Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
PlayoffsFinal
Phoenix Suns 102, Denver Nuggets 118
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 118-102 on May 9, 2023 at Ball Arena. Nikola Jokic led the Denver Nuggets with 29 points; Devin Booker scored 28 for the Phoenix Suns.
 Phoenix Suns | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin DurantF | 42 | 26 | 11 | 7 | 10-24 | 0-3 | 6-9 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | -19 |
| Devin BookerG | 41 | 28 | 6 | 4 | 8-19 | 4-7 | 8-9 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | -19 |
| Deandre AytonC | 32 | 14 | 9 | 1 | 7-12 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -21 |
| Cameron PayneG | 31 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -10 |
| Landry ShametG | 23 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -11 |
| Terrence RossG-F | 20 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| Jock LandaleC | 16 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +5 |
| T.J. WarrenF | 15 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -3 |
| Josh OkogieG | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 |
| Damion LeeG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| Torrey CraigF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +4 |
| Ish WainrightF | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 |
| Team | 240 | 102 | 42 | 22 | 38-88 | 9-27 | 17-24 | 6 | 7 | 10 | 22 |
 Denver Nuggets | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola JokicC | 38 | 29 | 13 | 12 | 12-20 | 2-3 | 3-5 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | +18 |
| Jamal MurrayGQuestionable, expected back Oct 6 | 37 | 19 | 5 | 6 | 7-15 | 2-4 | 3-3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +23 |
| Aaron GordonF | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 4-13 | 1-2 | 1-4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | +27 |
| Michael Porter Jr.F | 28 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 7-11 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +24 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 27 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1-6 | 1-3 | 4-4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | +18 |
| Bruce BrownG | 27 | 25 | 5 | 1 | 7-11 | 2-4 | 9-10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -2 |
| Christian BraunG | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -5 |
| Jeff GreenF | 16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -3 |
| Peyton WatsonGProbable, expected back Oct 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | -4 |
| Reggie JacksonG | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Zeke NnajiF-C | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Vlatko CancarF | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4 |
| Ish SmithG | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -4 |
| Team | 243 | 118 | 50 | 32 | 42-85 | 13-27 | 21-28 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 17 |
DNP: Thomas Bryant, DeAndre Jordan
Playoff series
PHX 2, DEN 4- 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 · May 7Denver Nuggets 124, Phoenix Suns 129
- Game 5 · this gamePhoenix Suns 102, Denver Nuggets 118
- Game 6 · May 11Denver Nuggets 125, Phoenix Suns 100