On December 2, Beijing time, the game between the Suns and the Nuggets was played on the home court of the Suns, and after four quarters of competition, the Suns won the game.
Before the start of the game, the Nuggets were in second place in the West with 13 wins and 6 losses, and the Suns were in fifth place in the West with 11 wins and 7 losses.
Nuggets starters: Jackson, Holiday , Jokic, Porter, Pope.
Suns starters: Durant, Nurkic, Gordon, Allen, Diop.
Nuggets player stats: Jokic 21 points, 16 assists and 5 boards, Porter 17 points, 9 rebounds and 4 assists, Jackson 20 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists, Holiday 15 points, 2 rebounds and 5 assists, Pope 15 points, 5 assists and 3 steals.
Suns player stats: Durant 30 points, 11 assists and 4 boards, Nurkic 31 points, 6 rebounds and 2 assists, Gordon 16 points, 4 rebounds and 3 assists, Allen 13 points, 9 rebounds and 3 assists.
In the first quarter, both sides started to enter the state quickly, playing 7:7, 10:10, 12:12, 22:22, the Nuggets played a wave of small climaxes under the leadership of Michael Porter, leading the Suns 35:25, Gordon hit the middle shot to chase points, Jordan Jr. made a layup, and the Nuggets dominated the first quarter and played a 41:30 lead to the end.
In the second quarter, the Suns struggled to catch up with Gordon and Allen under the leadership of Logo, and the point difference was maintained at about 10-12 points, and the highest was 43:60 behind by 17 points, Durant continued to attack the basket as the team's main offense after re-appearing, and the score difference was once chased to 63:70 and only 7 points behind, the Suns won back 4 points in this quarter, and the first half was 70:63, and the Nuggets were ahead.
In the third quarter, Nurkic stood up and scored consecutive points, and the Suns narrowed the gap to 89:91 and trailed by 2 points, but since then the difference between the two sides has remained around 3 points, the score in the single quarter is 28:24, and the Suns continue to win back 4 points, and the third quarter is 91:94, and the Suns are still behind by 3 points.
In the fourth quarter, Allen hit a 3-pointer as soon as he came up to stop the Nuggets, and then the two sides alternated between the rises, Durant's free throws helped the team catch up 104:105 For example, the Nuggets pressed down the rhythm and scored consecutive points in the battle, 114:108, the Suns called a long timeout, and there were 2 minutes and 23 seconds left in the game. Coming back from a timeout, Durant scored 30 points on 2-of-2 free throws and Nurkic scored his 31st point on 1-of-2 free throws as the Suns trailed by 3 points at 111-114 with 46 seconds left in the game. Nurkic gave the ball to the Nuggets with an offensive foul, and Jokic made 1 of 2 free throws and 2 more from the basket to give a six-point lead at 117-111 with 14 seconds left on the game. The Suns used foul tactics to send Porter to the free throw line, and Porter made 2 of 2 free throws to end the game and the Nuggets beat the Suns 119-111 on the road.