Denver Nuggets @ Phoenix Suns
Game Leaders
Team Stats
41% (40-97)
Field Goal %
40% (41-102)
42% (15-36)
Three Point %
30% (16-53)
78% (25-32)
Free Throw %
78% (14-18)
18
Turnovers
10
73
Rebounds
56
9
Largest Lead
8
Game Information
Phoenix, AZ

Referee:Dedric Taylor
Referee:Scott Foster
Referee:Danielle Scott

Shot Chart
- Deandre Ayton makes 11-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Cameron Johnson makes 12-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Will Barton misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray makes 6-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses 15-foot step back jumpshot
- Gary Harris makes 27-foot three point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul misses 13-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes driving layup (Will Barton assists)
- Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Will Barton misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Deandre Ayton makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray misses driving layup
- Cameron Johnson makes two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Mikal Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton misses free throw 1 of 2
- Deandre Ayton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Paul Millsap misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton misses 14-foot jumper
- Jamal Murray makes layup (Paul Millsap assists)
- Jae Crowder misses three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Deandre Ayton makes 10-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jamal Murray makes 26-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Cameron Johnson misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Cameron Johnson misses 30-foot three point shot
- Paul Millsap makes 8-foot driving floating jump shot
- Mikal Bridges misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray makes technical free throw
- Nikola Jokic misses jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- JaMychal Green makes two point shot
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cameron Payne makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cameron Payne makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jevon Carter misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 4-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jalen Smith makes 25-foot three point jumper (Abdel Nader assists)
- Jamal Murray misses step back jumpshot
- Frank Kaminsky makes 6-foot two point shot
- Monte Morris misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Abdel Nader makes 24-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray makes 15-foot two point shot
- Abdel Nader misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jalen Smith makes tip shot
- Monte Morris misses 18-foot pullup jump shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 10-foot hook shot
- JaMychal Green misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Jevon Carter makes 27-foot three point shot (Chris Paul assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 27-foot three point jumper (Monte Morris assists)
- Jevon Carter makes 31-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- JaMychal Green makes 4-foot layup (Facundo Campazzo assists)
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 1
- Chris Paul misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 16-foot two point shot (PJ Dozier assists)
- Michael Porter Jr. makes free throw 1 of 1
- Deandre Ayton misses driving layup
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 1 of 3
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 2 of 3
- Jae Crowder makes free throw 3 of 3
- Monte Morris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 24-foot three point jumper (JaMychal Green assists)
- Cameron Johnson makes driving layup (Chris Paul assists)
- JaMychal Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
- PJ Dozier makes driving layup
- PJ Dozier makes free throw 1 of 1
- Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Chris Paul makes free throw 1 of 2
- Chris Paul makes free throw 2 of 2
- Facundo Campazzo misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Deandre Ayton makes dunk (Jae Crowder assists)
- Jamal Murray misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cameron Johnson misses 13-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton misses tip shot
- Deandre Ayton misses tip shot
- Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Payne misses driving layup
- Gary Harris misses two point shot
- Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point shot (Mikal Bridges assists)
- Cameron Johnson misses free throw 1 of 1
- Will Barton misses free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
- Paul Millsap misses two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
- Jae Crowder makes 26-foot three pointer (Deandre Ayton assists)
- Nikola Jokic misses 9-foot two point shot
- Jae Crowder makes 23-foot three point jumper (Cameron Payne assists)
- Deandre Ayton misses 10-foot two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes driving layup
- Jamal Murray misses free throw 1 of 1
- Deandre Ayton makes 5-foot layup (Chris Paul assists)
- Will Barton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Chris Paul makes 9-foot two point shot
- Deandre Ayton misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray misses 20-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Johnson misses 29-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap misses 12-foot two point shot
- Will Barton misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses two point shot
- Gary Harris misses driving layup
- Deandre Ayton misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Will Barton misses driving layup
- Jevon Carter misses 25-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
- Cameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic misses 4-foot hook shot
- Jevon Carter makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Jevon Carter misses 26-foot three point shot
- Gary Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jae Crowder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jevon Carter assists)
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Chris Paul misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Paul Millsap misses 10-foot hook shot
- Jae Crowder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Jevon Carter assists)
- Cameron Payne misses driving layup
- JaMychal Green misses 26-foot three point shot
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot layup (Jamal Murray assists)
- Cameron Johnson makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jae Crowder assists)
- Monte Morris misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Cameron Payne misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 27-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jalen Smith misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jevon Carter misses 29-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses pullup jump shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 26-foot three point jumper
- JaMychal Green misses 24-foot three point shot
- Abdel Nader makes 3-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)
- PJ Dozier misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Abdel Nader misses layup
- Monte Morris makes 23-foot three point jumper (PJ Dozier assists)
- Cameron Payne misses 27-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul makes 26-foot three pointer
- JaMychal Green misses 38-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 27-foot three point shot (JaMychal Green assists)
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- JaMychal Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Deandre Ayton makes 4-foot layup (Mikal Bridges assists)
- Monte Morris makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot jumper
- Monte Morris misses two point shot
- Langston Galloway misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Facundo Campazzo makes 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 6-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. makes 2-foot driving dunk
- Chris Paul makes 11-foot pullup jump shot
- PJ Dozier misses free throw 1 of 2
- PJ Dozier makes free throw 2 of 2
- Abdel Nader misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
- Cameron Johnson misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris misses driving layup
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 1 of 2
- Cameron Johnson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot jumper
- Cameron Johnson makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Abdel Nader assists)
- JaMychal Green makes 28-foot three point jumper (Facundo Campazzo assists)
- Cameron Payne misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Facundo Campazzo misses 31-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 10-foot two point shot
- PJ Dozier makes two point shot
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 11-foot jumper
- Mikal Bridges makes 26-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Mikal Bridges makes two point shot
- Nikola Jokic misses 16-foot jumper
- Mikal Bridges misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Chris Paul makes 14-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 16-foot step back jumpshot
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Cameron Johnson misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Mikal Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2
- Mikal Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 14-foot two point shot
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
- Jamal Murray makes 25-foot step back jumpshot
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses free throw 2 of 2
- Cameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Jamal Murray misses 31-foot jump bank shot
- Jae Crowder misses 9-foot two point shot
- Mikal Bridges makes dunk (Jae Crowder assists)
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 17-foot step back jumpshot
- Jamal Murray misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses driving floating jump shot
- Monte Morris misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic misses two point shot
- Chris Paul misses 28-foot three point pullup jump shot
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 1
- Abdel Nader misses free throw 1 of 3
- Abdel Nader makes free throw 2 of 3
- Abdel Nader misses free throw 3 of 3
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jae Crowder makes 27-foot three point jumper (Frank Kaminsky assists)
- Monte Morris makes 2-foot layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Jae Crowder misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Monte Morris makes 29-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
- Chris Paul makes pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper
- Chris Paul misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
- Nikola Jokic makes 8-foot hook shot
- Mikal Bridges makes 2-foot two point shot
- Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Mikal Bridges misses two point shot
- Jamal Murray makes 18-foot step back jumpshot
- Jae Crowder misses 29-foot three point shot
- Frank Kaminsky misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Chris Paul makes 3-foot two point shot
- Gary Harris makes free throw 1 of 2
- Gary Harris misses free throw 2 of 2
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Matchups
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 64 | 18 | .780 | - | L2 |
| Denver | 54 | 28 | .659 | 10 | W12 |
| Minnesota | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15 | W2 |
| Portland | 42 | 40 | .512 | 22 | W2 |
| Utah | 22 | 60 | .268 | 42 | L1 |
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 53 | 29 | .646 | - | W3 |
| Phoenix | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11 | W1 |
| Golden State | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16 | L3 |
| Sacramento | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31 | L1 |
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