The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 117-90 on Dec 23, 2024 at Ball Arena.
Final · Ball Arena
Top performers
- Kevin Durant led the Suns with 23 points, 9 rebounds and 2 assists.
- Nikola Jokic led the Nuggets with 32 points, 2 rebounds and 7 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 | 31 | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8-15 | 2-3 | 5-6 | 1 |
| Bradley Beal | 35 | 23 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 9-17 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Tyus Jones | 23 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Monte Morris | 20 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-10 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Oso Ighodaro | 18 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Mason Plumlee | 15 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 2 |
| Royce O'Neale | 29 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2-9 | 2-8 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Ryan Dunn | 30 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Jusuf Nurkic | 15 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 4 |
| Damion Lee | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Josh Okogie | 13 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Team | 236 | 90 | 37 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 33-82 | 13-32 | 11-15 | 13 |
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 | 30 | 32 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12-17 | 4-6 | 4-5 | 1 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 30 | 24 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 10-12 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 1 |
| Aaron Gordon | 23 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4-7 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 3 |
| Russell Westbrook | 25 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5-12 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 23 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4-11 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Julian Strawther | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3-9 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 1 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 14 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Peyton Watson | 21 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 |
| Christian Braun | 26 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-9 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| Trey Alexander | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 |
| PJ Hall | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Team | 225 | 111 | 42 | 35 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 44-86 | 15-39 | 8-9 | 13 |
What the columns mean: MIN · PTS · REB · AST · STL · BLK · TO · PF
Before and after
- Suns · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 21, 2024: DET 133, PHX 125 · Next Dec 25, 2024: DEN 100, PHX 110
- Nuggets · 2024-25 season · Previous Dec 22, 2024: DEN 132, NO 129 · Next Dec 25, 2024: DEN 100, PHX 110