Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets
Game 2 · Conference Semifinals
FINAL Ball Arena · Denver, CO TNT
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6/10
Suns 87, Nuggets 97 (DEN lead 2-0)
Nikola Jokic's 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87 (ESPN)
— 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.
| PHX | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Booker | 35 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14/29 | 4/8 | 3/3 | -7 | 44 |
| K. Durant | 24 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 10/27 | 2/12 | 2/2 | -4 | 44 |
| D. Ayton | 14 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 7/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0 | 33 |
| C. Paul | 8 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4/10 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 8 | 25 |
| J. Okogie | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 0 | 21 |
| C. Payne | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1/7 | 0/4 | 0/0 | -16 | 16 |
| B. Biyombo | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -1 | 9 |
| D. Lee | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0/5 | 0/3 | 0/0 | -5 | 25 |
| T. Craig | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | -10 | 11 |
| J. Landale | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -9 | 5 |
| I. Wainright | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 0/0 | -6 | 2 |
| DNP: D. Bazley, T. Ross, L. Shamet, T. Warren | ||||||||||||||
| DEN | Pts | Reb | Ast | Stl | Blk | TO | OR | DR | PF | FG | 3Pt | FT | +/- | Min |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. Jokic | 39 | 16 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 2 | 17/30 | 2/6 | 3/4 | 2 | 41 |
| A. Gordon | 16 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5/8 | 1/3 | 5/6 | 11 | 39 |
| K. Caldwell-Pope | 14 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5/6 | 4/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 41 |
| J. Murray | 10 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 3/15 | 0/9 | 4/4 | 14 | 39 |
| M. Porter Jr. | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2/7 | 0/2 | 1/1 | -12 | 23 |
| B. Brown | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2/5 | 0/1 | 5/6 | 12 | 24 |
| J. Green | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1/3 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 7 | 15 |
| C. Braun | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 15 | 15 |
| DNP: T. Bryant, V. Cancar, R. Jackson, D. Jordan, Z. Nnaji, I. Smith, P. Watson | ||||||||||||||
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