Top Performers
Points
36
Stith
DEN
Rebounds
14
Johnson
DEN
Assists
17
Jackson
DEN
Threes
8
Stith
DEN
44-92 (47.8%)
FG%
49-113 (43.4%)
11-24 (45.8%)
3PM
8-19 (42.1%)
13-19 (68.4%)
FTM
3-9 (33.3%)
45
Rebounds
52
8
Offensive Rebounds
17
37
Defensive Rebounds
35
28
Assists
35
6
Steals
4
7
Blocks
1
15
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
19
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
1996-97 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Jazz - z | 64 | 18 | .780 | |
| 2 |  SuperSonics - y | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 3 |  Rockets - x | 57 | 25 | .695 | 7.0 |
| 4 |  Lakers - x | 56 | 26 | .683 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Trail Blazers - x | 49 | 33 | .598 | 15.0 |
| 6 |  Timberwolves - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 7 |  Suns - x | 40 | 42 | .488 | 24.0 |
| 8 |  Clippers - x | 36 | 46 | .439 | 28.0 |
| 9 |  Kings - e | 34 | 48 | .415 | 30.0 |
| 10 |  Warriors - e | 30 | 52 | .366 | 34.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 24 | 58 | .293 | 40.0 |
| 12 |  Nuggets - e | 21 | 61 | .256 | 43.0 |
| 13 |  Spurs - e | 20 | 62 | .244 | 44.0 |
| 14 |  Grizzlies - e | 14 | 68 | .171 | 50.0 |
Game Summary
The Phoenix Suns couldn't pull it off against the Denver Nuggets, 112 to 109, on December 23, 1996.
Game Info
December 22, 1996
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
A. McDyess #24 | 40 | 22 | 6 (1) | 0 | 0 | 3 | +7 | 2 | 5 | 10-20 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 50.6 |
E. Johnson #40 | 39 | 8 | 14 (1) | 1 | 0 | 3 | +5 | 0 | 5 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 84.0 |
D. Ellis #3 | 50 | 24 | 7 (1) | 5 | 1 | 0 | +5 | 5 | 1 | 10-23 | 2-8 | 2-3 | 49.3 |
B. Stith #23 | 48 | 36 | 4 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | -2 | 3 | 1 | 12-21 | 8-12 | 4-4 | 79.1 |
M. Jackson #13 | 48 | 14 | 8 (1) | 17 | 3 | 1 | -1 | 5 | 4 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 44.1 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Hammonds #21 | 24 | 3 | 4 (3) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 25.5 |
B. Thompson #6 | 8 | 3 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 37.5 |
M. Booker #5 | 5 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
L. Thompson #41 | 3 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Finley #4 | 44 | 12 | 8 (3) | 7 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 2 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 42.9 |
A.C. Green #45 | 26 | 12 | 7 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6-11 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
H. Rod Williams #18 | 39 | 6 | 14 (5) | 2 | 1 | 1 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 0-3 | 32.2 |
W. Person #1 | 28 | 14 | 1 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 1 | 3 | 5-13 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 53.8 |
K. Johnson #7 | 31 | 13 | 8 (3) | 11 | 1 | 0 | -4 | 4 | 2 | 5-17 | 2-3 | 1-4 | 34.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R. Chapman #3 | 26 | 18 | 1 (0) | 5 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 2 | 1 | 7-17 | 2-6 | 2-2 | 50.3 |
D. Manning #5 | 26 | 14 | 5 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
S. Cassell #10 | 22 | 12 | 2 (0) | 5 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 2 | 6-11 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 54.5 |
M. Bryant #2 | 19 | 8 | 6 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 57.1 |
R. Horry #5 | 4 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 0 (0) | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
D. Ellis makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ellis makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Jackson makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Stith makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Finley makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Person makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Finley makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ellis makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Rod Williams makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
H. Rod Williams makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ellis makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
E. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
S. Cassell makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
A.C. Green makes 0' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Stith makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Stith makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Finley makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Stith makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
R. Chapman makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ellis makes 22' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Ellis makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Thompson makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
M. Bryant makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bryant makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Hammonds makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
S. Cassell makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Jackson makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ellis makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Stith makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
B. Stith makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Finley makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A.C. Green makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Person makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
H. Rod Williams makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
B. Stith makes 22' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Jackson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Jackson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Johnson makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bryant makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Johnson makes 0' 2PT shot
3Q
A. McDyess makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Finley makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Stith makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Jackson makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Manning makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Chapman makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Bryant makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. McDyess makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
A. McDyess makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Stith makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
R. Chapman makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
A. McDyess makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
R. Chapman makes 22' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Finley makes 0' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Stith makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Jackson makes 0' 2PT shot
OT
R. Chapman makes 10' 2PT shot
OT
D. Ellis makes 20' 2PT shot
OT
B. Stith makes 10' 2PT shot
OT
D. Manning makes 0' 2PT shot
OT
B. Stith makes 22' 3PT shot
OT
R. Chapman makes 17' 2PT shot
OT
D. Ellis makes 15' 2PT shot
OT
D. Ellis makes 22' 3PT shot
OT
A. McDyess makes 0' 2PT shot
OT
W. Person makes 22' 3PT shot
OT
R. Chapman makes 23' 3PT shot
OT
K. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
OT
K. Johnson makes 23' 3PT shot
OT
44-92 (47.8%)
FG%
49-113 (43.4%)
11-24 (45.8%)
3PM
8-19 (42.1%)
13-19 (68.4%)
FTM
3-9 (33.3%)
45
Rebounds
52
8
Offensive Rebounds
17
37
Defensive Rebounds
35
28
Assists
35
6
Steals
4
7
Blocks
1
15
Turnovers
12
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
19
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0