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Nuggets blow past Suns 125-100, advance to Western Conference finals

AP
May 12, 2023

PHOENIX (AP) Two years ago, the Denver Nuggets were embarrassed by the Phoenix Suns in a postseason sweep.

This time, it was the Nuggets who dished out the embarrassment.

Nikola Jokic scored 32 points in another triple-double, Jamal Murray added 26 and the Nuggets advanced to the Western Conference finals for the first time since 2020 by beating the short-handed Suns 125-100 in Game 6 on Thursday night.

“When we defend, when we rebound, when we run, when we share the ball, we believe we're the best team in the NBA,” Denver coach Michael Malone said. “And tonight, we showed it.”

The Nuggets will play in the conference finals for the first time since they lost to the Lakers in five games in the Florida bubble during the COVID-19 pandemic. They have never reached the NBA Finals.

The top-seeded Nuggets used a 23-2 run during the latter part of the first quarter to take a 44-26 lead and never looked back. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope - averaging 9.5 points in the playoffs - scored 17 in the first quarter while Jokic added 14.

“We were the aggressors the whole game,” Jokic said. “Especially the first half. We were just really good.”

Caldwell-Pope finished with 21 points. Jokic shot 13 of 18 from the field and added 12 assists and 10 rebounds. It was his fourth triple-double of the postseason in 11 games.

“He shows (his greatness) every night,” Murray said.

Denver's offensive onslaught continued in the second as the lead grew to 81-51 by halftime, leading to boos from Suns fans as players made their way to the locker room. The second half was essentially an afterthought.

“It was deflating to see them score like that and running down the floor getting easy buckets,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “That falls on my shoulders not having us ready to play at the highest level in the biggest game of the year.”

Cameron Payne scored 31 points for Phoenix, hitting 7 of 9 3-pointers. Kevin Durant added 23.

The Suns were playing without injured starters Deandre Ayton and Chris Paul. Ayton sustained a rib contusion in Tuesday’s Game 5 while Paul has been out the past four games with a strained left groin.

Phoenix was eliminated in the Western Conference semifinals in a blowout at home for a second straight season despite a blockbuster trade deadline deal for Durant, a 13-time All-Star and one of the game's most prolific scorers. The 34-year-old had some good moments in the playoffs, but made just 1 of his first 10 shots on Thursday as the Suns fell into a huge hole.

“It was a bad feeling,” Durant said. “It was embarrassing. They came out and got us in the mouth and we couldn't recover.”

Suns guard Devin Booker was brilliant in most of the postseason, averaging 36 points per game on 60% before Game 6. But the three-time All-Star finished with just 12 points on Thursday.

The home team won the first five games of the series until the Nuggets broke through in Game 6.

Denver's Murray was listed as questionable before the game with a non-COVID illness, but played well. Murray got a big hug from Malone as he checked out of the game for the final time. The point guard said he slept most of the day until the game.

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For the Suns, the loss was eerily similar to Game 7 of last year's Western Conference semifinals.

Phoenix, with the NBA's best record, fell behind Dallas by 30 points by halftime and ended up losing 123-90 to end its season.

“I wish it would have been at least closer," Payne said. “Of course, I want to win, but this just doesn't look good.”

In the shot clock era, the home team has trailed by 30-plus points in a potential playoff elimination game just three times. Phoenix is now responsible for two of them. The other was the Bucks in 2015.

TIP-INS

Suns: Jock Landale finished with 13 points and five rebounds, starting in place of Ayton. ... Hosted their 80th consecutive sellout crowd, counting regular season and postseason games. ... The Suns have never won a title since coming into the league in 1968. ... Suns broadcaster Al McCoy called his final game for the franchise. The 90-year-old is retiring after 51 seasons on the microphone.

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1st Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
44
PHO
Suns
26

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Nikola Jokic vs. Jock Landale (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope gains possession)
11:44	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists)	2-0
11:36	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point pullup jump shot	2-3
11:15	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	4-3
11:05		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:03		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
10:55	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	6-3
10:40		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
10:37		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
10:32		Aaron Gordon misses two point running layup
10:29		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
10:25		Landry Shamet misses three point running pullup jump shot
10:21		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
10:11		Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
10:09		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
10:04	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point running layup	6-5
9:45		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
9:42		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
9:29		Landry Shamet turnover (lost ball) (Jamal Murray steals)
9:26	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	8-5
9:03	+2	Jock Landale makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists)	8-7
8:45		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
8:43		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
8:36	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving layup	8-9
8:27		Jock Landale kicked ball violation
8:19		Jock Landale personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:13		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
8:12		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
8:06		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
7:54	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	11-9
7:46	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving reverse layup	11-11
7:46		Michael Porter Jr. shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
7:46		Cameron Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 1
7:43		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
7:34	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup	13-11
7:22	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	13-14
7:01	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot	15-14
6:47		Jock Landale turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
6:44	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point running reverse layup	17-14
6:34		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
6:34		Suns 60 second timeout
6:34	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	17-15
6:34	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	17-16
6:20	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	19-16
6:11	+2	Jock Landale makes two point cutting layup (Cameron Payne assists)	19-18
5:55		Jock Landale shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:55		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
5:55		Nuggets offensive rebound
5:55		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:52		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
5:43	+3	Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	19-21
5:23		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:21		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
5:21	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	21-21
5:05		Devin Booker misses three point stepback jump shot
5:02		Landry Shamet offensive rebound
4:57	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point stepback jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	21-24
4:39		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
4:37		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
4:30		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
4:26		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
4:14		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving bank jump shot
4:12		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
4:10	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot	23-24
3:57		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:56		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
3:49		Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
3:49	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2	24-24
3:49	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2	25-24
3:34		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:32		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:24	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point driving layup	27-24
3:10		Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot
3:06		Bismack Biyombo offensive rebound
3:05	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point tip layup	27-26
2:50		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:46		Bismack Biyombo blocks Bruce Brown's two point cutting layup
2:46		Nuggets offensive rebound
2:46		Bismack Biyombo personal foul (Away from play) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 1	28-26
2:38	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	31-26
2:26		Nikola Jokic blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup
2:26		Suns offensive rebound
2:16		Terrence Ross turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals)
2:12	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point running jump shot (Bruce Brown assists)	34-26
1:53		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
1:51		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:39	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup	36-26
1:26		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:26		Nuggets defensive rebound
1:26		Torrey Craig personal foul (Loose ball) (Jeff Green draws the foul)
1:26	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-26
1:26	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	38-26
1:21		Jeff Green personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
1:12		Terrence Ross misses two point pullup jump shot
1:10		Christian Braun defensive rebound
1:01		Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:59		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
0:58	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	40-26
0:43		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
0:41		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
0:31	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	42-26
0:17		Bruce Brown blocks Devin Booker's two point pullup jump shot
0:15		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
0:15		Terrence Ross personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
0:15	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	43-26
0:15	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	44-26
0:03		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
0:00		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
37
PHO
Suns
25

Time		Play	Score
11:47		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
11:45		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
11:27		Landry Shamet shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
11:27	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	45-26
11:27	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	46-26
11:08	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot	46-28
10:56	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving layup	48-28
10:38		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
10:38		Suns offensive rebound
10:35		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
10:35	+1	Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	48-29
10:35	+1	Jock Landale makes regular free throw 2 of 2	48-30
10:23		Landry Shamet personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
10:13	+2	Christian Braun makes two point driving layup	50-30
10:00		Cameron Payne turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals)
9:55		Jeff Green misses two point running dunk
9:53		Jock Landale defensive rebound
9:51	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point running pullup jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)	50-33
9:23		Bruce Brown misses two point driving layup
9:22		Suns defensive rebound
9:09		Landry Shamet misses two point driving layup
9:08		Nuggets defensive rebound
8:48	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	52-33
8:29		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
8:26		Christian Braun defensive rebound
8:13	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot	54-33
8:12		Suns 60 second timeout
7:58	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	54-36
7:39		Jock Landale blocks Aaron Gordon's two point layup
7:35		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
7:35		Christian Braun shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
7:35	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	54-37
7:35	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 2	54-38
7:11		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
7:10		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:10		Cameron Payne personal foul (Loose ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
6:56		Kevin Durant shooting foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
6:56	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2	55-38
6:56	+1	Jeff Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2	56-38
6:50		Bruce Brown personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
6:41	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	56-41
6:18	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	58-41
6:08	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving finger roll layup	58-43
5:47		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
5:45		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
5:44		Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:27	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting layup (Jamal Murray assists)	60-43
5:11	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating bank jump shot	60-45
4:46	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot	62-45
4:38		Devin Booker misses two point driving layup
4:37		Suns offensive rebound
4:37		Bruce Brown personal foul (Loose ball) (Devin Booker draws the foul)
4:33		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
4:31		Devin Booker shooting foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
4:31	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 1 of 2	63-45
4:31	+1	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes regular free throw 2 of 2	64-45
4:19		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
4:16		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:10	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	67-45
3:47		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Kevin Durant's two point jump shot
3:45		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
3:43		Cameron Payne blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point running layup
3:43		Nuggets offensive rebound
3:32	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot	69-45
3:13		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
3:11		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
3:03		Devin Booker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
3:03	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	70-45
3:03	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	71-45
2:52		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Bismack Biyombo draws the foul)
2:52		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:52		Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:52		Suns offensive rebound
2:52		Bismack Biyombo misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:49		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
2:36		Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds step)
2:21		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
2:20		Nuggets defensive rebound
2:20		Torrey Craig personal foul (Loose ball) (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
2:20	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	72-45
2:20	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	73-45
2:07	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving layup (Devin Booker assists)	73-47
1:49	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point reverse layup (Aaron Gordon assists)	75-47
1:37		Landry Shamet misses two point driving layup
1:36		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:31	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving finger roll layup	77-47
1:20		Devin Booker misses two point floating jump shot
1:20		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:05	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point fadeaway jump shot	79-47
0:51	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists)	79-49
0:37		Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot
0:34		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
0:30		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
0:27		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
0:23		Jamal Murray shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
0:23	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-50
0:23	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-51
0:14		Bruce Brown offensive foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul)
0:14		Bruce Brown turnover (offensive foul)
0:06		Kevin Durant turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals)
0:01		Landry Shamet personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
0:01	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	80-51
0:01	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	81-51
0:00		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
22
PHO
Suns
25

Time		Play	Score
11:47		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
11:44		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
11:38		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:35		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
11:25		Cameron Payne offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
11:25		Cameron Payne turnover (offensive foul)
11:07		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
11:04		Jock Landale defensive rebound
10:57		Kevin Durant turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:39		Aaron Gordon turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
10:29	+2	Jock Landale makes two point layup (Landry Shamet assists)	81-53
10:08		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
10:06		Michael Porter Jr. offensive rebound
10:05		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point putback layup
10:03		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
10:00	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point running pullup jump shot	81-55
9:35	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Jamal Murray assists)	83-55
9:25	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot (Kevin Durant assists)	83-58
8:58		Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
8:55		Devin Booker defensive rebound
8:52		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
8:33		Cameron Payne misses two point driving floating jump shot
8:31		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:21	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	85-58
8:09	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	85-60
8:01		Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul)
8:01		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul)
7:52		Nikola Jokic personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
7:44	+2	Jock Landale makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists)	85-62
7:44		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:24		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
7:21		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
7:13		Landry Shamet turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals)
7:09		Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot
7:05		Jock Landale defensive rebound
6:51		Landry Shamet misses three point jump shot
6:48		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:39	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	87-62
6:27		Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals)
6:24		Devin Booker blocks Jamal Murray's two point running layup
6:24		Nuggets offensive rebound
6:13	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	89-62
5:59		Michael Porter Jr. personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
5:53	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	89-64
5:28	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	91-64
5:11		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Jock Landale makes regular free throw 1 of 2	91-65
5:11		Jock Landale misses regular free throw 2 of 2
5:08		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:49		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point pullup jump shot
4:47		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
4:36	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	91-68
4:09		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround jump shot
4:06		Aaron Gordon offensive rebound
4:05		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot
4:02		Bruce Brown offensive rebound
4:01	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point putback layup	93-68
3:51		Devin Booker turnover (bad pass) (Nikola Jokic steals)
3:45	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point running jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	96-68
3:35		Cameron Payne turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
3:10		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Devin Booker steals)
3:09		Bruce Brown shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
3:09	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 2	96-69
3:09		Devin Booker misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:07		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
2:53	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup	98-69
2:39	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	98-71
2:21		Devin Booker personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
2:21		Suns 60 second timeout
2:10	+3	Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	101-71
1:50	+2	Damion Lee makes two point driving finger roll layup (Devin Booker assists)	101-73
1:26		Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot
1:24		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
1:15	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving bank jump shot	101-75
1:15		Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
1:15	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 1	101-76
1:01		Kevin Durant blocks Bruce Brown's two point driving layup
0:59		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
0:49		Terrence Ross misses three point jump shot
0:47		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:34		Aaron Gordon misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:31		Terrence Ross defensive rebound
0:25		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
0:23		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
0:03		Devin Booker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:03	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	102-76
0:03	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	103-76
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
DEN
Nuggets
22
PHO
Suns
24

Time		Play	Score
11:43		T.J. Warren shooting foul (Christian Braun draws the foul)
11:43	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 1 of 2	104-76
11:43	+1	Christian Braun makes regular free throw 2 of 2	105-76
11:36		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
11:26	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point driving floating jump shot	105-78
11:05		Jeff Green offensive foul (Landry Shamet draws the foul)
11:05		Jeff Green turnover (offensive foul)
10:57	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot	105-80
10:41		Cameron Payne personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
10:28		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
10:24		T.J. Warren defensive rebound
10:15		Jeff Green shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
10:15	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	105-81
10:15	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	105-82
9:56	+3	Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	108-82
9:32		Kevin Durant misses two point fadeaway jump shot
9:28		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
9:10	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	110-82
8:54		Jock Landale misses two point floating jump shot
8:51		Jeff Green defensive rebound
8:35		Kevin Durant shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
8:35	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	111-82
8:35	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	112-82
8:23		T.J. Warren misses three point jump shot
8:19		Nuggets defensive rebound
8:00		Nikola Jokic turnover (traveling)
7:51	+3	Cameron Payne makes three point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	112-85
7:24		Christian Braun misses two point driving layup
7:22		Jock Landale defensive rebound
7:19		Landry Shamet misses three point running jump shot
7:17		Jeff Green defensive rebound
7:10		Nuggets 60 second timeout
7:02		Jock Landale shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
7:02	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	113-85
7:02	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	114-85
6:46		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
6:43		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
6:25		Jamal Murray turnover (back court violation)
6:17	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot	114-87
5:53		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Damion Lee steals)
5:40	+3	Landry Shamet makes three point jump shot	114-90
5:36		Nuggets 60 second timeout
5:15		Nikola Jokic misses two point hook shot
5:14		Landry Shamet defensive rebound
5:08	+2	Jock Landale makes two point running layup (Landry Shamet assists)	114-92
4:51		Bruce Brown turnover (bad pass) (Torrey Craig steals)
4:40	+2	Torrey Craig makes two point fadeaway jump shot	114-94
4:18	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	116-94
4:02		Landry Shamet misses three point pullup jump shot
4:02		Nuggets defensive rebound
3:46		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
3:42		Jock Landale defensive rebound
3:32	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point driving floating jump shot (Jock Landale assists)	116-96
3:08		Jamal Murray misses two point driving layup
3:06		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
3:01		Torrey Craig misses three point running jump shot
2:57		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:46		Jock Landale personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:46	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	117-96
2:46	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	118-96
2:38		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
2:36		Nuggets defensive rebound
2:19	+3	Reggie Jackson makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	121-96
2:11		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Take) (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
2:04		Peyton Watson shooting foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
2:04		Cameron Payne misses regular free throw 1 of 2
2:04		Suns offensive rebound
2:04		Cameron Payne misses regular free throw 2 of 2
2:00		Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound
1:44		Peyton Watson misses two point fadeaway jump shot
1:42		Damion Lee defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Damion Lee makes two point driving bank jump shot	121-98
1:18	+2	Peyton Watson makes two point driving bank jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists)	123-98
1:07	+2	Damion Lee makes two point floating jump shot (Landry Shamet assists)	123-100
0:45	+2	Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot	125-100
0:34		Damion Lee misses three point pullup jump shot
0:32		Peyton Watson defensive rebound
0:09		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:00		End of period

Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)