Phoenix Suns @ Denver Nuggets
Preseason
2-2, 0-1 Away
81
2-2, 0-1 Away
4-1, 2-0 Home
106
4-1, 2-0 Home
Shot Chart
Shot Made
Shot Missed
- Markieff Morris misses 16-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses hook shot
- Markieff Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes 7-foot jumper
- Brandon Knight misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 8-foot Running Jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses 7-foot Running Jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Markieff Morris misses 15-foot jumper
- Tyson Chandler misses layup
- Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses jumper
- Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 8-foot hook shot
- Brandon Knight makes 17-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson makes 21-foot jumper
- Sonny Weems makes 25-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists)
- Gary Harris makes driving layup
- Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Jameer Nelson misses 13-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes 6-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Sonny Weems misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried misses 19-foot jumper
- Alex Len misses 23-foot jumper
- Markieff Morris makes 13-foot jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Erick Green misses 6-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot
- Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses 7-foot jumper
- Gary Harris misses 13-foot Running Jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot
- Markieff Morris misses layup
- Gary Harris makes two point shot (Wilson Chandler assists)
- P.J. Tucker misses 22-foot jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Len makes 2-foot two point shot (Jon Leuer assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper
- T.J. Warren misses 13-foot jumper
- T.J. Warren misses 15-foot jumper
- Erick Green misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Devin Booker misses 21-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses
- Will Barton makes dunk (Erick Green assists)
- Jon Leuer makes 23-foot three point jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Jon Leuer misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Nick Johnson makes 25-foot three point jumper (Erick Green assists)
- Alex Len misses 6-foot jumper
- Will Barton misses layup
- Will Barton makes two point shot
- Jon Leuer misses free throw 1 of 2
- Jon Leuer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Erick Green makes 16-foot jumper
- Will Barton misses
- Jon Leuer misses driving layup
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Alex Len misses 5-foot jumper
- Mike Miller misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Knight makes 11-foot jumper
- Erick Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Green makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Knight misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Erick Green misses 14-foot Running Jumper
- Nick Johnson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- T.J. Warren misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Alex Len makes two point shot
- Alex Len makes free throw 1 of 1
- Will Barton makes 3-foot two point shot
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Erick Green makes 15-foot two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Markieff Morris misses 19-foot jumper
- Markieff Morris makes 20-foot jumper (Brandon Knight assists)
- T.J. Warren makes layup (Brandon Knight assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2
- Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Booker makes 12-foot jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Will Barton makes 9-foot jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 1
- Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2
- Devin Booker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton misses three point jumper
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2
- Jameer Nelson misses 18-foot jumper
- Devin Booker misses jumper
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses layup
- Jameer Nelson misses technical free throw
- Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Devin Booker misses layup
- Wilson Chandler makes 26-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Devin Booker misses 19-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Booker makes jumper (P.J. Tucker assists)
- Kenneth Faried makes dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris misses jumper
- Gary Harris misses 24-foot jumper
- Markieff Morris misses 6-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris misses 23-foot three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Gary Harris makes technical free throw
- Gary Harris makes technical free throw
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 2
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 2 of 2
- Devin Booker makes layup (Markieff Morris assists)
- Alex Len misses 8-foot hook shot
- Jameer Nelson misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Brandon Knight makes 24-foot
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 12-foot jumper
- Alex Len misses 10-foot two point shot
- Kenneth Faried makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Kenneth Faried misses free throw 1 of 1
- Markieff Morris misses 18-foot jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses 22-foot step back jumpshot
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses layup
- Brandon Knight makes free throw 1 of 2
- Brandon Knight makes free throw 2 of 2
- Gary Harris makes 23-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Sonny Weems misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses free throw 1 of 2
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes free throw 2 of 2
- Markieff Morris misses 11-foot jumper
- Alex Len makes two point shot
- Wilson Chandler misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Alex Len makes 12-foot two point shot (Archie Goodwin assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 21-foot jumper
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Alex Len misses layup
- Alex Len makes two point shot
- Gary Harris makes 18-foot jumper
- P.J. Tucker makes free throw 1 of 2
- P.J. Tucker makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nick Johnson misses Running Jumper
- Alex Len makes 6-foot two point shot (Jon Leuer assists)
- Alex Len makes free throw 1 of 1
- Sonny Weems makes free throw 1 of 2
- Sonny Weems makes free throw 2 of 2
- Nikola Jokic misses 3-foot jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 6-foot Running Jumper
- Nick Johnson misses 24-foot jumper
- Archie Goodwin makes 27-foot three point jumper (Alex Len assists)
- Erick Green makes free throw 1 of 2
- Erick Green misses free throw 2 of 2
- Jon Leuer misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Nick Johnson assists)
- Sonny Weems misses 28-foot three point jumper
- Mirza Teletovic makes layup (Sonny Weems assists)
- Nick Johnson misses Running Jumper
- Mirza Teletovic makes 26-foot three point jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Nikola Jokic makes layup (Nick Johnson assists)
- Jon Leuer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jon Leuer misses free throw 2 of 2
- Mike Miller misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Mirza Teletovic misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes two point shot (Will Barton assists)
- Mirza Teletovic makes 27-foot three point jumper (Sonny Weems assists)
- Jon Leuer makes 2-foot two point shot (Sonny Weems assists)
- T.J. Warren makes 25-foot three point jumper (Archie Goodwin assists)
- Archie Goodwin makes layup (T.J. Warren assists)
- Will Barton makes 27-foot three point jumper (Wilson Chandler assists)
- Mirza Teletovic misses 16-foot
- Wilson Chandler makes 25-foot three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Gary Harris makes three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Sonny Weems misses 26-foot three point jumper
- T.J. Warren misses 17-foot jumper
- Will Barton makes driving layup
- T.J. Warren misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Wilson Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Jameer Nelson misses jumper
- Mirza Teletovic misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes 1-foot dunk (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes free throw 1 of 1
- Jon Leuer makes free throw 1 of 2
- Jon Leuer makes free throw 2 of 2
- Joffrey Lauvergne makes two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists)
- Devin Booker misses 27-foot
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2
- Wilson Chandler makes free throw 2 of 2
- Archie Goodwin misses 21-foot jumper
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses 3-foot jumper
- Devin Booker misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Nick Johnson misses 24-foot three point jumper
- Mirza Teletovic misses 26-foot three point jumper
- Nikola Jokic makes jumper (Nick Johnson assists)
- Cory Jefferson makes layup (Devin Booker assists)
- Cory Jefferson makes free throw 1 of 1
- Joffrey Lauvergne misses layup
- Archie Goodwin misses 27-foot three point jumper
- Devin Sweetney misses 25-foot three point jumper
- Cory Jefferson misses free throw 1 of 2
- Cory Jefferson makes free throw 2 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 1 of 2
- Will Barton makes free throw 2 of 2
- Archie Goodwin misses 25-foot
Shot Made
Shot Missed
| TIME | PLAY | PHX | DEN | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 | | Tyson Chandler vs. Joffrey Lauvergne (Brandon Knight gains possession) | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Markieff Morris misses 16-foot jumper | 0 | 0 |
| 11:37 | | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:25 | | Joffrey Lauvergne misses hook shot | 0 | 0 |
| 11:23 | | Markieff Morris defensive rebound | 0 | 0 |
| 11:15 | | Markieff Morris makes 26-foot three point jumper (Brandon Knight assists) | 3 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Wilson Chandler misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 0 |
| 10:59 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 3 | 0 |
| 10:53 | | Kenneth Faried makes 7-foot jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 10:41 | | Brandon Knight misses 28-foot three point jumper | 3 | 2 |
| 10:40 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 3 | 2 |
| 10:25 | | Gary Harris makes driving layup | 3 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | P.J. Tucker misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 4 |
| 10:11 | | Gary Harris defensive rebound | 3 | 4 |
| 9:59 | | Brandon Knight shooting foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 3 | 4 |
| 9:59 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 1 of 2 | 3 | 5 |
| 9:59 | | Kenneth Faried makes free throw 2 of 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 9:45 | | Wilson Chandler blocks Markieff Morris 's 2-foot layup | 3 | 6 |
| 9:42 | | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:37 | | Jameer Nelson misses 24-foot three point jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:37 | | Jameer Nelson offensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:34 | | Jameer Nelson bad pass (Brandon Knight steals) | 3 | 6 |
| 9:11 | | Kenneth Faried blocks P.J. Tucker 's 2-foot layup | 3 | 6 |
| 9:10 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 9:03 | | Gary Harris misses 8-foot Running Jumper | 3 | 6 |
| 9:02 | | Gary Harris offensive rebound | 3 | 6 |
| 8:45 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes three point jumper (Jameer Nelson assists) | 3 | 9 |
| 8:33 | | P.J. Tucker misses 7-foot Running Jumper | 3 | 9 |
| 8:32 | | Kenneth Faried defensive rebound | 3 | 9 |
| 8:26 | | Brandon Knight personal foul (Jameer Nelson draws the foul) | 3 | 9 |
| 8:17 | | Jameer Nelson bad pass (Tyson Chandler steals) | 3 | 9 |
| 8:12 | | Wilson Chandler blocks Devin Booker's layup | 3 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Suns offensive team rebound | 3 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Markieff Morris offensive foul (Kenneth Faried draws the foul) | 3 | 9 |
| 8:11 | | Markieff Morris turnover | 3 | 9 |
| 7:48 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes layup (Jameer Nelson assists) | 3 | 11 |
| 7:43 | | Suns Full timeout | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Markieff Morris misses 15-foot jumper | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Tyson Chandler misses layup | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Tyson Chandler offensive rebound | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Joffrey Lauvergne shooting foul (Tyson Chandler draws the foul) | 3 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Tyson Chandler makes free throw 1 of 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7:33 | | Tyson Chandler misses free throw 2 of 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 7:31 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 7:16 | | Kenneth Faried misses jumper | 4 | 11 |
| 7:13 | | Markieff Morris defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 6:52 | | Brandon Knight misses 27-foot three point jumper | 4 | 11 |
| 6:52 | | Jameer Nelson defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 6:39 | | Wilson Chandler misses 25-foot three point jumper | 4 | 11 |
| 6:37 | | Devin Booker defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 6:31 | | Devin Booker bad pass | 4 | 11 |
| 6:16 | | Kenneth Faried misses 8-foot hook shot | 4 | 11 |
| 6:15 | | Brandon Knight defensive rebound | 4 | 11 |
| 6:05 | | Brandon Knight makes 17-foot jumper | 6 | 11 |
| 5:58 | | Jameer Nelson makes 21-foot jumper | 6 | 13 |
| 5:47 | | Sonny Weems enters the game for Brandon Knight | 6 | 13 |
| 5:47 | | Tyson Chandler vs. Jameer Nelson (Markieff Morris gains possession) | 6 | 13 |
| 5:30 | | Sonny Weems makes 25-foot three point jumper (Markieff Morris assists) | 9 | 13 |
| 5:05 | | Gary Harris makes driving layup | 9 | 15 |
| 4:58 | | Devin Booker makes 25-foot three point jumper (Sonny Weems assists) | 12 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Jameer Nelson misses 13-foot jumper | 12 | 15 |
| 4:43 | | Jameer Nelson offensive rebound | 12 | 15 |
| 4:39 | | Joffrey Lauvergne makes 6-foot two point shot (Jameer Nelson assists) | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Sonny Weems misses 23-foot three point jumper | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Devin Booker personal take foul (Wilson Chandler draws the foul) | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Alex Len enters the game for Tyson Chandler | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Erick Green enters the game for Jameer Nelson | 12 | 17 |
| 4:22 | | Nikola Jokic enters the game for Joffrey Lauvergne | 12 | 17 |
| 4:16 | | Kenneth Faried misses 19-foot jumper | 12 | 17 |
| 4:16 | | P.J. Tucker defensive rebound | 12 | 17 |
| 3:56 | | Alex Len misses 23-foot jumper | 12 | 17 |
| 3:55 | | Nuggets defensive team rebound | 12 | 17 |
| 3:41 | | Nikola Jokic traveling | 12 | 17 |
| 3:25 | | Markieff Morris makes 13-foot jumper (Sonny Weems assists) | 14 | 17 |
| 3:10 | | Erick Green misses 6-foot jumper | 14 | 17 |
| 3:09 | | Nikola Jokic makes two point shot | 14 | 19 |
| 3:09 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | 14 | 19 |
| 2:53 | | Devin Booker makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2:53 | | Devin Booker misses free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 19 |
| 2:53 | | Erick Green shooting foul (Devin Booker draws the foul) | 14 | 19 |
| 2:53 | | Nuggets Full timeout | 14 | 19 |
| 2:50 | | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 2:30 | | Wilson Chandler misses 7-foot jumper | 15 | 19 |
| 2:30 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 2:25 | | Gary Harris misses 13-foot Running Jumper | 15 | 19 |
| 2:23 | | Kenneth Faried makes two point shot | 15 | 21 |
| 2:23 | | Kenneth Faried offensive rebound | 15 | 19 |
| 2:23 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | 15 | 21 |
| 1:58 | | Markieff Morris misses layup | 15 | 21 |
| 1:57 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | 15 | 21 |
| 1:52 | | Gary Harris makes two point shot (Wilson Chandler assists) | 15 | 23 |
| 1:28 | | P.J. Tucker misses 22-foot jumper | 15 | 23 |
| 1:27 | | Wilson Chandler defensive rebound | 15 | 23 |
| 1:21 | | P.J. Tucker shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | 15 | 23 |
| 1:21 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 1 of 2 | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Will Barton enters the game for Gary Harris | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Joffrey Lauvergne enters the game for Kenneth Faried | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Jon Leuer enters the game for P.J. Tucker | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | T.J. Warren enters the game for Markieff Morris | 15 | 24 |
| 1:21 | | Nikola Jokic makes free throw 2 of 2 | 15 | 25 |
| 57.0 | | Alex Len makes 2-foot two point shot (Jon Leuer assists) | 17 | 25 |
| 34.0 | | Nikola Jokic makes 23-foot three point jumper | 17 | 28 |
| 30.0 | | T.J. Warren misses 13-foot jumper | 17 | 28 |
| 25.0 | | T.J. Warren misses 15-foot jumper | 17 | 28 |
| 25.0 | | T.J. Warren offensive rebound | 17 | 28 |
| 23.0 | | Joffrey Lauvergne defensive rebound | 17 | 28 |
| 9.0 | | Erick Green misses 6-foot Running Jumper | 17 | 28 |
| 8.0 | | Sonny Weems defensive rebound | 17 | 28 |
| 5.0 | | Will Barton personal take foul (Sonny Weems draws the foul) | 17 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Devin Booker misses 21-foot jumper | 17 | 28 |
| 0.0 | | Suns offensive team rebound | 17 | 28 |
| 0.0 | End of the 1st Quarter | 17 | 28 | |
Matchups
Game Information
Denver, CO
Referee:Brent Barnaky
Referee:Brian Forte
Referee:Lauren Holtkamp
2025-26 Standings
Western Conference
| Pacific | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LA Lakers | 31 | 19 | .620 | - | W2 |
| Phoenix | 31 | 21 | .596 | 1 | L1 |
| Golden State | 28 | 24 | .538 | 4 | W1 |
| LA Clippers | 23 | 27 | .460 | 8 | L2 |
| Sacramento | 12 | 40 | .231 | 20 | L10 |
| Northwest | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oklahoma City | 40 | 12 | .769 | - | L1 |
| Denver | 33 | 19 | .635 | 7 | L3 |
| Minnesota | 32 | 20 | .615 | 8 | W1 |
| Portland | 23 | 28 | .451 | 16.5 | L6 |
| Utah | 16 | 36 | .308 | 24 | L1 |
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