Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
PlayoffsFinal
Denver Nuggets 124, Phoenix Suns 129
Mortgage Matchup Center · Phoenix, AZ
The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 129-124 on May 7, 2023 at Mortgage Matchup Center. Kevin Durant led the Phoenix Suns with 36 points; Nikola Jokic scored 53 for the Denver Nuggets.
 Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal MurrayGQuestionable, expected back Oct 6 | 42 | 28 | 5 | 7 | 13-25 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +5 |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 39 | 11 | 10 | 4 | 4-13 | 2-9 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
| Nikola JokicC | 39 | 53 | 4 | 11 | 20-30 | 2-4 | 11-13 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 2 | +2 |
| Aaron GordonF | 36 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | +7 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 34 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 5-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Bruce BrownG | 22 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 |
| Jeff GreenF | 20 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -16 |
| Christian BraunG | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 |
| Team | 240 | 124 | 32 | 28 | 50-89 | 7-22 | 17-23 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 19 |
DNP: Thomas Bryant, Zeke Nnaji, Peyton Watson, DeAndre Jordan, Vlatko Cancar, Reggie Jackson, Ish Smith
 Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantF | 44 | 36 | 11 | 6 | 11-19 | 2-4 | 12-13 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Devin BookerG | 40 | 36 | 6 | 12 | 14-18 | 3-4 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -1 |
| Landry ShametG | 30 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 6-9 | 5-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +15 |
| Deandre AytonC | 27 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -13 |
| Cameron PayneG | 25 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 2-8 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -1 |
| Jock LandaleC | 21 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | +16 |
| T.J. WarrenF | 19 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +8 |
| Josh OkogieG | 17 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -8 |
| Terrence RossG-F | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | +9 |
| Team | 240 | 129 | 37 | 28 | 46-81 | 13-29 | 24-29 | 6 | 4 | 13 | 24 |
DNP: Bismack Biyombo, Chris Paul, Damion Lee, Torrey Craig, Ish Wainright, Darius Bazley
Playoff series
DEN 4, PHX 2- Game 1 · Apr 29Phoenix Suns 107, Denver Nuggets 125
- Game 2 · May 1Phoenix Suns 87, Denver Nuggets 97
- Game 3 · May 5Denver Nuggets 114, Phoenix Suns 121
- Game 4 · this gameDenver Nuggets 124, Phoenix Suns 129
- Game 5 · May 9Phoenix Suns 102, Denver Nuggets 118
- Game 6 · May 11Denver Nuggets 125, Phoenix Suns 100