May 7, 2023 · Conference Semifinals · Game 4 · 8:00 PM EDT
Series tied 2-2
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 34 | 27 | 31 | 32 | 124 |
 PHX | 32 | 31 | 35 | 31 | 129 |
Biggest lead DEN by 9 · PHX by 10 · 16 lead changes
Q3 5:46+9% DENN. Jokic 25' 3PT (34 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)DEN 80 · PHX 77
Q3 5:26+9% PHXL. Shamet 3PT (5 PTS) (K. Durant 3 AST)DEN 80 · PHX 80
Q3 4:58+9% PHXD. Booker 25' 3PT (30 PTS) (K. Durant 4 AST)DEN 80 · PHX 83
Q3 1:26+10% PHXT. Ross 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (D. Booker 8 AST)DEN 90 · PHX 92Q3 0:50+9% PHXD. Booker 24' 3PT running pullup (33 PTS)DEN 90 · 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 | 18/23 78% | 13/19 68% |
| Paint | 18/32 56% | 10/18 56% |
| Mid-range | 7/12 58% | 10/15 67% |
| Corner 3 | 2/9 22% | 3/11 27% |
| Above the break 3 | 5/13 38% | 10/18 56% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 42 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 13-25 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +5 | 54.1% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 39 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 20-30 | 2-4 | 11-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +2 | 74.2% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 39 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 39.6% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 5 | +7 | 55.0% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 71.4% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 86.8% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 | 86.8% |
CB Christian BraunG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 56.8% |
| Totals | 240 | 124 | 32 | 28 | 50-89 | 7-22 | 17-23 | 6 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 56.2% | 31.8% | 73.9% | 62.6% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 44 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 12-13 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 72.8% |
| DBDevin BookerG | 40 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 14-18 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 5 | -1 | 87.2% |
DA Deandre AytonC | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -13 | 51.5% |
CP Cameron PayneG | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 31.3% |
JO Josh OkogieG | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 40.0% |
| LSLandry ShametG | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 96.2% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | +16 | 66.7% |
TW T.J. WarrenF | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 | 52.5% |
| TRTerrence RossG-F | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 57.1% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 129 | 37 | 28 | 46-81 | 13-29 | 24-29 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 56.8% | 44.8% | 82.8% | 68.8% |
11:57Jump Ball D. Ayton vs. N. Jokic: Tip to C. PayneDEN 011:41MISS C. Payne 12' driving floating ShotDEN 011:38D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 011:35MISS C. Payne driving floating ShotDEN 011:34D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 011:26MISS K. Durant 12' fadeaway ShotDEN 011:23D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)DEN 011:15D. Booker pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 010:55MISS A. Gordon cutting LayupDEN 010:53K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 010:46K. Durant 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)DEN 010:37C. Payne personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 010:21MISS A. Gordon 16' Jump ShotDEN 010:15J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 010:15MISS J. Murray tip LayupDEN 010:15J. Murray REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 010:13MISS M. Porter Jr. 25' step back 3PTDEN 010:09A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 010:01J. Murray 15' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 29:50N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Booker 2 FT)DEN 29:50D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 29:50D. Booker Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 29:32MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PTDEN 29:29N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 29:29N. Jokic putback Layup (2 PTS)DEN 49:18MISS D. Ayton 14' Jump ShotDEN 49:16M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 49:12K. Durant personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 49:04MISS J. Murray 10' fadeaway Shot - blockedDEN 49:04J. Okogie BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 48:58N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 48:58D. Booker STEAL (1 STL)DEN 48:41A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)DEN 48:41K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 48:41K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 48:26N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 48:26C. Payne STEAL (1 STL)DEN 48:23MISS D. Booker 26' running pullup 3PTDEN 48:19M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 48:14K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 68:02MISS D. Ayton 11' floating ShotDEN 67:59M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 67:50MISS J. Murray driving LayupDEN 67:46M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 67:46M. Porter Jr. tip Layup (2 PTS)DEN 87:41J. Okogie reverse Layup (2 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)DEN 87:24N. Jokic 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 107:14D. Booker driving Layup (6 PTS)DEN 107:14M. Porter Jr. defensive goaltending VIOLATIONDEN 107:01J. Murray 15' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 126:42MISS J. Okogie 3PTDEN 126:39D. Booker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 126:36D. Booker traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 126:23M. Porter Jr. driving Layup (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)DEN 146:10D. Ayton cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)DEN 145:51MISS J. Murray 6' driving finger roll Layup - blockedDEN 145:51D. Ayton BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 145:47A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 145:44A. Gordon 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 175:31MISS K. Durant 13' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 175:28J. Okogie REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 175:28MISS J. Okogie tip LayupDEN 175:27M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)DEN 175:22J. Murray running Layup (6 PTS)DEN 195:22D. Ayton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 1 FT)DEN 195:22J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (7 PTS)DEN 205:00D. Booker bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 205:00B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)DEN 204:56MISS J. Murray 25' running 3PTDEN 204:52D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)DEN 204:49MISS K. Durant 25' running pullup 3PTDEN 204:35N. Jokic 24' 3PT (7 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 2 AST)DEN 234:17K. Durant 6' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)DEN 234:17A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Durant 1 FT)DEN 234:17MISS K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 234:15M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)DEN 234:01MISS J. Murray driving finger roll LayupDEN 233:59K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 233:54B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)DEN 233:54K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 233:54K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 233:35M. Porter Jr. 25' 3PT (7 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 263:16MISS K. Durant 9' pullup ShotDEN 263:13B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 263:10B. Brown running Layup (2 PTS)DEN 282:57N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Ayton 2 FT)DEN 282:57MISS D. Ayton Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 282:57D. Ayton Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 282:42MISS N. Jokic 6' driving floating ShotDEN 282:40D. Ayton REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)DEN 282:33D. Booker running Layup (8 PTS)DEN 282:09MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump ShotDEN 282:06T. Ross REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 281:48MISS T. Warren 3PTDEN 281:44B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 281:39T. Warren shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)DEN 281:39N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 291:39N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 301:20MISS L. Shamet step back 3PTDEN 301:17M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)DEN 301:09MISS N. Jokic LayupDEN 301:06T. Warren REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 301:01D. Booker driving floating bank Jump Shot (10 PTS)DEN 301:01B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Booker 1 FT)DEN 301:01D. Booker Free Throw 1 of 1 (11 PTS)DEN 300:47J. Green 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)DEN 330:35T. Ross 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (T. Warren 1 AST)DEN 330:23B. Brown bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 330:23J. Landale STEAL (1 STL)DEN 330:19D. Booker running Layup (13 PTS) (J. Landale 1 AST)DEN 330:02J. Landale shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brown 2 FT)DEN 330:02MISS B. Brown Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 330:02B. Brown Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 340:00K. Durant 20' Jump Shot (11 PTS) (D. Booker 3 AST)DEN 34The Suns edged the Nuggets 129-124 at home.
Devin Booker led the Suns with 36 points and 12 assists, while Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 53 points and 11 assists.
The Suns took the lead for good with 1:26 left in Q3. The Suns led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 16 times and the score was tied 12 times.
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