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Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns

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Matchup preview

Last season: too early in this one to read much from it

Matchup odds

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Who wins?

DEN

Season leaders, per game

PHX
The teams side by side: Denver Nuggets and Phoenix Suns compared, with league ranks
DENStatPHX
54–28Record45–37
Offense
5.1(better), 7th in the leagueNet rating15th in the league, 1.5
120.3(better), 1st in the leagueOffensive rating16th in the league, 113.1
100.2, 20th in the leaguePace23rd in the league, 99.2
57.7(better), 1st in the leagueeFG%19th in the league, 53.7
10.9(better), 3rd in the leagueTOV%12th in the league, 12.0
23.6, 25th in the leagueOREB%7th in the league, 28.9(better)
0.294(better), 4th in the leagueFT rate28th in the league, 0.225
Defense
115.3, 21st in the leagueDefensive rating9th in the league, 111.6(better)
54.3, 15th in the leagueOpp. eFG%10th in the league, 54.1(better)
10.0, 30th in the leagueOpp. TOV%3rd in the league, 13.9(better)
75.3(better), 7th in the leagueDREB%27th in the league, 71.9
0.254(better), 12th in the leagueOpp. FT rate22nd in the league, 0.276

This season's meetings

They have not met this season.

Injury report

Denver Nuggets

Phoenix Suns

  • Mark WilliamsOut· back Feb 1
    Report note

    This is a tough blow for the center with training camp right around the corner. With his status for Opening Night in jeopardy, this will put a lot of eyes on Oso Ighodaro and Khaman Maluach, with the latter already drawing buzz during the Summer League. More clarity on Williams' timeline should be known in the coming weeks.

    Cost -1.5 per 100
  • Duop ReathQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    With Mark Williams (shoulder) expected to miss around five months, Reath figures to compete for playing time with Khaman Maluach and Oso Ighodaro. Reath's 2025-26 campaign was cut short after he underwent right foot surgery in late January, and it's unclear if he'll be at full strength for training camp. Across 32 regular-season appearances for the Trail Blazers in 2025-26, he averaged 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds across 8.1 minutes per contest.

    Cost -0.2 per 100
  • CJ HuntleyQuestionable· back Oct 1
    Report note

    Huntley will miss Phoenix's final three games in Las Vegas. He'll have plenty of time to rest up before training camp opens up in September.

Key players · DEN: Denver Nuggets key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Jamal Murray35.425.44.47.123.6 / 4.6 / 6.82.8
Nikola Jokic34.827.712.910.725.4 / 12.6 / 9.87.2
Christian Braun31.812.04.82.714.6 / 5.0 / 2.00.8
DeMar DeRozan31.318.42.94.121.2 / 2.6 / 4.6-1.0
Cameron Johnson30.512.23.82.415.4 / 5.2 / 3.82.0
Key players · PHX: Phoenix Suns key players: season averages and the last 5 games
PlayerMINPTSREBASTLast 5Impact
Devin Booker33.526.13.96.030.8 / 4.0 / 6.83.2
Miles Bridges31.017.15.83.214.8 / 7.0 / 3.4-0.4
Dillon Brooks30.420.23.61.815.6 / 3.0 / 2.2-0.1
Collin Gillespie28.512.74.14.66.6 / 3.8 / 2.23.0
Jalen Green25.817.83.62.814.6 / 2.6 / 2.8-0.5

Last five games

Denver Nuggets: Denver Nuggets: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 30 @ MINLost 98–110––
Apr 27 vs MINWon 125–113––
Apr 25 @ MINLost 96–112––
Apr 23 @ MINLost 96–113––
Apr 20 vs MINLost 114–119––
Phoenix Suns: Phoenix Suns: last five games
DateOpponentResultSpreadTotal
Apr 27 vs OKCLost 122–131––
Apr 25 vs OKCLost 109–121––
Apr 22 @ OKCLost 107–120––
Apr 19 @ OKCLost 84–119––
Apr 17 vs GSWWon 111–96––
Western Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBL10
1OKC6418.780–7-3
2SAS6220.75628-2
3DEN5428.6591010-0
4LAL5329.646117-3
5HOU5230.634129-1
6MIN4933.598155-5
7PHX4537.549195-5
8POR4240.512227-3
9LAC4240.512226-4

Matchups by position

What each defense allows per game to guards, forwards and centers, against the league average. Rank 1 allows the most.

DEN attack against PHX defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards46.5 (lg 49.8) , 27th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league12.4 (lg 14.2) , 30th in the league
Forwards35.3 (lg 37.4) , 24th in the league15.3 (lg 15.3) , 14th in the league6.5 (lg 7.0) , 25th in the league
Centers11.4 (lg 10.7) , 10th in the league8.9 (lg 7.5) , 1st in the league2.5 (lg 1.9) , 4th in the league
PHX attack against DEN defense
PlayerPTSREBAST
Guards48.2 (lg 49.8) , 20th in the league13.2 (lg 13.6) , 19th in the league14.1 (lg 14.2) , 18th in the league
Forwards39.3 (lg 37.4) , 7th in the league15.1 (lg 15.3) , 17th in the league7.9 (lg 7.0) , 2nd in the league
Centers10.0 (lg 10.7) , 20th in the league7.1 (lg 7.5) , 24th in the league1.3 (lg 1.9) , 29th in the league

The box score appears at tip-off.