
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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Peyton Watson, F | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Michael Porter Jr., SF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Nikola Jokic, C | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Aaron Gordon, PF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Christian Braun, G | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Phoenix Suns Injuries
NAME, POS | STATUS | DATE |
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Bradley Beal, SG | Out | Apr 2 |
Royce O'Neale, PF | Day-To-Day | Apr 2 |
Kevin Durant, PF | Out | Mar 31 |
Game Information

Location: Denver, CO
Attendance: 19,808 · Capacity:
2024-25 Pacific Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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46 | 29 | .613 | - | W2 |
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44 | 31 | .587 | 2 | W3 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 2.5 | W2 |
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36 | 40 | .474 | 10.5 | L3 |
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35 | 41 | .461 | 11.5 | L4 |
2024-25 Northwest Standings
TEAM | W | L | PCT | GB | STRK |
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64 | 12 | .842 | - | W11 |
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47 | 30 | .610 | 17.5 | L2 |
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44 | 32 | .579 | 20 | W3 |
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33 | 43 | .434 | 31 | W1 |
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16 | 61 | .208 | 48.5 | L7 |
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