
Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
· National Basketball AssociationNikola Jokic has 31 points, 22 assists and 21 rebounds in Nuggets' 149-141 OT win over Suns

Jokic became the first NBA player with a triple-double of at least 30 points, 20 rebounds and 20 assists. He tied his own team record with his 29th triple-double of the season, stretching his career total to 149.
Aaron Gordon made a career-high seven 3-pointers and had 27 points for Denver. Kevin Durant scored 29 points for Phoenix, hitting a 3-pointer at regulation buzzer to send it into overtime.
Jokic opened the extra period with a floater in the lane to spark a 7-0 run. The Nuggets led by 11 after Christian Braun's dunk and layup with 51 seconds left.
Three nights after overcoming a 23-point deficit to beat the Los Angeles Clippers 119-117 at home, the Suns trailed 85-64 in the third and cut it to heading into the fourth. They went ahead 122-120 in the final minute, but Denver answered and took a 125-122 lead on Braun's 3-pointer with 1.4 seconds left.
Nuggets: Denver leads the league in assists at 31 per game and matched that through three quarters and finished with 38.
Regular Season Series
DEN wins series 3-1
Recent Plays
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of Game | 141 - 149 |
5th 0.0 | ![]() |
End of the 1st Overtime | 141 - 149 |
5th 18.1 | ![]() |
Mason Plumlee makes dunk (Kevin Durant assists) | 141 - 149 |
5th 23.0 | ![]() |
Aaron Gordon makes free throw 2 of 2 | 139 - 149 |
5th 23.0 | ![]() |
Aaron Gordon makes free throw 1 of 2 | 139 - 148 |
Statistics
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51-91 | FG | 57-97 |
56.0 | Field Goal % | 58.8 |
16-38 | 3PT | 21-40 |
42.1 | Three Point % | 52.5 |
23-29 | FT | 14-18 |
79.3 | Free Throw % | 77.8 |
39 | Rebounds | 38 |
7 | Offensive Rebounds | 8 |
32 | Defensive Rebounds | 30 |
36 | Assists | 45 |
6 | Steals | 8 |
2 | Blocks | 3 |
11 | Turnovers | 9 |
2 | Team Turnovers | 0 |
13 | Total Turnovers | 9 |
0 | Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Total Technical Fouls | 0 |
0 | Flagrant Fouls | 0 |
21 | Points Conceded Off Turnovers | 18 |
14 | Fast Break Points | 31 |
56 | Points in Paint | 64 |
18 | Fouls | 22 |
2 | Largest Lead | 21 |
Denver Nuggets Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Russell Westbrook, PG | Day-To-Day | Apr 24 |
DaRon Holmes II, C | Out | Feb 23 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Nick Richards, C | Out | Apr 12 |
Devin Booker, SG | Out | Apr 12 |
Kevin Durant, PF | Out | Apr 11 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,808 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | L1 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | - | W8 |
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48 | 34 | .585 | 2 | L1 |
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40 | 42 | .488 | 10 | W1 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 14 | L1 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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68 | 14 | .829 | - | W4 |
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50 | 32 | .610 | 18 | W3 |
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49 | 33 | .598 | 19 | W3 |
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36 | 46 | .439 | 32 | W1 |
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17 | 65 | .207 | 51 | L2 |
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