Denver Nuggets @ Phoenix Suns

16-12, 8-8 Away

100

16-12, 8-8 Away

Final

	1	2	3	4	T
Nuggets DEN	34	22	22	22	100
Suns PHX	38	20	27	25	110

Phoenix SunsSunsPHX

15-14, 10-6 Home

110

15-14, 10-6 Home

Denver Nuggets

starters
Aaron GordonA. Gordon#32
Michael Porter Jr.M. Porter Jr.#1
Nikola JokicN. Jokic#15
Jamal MurrayJ. Murray#27
Christian BraunC. Braun#0
bench
DeAndre JordanD. Jordan#6
Russell WestbrookR. Westbrook#4
Julian StrawtherJ. Strawther#3
Peyton WatsonP. Watson#8
Dario SaricD. Saric#9
Hunter TysonH. Tyson#5
Zeke NnajiZ. Nnaji#22
Spencer JonesS. Jones#21
Jalen PickettJ. Pickett#24
Trey AlexanderT. Alexander#23
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
19	3-7	0-1	1-2	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	2	-1	7
37	7-14	3-8	5-7	2	2	4	2	0	1	5	2	-4	22
38	10-19	2-7	3-4	5	10	15	2	2	0	2	1	-3	25
39	4-10	1-2	4-4	0	6	6	6	0	0	4	1	-16	13
28	2-7	0-2	1-2	3	2	5	3	0	0	1	3	-10	5
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	-7	4
27	6-12	1-4	4-7	1	5	6	2	1	0	4	1	+3	17
18	2-4	1-2	0-0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	3	-8	5
24	0-3	0-3	2-2	1	2	3	2	0	1	0	2	-4	2
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	36-78	8-29	20-28	14	32	46	20	3	2	16	16		100
	46.2%	27.6%	71.4%

Phoenix Suns

starters
Kevin DurantK. Durant#35
Ryan DunnR. Dunn#0
Jusuf NurkicJ. Nurkic#20
Bradley BealB. Beal#3
Tyus JonesT. Jones#21
bench
Royce O'NealeR. O'Neale#00
Oso IghodaroO. Ighodaro#4
Mason PlumleeM. Plumlee#22
Monte MorrisM. Morris#23
Josh OkogieJ. Okogie#2
Jalen BridgesJ. Bridges#15
Damion LeeD. Lee#10
team

MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
38	9-26	0-5	9-9	2	2	4	6	2	2	0	3	+3	27
21	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	1	3	1	0	0	0	1	+3	5
30	3-6	1-4	1-2	3	10	13	6	0	0	1	2	+5	8
38	11-21	3-7	2-4	1	1	2	4	4	1	3	4	+12	27
30	7-9	3-5	0-0	0	3	3	4	1	0	1	1	+2	17
MIN	FG	3PT	FT	OREB	DREB	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
30	2-7	1-5	0-0	1	7	8	6	2	1	0	3	+3	5
6	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	+2	0
13	1-1	0-0	1-1	0	4	4	1	0	0	2	3	+3	3
18	3-8	1-5	4-4	1	1	2	3	2	0	0	0	+8	11
17	3-6	1-3	0-0	2	0	2	0	1	0	0	0	+9	7
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
DNP-COACH'S DECISION
	41-88	11-36	17-20	12	30	42	31	12	4	7	17		110
	46.6%	30.6%	85.0%

+/- denotes team's net points while the player is on the court

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Suns
90
Nuggets
117

Game 1

12/23

Nuggets
100
Suns
110

Game 2

12/25

Nuggets
122
Suns
105

Game 3

2/8

Suns
141
Nuggets
149

Game 4

3/7

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10:30 PM, December 25, 2024Coverage: ABC/ESPN/ESPN+

Phoenix, AZ

Attendance: 17,071

Referees:
Sean Wright
Jason Goldenberg
Jacyn Goble

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Oklahoma City	5	0	1.000	-	W5
Denver	3	1	.750	1.5	W3
Portland	3	2	.600	2	W2
Utah	2	2	.500	2.5	L1
Minnesota	2	3	.400	3	L2

Team	W	L	PCT	GB	STRK
Golden State	4	1	.800	-	W2
LA Lakers	3	2	.600	1	W1
LA Clippers	2	2	.500	1.5	L1
Phoenix	1	4	.200	3	L4
Sacramento	1	4	.200	3	L3

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Denver Nuggets @ Phoenix Suns

Regular Season Series

Series tied 1-1

Game Information

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