May 11, 2023 · Conference Semifinals · Game 6 · 10:00 PM EDT
DEN wins 4-2
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 44 | 37 | 22 | 22 | 125 |
 PHX | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 100 |
Biggest lead DEN by 32 · PHX by 3 · 8 lead changes
Q1 7:54+6% DENJ. Murray 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 11 · PHX 9
Q1 7:46+6% PHXC. Payne driving reverse Layup (7 PTS)DEN 11 · PHX 11
Q1 5:43+6% PHXD. Booker 27' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)DEN 19 · PHX 21
Q1 2:38+6% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)DEN 31 · PHX 26Q1 2:12+6% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 3PT running (15 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)DEN 34 · PHX 26| 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 | 7/9 78% | 4/4 100% |
| Paint | 24/42 57% | 19/35 54% |
| Mid-range | 5/9 56% | 4/12 33% |
| Corner 3 | 5/8 63% | 4/9 44% |
| Above the break 3 | 3/14 21% | 7/19 37% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 38 | 32 | 10 | 12 | 13-18 | 0-1 | 6-6 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4 | +28 | 77.5% |
| KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 36 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 7-11 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +21 | 79.5% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 35 | 26 | 4 | 4 | 7-16 | 4-7 | 8-8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | +6 | 66.6% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 35 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 45.7% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 24 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +11 | 46.0% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 6-13 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | +26 | 50.0% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 18 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +13 | 72.5% |
CB Christian BraunG | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +15 | 69.4% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 150.0% |
IS Ish SmithG | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 100.0% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 125 | 41 | 24 | 44-82 | 8-22 | 29-31 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 53.7% | 36.4% | 93.5% | 65.3% |
| CPCameron PayneG | 42 | 31 | 6 | 2 | 12-16 | 7-9 | 0-3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | -10 | 89.5% |
KD Kevin DurantF | 37 | 23 | 5 | 5 | 8-19 | 0-0 | 7-7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -13 | 52.1% |
LS Landry ShametG | 37 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 3-11 | 3-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 40.9% |
| DBDevin BookerG | 36 | 12 | 1 | 8 | 4-13 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -27 | 40.7% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 31 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5-6 | 0-0 | 3-4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | +7 | 83.8% |
TW T.J. WarrenF | 16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 0.0% |
TC Torrey CraigF | 13 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -17 | 66.7% |
DL Damion LeeG-F | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 75.0% |
TR Terrence RossG-F | 9 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -27 | 0.0% |
BB Bismack BiyomboC | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | -26 | 53.2% |
IW Ish WainrightF | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 100 | 29 | 20 | 38-79 | 11-28 | 13-20 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 22 | ||
| Shooting | 48.1% | 39.3% | 65.0% | 56.9% |
11:57Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. J. Landale: Tip to K. Caldwell-PopeDEN 011:44K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 211:36C. Payne 26' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)DEN 211:15M. Porter Jr. 7' driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 411:05MISS D. Booker 9' fadeaway ShotDEN 411:03J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 410:55M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 610:40MISS L. Shamet 25' 3PTDEN 610:37A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 610:32MISS A. Gordon running LayupDEN 610:29K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 610:25MISS L. Shamet 27' running pullup 3PTDEN 610:21A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 610:11MISS A. Gordon 7' fadeaway bank ShotDEN 610:09C. Payne REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 610:04C. Payne running Layup (5 PTS)DEN 69:45MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PTDEN 69:42K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 69:29L. Shamet lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 69:29J. Murray STEAL (1 STL)DEN 69:26K. Caldwell-Pope running Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 89:03J. Landale cutting DUNK (2 PTS) (D. Booker 1 AST)DEN 88:45MISS J. Murray 25' 3PTDEN 88:43L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 88:36D. Booker driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 88:27J. Landale kicked ball VIOLATIONDEN 88:19J. Landale personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 88:13MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PTDEN 88:12K. Durant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 88:06K. Durant bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 88:06N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 87:54J. Murray 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 117:46C. Payne driving reverse Layup (7 PTS)DEN 117:46M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Payne 1 FT)DEN 117:46MISS C. Payne Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 117:43N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 117:34N. Jokic driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 137:22L. Shamet 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Durant 1 AST)DEN 137:01N. Jokic 9' driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 156:47J. Landale bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 156:47K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)DEN 156:44K. Caldwell-Pope running reverse Layup (6 PTS)DEN 176:34A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Durant 2 FT)DEN 176:34K. Durant Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 176:34K. Durant Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 176:20K. Caldwell-Pope cutting Layup (8 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)DEN 196:11J. Landale 6' cutting Layup (4 PTS) (C. Payne 1 AST)DEN 195:55J. Landale shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)DEN 195:55MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 195:55MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 195:52B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 195:43D. Booker 27' 3PT pullup (5 PTS) (C. Payne 2 AST)DEN 195:23MISS N. Jokic 9' driving floating ShotDEN 195:21N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 195:21N. Jokic putback Layup (6 PTS)DEN 215:05MISS D. Booker 27' step back 3PTDEN 215:02L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 214:57C. Payne 3PT step back (10 PTS) (D. Booker 2 AST)DEN 214:39MISS J. Murray 25' step back 3PTDEN 214:37L. Shamet REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 214:30MISS K. Durant 8' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 214:26K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 214:14MISS N. Jokic 6' driving bank ShotDEN 214:12N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 214:10N. Jokic 7' floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)DEN 233:57MISS K. Durant 11' fadeaway ShotDEN 233:56M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 233:49B. Biyombo shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Porter Jr. 2 FT)DEN 233:49M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 243:49M. Porter Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)DEN 253:34MISS K. Durant 9' fadeaway ShotDEN 253:32A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 253:24A. Gordon driving Layup (2 PTS)DEN 273:10MISS K. Durant 7' driving floating ShotDEN 273:06B. Biyombo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 273:05B. Biyombo tip Layup (2 PTS)DEN 272:46MISS B. Brown cutting Layup - blockedDEN 272:46B. Biyombo BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 272:46B. Biyombo away-from-play personal FOUL (2 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 1 FT)DEN 272:46K. Caldwell-Pope away-from-play Free Throw 1 of 1 (9 PTS)DEN 282:38K. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT (12 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)DEN 312:26MISS D. Booker 6' driving Layup - blockedDEN 312:26N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 312:16T. Ross bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 312:16B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)DEN 312:12K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT running (15 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)DEN 341:53MISS T. Ross 26' 3PTDEN 341:51B. Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 341:39N. Jokic 9' driving Layup (10 PTS)DEN 361:26MISS D. Booker 11' fadeaway ShotDEN 361:26T. Craig loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)DEN 361:26J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 371:26J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 381:21J. Green personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 381:12MISS T. Ross 16' pullup ShotDEN 381:10C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 381:01MISS B. Brown 6' driving floating ShotDEN 380:59N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)DEN 380:58N. Jokic putback Layup (12 PTS)DEN 400:43MISS C. Payne 13' driving floating ShotDEN 400:41K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 400:31N. Jokic 6' driving Layup (14 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)DEN 420:17MISS D. Booker 10' pullup Shot - blockedDEN 420:17B. Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 420:15K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 420:15T. Ross personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)DEN 420:15K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (16 PTS)DEN 430:15K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (17 PTS)DEN 440:03MISS D. Booker 13' pullup ShotDEN 440:00K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 44The Nuggets routed the Suns 125-100 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 32 points, 10 rebounds and 12 assists, while Cameron Payne led the Suns with 31 points and 6 rebounds.
The Nuggets led by as many as 32 points. The lead changed hands 8 times and the score was tied 3 times. Their best stretch was a 19-0 run.
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