Top Performers
Points
32
Jokić
DEN

Rebounds
20
Jokić
DEN

Assists
10
Jokić
DEN

Threes
4
Crowder
PHX

43-81 (53.1%)
FG%
39-95 (41.1%)
12-26 (46.2%)
3PM
14-41 (34.1%)
18-20 (90.0%)
FTM
10-16 (62.5%)
38
Rebounds
46
4
Offensive Rebounds
18
34
Defensive Rebounds
28
26
Assists
21
10
Steals
4
2
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0
2020-21 Western Standings
| Team | W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 52 | 20 | .722 | ||
| 2 | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 | |
| 3 | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | |
| 4 | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 | |
| 5 | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | |
| 6 | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | |
| 7 | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 | |
| 8 | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 | |
| 9 | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 | |
| 10 | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 | |
| 11 | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | |
| 12 | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 | |
| 13 | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 | |
| 14 | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 | |
| 15 | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
Game Summary
The Denver Nuggets were decisively beaten by the Phoenix Suns, 116 to 102, in Game 3 of the 2021 Western Conference Semifinals on June 11, 2021.
Game Info
Ball Arena
Denver, Colorado
#19 James Capers (Head Official)
#46 Ben Taylor
#4 Sean Wright
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
J. Crowder #99 | 34 | 14 | 3 (0) | 4 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 1 | 4 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 77.8 |
M. Bridges #25 | 27 | 11 | 2 (0) | 0 | 3 | 1 | +14 | 2 | 2 | 4-8 | 1-3 | 2-4 | 56.4 |
D. Ayton #5 | 37 | 10 | 15 (3) | 2 | 0 | 0 | +18 | 0 | 1 | 4-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 56.3 |
D. Booker #1 | 40 | 28 | 6 (1) | 4 | 1 | 0 | +19 | 4 | 3 | 11-23 | 2-7 | 4-4 | 56.5 |
C. Paul #3 | 37 | 27 | 6 (0) | 8 | 3 | 0 | +8 | 2 | 0 | 9-16 | 2-3 | 7-7 | 70.8 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
C. Johnson #23 | 21 | 3 | 1 (0) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
C. Payne #20 | 17 | 9 | 1 (0) | 3 | 2 | 0 | +2 | 2 | 1 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 64.3 |
T. Craig #12 | 14 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 62.5 |
D. Šarić #20 | 10 | 7 | 4 (0) | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 81.0 |
F. Kaminsky #44 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
J. Carter #2 | 1 | 2 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 100.0 |
E. Moore #55 | |||||||||||||
L. Galloway #9 | |||||||||||||
A. Nader #11 | |||||||||||||
J. Smith #25 | |||||||||||||
T. Alexander #0 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
PHX | 116 | 38 (4) | 26 | 10 | 2 | 12 | 43-81 | 12-26 | 18-20 | 64.6 |
| Starters | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Porter Jr. #17 | 30 | 15 | 5 (2) | 1 | 2 | 0 | -11 | 3 | 3 | 5-13 | 4-7 | 1-2 | 54.0 |
A. Gordon #32 | 36 | 4 | 4 (2) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 4 | 6 | 2-10 | 0-3 | 0-0 | 20.0 |
N. Jokić #15 | 40 | 32 | 20 (10) | 10 | 0 | 1 | -11 | 2 | 3 | 13-29 | 1-6 | 5-9 | 48.5 |
A. Rivers #25 | 27 | 5 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -19 | 1 | 3 | 2-5 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
F. Campazzo #7 | 18 | 6 | 2 (1) | 0 | 1 | 0 | -13 | 1 | 4 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 60.0 |
| Bench | MIN | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | +/- | TOV | PF | FG | 3P | FT | TS% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
M. Morris #3 | 30 | 21 | 0 (0) | 5 | 0 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 1 | 8-12 | 3-5 | 2-3 | 78.8 |
W. Barton #5 | 28 | 14 | 7 (1) | 3 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 2 | 1 | 6-14 | 2-7 | 0-0 | 50.0 |
J. Green #0 | 18 | 2 | 4 (1) | 0 | 0 | 0 | -9 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 25.8 |
P. Millsap #24 | 7 | 0 | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 1 | -4 | 0 | 2 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0.0 |
S. Harrison #11,3 | 2 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
V. Čančar #31 | 1 | 0 | 1 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
B. Bol #11 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 1 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
Z. Nnaji #22 | 1 | 3 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 150.0 |
M. Howard #00 | 1 | 0 | 0 (0) | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | |
J. McGee #34 | |||||||||||||
J. Murray #27 | |||||||||||||
PJ Dozier #35 |
| Team | PTS | REB (O) | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG | 3P | FT | TS% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
DEN | 102 | 46 (18) | 21 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 39-95 | 14-41 | 10-16 | 50.0 |
D. Ayton makes 1' 2PT shot
1Q
A. Rivers makes 24' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 4' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 12' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Paul makes 14' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 21' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Bridges makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Paul makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 23' 3PT shot
1Q
D. Ayton makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Morris makes 16' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 13' 2PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 6' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Crowder makes 26' 3PT shot
1Q
N. Jokić makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
C. Payne makes 10' 2PT shot
1Q
W. Barton makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
C. Payne makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
D. Booker makes 3' 2PT shot
1Q
M. Morris makes 2' 2PT shot
1Q
J. Crowder makes 25' 3PT shot
1Q
M. Morris makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Šarić makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
A. Rivers makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
W. Barton makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
T. Craig makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
T. Craig makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
D. Booker makes 7' 2PT shot
2Q
C. Paul makes 10' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Morris makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
D. Ayton makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
2Q
F. Campazzo makes 26' 3PT shot
2Q
N. Jokić makes 3' 2PT shot
2Q
F. Campazzo makes 25' 3PT shot
2Q
W. Barton makes 5' 2PT shot
2Q
M. Bridges makes 9' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Bridges makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 21' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 8' 2PT shot
3Q
M. Morris makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
W. Barton makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 10' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 7' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 23' 3PT shot
3Q
A. Gordon makes 3' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 5' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 15' 2PT shot
3Q
W. Barton makes 4' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Paul makes 14' 2PT shot
3Q
N. Jokić makes 16' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Payne makes 25' 3PT shot
3Q
C. Johnson makes 26' 3PT shot
3Q
M. Morris makes 19' 2PT shot
3Q
D. Booker makes 13' 2PT shot
3Q
C. Payne makes 4' 2PT shot
4Q
D. Šarić makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Morris makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Crowder makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
W. Barton makes 1' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Paul makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
C. Paul makes 16' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Morris makes 3' 2PT shot
4Q
A. Gordon makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
J. Crowder makes 2' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 25' 3PT shot
4Q
C. Paul makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
4Q
D. Booker makes 7' 2PT shot
4Q
M. Porter Jr. makes 26' 3PT shot
4Q
J. Crowder makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
N. Jokić makes 2PT shot
4Q
J. Carter makes 21' 2PT shot
4Q
Z. Nnaji makes 23' 3PT shot
4Q
43-81 (53.1%)
FG%
39-95 (41.1%)
12-26 (46.2%)
3PM
14-41 (34.1%)
18-20 (90.0%)
FTM
10-16 (62.5%)
38
Rebounds
46
4
Offensive Rebounds
18
34
Defensive Rebounds
28
26
Assists
21
10
Steals
4
2
Blocks
3
12
Turnovers
14
Points Off Turnovers
Fastbreak Points
Points In Paint
Second Chance Points
14
Fouls
24
Technical Fouls
Flagrant Fouls
0
Biggest Lead
0
0
Longest Unanswered Run
0
Lead Changes
0
Ties
0