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||**Q1**|**Q2**|**Q3**|**Q4**|**Final**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**PHX**|**28**|**26**|**21**|**22**|**97**|[](/PHX)|
**DEN**|**34**|**36**|**30**|**26**|**126**|[](/DEN)|
**Team**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
[](/PHX)**PHX**|**39-90 (43.3)**|**9-32 (28.1)**|**10-14 (71.4)**|**15**|**44**|**28**|**16**|**4**|**2**|**17**|**97**|
[](/DEN)**DEN**|**48-85 (56.5)**|**15-34 (44.1)**|**15-21 (71.4)**|**7**|**38**|**30**|**10**|**9**|**4**|**20**|**126**|
**[](/DEN)DEN**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
M. Porter Jr.^^SF|22:43|4-9 (44.4)|2-7 (28.6)|1-2 (50.0)|0|3|1|0|0|0|4|11|+20|
A. Gordon^^PF|23:52|4-4 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|4-6 (66.7)|0|0|2|0|1|1|2|12|+18|
N. Jokic^^C|28:18|10-15 (66.7)|0-0 (0.0)|1-3 (33.3)|4|18|9|3|1|0|3|21|+17|
K. Caldwell-Pope^^SG|26:47|5-7 (71.4)|4-5 (80.0)|1-1 (100.0)|0|3|2|0|2|0|1|15|+26|
J. Murray^^PG|25:29|6-13 (46.2)|2-5 (40.0)|2-3 (66.7)|0|2|6|2|0|0|1|16|+20|
B. Brown|25:26|2-6 (33.3)|0-3 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|1|2|2|1|2|4|+11|
B. Hyland|23:47|7-12 (58.3)|5-7 (71.4)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|4|1|1|0|4|21|+7|
V. Cancar|19:03|1-3 (33.3)|0-2 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|3|3|0|0|1|0|2|+9|
Z. Nnaji|19:42|6-9 (66.7)|1-3 (33.3)|2-2 (100.0)|0|1|0|0|0|1|1|15|+12|
C. Braun|8:38|0-2 (0.0)|0-1 (0.0)|2-2 (100.0)|0|0|0|1|1|0|1|2|-1|
D. Reed|5:35|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|1|0|0|0|0|0|+2|
I. Smith|5:35|1-2 (50.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|0|1|1|1|0|0|2|+2|
J. White|5:05|2-3 (66.7)|1-1 (100.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|2|0|0|0|0|1|5|+2|
**Totals**||**48-85 (56.5)**|**15-34 (44.1)**|**15-21 (71.4)**|**7**|**38**|**30**|**10**|**9**|**4**|**20**|**126**||
**DNP:** ***DeAndre Jordan***
**Inactive:** ***Collin Gillespie***, ***Jeff Green***, ***Peyton Watson***
**[](/PHX)PHX**|**Min**|**FG**|**3PT**|**FT**|**OR**|**Reb**|**Ast**|**TO**|**Stl**|**Blk**|**PF**|**Pts**|**+/-**|
|:—|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|—:|
T. Craig^^SF|23:02|6-6 (100.0)|3-3 (100.0)|1-2 (50.0)|1|5|0|0|0|0|1|16|-23|
D. Saric^^PF|25:45|5-10 (50.0)|1-4 (25.0)|0-0 (0.0)|1|3|2|0|2|0|2|11|-31|
B. Biyombo^^C|15:57|2-6 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|0-0 (0.0)|2|3|1|1|0|0|2|4|-31|
M. Bridges^^SG|30:01|3-10 (30.0)|1-3 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|3|5|4|1|0|0|1|7|-20|
D. Washington Jr.^^PG|24:14|3-14 (21.4)|1-6 (16.7)|1-3 (33.3)|0|1|5|4|0|2|2|8|-33|
D. Lee|25:51|5-12 (41.7)|0-3 (0.0)|1-1 (100.0)|0|4|4|2|0|0|3|11|-2|
J. Landale|23:39|5-8 (62.5)|1-3 (33.3)|0-0 (0.0)|4|8|2|1|0|0|2|11|-3|
I. Wainright|22:15|3-7 (42.9)|1-5 (20.0)|0-0 (0.0)|0|3|1|3|1|0|3|7|+2|
J. Okogie|34:00|5-13 (38.5)|1-4 (25.0)|3-4 (75.0)|4|9|5|3|1|0|0|14|-3|
S. Lee|15:16|2-4 (50.0)|0-1 (0.0)|4-4 (100.0)|0|3|4|1|0|0|1|8|-1|
**Totals**||**39-90 (43.3)**|**9-32 (28.1)**|**10-14 (71.4)**|**15**|**44**|**28**|**16**|**4**|**2**|**17**|**97**||
**DNP:** ***Deandre Ayton***, ***Landry Shamet***
**Inactive:** ***Devin Booker***, ***Jae Crowder***, ***Cameron Johnson***, ***Chris Paul***, ***Cameron Payne***
||**PITP**|**2^^nd PTS**|**FB PTS**|**BIG LD**|**BEN PTS**|**TOT TOV**|**TOV PTS**||
|:—|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|:–:|
**PHX**|52|12|6|2|51|20|9|[](/PHX)|
**DEN**|60|11|24|32|51|11|29|[](/DEN)|
**Lead Changes: 2** | **Times Tied: 3** | **Gametime: 2:17** | **Attendance: 18872**
*Officials: David Guthrie, Ben Taylor, Dannica Mosher*
by BigHoneyBot
48 Comments
So apparently Torrey Craig isn’t completely useless on offense anymore?
So what’s the update on Murray???
Wait I turned it off. Jamal got hurt? Wtffffff
MUNDER + SOMBOR DOUBLE. How many times has that happened number nerds?
Vlatko block party. A thing of beauty
To the suns fans calling this a revenge game:
MUNDER baby!
The offense is cooking, and KCP and Bones can get so hot. It’s hard to stop when they’re shooting like that. MPJ did well driving to the basket and continues to be locked in defensively.
Jok was great, and I hope Mal is okay soon. Let’s keep rolling and continue the improvements. It’s all starting to round into form
Pretty off-topic, but if the nuggets win the finals this year. Would kamagate get a ring?
Well it seems like everything is going to plan. If we can stay healthy we’ll win a ring, if not, tough luck. Let’s hope for the best
It’s really stuck out in the recent streak that the whole team has completely gone in on Jokic-passing. Everyone will dish and be ready to receive any pass at any time.
Bones rainbow to Jokic in the post, MPJ full court and AG leading KCP baseline wouldn’t have happened a month ago.
This is an awesome team anchor philosophy!
I’m not gonna get *too* excited about us beating a team who’s leading shot taker was Duane Washington Jr.
But we’re the best team ever
Malone says Mal is fine and will be ready for Friday
We moved up to 19 in defensive rating!
u/tron7 need a Murray update now!
> Michael Malone says Jamal Murray told him he was fine. Malone says Murray will be ready for the next game.
https://twitter.com/nbablackburn/status/1613410880422641665?s=46&t=oH2Y3Xo2w0m3nrZZkJrJRA
Can we just play Memphis next and get the W to get a little separation here?
Ok let’s talk about Malone’s Nuggets tho
With his 10-15 shooting performance tonight Joker extended his streak of 50%+ FG shooting to 32 games.
He has only shot under 50% once this season in 38 total games.
As far as I can tell the NBA record for such a streak is 40 consecutive games by DeAndre Jordan in 2014-15.
On an crazy side note, Nic Claxton of the Nets also has an active 32 game streak going.
Edit: 40 is not the current record. 64 is the current NBA record by Gobert whose streak ended in 2021, thanks u/Betaateb for the info.
Nuggets got it done, played their way, and it was fun as hell. My apologies for worrying so much.
Let’s beat the Clippers up again next!
Also, good to hear Murray’s okay and will be playing next game.
Went to the game tonight, that was the chilliest win ever
Giving Vlatko and Zeke extended minutes was a sublime bench revival. Loved KCP tonight. Good vibes throughout.
The Nuggets over the last 21 games have the 10th best defense and number 1 offense according to Cleaning the Glass
Random stats:
Nuggets #1 in the league in team 3PT% and opponent rebounds per game.
Nuggets #2 in the league in team FG%, assists per game, and opponent FT%.
With or without Murray, the game on Friday @Clippers will be interesting. I’m sure the Clippers will be play hard af to get revenge from the drubbing they received from us about a week ago.
I hope Malone doesn’t force Murray to play. It’s still a long season. Plan the game without Murray. Start Brown. Let Murray rest until he’s 100% healthy. We’re still going to be competitive without Murray. I think PG is still out so that’s a plus for us.
What happened to Jamal??????
Jamal is fine!
https://preview.redd.it/93ueg1rvelba1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b930abfa3a40f4d1896470b0ebe0fe3ac5c0c636
Kangz in 4th place.
I’m starting to think the Nuggs should just stand pat at the deadline. Vlatko and Zeke really getting better as season goes on. Bones putting in better effort on D and shot selection/keep the ball movin is improving.
My vibes are immaculate
…………..But I did say to keep Murray off the court when we were up 30…I want to believe Malone learned from Murray’s injury in GS. Watching that game live was an arrow through my gut. We have to protect this dude
[Jamal with the nice entry pass to Jokic in the post, Jokic then dishes it out to Aaron Gordon who finishes the tough layup from the dunker’s spot](https://videos.nba.com/nba/pbp/media/2023/01/11/0022200624/510/8cec962b-e9ce-7560-a6df-9bfdaca32417_1280x720.mp4)
shit. I totally forgot that elevation is only a factor when teams *lose*. Reel it in ya’ll, it’s a fake win.
Best offense in the NBA outright and now a top 20 defense (19).
Outscored them in every quarter. You love to see us build those kind of winning habits. Defense has been way more locked in the last 20 games or so. Even Bones is reading passing lanes and getting steals. The team is just so connected right now.
Kind of feels like Jack White can play
7 Nuggs in double figures again.
Btw we are now 19th in DRTG, and are 1 or 2 good defensive games like this away from 12th or 13th.
HYPE
Was at the game, bad game of basketball, good game for nuggets fans. Any updates on jamal?
Have been in Denver for the last 3 games, have gone to each 3 blow out wins. Was almost rooting for Phoenix to keep it close, however I didn’t, Nuggets in 4
Did someone say munder?
I feel like r/nba and other media is finally getting into the church of jokic
We’ve now played more home games than away for the first time all season. Just had to play 6 of 7 at home to achieve it
[Mally got the DPOG chain](https://twitter.com/nuggets/status/1613422280826294272?t=c8bk_KHrwtTdamavXGmnVw&s=19)
My feelings for this Nuggets team:
https://preview.redd.it/9srv9idullba1.jpeg?width=947&format=pjpg&auto=webp&v=enabled&s=b9ef7753073680386b8977c69f84c80a8987acb1
Yeah, munder!!!!! and sombor double! Ideal:)
it’s wild how happy watching basketball can make you
We got shootas on this team
Suns fans : Nuggets celebrating like they’re not playing against 8 third string bench players and a G-League player
Oh how the turntables
Y’all aren’t high enough on the Pope. The man who leads us to our Lord and Savior.