Nikola Jokic's 39 points leads Nuggets past Suns 97-87

— 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.
May 2, 2023, 06:46 am - AP

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  • Nikola Jokic misses layup
  • Nikola Jokic makes 25-foot three point jumper (Aaron Gordon assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 2-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 4-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 21-foot step back jumpshot
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 6-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses running pullup jump shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 25-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 6-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 25-foot three point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 9-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 15-foot jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes dunk (Bruce Brown assists)
  • Bruce Brown misses 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 18-foot jumper
  • Cameron Payne blocks Bruce Brown 's 4-foot layup
  • Christian Braun makes 5-foot two point shot
  • Bruce Brown makes two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon makes two point shot
  • Jeff Green makes driving dunk
  • Christian Braun misses two point shot
  • Jamal Murray makes 3-foot two point shot (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Kevin Durant blocks Michael Porter Jr. 's 5-foot two point shot
  • Jeff Green misses 22-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown makes 1-foot layup (Jeff Green assists)
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 13-foot jumper
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 10-foot two point shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 24-foot three point jumper (Michael Porter Jr. assists)
  • Deandre Ayton blocks Jamal Murray 's 8-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 19-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon misses 25-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses 3-foot tip shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 13-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes tip shot
  • Aaron Gordon makes layup (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 3-foot jump bank shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. makes dunk (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Michael Porter Jr. misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists)
  • Nikola Jokic misses finger roll layup
  • Jeff Green misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant blocks Nikola Jokic 's 2-foot tip shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 28-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 14-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 24-foot three point jumper (Nikola Jokic assists)
  • Jamal Murray makes 9-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 17-foot two point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Nikola Jokic makes 11-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses driving floating jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic misses 8-foot two point shot
  • Jamal Murray misses 28-foot three point jumper
  • Jamal Murray misses 23-foot three point shot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 7-foot two point shot (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes 27-foot three pointer
  • Jamal Murray makes 20-foot step back jumpshot
  • Nikola Jokic makes 16-foot jumper (Jamal Murray assists)
  • Devin Booker makes 12-foot two point shot
  • Michael Porter Jr. blocks Deandre Ayton's dunk
  • Deandre Ayton makes 17-foot jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 2-foot alley oop dunk shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses two point shot
  • Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
  • Deandre Ayton makes dunk (Chris Paul assists)
  • Josh Okogie makes 2-foot dunk (Devin Booker assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker misses running pullup jump shot
  • Bismack Biyombo makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
  • Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point shot
  • Chris Paul misses 16-foot jumper
  • Devin Booker makes 16-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Josh Okogie misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Bismack Biyombo misses 12-foot hook shot
  • Kevin Durant misses 16-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant makes 14-foot jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot (Cameron Payne assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 27-foot three point jumper
  • Torrey Craig misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant misses 23-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Payne misses 33-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses driving layup
  • Cameron Payne misses two point shot
  • Jeff Green blocks Damion Lee 's 3-foot layup
  • Damion Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 27-foot jump bank shot (Chris Paul assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 11-foot pullup jump shot
  • Nikola Jokic blocks Deandre Ayton 's 5-foot layup
  • Chris Paul misses layup
  • Deandre Ayton misses 11-foot jumper
  • Kevin Durant misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 15-foot pullup jump shot (Damion Lee assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes 3-foot dunk
  • Chris Paul misses 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 16-foot pullup jump shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Deandre Ayton makes layup (Kevin Durant assists)
  • Chris Paul misses 14-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 28-foot running pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 16-foot two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 24-foot three point jumper (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Damion Lee misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Aaron Gordon blocks Devin Booker 's 7-foot driving layup
  • Devin Booker misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 14-foot pullup jump shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 15-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 13-foot two point shot (Chris Paul assists)
  • Devin Booker makes 18-foot pullup jump shot (Chris Paul assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 13-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant makes 25-foot three point jumper (Chris Paul assists)
  • Chris Paul makes 18-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot
  • Cameron Payne makes 19-foot pullup jump shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes dunk (Devin Booker assists)
  • Kevin Durant misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker makes 4-foot driving floating jump shot
  • Damion Lee misses 26-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker makes 25-foot three pointer
  • Devin Booker makes driving layup
  • Devin Booker misses driving floating jump shot
  • Jeff Green blocks Cameron Payne 's 23-foot three point jumper
  • Torrey Craig misses 23-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant misses driving floating jump shot
  • Cameron Payne misses 29-foot three point jumper
  • Devin Booker misses 5-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker misses driving layup
  • Cameron Payne misses 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant makes 17-foot two point shot (Damion Lee assists)
  • Kevin Durant makes two point shot (Devin Booker assists)
  • Kevin Durant misses three point pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes 10-foot two point shot (Deandre Ayton assists)
  • Kevin Durant misses 12-foot two point shot
  • Devin Booker misses 13-foot two point shot
  • Deandre Ayton makes dunk (Josh Okogie assists)
  • Devin Booker misses 26-foot three point pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant misses 27-foot three point jumper
  • Bruce Brown blocks Kevin Durant 's 20-foot pullup jump shot
  • Cameron Payne misses 24-foot three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 17-foot pullup jump shot
  • Kevin Durant misses three point jumper
  • Kevin Durant makes 10-foot pullup jump shot
  • Devin Booker makes driving layup (Kevin Durant assists)
  • Damion Lee misses 13-foot two point shot
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