Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Player Stats and Box Score for Dec. 25 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The final game of the 2024 NBA Christmas schedule is the Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns. It was the second matchup between the two teams in three nights, with the Nuggets dominating the Suns 117-90, led by Nikola Jokic's 32-point performance.

Phoenix played the game without Devin Booker, who was dealing with a groin injury. But no Booker, no problem for the Suns as Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal picked up the slack to beat the Nuggets 110-100. Durant and Beal finished with 27 points each.

Jokic had another great game with 25 points and 15 rebounds, but only had two assists. Michael Porter Jr. scored 22 points, while Jamal Murray was fairly quiet with just 13 points. Russell Westbrook had 17 points off the bench.

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Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Player Stats and Box Score

Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon	7	3	2	0	0	0	2	19	3-7	0-1	1-2	-1
Michael Porter Jr.	22	4	2	0	1	5	2	37	7-14	3-8	5-7	-4
Nikola Jokic	25	15	2	2	0	2	1	38	10-19	2-7	3-4	-3
Jamal Murray	13	6	6	0	0	4	1	39	4-10	1-2	4-4	-16
Christian Braun	5	5	3	0	0	1	3	28	2-7	0-2	1-2	-10
Peyton Watson	2	3	2	0	1	0	2	24	0-3	0-3	2-2	-4
DeAndre Jordan	4	2	0	0	0	0	1	10	2-2	0-0	0-0	-7
Russell Westbrook	17	6	2	1	0	4	1	27	6-12	1-4	4-7	3
Julian Strawther	5	2	1	0	0	0	3	18	2-4	1-2	0-0	-8
Dario Saric	DNP
Zeke Nnaji	DNP
Hunter Tyson	DNP
Spencer Jones	DNP
Jalen Pickett	DNP
Trey Alexander	DNP

Suns

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Kevin Durant	27	4	6	2	2	0	3	38	9-26	0-5	9-9	3
Ryan Dunn	5	3	1	0	0	0	1	21	2-3	1-2	0-0	3
Jusuf Nurkic	8	13	6	0	0	1	2	30	3-6	1-4	1-2	5
Tyus Jones	17	3	4	1	0	1	1	30	7-9	3-5	0-0	2
Bradley Beal	27	2	4	4	1	3	4	38	11-21	3-7	2-4	12
Royce O'Neale	5	8	6	2	1	0	3	30	2-7	1-5	0-0	3
Josh Okogie	7	2	0	1	0	0	0	17	3-6	1-3	0-0	9
Mason Plumlee	3	4	1	0	0	2	3	13	1-1	0-0	1-1	3
Oso Ighodaro	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	6	0-1	0-0	0-0	2
Monte Morris	11	2	3	2	0	0	0	18	3-8	1-5	4-4	8
Jalen Bridges	DNP
Damion Lee	DNP

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Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Game Summary

The Phoenix Suns were at a disadvantage again on Christmas since Devin Booker was ruled out due to a groin injury. Rookie forward Ryan Dunn started in his place, with Bradley Beal and Kevin Durant expected to carry the load on offense.

In the first quarter, Nikola Jokic was nearly unstoppable with 15 points and five rebounds. Michael Porter Jr. had eight points, while Russell Westbrook had seven quick points off the bench. Durant had 10 points for the Suns, who took a 38-34 lead into the second period.

The second quarter started with Jokic off the bench, so Phoenix made the best out of it to build a nine-point lead. The Nuggets are a bad team without their best player on the floor, so naturally, the game got a little closer when the three-time MVP re-entered the game.

Jokic only had two points in the period, but his teammates just played better with him facilitating the offense. Jamal Murray finally scored his first five points, while DeAndre Jordan and Aaron Gordon made two baskets each.

KD and Beal held the fort for the Suns with 14 points each at the half as they had a slim 58-56 lead at halftime.

The game was pretty even in the first 10 minutes of the second half before the Phoenix Suns took control in the last two minutes of the third quarter. They finished the period on a 9-3 run led by Kevin Durant to earn an 83-75 lead heading into the fourth quarter.

The Denver Nuggets gave Nikola Jokic some rest to start the final period, with the Suns taking advantage of it once again. The Suns increased their lead to 12 points before coach Michael Malone brought Jokic back into the game at the 7:20 mark.

However, Phoenix had too much momentum at that point as their defense dictated the rest of the game. Jokic only had 10 points in the final three quarters, showing how good the Suns were defensively.