May 5, 2023 · Conference Semifinals · Game 3 · 10:00 PM EDT
DEN leads 2-1
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 31 | 21 | 36 | 26 | 114 |
 PHX | 29 | 38 | 23 | 31 | 121 |
Biggest lead DEN by 5 · PHX by 16 · 18 lead changes
Q1 3:21+10% DENB. Brown 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)DEN 23 · PHX 21
Q3 4:51+9% PHXK. Durant 26' 3PT pullup (26 PTS)DEN 79 · PHX 81
Q3 0:43+6% DENL. Shamet bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 88 · PHX 87
Q3 0:34+10% PHXD. Booker 26' 3PT pullup (35 PTS)DEN 88 · PHX 90
Q4 11:25+7% PHXC. Payne 24' 3PT running pullup (7 PTS)DEN 88 · PHX 95| 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 | DEN | PHX |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 7/16 44% | 5/7 71% |
| Paint | 19/34 56% | 20/35 57% |
| Mid-range | 7/17 41% | 14/25 56% |
| Corner 3 | 1/10 10% | 1/9 11% |
| Above the break 3 | 9/20 45% | 8/19 42% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 42 | 30 | 17 | 17 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 3 | +5 | 66.6% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 41 | 32 | 6 | 5 | 13-29 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +5 | 50.6% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 39 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +1 | 30.5% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 37 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 7-14 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 72.7% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 34 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -12 | 25.0% |
| BBBruce BrownG-F | 23 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -14 | 46.3% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 14 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -20 | 70.0% |
CB Christian BraunG | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | -3 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 114 | 51 | 27 | 43-97 | 10-30 | 18-21 | 6 | 5 | 16 | 12 | 21 | ||
| Shooting | 44.3% | 33.3% | 85.7% | 53.7% |
| KDKevin DurantF | 43 | 39 | 9 | 8 | 12-31 | 1-5 | 14-16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | +11 | 51.3% |
| DBDevin BookerG | 42 | 47 | 6 | 9 | 20-25 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | +7 | 90.8% |
| CPCameron PayneG | 30 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +3 | 38.9% |
DA Deandre AytonC | 26 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -4 | 33.3% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -8 | 50.0% |
TW T.J. WarrenF | 26 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | +20 | 50.0% |
| LSLandry ShametG | 25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -10 | 50.0% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 22 | 6 | 9 | 0 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | +10 | 100.0% |
TR Terrence RossG-F | 14 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 35.7% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 121 | 41 | 24 | 48-95 | 9-28 | 16-18 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 50.5% | 32.1% | 88.9% | 58.8% |
11:55Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to C. PayneDEN 011:39MISS K. Durant 18' pullup ShotDEN 011:36M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:26MISS A. Gordon 7' fadeaway ShotDEN 011:24K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:19C. Payne 6' running Layup (2 PTS)DEN 011:04D. Booker personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 010:55M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 010:55D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)DEN 010:49D. Booker 11' running pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 010:30J. Murray 14' step back Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 210:22J. Okogie 6' driving Layup (2 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)DEN 210:11J. Murray 8' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 49:55D. Booker 19' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 49:38J. Murray 15' step back Jump Shot (6 PTS)DEN 69:26MISS K. Durant 8' pullup ShotDEN 69:21N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 69:11MISS A. Gordon driving LayupDEN 69:10J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 69:10MISS J. Murray tip LayupDEN 69:04M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT step back (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 98:44D. Booker driving Layup (6 PTS)DEN 98:29MISS A. Gordon 3PTDEN 98:27D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 98:19MISS D. Booker 6' driving LayupDEN 98:17M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 98:12M. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 98:12C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)DEN 98:08D. Booker 25' 3PT running pullup (9 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)DEN 97:42N. Jokic 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 117:27K. Durant 12' turnaround fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)DEN 117:13J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS)DEN 136:56C. Payne lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 136:56K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)DEN 136:52MISS M. Porter Jr. 22' running pullup ShotDEN 136:48D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 136:39MISS K. Durant driving floating bank ShotDEN 136:37A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 136:23J. Okogie personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 136:15MISS J. Murray 20' step back ShotDEN 136:13N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 136:12N. Jokic putback Layup (4 PTS)DEN 155:55MISS K. Durant 15' Jump ShotDEN 155:51J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 155:47J. Murray lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 155:47D. Booker STEAL (2 STL)DEN 155:43MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PT - blockedDEN 155:43J. Murray BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 155:40MISS K. Durant 9' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 155:38J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 155:32M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT running (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)DEN 185:19N. Jokic defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)DEN 185:19K. Durant technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 185:12K. Caldwell-Pope personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 185:06D. Booker 25' 3PT pullup (12 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)DEN 184:49B. Brown 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)DEN 204:43MISS C. Payne 26' pullup 3PTDEN 204:40M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 204:35MISS K. Caldwell-Pope running 3PTDEN 204:32D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 204:22D. Booker 17' pullup Jump Shot (14 PTS)DEN 204:04D. Ayton personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 203:51MISS J. Murray 13' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 203:48K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 203:43MISS K. Durant running LayupDEN 203:41N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 203:35L. Shamet personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 203:27MISS N. Jokic driving LayupDEN 203:25N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 203:21B. Brown 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)DEN 233:21J. Landale loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)DEN 233:21N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)DEN 243:11D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 243:11J. Green STEAL (1 STL)DEN 243:00J. Murray cutting DUNK (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 7 AST)DEN 262:46T. Ross 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 262:31MISS B. Brown 3PTDEN 262:28T. Craig REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 262:18D. Booker 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (16 PTS)DEN 261:54J. Murray bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 261:40MISS T. Ross 25' 3PTDEN 261:35C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 261:29N. Jokic traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 261:17MISS T. Craig 3PTDEN 261:12T. Craig REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 261:11T. Craig bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 261:11J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)DEN 261:05MISS B. Brown running LayupDEN 261:03D. Booker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 260:59D. Booker 8' running finger roll Layup (18 PTS)DEN 260:41L. Shamet personal FOUL (2 PF) (Murray 2 FT)DEN 260:41J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (11 PTS)DEN 270:41J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (12 PTS)DEN 280:33J. Landale cutting Layup (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)DEN 280:10J. Green 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)DEN 310:02D. Booker bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 310:00MISS J. Green 32' 3PTDEN 31The Suns beat the Nuggets 121-114 at home.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 47 points and 9 assists, while Jamal Murray led the Nuggets with 32 points.
The Suns led by as many as 16 points. The lead changed hands 18 times and the score was tied 5 times. Their best stretch was a 14-0 run.
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