Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Player Stats and Box Score for Feb. 8 | 2024-25 NBA Season

The Denver Nuggets visited the Phoenix Suns on Saturday looking to extend their five-game winning streak. They did exactly that, displaying steady control on their way to a 122-105 victory.

The duo of point guard Jamal Murray and reigning league MVP Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets. Murray tallied 30 points on 12-of-23 shooting. Jokic, meanwhile, was in his all-around self, ending the game with 26 points, 11 rebounds and nine assists.

The Suns, playing without stars Kevin Durant (ankle) and Bradley Beal (toe), meanwhile, were led by Devin Booker, who had 24 points, with Bol Bol coming off the bench to score 19.

The win was the sixth straight for the Nuggets, who improved to 34-19, third in the Western Conference. They also took the head-to-head season series matchup lead with the Suns, 2-1, with one more game left to play on March 7 in Denver.

Phoenix, for its part, lost their fourth in their last six games, dropping to 26-26, ninth in the West.

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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	+/-
Christian Braun	18	7	6	0	1	0	1	37:48	6-13	1-5	5-6	+19
Aaron Gordon	9	10	4	0	0	0	0	24:29	2-9	1-2	4-4	+13
Nikola Jokic	26	11	9	0	0	2	4	28:38	11-13	1-2	3-3	+19
Julian Strawther	18	6	0	1	0	2	2	38:44	6-15	4-10	2-2	+9
Jamal Murray	30	3	5	2	1	2	1	37:54	12-23	6-9	0-0	+18
Jalen Pickett	6	1	1	0	1	0	0	17:13	2-6	2-3	0-0	+10
Trey Alexander	0	1	1	0	0	2	1	5:32	0-1	0-1	0-0	-2
PJ Hall	2	1	0	0	0	0	0	2:43	1-1	0-0	0-0	-4
Spencer Jones	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2:43	0-0	0-0	0-0	-4
DeAndre Jordan	4	11	1	0	1	0	2	16:39	2-5	0-0	0-0	+2
Zeke Nnaji	4	5	1	2	0	0	1	20:48	1-4	0-2	2-2	+8
Dario Saric	DNP-Coach's Decision
Hunter Tyson	5	0	0	0	0	0	0	6:49	2-2	1-1	0-0	-3

Suns

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Ryan Dunn	5	2	1	0	0	0	1	13:25	3-7	2-5	0-0	-2
Royce O'Neale	9	2	2	0	0	0	2	30:28	3-9	3-8	0-0	-20
Nick Richards	5	9	0	0	1	0	3	21:47	1-4	0-0	3-4	-14
Devin Booker	24	7	3	0	0	2	3	34:19	8-19	3-8	5-5	-18
Tyus Jones	15	3	10	0	0	0	0	28:45	6-17	3-8	0-0	-15
Bol Bol	19	7	1	1	4	0	0	33:15	8-17	3-10	0-0	-13
Mason Plumlee	2	5	3	1	1	0	3	16:06	0-2	0-0	0-0	-3
Monte Morris	0	2	1	1	0	1	1	13:54	0-5	0-2	0-0	-6
Collin Gillespie	5	1	1	2	0	2	0	5:21	2-3	1-2	0-0	+4
Oso Ighodaro	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	5:21	0-0	0-0	0-0	+4
Damion Lee	11	0	0	0	0	1	1	16:27	3-7	2-4	3-4	+2
TyTy Washington Jr	7	4	2	0	0	0	1	20:52	3-8	0-3	1-2	-4

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Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns Game Summary

The contest got off to a competitive start, with the teams fighting to an 18-all count midway into the opening quarter. Nikola Jokic then took charge, leading a 19-14 run for the rest of the frame to hold a 37-32 lead after the first 12 minutes.

Denver continued to hold control at the start of the second canto, extending their lead to eight points, 49-41, by the 6:04 mark. It was a cushion they rode on all the way to the break, where they were up, 63-55.

The Suns tried to get going at the start of the third quarter, with Devin Booker and Royce O’Neale scoring early buckets. But the inroads they made were limited, as the Nuggets made sure they were on top of things.

The score was at 82-69, with Denver leading, at the halfway point of the third, which ballooned further to 98-81 heading into the payoff quarter.

Comfortably ahead, the Nuggets just made sure there were no slip-ups in the fourth quarter, eventually parking their sixth straight victory.

The Denver Nuggets now return to the Mile High City for a four-game home stand, beginning with the Portland Trail Blazers on Monday.

Phoenix, meanwhile, hosts the Memphis Grizzlies on Tuesday, hopefully with Kevin Durant and Bradley Beal, who missed the Nuggets game, back in harness.