NBA 2026-27 · Regular season · NBA Cup · West Group A · Meeting 1 of the season
How did the Nuggets beat the Suns 127-120?
Fri, Oct 30, 2026 · 10:00 PM ET (Oct 31, 11:00 KST)Mortgage Matchup Center, Phoenix
Scoring by quarter
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nuggets | 32 | 39 | 32 | 24 | 127 |
| Suns | 37 | 30 | 26 | 27 | 120 |
Season series
Meeting 1 of 4 this season
Nuggets 1Suns 0
Including this game
Box score
Game leaders
- PointsJamal Murray 39Miles Bridges 24
- ReboundsCameron Johnson 9Miles Bridges 10
- AssistsNikola Jokic 10Collin Gillespie 10
Team stats
| Nuggets | Suns | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 42-80 (52.5%) | 46-94 (48.9%) |
| 3-pointers | 20-37 (54.1%) | 18-42 (42.9%) |
| Free throws | 23-30 (76.7%) | 10-11 (90.9%) |
| Rebounds | 40 (12 off.) | 42 (15 off.) |
| Assists | 30 | 34 |
| Steals | 11 | 10 |
| Blocks | 3 | 5 |
| Turnovers | 18 | 15 |
| Fouls | 13 | 22 |
Percentages are made ÷ attempted.
Nuggets players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| N. JokicC | 37 | 18 | 7 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 8-13 | 0-1 | 2-2 | +6 |
| C. BraunG | 37 | 31 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11-16 | 7-9 | 2-2 | +9 |
| J. MurrayG | 37 | 39 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 10-18 | 7-9 | 12-15 | +13 |
| C. JohnsonF | 34 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-13 | 2-8 | 0-2 | +12 |
| A. GordonF | 29 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4-9 | 2-4 | 5-5 | +11 |
| D. DeRozanG | 24 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-5 | 0-1 | 1-2 | -4 |
| T. BrazileF | 19 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | -7 |
| M. Bagley IIIF | 11 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +1 |
| T. JonesG | 11 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 1-3 | 0-0 | -6 |
| T | 239 | 127 | 40 | 30 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 42-80 | 20-37 | 23-30 |
Did not play: D. Holmes II, B. Hopkins, R. Nembhard, Z. Nnaji
Suns players
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. BookerG | 39 | 20 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 7-19 | 3-7 | 3-4 | -14 |
| M. BridgesF | 37 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 10-19 | 2-7 | 2-2 | -1 |
| C. GillespieG | 33 | 16 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6-11 | 4-8 | 0-0 | +8 |
| J. GreenG | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | -9 |
| J. GoodwinG | 25 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 |
| D. BrooksG-F | 21 | 22 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9-12 | 4-6 | 0-0 | -14 |
| O. IghodaroF | 21 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +4 |
| K. MaluachC | 17 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4-6 | 0-0 | 1-1 | -15 |
| L. KennardG | 12 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-3 | 4-4 | +7 |
| R. DunnF | 11 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -1 |
| T | 241 | 120 | 42 | 34 | 10 | 5 | 15 | 46-94 | 18-42 | 10-11 |
Did not play: J. Bouyea, R. Fleming, K. Peat, D. Reath
MIN in minutes. +/- is the score difference while the player was on the court.
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