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Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns

Friday, October 30, 2026 · Final · Mortgage Matchup Center

Denver Nuggets127FinalPhoenix Suns120

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Win probability PHX 0% · DEN 100%
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4DEN50%PHX

Computed by NBAScope (model wp-v1) from the score, the time left and the pre-game Elo expectation — see methodology.

Score margin, minute by minute Above the line: PHX ahead · below: DEN ahead
StartEnd Q1End Q2End Q3End Q4+110+11PHX aheadDEN ahead

Scoring runs: DEN 8-0 (Q2 5:13 → Q2 4:31)PHX 8-0 (Q3 31.1 → Q4 10:03)

Team comparison

DENPHX

42-8046-94Field goals
5349Field goal %
20-3718-423-pointers
54433-point %
23-3010-11Free throws
4042Rebounds
1215Offensive rebounds
3034Assists
1110Steals
35Blocks
1915Turnovers
3250Points in the paint
1411Fast-break points
1322Fouls
137Largest lead
1111Lead changes

Score by quarter

TeamQ1Q2Q3Q4Total
Nuggets32393224127
Suns37302627120

Denver Nuggets — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Nikola Jokic · starter37187103058-130-12-2+6
Christian Braun · starter37313130111-167-92-2+9
Jamal Murray · starter37398511510-187-912-15+13
Cameron Johnson · starter3412931025-132-80-2+12
Aaron Gordon · starter2915450034-92-45-5+11
DeMar DeRozan243152011-50-11-2-4
Trevon Brazile196311102-31-21-2-7
Tyus Jones113000011-31-30-0-6
Marvin Bagley III110500100-00-00-0+1
Zeke NnajiDid not play — coach's decision
DaRon Holmes IIDid not play — coach's decision
Ryan NembhardDid not play — coach's decision
Bryce HopkinsDid not play — coach's decision

Phoenix Suns — players

PlayerMINPTSREBASTSTLBLKTOFG3PTFT+/-
Devin Booker · starter3920252047-193-73-4-14
Miles Bridges · starter372410213010-192-72-2-1
Jalen Green · starter252220021-60-20-0-9
Dillon Brooks · starter2122121019-124-60-0-14
Khaman Maluach · starter179600024-60-01-1-15
Collin Gillespie33163104126-114-80-0+8
Jordan Goodwin2511552004-103-70-00
Oso Ighodaro212950041-30-00-0+4
Luke Kennard129120002-41-34-4+7
Ryan Dunn115310102-41-20-0-1
Duop ReathDid not play — coach's decision
Rasheer FlemingDid not play — coach's decision
Jamaree BouyeaDid not play — coach's decision
Koa PeatDid not play — coach's decision

Play-by-play

  1. 0.0End of Game127-120
  2. 0.0End of the 4th Quarter127-120
  3. 0.5PHXSuns offensive team rebound127-120
  4. 0.5PHXJordan Goodwin misses 22-foot jumper127-120
  5. 0.8DENChristian Braun makes free throw 2 of 2127-120
  6. 0.8DENChristian Braun makes free throw 1 of 2126-120
  7. 0.8PHXDevin Booker personal take foul125-120
  8. 3.7DENChristian Braun defensive rebound125-120
  9. 3.7PHXJordan Goodwin misses running pullup jump shot125-120
  10. 6.3DENAaron Gordon bad pass turnover (Miles Bridges steals)125-120
  11. 8.1DENNuggets Full timeout125-120
  12. 8.6PHXOso Ighodaro enters the game for Luke Kennard125-120
  13. 9.7PHXJordan Goodwin makes 25-foot three point step back jumpshot125-120
  14. 13.4PHXLuke Kennard enters the game for Oso Ighodaro125-117
  15. 13.4DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 2125-117
  16. 13.4DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 2124-117
  17. 13.4PHXJordan Goodwin personal take foul123-117
  18. 24.8PHXCollin Gillespie personal take foul123-117
  19. 28.7PHX(00:28.7) [Suns] COACH'S CHALLENGE (CALL OVERTURNED) [Suns] retain their timeout123-117
  20. 28.7PHXSuns Full timeout123-117
  21. 35.4DENNuggets Full timeout123-117
  22. 35.4PHXOso Ighodaro makes dunk (Jordan Goodwin assists)123-117
  23. 36.1DENJamal Murray lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)123-115
  24. 42.5DENJamal Murray defensive rebound123-115
  25. 42.5PHXDevin Booker misses 26-foot running jump shot123-115
  26. 46.4DENNikola Jokic bad pass turnover (Collin Gillespie steals)123-115
  27. 58.4PHXDevin Booker makes running dunk123-115
  28. 1:01DENJamal Murray lost ball turnover (Jordan Goodwin steals)123-113
  29. 1:07DENJamal Murray offensive rebound123-113
  30. 1:07DENMiles Bridges blocks Cameron Johnson 's 3-foot driving layup123-113
  31. 1:13PHXJordan Goodwin makes 24-foot three point jumper (Collin Gillespie assists)123-113
  32. 1:17PHXSuns Full timeout123-110
  33. 1:17DENNikola Jokic makes two point shot123-110
  34. 1:19DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound121-110
  35. 1:19DENNikola Jokic misses two point shot121-110
  36. 1:33DENCameron Johnson offensive rebound121-110
  37. 1:33DENNikola Jokic misses 2-foot reverse layup121-110
  38. 1:54DENAaron Gordon defensive rebound121-110
  39. 1:54PHXMiles Bridges misses two point shot121-110
  40. 1:57PHXMiles Bridges offensive rebound121-110
  41. 1:57PHXMiles Bridges misses two point shot121-110
  42. 1:59PHXMiles Bridges offensive rebound121-110
  43. 1:59PHXJordan Goodwin misses driving floating jump shot121-110
  44. 2:20DENChristian Braun makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)121-110
  45. 2:39DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound118-110
  46. 2:39PHXMiles Bridges misses 25-foot three point jumper118-110
  47. 2:48PHXOso Ighodaro defensive rebound118-110
  48. 2:48DENCameron Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper118-110
  49. 3:07DENNikola Jokic defensive rebound118-110
  50. 3:07PHXDevin Booker misses running pullup jump shot118-110
  51. 3:17PHXDevin Booker defensive rebound118-110
  52. 3:17DENJamal Murray misses 24-foot turnaround jump shot118-110
  53. 3:31PHXMiles Bridges personal foul118-110
  54. 3:42PHXOso Ighodaro offensive foul turnover118-110
  55. 3:42PHXOso Ighodaro offensive foul118-110
  56. 3:54DENAaron Gordon enters the game for Trevon Brazile118-110
  57. 3:54DENNikola Jokic offensive foul turnover118-110
  58. 3:54DENNikola Jokic offensive foul118-110
  59. 4:13PHXMiles Bridges makes 24-foot three point jumper (Jordan Goodwin assists)118-110
  60. 4:20PHXJordan Goodwin offensive rebound118-107
  61. 4:20PHXJordan Goodwin misses 26-foot three point jumper118-107
  62. 4:32DENNikola Jokic personal foul118-107
  63. 4:49DENNikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)118-107
  64. 5:02DENChristian Braun defensive rebound116-107
  65. 5:02PHXDevin Booker misses two point shot116-107
  66. 5:25DENJamal Murray makes free throw 3 of 3116-107
  67. 5:25DENJamal Murray makes free throw 2 of 3115-107
  68. 5:25DENCameron Johnson enters the game for DeMar DeRozan114-107
  69. 5:25PHXJordan Goodwin enters the game for Jalen Green114-107
  70. 5:25PHXSuns Full timeout114-107
  71. 5:25DENJamal Murray makes free throw 1 of 3114-107
  72. 5:25PHXDevin Booker shooting foul113-107
  73. 5:41DENNikola Jokic offensive rebound113-107
  74. 5:41DENChristian Braun misses 26-foot three point jumper113-107
  75. 6:01PHXMiles Bridges makes 1-foot two point shot (Collin Gillespie assists)113-107
  76. 6:09PHXOso Ighodaro defensive rebound113-105
  77. 6:09DENJamal Murray misses 7-foot turnaround jump shot113-105
  78. 6:26DENJamal Murray defensive rebound113-105
  79. 6:26PHXDevin Booker misses 18-foot pullup jump shot113-105
  80. 6:31PHXOso Ighodaro offensive rebound113-105
  81. 6:31PHXCollin Gillespie misses 24-foot three point pullup jump shot113-105
  82. 6:54DENJamal Murray makes 22-foot step back jumpshot (Trevon Brazile assists)113-105
  83. 7:06PHXJalen Green lost ball turnover (DeMar DeRozan steals)111-105
  84. 7:08PHXOso Ighodaro defensive rebound111-105
  85. 7:08DENJamal Murray misses driving layup111-105
  86. 7:19DENNikola Jokic enters the game for Marvin Bagley III111-105
  87. 7:19DENTrevon Brazile enters the game for Aaron Gordon111-105
  88. 7:19PHXOso Ighodaro enters the game for Ryan Dunn111-105
  89. 7:19DENNuggets Full timeout111-105
  90. 7:21PHXDevin Booker makes 27-foot three pointer111-105
  91. 7:35DENJamal Murray makes 29-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)111-102
  92. 7:40DENAaron Gordon offensive rebound108-102
  93. 7:40DENMiles Bridges blocks Aaron Gordon 's 3-foot driving layup108-102
  94. 8:00DENChristian Braun enters the game for Cameron Johnson108-102
  95. 8:00PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2108-102
  96. 8:00PHXDevin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2108-101
  97. 8:00DENDeMar DeRozan shooting foul108-100
  98. 8:10PHXCollin Gillespie defensive rebound108-100
  99. 8:10DENAaron Gordon misses 14-foot step back jumpshot108-100
  100. 8:33PHXCollin Gillespie makes 10-foot driving floating jump shot (Miles Bridges assists)108-100
  101. 8:56PHXDevin Booker enters the game for Luke Kennard108-98
  102. 8:56PHXSuns Full timeout108-98
  103. 8:58DENAaron Gordon makes 18-foot pullup jump shot108-98
  104. 9:09DENCameron Johnson defensive rebound106-98
  105. 9:09PHXCollin Gillespie misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot106-98
  106. 9:21DENJamal Murray makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)106-98
  107. 9:38DENNuggets defensive team rebound103-98
  108. 9:38PHXJalen Green misses driving layup103-98
  109. 9:47DENJamal Murray enters the game for Tyus Jones103-98
  110. 9:47DENAaron Gordon offensive foul turnover103-98
  111. 9:47DENAaron Gordon offensive charge103-98
  112. 10:03PHXCollin Gillespie makes 26-foot three pointer (Luke Kennard assists)103-98
  113. 10:10PHXLuke Kennard defensive rebound103-95
  114. 10:10DENAaron Gordon misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot103-95
  115. 10:30PHXMiles Bridges makes free throw 2 of 2103-95
  116. 10:30PHXMiles Bridges makes free throw 1 of 2103-94
  117. 10:30DENMarvin Bagley III shooting foul103-93
  118. 10:51PHXSuns defensive team rebound103-93
  119. 10:51DENCameron Johnson misses 26-foot three point jumper103-93
  120. 10:57DENMarvin Bagley III offensive rebound103-93
  121. 10:57DENDeMar DeRozan misses 16-foot pullup jump shot103-93
  122. 11:18DENMarvin Bagley III defensive rebound103-93
  123. 11:18PHXJalen Green misses 25-foot three point jumper103-93
  124. 11:29PHXMiles Bridges defensive rebound103-93
  125. 11:29DENTyus Jones misses 25-foot three point jumper103-93
  126. 11:37DENMarvin Bagley III defensive rebound103-93
  127. 11:37PHXMiles Bridges misses driving layup103-93
  128. 12:00DENCameron Johnson enters the game for Jamal Murray103-93
  129. 12:00DENMarvin Bagley III enters the game for Christian Braun103-93
  130. 12:00DENAaron Gordon enters the game for Trevon Brazile103-93
  131. 12:00DENTyus Jones enters the game for Nikola Jokic103-93
  132. 12:00PHXCollin Gillespie enters the game for Oso Ighodaro103-93
  133. 12:00PHXRyan Dunn enters the game for Jordan Goodwin103-93
  134. 12:00PHXJalen Green enters the game for Devin Booker103-93

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2026-03-24DEN 125 – 123 PHXNuggets won
2025-11-29DEN 130 – 112 PHXNuggets won
2025-10-25PHX 111 – 133 DENNuggets won
2025-03-07PHX 141 – 149 DENNuggets won
2025-02-08DEN 122 – 105 PHXNuggets won
2024-12-25DEN 100 – 110 PHXSuns won
2024-12-23PHX 90 – 117 DENNuggets won
2024-03-27PHX 104 – 97 DENSuns won