Top Performers
Points
47
Booker
PHX
Rebounds
17
Jokić
DEN
Assists
17
Jokić
DEN
Threes
6
Porter Jr.
DEN
43-97 (44.3%)
FG%
48-95 (50.5%)
10-30 (33.3%)
3PM
9-28 (32.1%)
18-21 (85.7%)
FTM
16-18 (88.9%)
51
Rebounds
41
16
Offensive Rebounds
7
35
Defensive Rebounds
34
27
Assists
24
6
Steals
5
5
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
9
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
24
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 Phoenix Suns emerged victorious over the Denver Nuggets, 121 to 114, in Game 3 of the 2023 Western Conference Semifinals on May 5, 2023.
Game Info
May 5, 2023
ESPN
Footprint Center
Phoenix, Arizona
#15 Zach Zarba (Head Official)
#33 Sean Corbin
#60 James Williams
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 37 | 21 | 12 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 7-14 | 6-10 | 1-1 | 72.7 |
A. Gordon #32 | 39 | 9 | 7 (6) | 1 | 0 | 2 | +3 | 0 | 3 | 3-13 | 0-3 | 3-4 | 30.5 |
N. Jokić #15 | 42 | 30 | 17 (6) | 17 | 0 | 1 | +3 | 6 | 5 | 11-19 | 1-2 | 7-8 | 66.6 |
K. Caldwell-Pope #3 | 34 | 2 | 2 (0) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -13 | 0 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 25.0 |
J. Murray #27 | 41 | 32 | 6 (1) | 5 | 1 | 1 | +6 | 2 | 3 | 13-29 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 50.6 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
B. Brown #11 | 23 | 11 | 3 (0) | 3 | 1 | 0 | -14 | 1 | 3 | 4-11 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 46.3 |
J. Green #32 | 14 | 7 | 1 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -20 | 0 | 1 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 70.0 |
C. Braun #0 | 10 | 2 | 3 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 6 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
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 | 114 | 51 (16) | 27 | 6 | 5 | 13 | 43-97 | 10-30 | 18-21 | 53.7 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K. Durant #7 | 43 | 39 | 9 (0) | 8 | 0 | 2 | +10 | 0 | 4 | 12-31 | 1-5 | 14-16 | 51.3 |
D. Ayton #5 | 26 | 4 | 9 (1) | 0 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 1 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 33.3 |
D. Booker #1 | 42 | 47 | 6 (0) | 9 | 3 | 1 | +7 | 3 | 5 | 20-25 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 90.8 |
J. Okogie #20 | 10 | 2 | 1 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -7 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
C. Payne #20 | 30 | 7 | 0 (0) | 6 | 1 | 0 | +4 | 1 | 3 | 3-9 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 38.9 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
T.J. Warren #12 | 26 | 7 | 3 (1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | +20 | 1 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
L. Shamet #44 | 25 | 4 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 1 | 3 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Landale #31 | 22 | 6 | 9 (2) | 0 | 1 | 0 | +8 | 1 | 4 | 3-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
T. Ross #31 | 14 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 1 | +6 | 0 | 0 | 2-7 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 35.7 |
T. Craig #12 | 3 | 0 | 2 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
B. Biyombo #18 | |||||||||||||
C. Paul #3 | |||||||||||||
D. Lee #10 | |||||||||||||
D. Bazley #55,7 | |||||||||||||
I. Wainright #12 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | PHX | 121 | 41 (7) | 24 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 48-95 | 9-28 | 16-18 | 58.8 |
All
1Q
2Q
3Q
4Q
Scoring Plays
All Plays
C. Payne makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Okogie makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 19' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
K. Durant makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 27' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
J. Murray makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
T. Ross makes 18' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 8' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Landale makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Green makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
B. Brown makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Green makes 2PT shot
2Q
J. Landale makes 4' 2PT shot
2Q
B. Brown makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
T.J. Warren makes 19' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Caldwell-Pope makes 14' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Payne makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 13' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 16' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 9' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 8' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Ross makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
J. Green makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
K. Durant makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
J. Murray makes 6' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 12' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
L. Shamet makes 11' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 20' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 18' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 28' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
J. Murray makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 27' 3PT shot
3Q
J. Landale makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
K. Durant makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Braun makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
L. Shamet makes 6' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Payne makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Murray makes 8' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 28' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 9' 2PT shot
4Q
T.J. Warren makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
T.J. Warren makes 13' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 27' 3PT shot
4Q
K. Durant makes 19' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
43-97 (44.3%)
FG%
48-95 (50.5%)
10-30 (33.3%)
3PM
9-28 (32.1%)
18-21 (85.7%)
FTM
16-18 (88.9%)
51
Rebounds
41
16
Offensive Rebounds
7
35
Defensive Rebounds
34
27
Assists
24
6
Steals
5
5
Blocks
6
14
Turnovers
9
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
24
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0