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 13-22 | 2-6 | 3-5 | 6 |
| Kevin Durant | 36 | 30 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 8-25 | 1-3 | 13-13 | 2 |
| Eric Gordon | 33 | 16 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-11 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Grayson Allen | 37 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 2-2 | 2 |
| Josh Okogie | 26 | 13 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-5 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Jordan Goodwin | 20 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Drew Eubanks | 15 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Team | 200 | 105 | 39 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 38-80 | 9-26 | 20-22 | 17 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Nuggets · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 29, 2023: HOU 124, DEN 134 · Next Dec 2, 2023: DEN 117, SAC 123
- Suns · 2023-24 season · Previous Nov 29, 2023: PHX 105, TOR 112 · Next Dec 2, 2023: MEM 109, PHX 116