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Nikola Jokic has 23 points, knocks down late bucket to send Nuggets over Suns 125-123
PHOENIX (AP) Nikola Jokic had 23 points, 17 rebounds and tied a season high with 17 assists to lead the Denver Nuggets over the Phoenix Suns 125-123 on Tuesday night.
Jokic made the go-ahead basket, knocking down a 12-foot jumper with 11.5 seconds left. Phoenix's Devin Booker got a good look at a potential winning 3-pointer, but it bounced off the rim.
The Suns trailed 117-109 with 3:19 left, but methodically worked their way back. Booker made a tough jumper in the lane to tie the game at 123 with 30.2 seconds remaining. He had 22 points and eight assists.
Jokic had his NBA-leading 29th triple-double of the season by early in the third quarter. The three-time MVP shot 9 of 16 from the field and delivered several pinpoint passes, including one that went the full length of the court for a layup by Christian Braun.
The Nuggets have fought injuries for most of the season, but are now close to full strength. Jamal Murray had 21 points and Tim Hardaway Jr. added 18 off the bench.
Denver had a 10-point lead at halftime, but Jordan Goodwin and Grayson Allen made back-to-back 3s late in the third to help Phoenix cut the deficit to 97-95 heading into the fourth. Allen and Jalen Green both had 21 points.
The Nuggets have won six of their last eight games and are 1 1/2 games behind the Lakers for the No. 3 spot in the Western Conference playoff race.
The sliding Suns have dropped six of seven and face an uphill battle to avoid the play-in tournament. They're currently the No. 7 team in the West.
Jokic - who picked up an early technical foul after heated comments toward referee Dannica Baroody - had 15 points, 11 rebounds and eight assists before the halftime break.
Nuggets: Host the Mavericks on Wednesday.
Suns: Host the Jazz on Saturday.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:46 |  | +3 | Collin Gillespie makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 0-3 |
| 11:24 |  | Aaron Gordon misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 11:22 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 11:22 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:20 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 11:20 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point putback layup | 2-3 |
| 11:14 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 11:05 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:05 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Collin Gillespie makes two point stepback jump shot | 2-5 |
| 10:31 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 10:31 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 10:31 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:31 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:29 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 10:17 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 2-7 |
| 10:08 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 4-7 |
| 9:58 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 9:51 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 6-7 |
| 9:35 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 6-10 |
| 9:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Christian Braun assists) | 8-10 |
| 8:59 | | Jalen Green misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 8:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:45 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 11-10 |
| 8:20 | | +3 | Collin Gillespie makes three point stepback jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 11-13 |
| 8:07 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:04 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:00 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point running layup (Jalen Green assists) | 11-15 |
| 7:44 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Nikola Jokic's two point driving layup | ||
| 7:44 | | Suns defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 7:28 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 7:13 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup | 13-15 |
| 7:09 | | Christian Braun personal foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 7:09 | | Nikola Jokic technical foul | ||
| 7:09 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 13-16 |
| 7:05 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting layup (Devin Booker assists) | 13-18 |
| 6:46 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:45 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:44 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup | ||
| 6:43 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:38 | | Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation) | ||
| 6:38 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:21 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:03 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:59 | | Khaman Maluach blocks Christian Braun's two point running layup | ||
| 5:58 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 5:58 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 5:58 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 5:58 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 14-18 |
| 5:48 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 14-20 |
| 5:34 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 5:17 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:13 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:00 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 16-20 |
| 4:42 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point stepback jump shot | 16-22 |
| 4:28 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:23 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 4:21 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point running jump shot | 16-25 |
| 4:20 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:06 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 19-25 |
| 4:03 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 19-27 |
| 3:23 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 3:10 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 19-30 |
| 2:51 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 22-30 |
| 2:26 | | Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 24-30 |
| 2:20 | | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 25-30 |
| 2:04 | | +2 | Jordan Goodwin makes two point driving floating jump shot (Grayson Allen assists) | 25-32 |
| 1:53 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:51 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (Tim Hardaway Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 1:47 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 1:47 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 1:47 | | +1 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 26-32 |
| 1:33 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 1:23 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 1:22 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | Spencer Jones misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:04 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 0:53 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Oso Ighodaro assists) | 26-35 |
| 0:38 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:35 | | Collin Gillespie defensive rebound | ||
| 0:31 | | Collin Gillespie misses two point running layup | ||
| 0:28 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 0:16 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot (Cameron Johnson assists) | 28-35 |
| 0:03 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:03 | | Collin Gillespie offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:40 | | +2 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes two point pullup jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 30-35 |
| 11:17 | | Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:14 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:06 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 32-35 |
| 10:46 | | +2 | Collin Gillespie makes two point pullup jump shot | 32-37 |
| 10:18 | | Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup | ||
| 10:17 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 35-37 |
| 9:59 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 9:40 | | Jamal Murray misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 9:24 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:21 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:09 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:06 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:01 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 8:52 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:49 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 8:47 | | Rasheer Fleming kicked ball violation | ||
| 8:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:36 | | Collin Gillespie defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving layup | 35-39 |
| 8:04 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:04 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:04 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 36-39 |
| 8:04 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-39 |
| 7:54 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 7:45 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 7:45 | | +1 | Collin Gillespie makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 37-40 |
| 7:40 | | Julian Strawther shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:40 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 7:40 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 7:40 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 37-41 |
| 7:27 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:23 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 7:16 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 7:13 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point running layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 39-41 |
| 6:52 | | Collin Gillespie misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:50 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 6:36 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:33 | | Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound | ||
| 6:12 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 6:08 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 6:06 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:03 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 6:02 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup | 41-41 |
| 5:52 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 5:37 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:31 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Spencer Jones misses two point tip layup | ||
| 5:30 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:30 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 5:30 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 41-42 |
| 5:30 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 41-43 |
| 5:18 | | Julian Strawther misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 5:15 | | Julian Strawther offensive rebound | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Julian Strawther makes two point layup | 43-43 |
| 5:00 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot (Royce O'Neale assists) | 43-46 |
| 4:50 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 45-46 |
| 4:37 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point pullup jump shot | 45-49 |
| 4:23 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 4:23 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 46-49 |
| 4:23 | | +1 | Julian Strawther makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 47-49 |
| 4:14 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:11 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:01 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 50-49 |
| 3:52 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 3:52 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 50-50 |
| 3:52 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:50 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot (Julian Strawther assists) | 52-50 |
| 3:37 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 3:26 | | Royce O'Neale misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:23 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 3:15 | | +3 | Julian Strawther makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 55-50 |
| 2:51 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 2:51 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:49 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point floating jump shot (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 55-52 |
| 2:35 | | Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Jordan Goodwin steals) | ||
| 2:31 | | Jordan Goodwin misses two point running layup | ||
| 2:31 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 2:24 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:24 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 56-52 |
| 2:24 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 57-52 |
| 2:05 | | Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Jordan Goodwin offensive rebound | ||
| 2:00 | | Grayson Allen misses two point jump shot | ||
| 1:55 | | Rasheer Fleming offensive rebound | ||
| 1:55 | | Rasheer Fleming misses two point tip layup | ||
| 1:54 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:53 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Julian Strawther draws the foul) | ||
| 1:36 | | +3 | Christian Braun makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 60-52 |
| 1:22 | | Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:21 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 60-53 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 60-54 |
| 1:09 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot | 62-54 |
| 1:09 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:09 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 63-54 |
| 1:00 | | Grayson Allen misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:35 | | Rasheer Fleming shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 0:35 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 64-54 |
| 0:35 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 65-54 |
| 0:31 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 65-57 |
| 0:13 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 67-57 |
| 0:01 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 69-57 |
| 11:33 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 69-60 |
| 11:08 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists) | 72-60 |
| 10:57 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point driving floating jump shot (Collin Gillespie assists) | 72-62 |
| 10:48 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point driving layup (Aaron Gordon assists) | 74-62 |
| 10:38 | | +3 | Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 74-65 |
| 10:19 | | Jamal Murray turnover (lost ball) (Royce O'Neale steals) | ||
| 10:13 | | Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 10:10 | | Devin Booker offensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:06 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 10:00 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 74-68 |
| 9:40 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point layup | 76-68 |
| 9:25 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point driving layup | 76-70 |
| 9:16 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Oso Ighodaro steals) | ||
| 9:12 | | Devin Booker misses two point running layup | ||
| 9:08 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 9:03 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 9:00 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 8:57 | | Royce O'Neale shooting foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 8:57 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 77-70 |
| 8:57 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 78-70 |
| 8:50 | | Oso Ighodaro misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | Christian Braun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:43 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 8:36 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 8:22 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point stepback jump shot | 78-73 |
| 8:09 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 8:09 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 79-73 |
| 8:09 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:07 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 7:59 | | Devin Booker misses two point cutting layup | ||
| 7:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:52 | | +2 | Cameron Johnson makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 81-73 |
| 7:35 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:33 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:21 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point cutting dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 83-73 |
| 6:55 | | +3 | Royce O'Neale makes three point pullup jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 83-76 |
| 6:32 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 6:32 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 6:32 | | Devin Booker personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 6:32 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:20 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot | 85-76 |
| 6:09 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:09 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 85-77 |
| 6:09 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 85-78 |
| 5:50 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point layup | ||
| 5:47 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 5:41 | | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point alley-oop dunk (Royce O'Neale assists) | 85-80 |
| 5:15 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:10 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 5:05 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 4:52 | | +2 | Khaman Maluach makes two point hook shot (Devin Booker assists) | 85-82 |
| 4:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:35 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 88-82 |
| 4:15 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:13 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 4:05 | | Khaman Maluach blocks Christian Braun's two point cutting layup | ||
| 4:02 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | ||
| 3:58 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | Spencer Jones shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:57 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 88-83 |
| 3:57 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 3:55 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:52 | | +2 | Christian Braun makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 90-83 |
| 3:38 | | Devin Booker misses two point driving layup | ||
| 3:37 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:32 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:27 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 3:16 | | Jamal Murray blocks Devin Booker's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:16 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 3:13 | | Jump ball. Jamal Murray vs. Devin Booker (Tim Hardaway Jr. gains possession) | ||
| 2:54 | | Khaman Maluach shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 2:54 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-83 |
| 2:54 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 2:51 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 2:44 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point pullup jump shot | 91-86 |
| 2:28 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:27 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 2:27 | | Jordan Goodwin turnover (lost ball) (Cameron Johnson steals) | ||
| 2:21 | | +3 | Tim Hardaway Jr. makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 94-86 |
| 2:21 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:21 | | Suns delay of game violation | ||
| 2:11 | | Nikola Jokic personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:11 | | Devin Booker misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:11 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 2:11 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-87 |
| 1:58 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:54 | | Khaman Maluach defensive rebound | ||
| 1:48 | | Spencer Jones kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:39 | | Khaman Maluach misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:33 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:20 | | Spencer Jones offensive rebound | ||
| 1:18 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Jordan Goodwin steals) | ||
| 1:11 | | +3 | Jordan Goodwin makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists) | 94-90 |
| 0:50 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Grayson Allen steals) | ||
| 0:47 | | +3 | Grayson Allen makes three point running pullup jump shot | 94-93 |
| 0:45 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:36 | | Spencer Jones offensive foul (Jordan Goodwin draws the foul) | ||
| 0:36 | | Spencer Jones turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Khaman Maluach draws the foul) | ||
| 0:32 | | +1 | Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 94-94 |
| 0:32 | | +1 | Khaman Maluach makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-95 |
| 0:16 | | +3 | Cameron Johnson makes three point jump shot (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 97-95 |
| 0:02 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:02 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:47 | | Grayson Allen misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:43 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:35 | | Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound | ||
| 11:29 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting layup (Jordan Goodwin assists) | 97-97 |
| 11:29 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 11:29 | | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 11:27 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:12 | | Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Collin Gillespie steals) | ||
| 11:12 | | Spencer Jones personal foul (Grayson Allen draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving floating jump shot | 97-99 |
| 10:39 | | Oso Ighodaro shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 10:39 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 98-99 |
| 10:39 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 99-99 |
| 10:30 | | Collin Gillespie misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 10:24 | | Oso Ighodaro offensive rebound | ||
| 10:24 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point tip dunk | 99-101 |
| 10:12 | | Rasheer Fleming personal foul (Cameron Johnson draws the foul) | ||
| 10:12 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 100-101 |
| 10:12 | | +1 | Cameron Johnson makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-101 |
| 10:00 | | Grayson Allen misses two point driving layup | ||
| 9:58 | | Cameron Johnson defensive rebound | ||
| 9:55 | | Cameron Johnson misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:51 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 9:37 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul) | ||
| 9:37 | | +1 | Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 101-102 |
| 9:37 | | +1 | Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 101-103 |
| 9:18 | | +2 | Spencer Jones makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 103-103 |
| 8:58 | | Rasheer Fleming misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:56 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 8:49 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 8:44 | | Rasheer Fleming defensive rebound | ||
| 8:39 | | Cameron Johnson blocks Grayson Allen's two point running layup | ||
| 8:37 | | Grayson Allen offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | Cameron Johnson shooting foul (Rasheer Fleming draws the foul) | ||
| 8:37 | | Rasheer Fleming misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:37 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 8:37 | | +1 | Rasheer Fleming makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 103-104 |
| 8:21 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup (Tim Hardaway Jr. assists) | 105-104 |
| 8:09 | | +2 | Oso Ighodaro makes two point cutting dunk (Grayson Allen assists) | 105-106 |
| 7:46 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot | 108-106 |
| 7:31 | | Jamal Murray kicked ball violation | ||
| 7:24 | | Rasheer Fleming misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 7:22 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point cutting layup (Bruce Brown assists) | 110-106 |
| 6:46 | | +2 | Grayson Allen makes two point driving layup | 110-108 |
| 6:21 | | Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 6:18 | | Grayson Allen defensive rebound | ||
| 6:14 | | Grayson Allen misses three point running pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:10 | | Spencer Jones defensive rebound | ||
| 5:56 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point driving hook shot | 112-108 |
| 5:55 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:44 | | Jordan Goodwin misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:41 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:31 | | Tim Hardaway Jr. misses two point driving layup | ||
| 5:29 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 5:28 | | Royce O'Neale blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 5:27 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 5:27 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (traveling) | ||
| 5:10 | | Devin Booker misses two point stepback jump shot | ||
| 5:05 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 4:50 | | Aaron Gordon misses two point jump shot | ||
| 4:47 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 4:40 | | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:40 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:40 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:40 | | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 4:38 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 4:16 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 114-108 |
| 4:10 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 4:10 | | Oso Ighodaro misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:10 | | Suns offensive rebound | ||
| 4:10 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 114-109 |
| 3:50 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:48 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:35 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:19 | | +3 | Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 117-109 |
| 3:09 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 3:09 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 117-110 |
| 3:09 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 117-111 |
| 3:04 | | Royce O'Neale personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Jordan Goodwin shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 2:52 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | +1 | Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-111 |
| 2:49 | | Aaron Gordon personal foul (Take) (Oso Ighodaro draws the foul) | ||
| 2:49 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-112 |
| 2:49 | | +1 | Oso Ighodaro makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-113 |
| 2:32 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:28 | | Oso Ighodaro defensive rebound | ||
| 2:20 | | Christian Braun shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 118-114 |
| 2:20 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 118-115 |
| 2:03 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 120-115 |
| 1:51 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Royce O'Neale draws the foul) | ||
| 1:51 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 120-116 |
| 1:51 | | +1 | Royce O'Neale makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 120-117 |
| 1:30 | | Devin Booker shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-117 |
| 1:30 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 1:28 | | Jordan Goodwin defensive rebound | ||
| 1:21 | | Cameron Johnson personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | ||
| 1:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 121-118 |
| 1:21 | | +1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 121-119 |
| 1:06 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 1:02 | | Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | ||
| 0:54 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 121-121 |
| 0:35 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 123-121 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 123-123 |
| 0:29 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:11 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 125-123 |
| 0:11 | | Suns 60 second timeout | ||
| 0:01 | | Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:01 | | Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Royce O'Neale offensive rebound | 0:01 |
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Devin Booker misses three point jump shot | 0:01 |
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Suns 60 second timeout | 0:11 |
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+ 2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 0:11 |
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Nuggets 60 second timeout | 0:29 |
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+ 2 | Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot | 0:30 |
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+ 2 | Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 0:35 |
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+ 2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists) | 0:54 |
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Royce O'Neale defensive rebound | 1:02 |
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Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot | 1:06 |
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+ 1 | Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:21 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 125 | 123 |
| Field Goals | 45-88 (51.1%) | 39-89 (43.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 13-32 (40.6%) | 17-47 (36.2%) |
| Free Throws | 22-30 (73.3%) | 28-37 (75.7%) |
| Total Rebounds | 60 | 50 |
| Offensive | 14 | 10 |
| Defensive | 36 | 31 |
| Team | 10 | 9 |
| Assists | 35 | 24 |
| Steals | 2 | 6 |
| Blocks | 2 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 9 | 3 |
| Fouls | 27 | 20 |
| Technicals | 2 | 0 |
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| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 23 | 17 | 17 | 9/16 | 0/1 | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 72 |
| J. Murray | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7/18 | 3/9 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 33 |
| A. Gordon | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 5/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 26 |
| C. Johnson | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 4/4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 23 |
| C. Braun | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 18 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| N. Jokic | 23 | 17 | 17 | 9/16 | 0/1 | 5/7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 14 | -5 | 72 |
| J. Murray | 21 | 1 | 6 | 7/18 | 3/9 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 33 |
| A. Gordon | 16 | 6 | 3 | 5/9 | 1/1 | 5/10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | -6 | 26 |
| C. Johnson | 14 | 3 | 2 | 4/9 | 2/7 | 4/4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 23 |
| C. Braun | 13 | 3 | 1 | 6/10 | 1/3 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 18 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| T. Hardaway Jr. | 18 | 3 | 2 | 6/12 | 4/8 | 2/3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +3 | 25 |
| B. Brown | 9 | 9 | 3 | 4/7 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | +6 | 23 |
| J. Strawther | 7 | 1 | 1 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +12 | 10 |
| S. Jones | 4 | 7 | 0 | 2/4 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | +8 | 10 |
| J. Valanciunas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| T. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Simpson | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Holmes II | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Jones | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| J. Pickett | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| D. Roddy | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Z. Nnaji | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 125 | 50 | 35 | 45/88 | 13/32 | 22/30 | 27 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 14 | 36 | +10 | - |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5/14 | 1/4 | 11/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 41 |
| J. Green | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6/13 | 3/6 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +9 | 37 |
| R. O'Neale | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 32 |
| O. Ighodaro | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 24 |
| C. Gillespie | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/11 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| Starters | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| D. Booker | 22 | 3 | 8 | 5/14 | 1/4 | 11/13 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 41 |
| J. Green | 21 | 6 | 6 | 6/13 | 3/6 | 6/8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | +9 | 37 |
| R. O'Neale | 17 | 5 | 3 | 5/8 | 5/8 | 2/2 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | +10 | 32 |
| O. Ighodaro | 15 | 6 | 1 | 6/7 | 0/0 | 3/7 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 24 |
| C. Gillespie | 11 | 3 | 1 | 4/11 | 2/7 | 1/1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 17 |
| Bench | PTS | REB | AST | FG | 3PT | FT | PF | STL | BLK | TO | OREB | DREB | +/- | FPTS |
| G. Allen | 21 | 5 | 3 | 8/19 | 5/12 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | -16 | 33 |
| J. Goodwin | 7 | 8 | 2 | 3/8 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | +1 | 20 |
| K. Maluach | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2/3 | 0/1 | 2/2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 9 |
| R. Fleming | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0/6 | 0/4 | 3/4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 7 |
| J. Bouyea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| I. Livers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| R. Dunn | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| H. Highsmith | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| K. Brea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| C. Huntley | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Total | 123 | 41 | 24 | 39/89 | 17/47 | 28/37 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 31 | -10 | - |
