Top Performers
Points
39
Jokić
DEN

Rebounds
16
Jokić
DEN

Assists
8
Murray
DEN

Threes
4
Booker
PHX

38-95 (40.0%)
FG%
36-76 (47.4%)
6-31 (19.4%)
3PM
7-27 (25.9%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
39
Rebounds
41
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
28
Defensive Rebounds
36
23
Assists
19
2
Steals
5
4
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
29
Fouls
20
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 | 53 | 29 | .646 | ||
| 2 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | |
| 3 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 | |
| 5 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | |
| 6 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | |
| 7 | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | |
| 9 | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | |
| 10 | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 | |
| 11 | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 | |
| 12 | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | |
| 13 | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | |
| 15 | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets decisively defeated the Phoenix Suns, 97 to 87, in Game 2 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals on May 1, 2023.
Game Info
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#10 John Goble (Head Official)
#42 Eric Lewis
#4 Sean Wright
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Durant #7 | 44 | 24 | 8 (1) | 3 | 1 | 2 | -4 | 2 | 5 | 10-27 | 2-12 | 2-2 | 43.0 |
D. Ayton #5 | 33 | 14 | 8 (4) | 4 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 4 | 7 | 7-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
D. Booker #1 | 45 | 35 | 5 (0) | 6 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 2 | 4 | 14-29 | 4-8 | 3-3 | 57.7 |
J. Okogie #20 | 22 | 2 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
C. Paul #3 | 25 | 8 | 5 (1) | 6 | 0 | 0 | +9 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 40.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
D. Lee #10 | 26 | 0 | 6 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -5 | 0 | 1 | 0-5 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
C. Payne #20 | 17 | 2 | 1 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -17 | 0 | 4 | 1-7 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 14.3 |
T. Craig #12 | 11 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. Biyombo #18 | 10 | 2 | 4 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Landale #31 | 5 | 0 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
I. Wainright #12 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
T. Ross #31 | |||||||||||||
T.J. Warren #12 | |||||||||||||
L. Shamet #44 | |||||||||||||
D. Bazley #55,7 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHX | 87 | 39 (11) | 23 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 38-95 | 6-31 | 5-5 | 44.8 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 23 | 5 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 33.6 |
A. Gordon #32 | 39 | 16 | 1 (0) | 1 | 2 | 1 | +11 | 2 | 4 | 5-8 | 1-3 | 5-6 | 75.2 |
N. Jokić #15 | 41 | 39 | 16 (3) | 5 | 2 | 1 | +2 | 3 | 3 | 17-30 | 2-6 | 3-4 | 61.4 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 41 | 14 | 5 (2) | 2 | 1 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 3 | 5-6 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 116.7 |
J. Murray #27 | 39 | 10 | 4 (0) | 8 | 0 | 0 | +16 | 3 | 0 | 3-15 | 0-9 | 4-4 | 29.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 25 | 9 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 0 | 4 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 58.9 |
C. Braun #0 | 16 | 2 | 3 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +14 | 0 | 3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Green #32 | 16 | 2 | 4 (0) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +7 | 1 | 3 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
R. Jackson #00 | |||||||||||||
D. Jordan #6 | |||||||||||||
I. Smith #14 | |||||||||||||
T. Bryant #3 | |||||||||||||
V. Čančar #31 | |||||||||||||
Z. Nnaji #22 | |||||||||||||
P. Watson #8 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 97 | 41 (5) | 19 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 36-76 | 7-27 | 18-21 | 56.9 |
D. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Okogie makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Biyombo makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Gordon makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 15' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 17' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Braun makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Green makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 2' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 1' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 18' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Paul makes 15' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 12' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 27' 3PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Gordon makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 24' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 17' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Payne makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 11' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 20' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 17' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 10' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
38-95 (40.0%)
FG%
36-76 (47.4%)
6-31 (19.4%)
3PM
7-27 (25.9%)
5-5 (100.0%)
FTM
18-21 (85.7%)
39
Rebounds
41
11
Offensive Rebounds
5
28
Defensive Rebounds
36
23
Assists
19
2
Steals
5
4
Blocks
6
11
Turnovers
16
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
29
Fouls
20
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0