Top Performers
Points
41
Jokić
DEN
Rebounds
16
Ayton
PHX
Assists
16
Paul
PHX
Threes
7
Shamet
PHX
45-94 (47.9%)
FG%
45-94 (47.9%)
17-35 (48.6%)
3PM
13-36 (36.1%)
18-26 (69.2%)
FTM
25-34 (73.5%)
46
Rebounds
48
12
Offensive Rebounds
12
34
Defensive Rebounds
36
32
Assists
29
7
Steals
8
9
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
32
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2022-23 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Nuggets - z | 53 | 29 | .646 | |
| 2 |  Grizzlies - y | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
| 3 |  Kings - y | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
| 4 |  Suns - x | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
| 5 |  Clippers - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 6 |  Warriors - x | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
| 7 |  Lakers - x | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
| 8 |  Timberwolves - x | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 9 |  Pelicans - e | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
| 10 |  Thunder - e | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
| 11 |  Mavericks - e | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
| 12 |  Jazz - e | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
| 13 |  Trail Blazers - e | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
| 14 |  Rockets - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| 15 |  Spurs - e | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets squeaked out a win over the Phoenix Suns, 128 to 125, on December 25, 2022.
Game Info
December 25, 2022
ABC/ESPN
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#25 Tony Brothers (Head Official)
#18 Matt Boland
#77 Karl Lane
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T. Craig #12 | 36 | 13 | 7 (3) | 2 | 2 | 1 | -13 | 2 | 3 | 5-8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 81.3 |
M. Bridges #25 | 40 | 13 | 2 (0) | 3 | 0 | 4 | -14 | 2 | 6 | 5-12 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 52.3 |
D. Ayton #5 | 38 | 22 | 16 (3) | 2 | 2 | 2 | -12 | 6 | 3 | 9-18 | 1-1 | 3-4 | 55.7 |
D. Booker #1 | 4 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Paul #3 | 41 | 17 | 4 (0) | 16 | 2 | 1 | -1 | 0 | 4 | 6-17 | 0-3 | 5-10 | 39.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
L. Shamet #44 | 39 | 31 | 2 (0) | 6 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 2 | 5 | 10-20 | 7-17 | 4-4 | 71.2 |
D. Lee #10 | 30 | 18 | 8 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 5-8 | 4-5 | 4-4 | 92.2 |
B. Biyombo #18 | 15 | 5 | 3 (1) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 47.0 |
I. Wainright #12 | 11 | 0 | 2 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +6 | 0 | 2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Okogie #20 | 10 | 4 | 2 (2) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +8 | 0 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
J. Crowder #99 | |||||||||||||
D. Šarić #20 | |||||||||||||
C. Payne #20 | |||||||||||||
C. Johnson #23 | |||||||||||||
J. Landale #31 | |||||||||||||
D. Washington Jr. #4 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 125 | 46 (12) | 32 | 7 | 9 | 14 | 45-94 | 17-35 | 18-26 | 59.3 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 35 | 7 | 8 (0) | 0 | 1 | 1 | +9 | 0 | 4 | 3-11 | 0-5 | 1-2 | 29.5 |
A. Gordon #32 | 41 | 28 | 13 (7) | 2 | 1 | 1 | +15 | 3 | 2 | 11-18 | 1-2 | 5-9 | 63.8 |
N. Jokić #15 | 44 | 41 | 15 (4) | 15 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 3 | 5 | 16-25 | 2-4 | 7-9 | 70.8 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 39 | 15 | 2 (0) | 4 | 2 | 0 | +16 | 1 | 3 | 4-10 | 3-5 | 4-4 | 63.8 |
J. Murray #27 | 43 | 26 | 5 (0) | 5 | 2 | 1 | +3 | 3 | 0 | 7-19 | 5-11 | 7-8 | 57.7 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 26 | 5 | 2 (0) | 2 | 2 | 0 | -15 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 56.3 |
B. Hyland #8 | 14 | 3 | 2 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0 | -13 | 2 | 5 | 1-6 | 0-5 | 1-1 | 23.3 |
C. Braun #0 | 13 | 3 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 9 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. Green #32 | |||||||||||||
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
I. Smith #14 | |||||||||||||
D. Reed #9 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
C. Gillespie #12 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 | |||||||||||||
J. White #10 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | DEN | 128 | 48 (12) | 29 | 8 | 4 | 13 | 45-94 | 13-36 | 25-34 | 58.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
OT
Scoring Plays
All Plays
N. Jokić makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Craig makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Paul makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 11' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Paul makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Braun makes 22' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Lee makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Okogie makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Lee makes 23' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Lee makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
B. Biyombo makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 17' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Craig makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Shamet makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Shamet makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 11' 2PT shot
2Q
L. Shamet makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
L. Shamet makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
C. Paul makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Craig makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
T. Craig makes 24' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bridges makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Shamet makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Shamet makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Okogie makes 2PT shot
4Q
L. Shamet makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
B. Biyombo makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
B. Hyland makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Lee makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Lee makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
T. Craig makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Paul makes 15' 2PT shot
4Q
L. Shamet makes 24' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ayton makes 14' 2PT shot
OT
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 13' 2PT shot
OT
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
OT
N. Jokić makes 16' 2PT shot
OT
L. Shamet makes 26' 3PT shot
OT
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
OT
L. Shamet makes 24' 3PT shot
OT
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
OT
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
OT
C. Paul makes 16' 2PT shot
OT
45-94 (47.9%)
FG%
45-94 (47.9%)
17-35 (48.6%)
3PM
13-36 (36.1%)
18-26 (69.2%)
FTM
25-34 (73.5%)
46
Rebounds
48
12
Offensive Rebounds
12
34
Defensive Rebounds
36
32
Assists
29
7
Steals
8
9
Blocks
4
15
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
32
Fouls
25
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0