April 29, 2023 · Conference Semifinals · Game 1 · 8:30 PM EDT
DEN leads 1-0
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 32 | 19 | 30 | 26 | 107 |
 DEN | 31 | 37 | 26 | 31 | 125 |
Biggest lead PHX by 3 · DEN by 25 · 19 lead changes
Q1 1:47+6% PHXD. Booker 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Shamet 1 AST)PHX 26 · DEN 28Q1 0:55+7% PHXD. Booker running finger roll Layup (7 PTS)PHX 29 · DEN 28
Q1 0:39+6% DENA. Gordon 25' 3PT pullup (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)PHX 30 · DEN 31
Q2 10:40+6% DENM. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT step back (7 PTS)PHX 34 · DEN 36
Q2 10:14+6% PHXL. Shamet 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Ayton 1 AST)PHX 37 · DEN 36| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DENuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | — |
2ME Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
3SA Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
| 4PHSuns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
5GS Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
6LA Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
7LA Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
9NO Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
10OK Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
12UT Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
13PO Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
14HO Rockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
15SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| Zone | PHX | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 15/19 79% | 13/27 48% |
| Paint | 15/27 56% | 11/25 44% |
| Mid-range | 6/15 40% | 8/12 67% |
| Corner 3 | 3/9 33% | 3/7 43% |
| Above the break 3 | 4/14 29% | 13/30 43% |
| DBDevin BookerG | 40 | 27 | 4 | 8 | 10-19 | 0-1 | 7-8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | -18 | 59.9% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 36 | 29 | 14 | 1 | 12-19 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7 | 1 | -20 | 69.8% |
CP Chris PaulG | 32 | 11 | 0 | 5 | 5-11 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -12 | 50.0% |
DA Deandre AytonC | 30 | 14 | 7 | 1 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -21 | 61.2% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 19 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -11 | 33.3% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 24 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -12 | 50.0% |
| LSLandry ShametG | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -15 | 150.0% |
DL Damion LeeG-F | 12 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 37.5% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 10 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +5 | 51.8% |
BB Bismack BiyomboC | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 0.0% |
CP Cameron PayneG | 5 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 83.3% |
IW Ish WainrightF | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 150.0% |
TR Terrence RossG-F | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 38 | 20 | 43-84 | 7-23 | 14-17 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 51.2% | 30.4% | 82.4% | 58.5% |
| AGAaron GordonF | 39 | 23 | 6 | 0 | 9-13 | 3-4 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +25 | 82.9% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 37 | 34 | 5 | 9 | 13-24 | 6-10 | 2-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | +13 | 68.3% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 33 | 24 | 19 | 5 | 9-21 | 1-2 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 1 | +19 | 51.7% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 31 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5-9 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +29 | 61.1% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 28 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3-8 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 56.3% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 25 | 14 | 2 | 3 | 7-11 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 63.6% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 18 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 1-5 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 42.5% |
CB Christian BraunG | 14 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-1 | 1-2 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -7 | 10.2% |
IS Ish SmithG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | — |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 150.0% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | — |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0.0% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 125 | 49 | 22 | 48-101 | 16-37 | 13-15 | 14 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 47.5% | 43.2% | 86.7% | 58.1% |
11:57Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. D. Ayton: Tip to N. JokicPHX 011:41J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 011:41J. Okogie STEAL (1 STL)PHX 011:20D. Booker driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)PHX 211:20M. Porter Jr. defensive goaltending VIOLATIONPHX 211:07J. Murray 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 210:46D. Ayton 10' floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)PHX 410:36J. Murray 24' 3PT pullup (5 PTS)PHX 410:26N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATIONPHX 410:20K. Durant 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)PHX 610:00K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS)PHX 69:37C. Paul 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)PHX 99:21MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' pullup 3PTPHX 99:18D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 99:10K. Durant 14' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)PHX 118:47J. Murray 25' 3PT step back (8 PTS)PHX 118:30K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 118:30M. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)PHX 118:23MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 25' pullup 3PTPHX 118:20K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 118:07D. Ayton 8' Jump Shot (4 PTS) (D. Booker 4 AST)PHX 137:46J. Murray step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)PHX 137:33N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATIONPHX 137:31K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 137:18MISS C. Paul 17' fadeaway ShotPHX 137:15N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 137:11M. Porter Jr. running DUNK (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)PHX 136:57MISS D. Booker 13' step back ShotPHX 136:55N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 136:46C. Paul shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)PHX 136:46J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (9 PTS)PHX 136:46J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (10 PTS)PHX 136:33MISS K. Durant 13' pullup ShotPHX 136:30N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)PHX 136:19MISS N. Jokic 7' HookPHX 136:18K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 136:15K. Durant running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)PHX 156:15J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 1 FT)PHX 156:15K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)PHX 166:02MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PTPHX 165:56N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)PHX 165:56N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)PHX 165:37K. Durant 14' turnaround Jump Shot (9 PTS)PHX 185:25MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating ShotPHX 185:22N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)PHX 185:22MISS N. Jokic tip LayupPHX 185:20N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)PHX 185:20MISS N. Jokic tip LayupPHX 185:20D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 185:07D. Booker lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 185:07M. Porter Jr. STEAL (2 STL)PHX 185:04A. Gordon running DUNK (2 PTS)PHX 184:38MISS C. Paul driving LayupPHX 184:33D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)PHX 184:33D. Ayton putback Layup (6 PTS)PHX 204:21J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 204:14N. Jokic 6' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)PHX 203:51MISS D. Booker 13' driving floating ShotPHX 203:50B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 203:44N. Jokic 7' running Jump Shot (6 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)PHX 203:29K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)PHX 203:29J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)PHX 203:22A. Gordon running finger roll Layup (4 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)PHX 203:10K. Durant 16' pullup Jump Shot (11 PTS)PHX 222:48MISS N. Jokic turnaround Hook - blockedPHX 222:48K. Durant BLOCK (1 BLK)PHX 222:48N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:3)PHX 222:48N. Jokic 13' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)PHX 222:48B. Biyombo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)PHX 222:48N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)PHX 222:39MISS D. Booker 8' driving floating bank ShotPHX 222:38N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)PHX 222:33MISS B. Brown running LayupPHX 222:31K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)PHX 222:25K. Durant running finger roll Layup (13 PTS)PHX 242:02MISS J. Murray 10' driving floating ShotPHX 242:00T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 241:50B. Brown personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 241:47D. Booker 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (4 PTS) (L. Shamet 1 AST)PHX 261:47B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 1 FT)PHX 261:47D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)PHX 271:33MISS C. Braun reverse Layup - blockedPHX 271:33K. Durant BLOCK (2 BLK)PHX 271:33C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)PHX 271:33C. Braun step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 271:14MISS K. Durant driving finger roll LayupPHX 271:12J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 271:09MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' running pullup 3PTPHX 271:05J. Green REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)PHX 271:04MISS J. Green turnaround HookPHX 271:03J. Green REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)PHX 271:01MISS J. Green putback LayupPHX 270:59C. Braun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)PHX 270:59MISS C. Braun tip LayupPHX 270:59T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 270:55D. Booker running finger roll Layup (7 PTS)PHX 290:55J. Green shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 1 FT)PHX 290:55D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)PHX 300:39A. Gordon 25' 3PT pullup (7 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)PHX 300:21K. Durant 10' pullup Jump Shot (15 PTS) (D. Booker 5 AST)PHX 320:06L. Shamet take personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 320:01MISS J. Murray 26' step back 3PTPHX 32The Nuggets routed the Suns 125-107 at home.
Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 34 points and 9 assists, while Kevin Durant led the Suns with 29 points and 14 rebounds.
The Nuggets led by as many as 25 points. The lead changed hands 19 times and the score was tied 4 times. Their best stretch was a 14-0 run.
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