Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets
November 29, 2025 · 2025-26 season
The Nuggets beat the Suns 130-112 on 2025-11-29 on the road against the Suns. The Suns started Devin Booker, Royce O'Neale, Dillon Brooks, Grayson Allen, and Oso Ighodaro. The Nuggets started Nikola Jokić, Jamal Murray, Cameron Johnson, Peyton Watson, and Spencer Jones. Nikola Jokić (Nuggets) scored 2 points (1/3) in his matchups, with Oso Ighodaro as his primary defender. Devin Booker (Suns) scored 15 points (5/9) in his matchups, with Peyton Watson as his primary defender.
Box score
In orange, the game high in points, rebounds and assists.
PHX
Phoenix Suns
112
DEN
Denver Nuggets
130
Lineups
PHX
Phoenix Suns
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Grayson Allen · Oso Ighodaro Starter 10.1 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Jordan Goodwin · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 5.4 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Collin Gillespie · Oso Ighodaro 4.4 min
- Devin Booker · Royce O'Neale · Dillon Brooks · Jamaree Bouyea · Oso Ighodaro 4.1 min
- Nigel Hayes-Davis · Jamaree Bouyea · Rasheer Fleming · Khaman Maluach · Koby Brea 3.8 min
DEN
Denver Nuggets
Starting lineup
The 5 most-used lineups:
- Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson · Spencer Jones Starter 10.3 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Peyton Watson 8.1 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Tim Hardaway Jr. · Bruce Brown · Cameron Johnson · Zeke Nnaji 6.1 min
- Tim Hardaway Jr. · Nikola Jokić · Jamal Murray · Cameron Johnson · Peyton Watson 5.9 min
- Jonas Valanciunas · Jamal Murray · Bruce Brown · Cameron Johnson · Spencer Jones 5.8 min
Who guarded whom
Based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.
Suns defense
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Nikola Jokić 2 pts (1/3) in 55 possessions
Guarded by: Oso Ighodaro (39 %, 0 pts) · Nick Richards (12 %, 0 pts) · Royce O'Neale (10 %, 2 pts)
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Jamal Murray 14 pts (5/15) in 63 possessions
Guarded by: Dillon Brooks (18 %, 3 pts) · Collin Gillespie (16 %, 3 pts) · Royce O'Neale (14 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Devin Booker | Peyton Watson: 26 poss., 5 pts (1/3) · Cameron Johnson: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Oso Ighodaro | Nikola Jokić: 22 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jonas Valanciunas: 8 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Collin Gillespie | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/2) · Jamal Murray: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/3) |
| Royce O'Neale | Cameron Johnson: 15 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jamal Murray: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/3) |
| Dillon Brooks | Jamal Murray: 12 poss., 3 pts (1/4) · Spencer Jones: 9 poss., 5 pts (2/2) |
| Grayson Allen | Cameron Johnson: 10 poss., 5 pts (2/4) · Jamal Murray: 9 poss., 2 pts (1/2) |
| Jamaree Bouyea | Tim Hardaway Jr.: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Bruce Brown: 5 poss., 1 pts (0/1) |
| Jordan Goodwin | Jamal Murray: 5 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Bruce Brown: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nigel Hayes-Davis | Bruce Brown: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Spencer Jones: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Nick Richards | Nikola Jokić: 6 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jonas Valanciunas: 3 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Koby Brea | Jamal Murray: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Curtis Jones: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Khaman Maluach | Nikola Jokić: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jalen Pickett: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Rasheer Fleming | Hunter Tyson: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Cameron Johnson: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
Nuggets defense
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Devin Booker 15 pts (5/9) in 66 possessions
Guarded by: Peyton Watson (38 %, 5 pts) · Cameron Johnson (21 %, 3 pts) · Bruce Brown (14 %, 0 pts)
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Dillon Brooks 13 pts (3/7) in 53 possessions
Guarded by: Jamal Murray (40 %, 8 pts) · Cameron Johnson (15 %, 2 pts) · Tim Hardaway Jr. (11 %, 0 pts)
| Defender | Guarded most |
|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Dillon Brooks: 21 poss., 8 pts (2/3) · Jordan Goodwin: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Cameron Johnson | Grayson Allen: 15 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Devin Booker: 14 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Nikola Jokić | Royce O'Neale: 21 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Oso Ighodaro: 10 poss., 3 pts (1/1) |
| Peyton Watson | Devin Booker: 25 poss., 5 pts (2/2) · Oso Ighodaro: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Collin Gillespie: 23 poss., 8 pts (3/5) · Jamaree Bouyea: 6 poss., 9 pts (3/3) |
| Spencer Jones | Oso Ighodaro: 14 poss., 2 pts (1/2) · Royce O'Neale: 12 poss., 6 pts (2/3) |
| Bruce Brown | Collin Gillespie: 10 poss., 2 pts (1/1) · Devin Booker: 9 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Oso Ighodaro: 11 poss., 0 pts (0/1) · Dillon Brooks: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Zeke Nnaji | Grayson Allen: 5 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Nigel Hayes-Davis: 3 poss., 2 pts (1/1) |
| Jalen Pickett | Jamaree Bouyea: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Khaman Maluach: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Hunter Tyson | Rasheer Fleming: 2 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Jamaree Bouyea: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/0) |
| Curtis Jones | Nigel Hayes-Davis: 1 poss., 0 pts (0/0) · Rasheer Fleming: 0 poss., 0 pts (0/1) |