Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns
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Jokic scores 26 and Murray adds 24 to lead the hot-shooting Nuggets past the Suns 130-112
The hot-shooting Nuggets made 22 of 38 3-pointers (57.9%) — hitting 10 in the first half and 12 in the second for a steady stream of offense. Tim Hardaway Jr. scored 23 points off the bench and was 7 of 11 from behind the arc.
Jokic — who barely played in the fourth quarter — was 7 of 7 from the field and added 10 assists and nine rebounds to finish just shy of his 11th triple-double this season.
Denver pushed its lead to 96-85 entering the fourth quarter after hitting eight 3-pointers in the third. The Suns cut the deficit to nine early in the fourth but the Nuggets responded with the next 12 points to build a comfortable 110-89 advantage.
The Nuggets bounced back from Friday night's loss to the San Antonio Spurs. The Suns have lost three of four.
Dillon Brooks led the Suns with 27 points on 10-of-18 shooting. Devin Booker scored 24, making 14 of 15 free throws.
The Nuggets had a 63-60 lead at halftime after shooting 10 of 16 (62.5%) from 3-point range. Jokic had 18 points and Hardaway added 17. Brooks led the Suns with 19.
Suns guard Grayson Allen returned after missing more than two weeks with a bruised quadriceps. He finished with 10 points.
Suns: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Monday.
Regular Season Series
DEN leads series 2-0
Recent Plays
| 4th 0.0 |  |
End of Game | 130 - 112 |
| 4th 0.0 | |
End of the 4th Quarter | 130 - 112 |
| 4th 15.3 |  |
Curtis Jones defensive rebound | 130 - 112 |
| 4th 18.8 |  |
Jamaree Bouyea misses 12-foot step back jumpshot | 130 - 112 |
| 4th 33.7 | |
Spencer Jones makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot (Hunter Tyson assists) | 130 - 112 |
Statistics
 DEN |
 PHX |
|
|---|---|---|
| 44-76 | FG | 39-88 |
| 58 | Field Goal % | 44 |
| 22-38 | 3PT | 14-42 |
| 58 | Three Point % | 33 |
| 20-21 | FT | 20-26 |
| 95 | Free Throw % | 77 |
| 40 | Rebounds | 32 |
| 10 | Offensive Rebounds | 11 |
| 30 | Defensive Rebounds | 21 |
| 36 | Assists | 23 |
| 2 | Steals | 11 |
| 5 | Blocks | 2 |
| 16 | Turnovers | 7 |
| 1 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
| 17 | Total Turnovers | 7 |
| 0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
| 0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
| 23 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 7 |
| 9 | Fast Break Points | 17 |
| 42 | Points in Paint | 42 |
| 20 | Fouls | 23 |
| 21 | Largest Lead | 8 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|
Denver Nuggets Injuries
| NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
|---|---|---|
| Christian Braun, G | Out | Jan 21 |
| Cameron Johnson, F | Out | Jan 20 |
| Nikola Jokic, C | Out | Jan 14 |
| Tamar Bates, G | Out | Dec 22 |
Game Information
Location: Phoenix, AZ
Attendance: 17,071 · Capacity:
2025-26 Northwest Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Oklahoma City |
37 | 8 | .822 | - | W2 |
 Denver |
30 | 15 | .667 | 7 | W1 |
 Minnesota |
27 | 18 | .600 | 10 | L4 |
 Portland |
23 | 22 | .511 | 14 | W4 |
 Utah |
15 | 30 | .333 | 22 | L1 |
2025-26 Pacific Standings
| TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Phoenix |
- | 17 | W3 | 0.6136364 | 27 |
 LA Lakers |
0.5 | 17 | L1 | 0.60465115 | 26 |
 Golden State |
3 | 21 | L2 | 0.54347825 | 25 |
 LA Clippers |
7 | 24 | W1 | 0.45454547 | 20 |
 Sacramento |
15.5 | 33 | L3 | 0.26666668 | 12 |
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