May 1, 2023 · Conference Semifinals · Game 2 · 10:00 PM EDT
DEN leads 2-0
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 PHX | 21 | 21 | 31 | 14 | 87 |
 DEN | 18 | 22 | 30 | 27 | 97 |
Biggest lead PHX by 8 · DEN by 12 · 17 lead changes
Q3 0:47+9% PHXD. Booker 24' 3PT pullup (29 PTS)PHX 71 · DEN 65
Q4 10:02+11% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (8 PTS) (J. Murray 5 AST)PHX 73 · DEN 73Q4 8:57+12% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (11 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)PHX 73 · DEN 76
Q4 3:35+9% DENMISS K. Durant 26' 3PTPHX 81 · DEN 84
Q4 3:26+10% DENN. Jokic 7' floating Jump Shot (37 PTS) (J. Murray 7 AST)PHX 81 · DEN 86| 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 | 12/16 75% | 14/19 74% |
| Paint | 3/15 20% | 10/20 50% |
| Mid-range | 17/33 52% | 5/10 50% |
| Corner 3 | 1/12 8% | 2/4 50% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/19 26% | 5/23 22% |
| DBDevin BookerG | 45 | 35 | 5 | 6 | 14-29 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -7 | 57.7% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 44 | 24 | 8 | 3 | 10-27 | 2-12 | 2-2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | -4 | 43.0% |
DA Deandre AytonC | 33 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 70.0% |
CP Chris PaulG | 25 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 40.0% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 22 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 33.3% |
DL Damion LeeG-F | 26 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | -5 | 0.0% |
CP Cameron PayneG | 17 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -16 | 14.3% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 11 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0.0% |
BB Bismack BiyomboC | 10 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -1 | 50.0% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -9 | — |
IW Ish WainrightF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -6 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 87 | 39 | 23 | 38-95 | 6-31 | 5-5 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 25 | ||
| Shooting | 40.0% | 19.4% | 100.0% | 44.8% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 41 | 39 | 16 | 5 | 17-30 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 2 | +2 | 61.4% |
| KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 41 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +1 | 116.7% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 39 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 3-15 | 0-9 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | +14 | 29.8% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 39 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +11 | 75.2% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 23 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -12 | 33.6% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 25 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +12 | 58.9% |
CB Christian BraunG | 16 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +15 | 50.0% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +7 | 33.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 97 | 41 | 19 | 36-76 | 7-27 | 18-21 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 47.4% | 25.9% | 85.7% | 56.9% |
11:53Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. OkogiePHX 011:47D. Booker 12' pullup bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 211:26MISS N. Jokic LayupPHX 211:24D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 211:19MISS D. Ayton DUNK - blockedPHX 211:19M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)PHX 211:08K. Durant personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 210:58N. Jokic 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)PHX 210:34D. Ayton 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (C. Paul 1 AST)PHX 410:13N. Jokic reverse Layup (5 PTS)PHX 49:59K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 49:51D. Ayton alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)PHX 69:33J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 69:25MISS C. Paul 14' pullup ShotPHX 69:09MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PTPHX 69:05K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 68:58MISS J. Okogie 3PTPHX 68:55N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 68:50MISS J. Murray 24' running 3PTPHX 68:39MISS D. Booker 14' driving floating bank ShotPHX 68:36D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)PHX 68:34MISS K. Durant 26' 3PTPHX 68:34J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 68:24N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)PHX 68:06MISS K. Durant 3PTPHX 68:04M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 67:58MISS M. Porter Jr. 20' step back ShotPHX 67:56K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 67:50D. Ayton running DUNK (6 PTS) (C. Paul 2 AST)PHX 87:31K. Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)PHX 87:21J. Okogie cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)PHX 106:53N. Jokic driving Hook (9 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)PHX 106:41MISS D. Booker 13' floating ShotPHX 106:40M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 106:36MISS J. Murray 25' running pullup 3PTPHX 106:36C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 106:30MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PTPHX 106:30J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 106:19J. Murray lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)PHX 106:01K. Durant lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 106:01N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)PHX 105:53MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' pullup 3PTPHX 105:52B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 105:43B. Biyombo cutting finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)PHX 125:28MISS N. Jokic 6' floating ShotPHX 125:27B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 125:23MISS K. Durant 25' running 3PTPHX 125:23N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 125:17MISS J. Murray 25' running 3PTPHX 125:14C. Paul REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 124:59MISS C. Paul 15' Jump ShotPHX 124:56M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)PHX 124:48N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 124:48K. Durant STEAL (1 STL)PHX 124:43D. Booker 16' running pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)PHX 144:18MISS A. Gordon 9' step back ShotPHX 144:16K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)PHX 144:08MISS J. Okogie 3PTPHX 143:51MISS B. Biyombo 11' HookPHX 143:49C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 143:33N. Jokic 14' Jump Shot (11 PTS)PHX 143:19MISS K. Durant 16' pullup ShotPHX 143:17B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 143:09A. Gordon DUNK (2 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)PHX 142:51K. Durant 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 162:33B. Biyombo personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 162:29C. Payne personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 162:21MISS B. Brown 9' pullup ShotPHX 162:21C. Braun loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)PHX 162:10K. Durant 16' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)PHX 181:56MISS N. Jokic 17' Jump ShotPHX 181:53K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)PHX 181:44MISS D. Booker 14' pullup ShotPHX 181:41B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)PHX 181:29MISS B. Brown cutting Layup - blockedPHX 181:29C. Payne BLOCK (1 BLK)PHX 181:26K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)PHX 181:18MISS K. Durant 26' pullup 3PTPHX 181:15K. Durant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)PHX 181:08D. Booker 26' 3PT (7 PTS)PHX 210:58K. Caldwell-Pope offensive FOUL (2 PF)PHX 210:58K. Caldwell-Pope offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)PHX 210:42MISS T. Craig 3PTPHX 210:40J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)PHX 210:21C. Braun turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)PHX 210:05C. Braun take personal FOUL (2 PF)PHX 210:00MISS K. Durant 22' turnaround ShotPHX 21The Nuggets beat the Suns 97-87 at home.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 39 points and 16 rebounds, while Devin Booker led the Suns with 35 points and 6 assists.
The Nuggets led by as many as 12 points. The lead changed hands 17 times and the score was tied 11 times. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
