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Nikola Jokic's 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87

AP
May 02, 2023

DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic scored 39 points and pulled down 16 rebounds on the eve of the NBA MVP announcement to rally the Denver Nuggets to a 97-87 win over Phoenix on Monday night, giving them a 2-0 lead over the Suns in the Western Conference semifinals.

“I love an aggressive Nikola Jokic,” Nuggets coach Michael Malone said after Jokic knocked down 17 shots to offset an off-night by Jamal Murray and Michael Porter Jr., who combined to make miss 17 of 22 shots.

“Nikola's an MVP for a reason,” Malone said. “He can take over a game. He can beat you in a lot of ways. ... I love a guy who's getting to the basket, imposing his will upon the other team. And that fourth quarter, man, 14 points for that team, 28% from the field, 0-for-9 from 3?”

Devin Booker led Phoenix with 35 points and Kevin Durant added 24 but they combined to miss a whopping 32 shots, including 14 from long range.

Jokic shined a night before he learns if he's edged Joel Embiid and Giannis Antetokounmpo for his third consecutive NBA MVP award, recently renamed for Michael Jordan.

“I can't think about that,” Jokic said.

Malone said that's because Jokic isn't motivated by winning more MVPs but by leading the Nuggets to their first NBA title.

“If he wins, it, we will be celebrating and very happy for him because it’d be a huge accomplishment - three years in a row. Only a few guys in NBA history have done that,” Malone said. “If he doesn’t win it, I’m still gonna give him a hug and tell him he’s the MVP in my eyes.”

He sure showed why Monday night when 26 of his points and 12 of his rebounds came after halftime, when he dominated at both ends of the floor, denyng the Suns a shot at tying the series that shifts to Phoenix for Game 3 Friday night.

“It was that kind of game,” Jokic said. “My team needed me to be aggressive.”

The Suns have been outscored by 30 points from long range this series.

“You’ve got to believe that it’s going to come our way here soon,” Suns coach Monty Williams said. “We’ve got to go home and take care of business. That’s where we are right now.”

The Suns held Murray to 10 points 48 hours after he went off for 34 but they had no answers for Jokic.

“Slowed down Murray a bit," Durant said. "He obviously got it going in the first game. But Jokic was doing a little bit too much. I think we held them to 97 points total. Usually that’s a win for us.”

Jokic's big night was necessary as Murray shot 3 for 15 and missed all nine of his 3-pointers after sinking six of 10 in the opener, and Porter scored five points on 2-for-7 shooting.

Aaron Gordon added 16 points and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope added 14 points and went 4 for 4 from beyond the arc, including back-to-back swishes that erased the 73-70 deficit and put the Nuggets ahead for good early in the fourth quarter.

PAUL INJURY

The Suns lost Chris Paul to a tight left groin late in the third quarter and he finished with 8 points.

“He just looked like he was boxing out,” Williams said. “He just came up where he couldn’t push off of it or anything. So we’re not quite sure what it is right now, but it seems to be something in the groin area. So we’ll find out more tomorrow.”

TIP-INS

Suns: Phoenix held the Nuggets to their lowest-scoring first quarter all season, limiting them to 18 points. ... The Suns didn't shoot a single free throw in the first half. ... Paul finished with 8 points.

Nuggets: Jokic scored 11 of Denver's first 14 points but only had 13 by halftime. ... The Nuggets had 68 points by halftime in the series opener but made just 16 first-half shots Monday night.

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1st Quarter
PHO
Suns
21
DEN
Nuggets
18

Time		Play	Score
12:00		Deandre Ayton vs. Nikola Jokic (Josh Okogie gains possession)
11:47	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup bank jump shot	2-0
11:26		Nikola Jokic misses two point layup
11:24		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
11:19		Michael Porter Jr. blocks Deandre Ayton's two point dunk
11:19		Nuggets defensive rebound
11:08		Kevin Durant personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:58	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Aaron Gordon assists)	2-3
10:34	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	4-3
10:13	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point reverse layup	4-5
9:59		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
9:51	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point alley-oop dunk (Devin Booker assists)	6-5
9:33		Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
9:25		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
9:23		Nuggets defensive rebound
9:09		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
9:05		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
8:58		Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
8:55		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:50		Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot
8:49		Suns defensive rebound
8:39		Devin Booker misses two point driving floating bank jump shot
8:36		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
8:34		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
8:34		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	6-7
8:06		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
8:04		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
7:58		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
7:56		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
7:50	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point running dunk (Chris Paul assists)	8-7
7:31	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	8-10
7:21	+2	Josh Okogie makes two point cutting dunk (Devin Booker assists)	10-10
6:53	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving hook shot (Jamal Murray assists)	10-12
6:41		Devin Booker misses two point floating jump shot
6:40		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:36		Jamal Murray misses three point running pullup jump shot
6:36		Chris Paul defensive rebound
6:30		Devin Booker misses three point running pullup jump shot
6:30		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
6:19		Jamal Murray turnover (out of bounds lost ball)
6:19		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:01		Kevin Durant turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals)
5:53		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot
5:52		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
5:43	+2	Bismack Biyombo makes two point cutting finger roll layup (Kevin Durant assists)	12-12
5:28		Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot
5:27		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
5:23		Kevin Durant misses three point running jump shot
5:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:17		Jamal Murray misses three point running jump shot
5:14		Chris Paul defensive rebound
4:59		Chris Paul misses two point jump shot
4:56		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
4:48		Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Durant steals)
4:43	+2	Devin Booker makes two point running pullup jump shot	14-12
4:18		Aaron Gordon misses two point stepback jump shot
4:16		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
4:08		Josh Okogie misses three point jump shot
4:05		Suns offensive rebound
3:51		Bismack Biyombo misses two point hook shot
3:49		Christian Braun defensive rebound
3:33	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	14-14
3:19		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
3:17		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
3:09	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point dunk (Bruce Brown assists)	14-16
2:51	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point jump shot	16-16
2:33		Bismack Biyombo personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:33		Suns 60 second timeout
2:29		Cameron Payne personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
2:21		Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot
2:21		Suns defensive rebound
2:21		Christian Braun personal foul (Loose ball) (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
2:10	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Cameron Payne assists)	18-16
1:56		Nikola Jokic misses two point jump shot
1:53		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:44		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
1:41		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
1:29		Cameron Payne blocks Bruce Brown's two point cutting layup
1:26		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
1:18		Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot
1:15		Kevin Durant offensive rebound
1:08	+3	Devin Booker makes three point jump shot	21-16
0:58		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
0:58		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope turnover (offensive foul)
0:42		Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot
0:40		Jeff Green defensive rebound
0:21	+2	Christian Braun makes two point turnaround jump shot	21-18
0:05		Christian Braun personal foul (Take) (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
0:00		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround jump shot
0:00		Suns offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

2nd Quarter
PHO
Suns
21
DEN
Nuggets
22

Time		Play	Score
11:44	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point driving reverse layup	21-20
11:29		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
11:27		Torrey Craig offensive rebound
11:16		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
11:13		Christian Braun defensive rebound
10:54		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jeff Green draws the foul)
10:47		Ish Wainright shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:47	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	21-21
10:47	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	21-22
10:38		Bruce Brown personal foul (Cameron Payne draws the foul)
10:32		Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
10:32		Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul)
10:17		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
10:15		Devin Booker defensive rebound
10:07		Devin Booker misses two point driving layup
10:06		Jeff Green defensive rebound
10:00		Jeff Green turnover (traveling)
9:41		Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Aaron Gordon steals)
9:37	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point running layup	21-24
9:37		Suns 60 second timeout
9:30		Cameron Payne misses two point driving finger roll layup
9:29		Jeff Green defensive rebound
9:24		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
9:17	+2	Jeff Green makes two point driving dunk	21-26
9:10		Bruce Brown personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
9:00		Jeff Green blocks Damion Lee's two point layup
8:58		Damion Lee offensive rebound
8:56		Damion Lee misses three point jump shot
8:53		Christian Braun defensive rebound
8:48		Christian Braun misses two point running layup
8:47		Damion Lee defensive rebound
8:39		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
8:38		Nuggets defensive rebound
8:28		Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Damion Lee draws the foul)
8:28		Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul)
8:15	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point bank jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	24-26
7:48	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	24-28
7:39		Jeff Green personal foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
7:32		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
7:29		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
7:29		Nikola Jokic blocks Deandre Ayton's two point layup
7:28		Chris Paul offensive rebound
7:27		Chris Paul misses two point layup
7:27		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
7:24		Deandre Ayton turnover (lost ball) (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope steals)
7:15		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
7:14		Suns defensive rebound
6:59		Deandre Ayton misses two point jump shot
6:59		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
6:45	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point cutting layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	24-30
6:23		Kevin Durant misses two point pullup jump shot
6:20		Michael Porter Jr. defensive rebound
6:17		Kevin Durant blocks Michael Porter Jr.'s two point running layup
6:17		Suns defensive rebound
6:01	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Damion Lee assists)	26-30
5:42		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
5:42		Damion Lee defensive rebound
5:31	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point cutting dunk	28-30
5:13	+2	Bruce Brown makes two point cutting layup (Jeff Green assists)	28-32
4:57		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
4:55		Damion Lee offensive rebound
4:47	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	30-32
4:46		Nuggets 60 second timeout
4:31		Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
4:31		Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul)
4:22		Deandre Ayton offensive foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
4:22		Deandre Ayton turnover (offensive foul)
4:12		Kevin Durant shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
4:12		Aaron Gordon misses regular free throw 1 of 2
4:12		Nuggets offensive rebound
4:12	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	30-33
4:01	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	32-33
3:48		Jamal Murray misses three point stepback jump shot
3:46		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
3:34	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point layup (Kevin Durant assists)	34-33
3:12	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot	34-35
2:54		Chris Paul misses two point pullup jump shot
2:51		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:36		Michael Porter Jr. misses two point stepback jump shot
2:33		Devin Booker defensive rebound
2:26	+3	Devin Booker makes three point running pullup jump shot	37-35
2:13		Devin Booker personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
2:13	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	37-36
2:13	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	37-37
2:04		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
2:00		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
1:42		Nikola Jokic misses two point turnaround bank jump shot
1:40		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
1:36	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point running jump shot (Devin Booker assists)	39-37
1:16	+3	Aaron Gordon makes three point jump shot (Michael Porter Jr. assists)	39-40
0:57		Devin Booker misses two point pullup jump shot
0:56		Deandre Ayton offensive rebound
0:54	+3	Devin Booker makes three point jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	42-40
0:31		Deandre Ayton blocks Jamal Murray's two point turnaround jump shot
0:31		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:30		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:06		Damion Lee misses three point jump shot
0:04		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
0:00		Jamal Murray misses three point turnaround jump shot
0:00		Nuggets offensive rebound
0:00		End of period

3rd Quarter
PHO
Suns
31
DEN
Nuggets
30

Time		Play	Score
11:44		Jamal Murray misses two point fadeaway jump shot
11:41		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
11:23		Aaron Gordon blocks Devin Booker's two point driving layup
11:21		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
11:18	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point running finger roll layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	42-42
11:06		Devin Booker misses three point jump shot
11:06		Nuggets defensive rebound
11:05		Josh Okogie personal foul (Loose ball) (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
10:47		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
10:43		Chris Paul defensive rebound
10:35	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	44-42
10:21		Aaron Gordon misses three point jump shot
10:21		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
10:21		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses two point tip layup
10:21		Devin Booker defensive rebound
10:01		Devin Booker turnover (lost ball) (Nikola Jokic steals)
9:45	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	44-44
9:30	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	46-44
9:03		Jamal Murray misses two point stepback jump shot
8:58		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
8:58	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup	46-46
8:38	+2	Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	48-46
8:22	+2	Aaron Gordon makes two point layup (Nikola Jokic assists)	48-48
8:05		Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
8:05	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 1 of 2	49-48
8:05	+1	Kevin Durant makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-48
7:49		Deandre Ayton shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
7:49		Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 1 of 2
7:49		Nuggets offensive rebound
7:49	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	50-49
7:39	+2	Devin Booker makes two point pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	52-49
7:18		Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot
7:15		Chris Paul defensive rebound
7:04	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	54-49
6:44	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround hook shot	54-51
6:24	+3	Kevin Durant makes three point jump shot (Chris Paul assists)	57-51
6:13		Devin Booker personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
6:13		Nuggets 60 second timeout
6:03		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
5:59		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
5:45		Bismack Biyombo offensive foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
5:45		Bismack Biyombo turnover (offensive foul)
5:26		Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds bad pass)
5:17	+2	Chris Paul makes two point pullup jump shot	59-51
4:59		Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot
4:57		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope offensive rebound
4:55	+2	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point bank jump shot	59-53
4:35		Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot
4:33		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
4:32	+2	Michael Porter Jr. makes two point running dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)	59-55
4:32		Damion Lee shooting foul (Michael Porter Jr. draws the foul)
4:32	+1	Michael Porter Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1	59-56
4:20	+2	Cameron Payne makes two point pullup jump shot	61-56
4:06		Michael Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot
4:04		Devin Booker defensive rebound
3:59		Bruce Brown shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
3:59	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 1 of 3	62-56
3:59	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 2 of 3	63-56
3:59	+1	Devin Booker makes regular free throw 3 of 3	64-56
3:48	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating bank jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)	64-58
3:33		Kevin Durant offensive foul (Charge) (Christian Braun draws the foul)
3:33		Kevin Durant turnover (offensive foul)
3:21		Bismack Biyombo shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
3:21	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	64-59
3:21		Bruce Brown misses regular free throw 2 of 2
3:19		Damion Lee defensive rebound
3:05	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Devin Booker assists)	66-59
2:56		Deandre Ayton personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
2:56		Suns 60 second timeout
2:56	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	66-60
2:56	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	66-61
2:50		Bruce Brown personal foul (Devin Booker draws the foul)
2:41		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
2:37		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
2:21		Nikola Jokic misses two point finger roll layup
2:18		Bismack Biyombo defensive rebound
2:06	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving floating jump shot	68-61
1:51		Kevin Durant personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
1:51		Suns 60 second timeout
1:51	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2	68-62
1:51	+1	Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2	68-63
1:31		Damion Lee misses three point jump shot
1:29		Jeff Green defensive rebound
1:13		Jeff Green misses three point jump shot
1:13		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
1:13		Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic's two point tip layup
1:11		Nikola Jokic offensive rebound
1:10	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point putback layup	68-65
0:47	+3	Devin Booker makes three point pullup jump shot	71-65
0:34	+3	Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	71-68
0:14	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving layup	73-68
0:02	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot	73-70
0:00		End of period

4th Quarter
PHO
Suns
14
DEN
Nuggets
27

Time		Play	Score
11:42		Devin Booker misses two point driving floating jump shot
11:41		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
11:41		Devin Booker personal foul (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope draws the foul)
11:29		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
11:25		Cameron Payne defensive rebound
11:04		Jeff Green blocks Cameron Payne's three point jump shot
11:02		Suns offensive rebound
11:02		Suns turnover (shot clock violation)
10:49		Jamal Murray turnover (bad pass) (Jock Landale steals)
10:42		Torrey Craig misses three point jump shot
10:41		Suns offensive rebound
10:41		Jeff Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Jock Landale draws the foul)
10:35		Kevin Durant misses two point driving floating jump shot
10:35		Suns offensive rebound
10:35		Jeff Green personal foul (Loose ball) (Jock Landale draws the foul)
10:32		Christian Braun personal foul (Jock Landale draws the foul)
10:20		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
10:17		Nuggets defensive rebound
10:02	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	73-73
9:36		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway bank jump shot
9:33		Jock Landale offensive rebound
9:31		Devin Booker misses two point driving layup
9:29		Kentavious Caldwell-Pope defensive rebound
9:25		Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Charge) (Kevin Durant draws the foul)
9:25		Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul)
9:12		Cameron Payne misses two point pullup jump shot
9:09		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:57	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists)	73-76
8:56		Suns 60 second timeout
8:42		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
8:39		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
8:24	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point pullup jump shot	73-78
8:09	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point fadeaway jump shot (Damion Lee assists)	75-78
7:42		Nikola Jokic misses two point fadeaway jump shot
7:40		Devin Booker defensive rebound
7:36	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point running reverse layup (Devin Booker assists)	77-78
7:24	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	77-80
7:06		Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot
7:03		Damion Lee offensive rebound
6:57	+2	Devin Booker makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)	79-80
6:29	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point driving floating jump shot	79-82
6:06		Kevin Durant misses two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
6:02		Bruce Brown defensive rebound
6:01		Josh Okogie personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
5:50		Nikola Jokic misses two point driving floating jump shot
5:49		Deandre Ayton defensive rebound
5:48		Deandre Ayton turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals)
5:44		Nikola Jokic misses two point floating jump shot
5:42		Kevin Durant defensive rebound
5:23		Devin Booker misses two point fadeaway jump shot
5:20		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
5:11		Josh Okogie shooting foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul)
5:11	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 1 of 2	79-83
5:11	+1	Aaron Gordon makes regular free throw 2 of 2	79-84
4:56	+2	Deandre Ayton makes two point dunk (Josh Okogie assists)	81-84
4:30		Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot
4:30		Suns defensive rebound
4:14		Devin Booker misses three point pullup jump shot
4:11		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:49		Jamal Murray misses three point turnaround fadeaway jump shot
3:48		Nuggets offensive rebound
3:48		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
3:35		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
3:32		Aaron Gordon defensive rebound
3:26	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point floating jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	81-86
3:26		Kevin Durant defensive goaltending violation
3:05		Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Durant's two point pullup jump shot
3:02		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
3:01		Nuggets 60 second timeout
2:53		Deandre Ayton personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul)
2:43	+3	Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point pullup jump shot	81-89
2:25		Cameron Payne misses three point jump shot
2:23		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
2:04	+2	Jamal Murray makes two point stepback jump shot	81-91
1:53	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	83-91
1:34	+2	Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists)	83-93
1:34		Suns 60 second timeout
1:28		Kevin Durant misses three point jump shot
1:24		Jamal Murray defensive rebound
1:10		Devin Booker personal foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul)
1:10	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2	83-94
1:10	+1	Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2	83-95
1:01	+2	Kevin Durant makes two point pullup jump shot	85-95
0:44		Cameron Payne personal foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul)
0:44	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2	85-96
0:44	+1	Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2	85-97
0:36	+2	Devin Booker makes two point driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)	87-97
0:12		Nuggets turnover (shot clock violation)
0:08		Damion Lee misses two point floating jump shot
0:05		Nikola Jokic defensive rebound
0:00		End of period

Nikola Jokic defensive rebound