Game Recap: Suns fall to Nuggets in final moments, 125-123

The Phoenix Suns had themselves another heartbreaker tonight. Devin Booker had a chance to add another game-winner to his resume, but it was just off the mark.

It was a physical game with plenty of runs and swings from two potent offenses. Nikola Jokic had another effortless triple-double, pouring in 23 points, 17 rebounds, and 17 assists on 9-16 FG. Denver had seven players score 9 or more points, including 21 from Jamal Murray.

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The Suns had their own balanced attack, with six players pouring in 11 points or more. Devin Booker finished with 22 points and 8 assists on 5 of 14 shooting. Jalen Green chipped in with 21 points of his own on 6 of 13 shooting from the floor. Phoenix also got some key contributions from its role players, with Grayson Allen adding 21 points and Royce O’Neale chipping in with 17.

This is the type of loss that all but punches your ticket into the play-in, barring an otherworldly finish to the final 9 games of the season.

Game Flow

First Half

The teams opened the game trading buckets early on. Then, the Suns turned it up a notch offensively to create a bit of separation.

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A pair of Royce O’Neale and Collin Gillespie triples paced Phoenix. Gillespie poured in 8 points in a hurry against his former team to give Phoenix a 25-16 lead.

The Suns led by as many as 11 points in the opening quarter, despite getting outrebounded 15-9. Denver had 16 points in the paint in the opening quarter to Phoenix’s 12.

Phoenix also did a strong job of taking care of the basketball, as they did not commit a single turnover while dishing out 10 assists as a team in the opening 12 minutes.

After one, the Suns held a 35–28 lead. Collin Gillespie led the way with 8 points. Grayson Allen and Royce O’Neale each had six points, connecting on a pair of threes each. One of those Allen threes just so happened to be the 1,000th of his career.

Jalen Green had himself quite the second quarter, pouring in 11 points in a flurry. From a straight-up “movement” perspective, it was the bounciest and most explosive he’s looked as a Sun.

Then came the response from Denver. They opened the 2nd quarter…

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