Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
12
19
31
1653
2231
25
13
52
87
36
41
17
11
65
34
12
46
2
21
9
16
19
96
4
26
15
58
2318
109
5
09
06
67
78
11
89
10
55
42
52
2129
6060
710
34
5
2125
89
4
44
32
73
109
37
146
01
74
03
36
2224
6060
2
1
50
23
10
43
0
0
0
7
1
8
1
5
4
5
21
60
6
5
83
18
9
50
9
6
67
8
1
9
0
5
2
2
29
60
7
3
43
21
8
38
4
3
75
10
3
13
0
7
0
3
22
60
10
4
40
25
9
36
4
2
50
9
7
16
1
4
3
6
24
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
True
40
8
18
44
1
5
20
4
6
67
2
2
4
10
0
0
5
1
21
-7
double
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
39
2
11
18
1
3
33
4
5
80
0
5
5
7
4
0
4
3
9
3
none
Jon
Leuer
Jon Leuer
True
28
9
18
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
7
10
0
0
1
1
3
18
0
double
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
24
2
7
29
1
2
50
0
0
0
2
3
5
2
2
0
0
2
5
-13
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
True
9
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
-6
none
Ronnie
Price
Ronnie Price
False
30
7
13
54
6
9
67
0
0
0
2
2
4
1
0
0
1
4
20
13
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
False
27
3
5
60
1
2
50
1
2
50
2
11
13
0
1
0
1
3
8
11
none
Markieff
Morris
Markieff Morris
False
12
2
8
25
2
2
100
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
0
1
0
6
-13
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
False
10
0
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
50
1
1
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
-19
none
Mirza
Teletović
Mirza Teletović
False
9
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
0
none
Archie
Goodwin
Archie Goodwin
False
7
2
3
67
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
-9
none
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Sonny
Weems
Sonny Weems
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2015
Saturday
Talking Stick Resort Arena
Phoenix
76ers
Philadelphia
True
Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
12
17
29
1941
2190
35
14
40
91
42
46
13
6
46
37
13
50
7
26
6
17
20
104
4
109
53
49
2522
1410
56
03
00
0
109
34
143
20
115
30
55
3323
6060
106
33
31
2519
99
4
46
24
52
108
51
159
14
37
12
34
2325
6060
10
5
50
25
14
56
0
0
0
10
3
13
2
11
3
5
33
60
9
3
33
22
10
45
3
0
0
9
4
13
0
5
0
5
23
60
10
3
30
25
9
36
4
2
50
10
5
15
1
3
1
3
23
60
6
3
50
19
9
47
6
4
67
8
1
9
4
7
2
4
25
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Randy
Foye
Randy Foye
True
40
12
27
44
7
16
44
0
1
0
0
2
2
6
0
0
4
3
31
9
none
Gary
Harris
Gary Harris
True
37
2
13
15
0
5
0
0
0
0
2
1
3
3
0
0
0
3
4
-5
none
Kostas
Papanikolaou
Kostas Papanikolaou
True
32
2
6
33
2
3
67
3
6
50
1
4
5
3
2
2
1
2
9
8
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
27
5
7
71
0
0
0
1
3
33
3
3
6
0
0
3
1
2
11
-1
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
True
17
0
2
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
1
5
6
4
1
0
3
1
0
-13
none
Will
Barton
Will Barton
False
34
7
15
47
3
5
60
0
1
0
0
9
9
5
1
0
3
3
17
13
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
28
9
14
64
1
2
50
0
0
0
1
9
10
3
1
2
3
3
19
11
double
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
False
21
5
7
71
1
2
50
2
2
100
5
4
9
2
1
0
2
3
13
18
none
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
J.J.
Hickson
J.J. Hickson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Joffrey
Lauvergne
Joffrey Lauvergne
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
26
December
2015
Saturday
AT&T Center
San Antonio
Spurs
San Antonio
False
The shorthanded Denver Nuggets ( 12 - 17 ) defeated the Phoenix Suns ( 12 - 19 ) 104 - 96 on Wednesday . This was a bizarre game , but Denver took a 33 - 21 lead in the first quarter and never looked back after that . The free - throw shooting was pathetic from both teams , as Denver went 6 - for - 13 , while the Suns went 11 - for - 17 . This was Denver 's third time winning the second half of a back - to - back this season and that 's a good sign of resiliency for this young team . That snapped a three - game losing streak for Denver , which is a great sign with Oklahoma City , San Antonio and Cleveland next on the schedule . The Nuggets training staff is one of the busiest in the NBA right now and it 's amazing they pulled off a win here . They were missing Danilo Gallinari , Wilson Chandler , Jusuf Nurkic , Emmanuel Mudiay and Jameer Nelson in this game , yet still pulled it out . They went with an eight - man rotation and Randy Foye played one of the games of his career . Foye scored a season - high 31 points and dished out six assists . The bench was spectacular as well , as Will Barton , Nikola Jokic and Darrell Arthur combined for 49 points , 28 rebounds , 10 assists , three steals and two blocks in the victory . Those were the only three players to come off the bench and it was a hell of a coaching job by Mike Malone to manage everyones minutes . Denver 's next game will be a tough one though , as they take on a San Antonio Spurs who are undefeated at home this season . The Suns came into this game as nearly a double - digit favorite , but let down big time here . They let a shorthanded Nuggets team run them up and down the floor and they simply did n't put in enough effort to win . Brandon Knight played well though , as he scored a team - high 21 points and handed out 10 assists . Ronnie Price also scored a career - high 20 points off the bench and was one of the only Suns playing good defense . This is a concerning loss for Phoenix and it says more about them than it does the Nuggets . Phoenix has a great chance to win in their next game though , as they host the one - win Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday .
The shorthanded Denver Nuggets (12 - 17) defeated the Phoenix Suns (12 - 19) 104 - 96 on Wednesday. This was a bizarre game, but Denver took a 33 - 21 lead in the first quarter and never looked back after that. The free - throw shooting was pathetic from both teams, as Denver went 6 - for - 13, while the Suns went 11 - for - 17. This was Denver's third time winning the second half of a back - to - back this season and that's a good sign of resiliency for this young team. That snapped a three - game losing streak for Denver, which is a great sign with Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Cleveland next on the schedule. The Nuggets training staff is one of the busiest in the NBA right now and it's amazing they pulled off a win here. They were missing Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Jusuf Nurkic, Emmanuel Mudiay and Jameer Nelson in this game, yet still pulled it out. They went with an eight - man rotation and Randy Foye played one of the games of his career. Foye scored a season - high 31 points and dished out six assists. The bench was spectacular as well, as Will Barton, Nikola Jokic and Darrell Arthur combined for 49 points, 28 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two blocks in the victory. Those were the only three players to come off the bench and it was a hell of a coaching job by Mike Malone to manage everyones minutes. Denver's next game will be a tough one though, as they take on a San Antonio Spurs who are undefeated at home this season. The Suns came into this game as nearly a double - digit favorite, but let down big time here. They let a shorthanded Nuggets team run them up and down the floor and they simply didn't put in enough effort to win. Brandon Knight played well though, as he scored a team - high 21 points and handed out 10 assists. Ronnie Price also scored a career - high 20 points off the bench and was one of the only Suns playing good defense. This is a concerning loss for Phoenix and it says more about them than it does the Nuggets. Phoenix has a great chance to win in their next game though, as they host the one - win Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
The shorthanded Denver Nuggets (12 - 17) defeated the Phoenix Suns (12 - 19) 104 - 96 on Wednesday. This was a bizarre game, but Denver took a 33 - 21 lead in the first quarter and never looked back after that. The free - throw shooting was pathetic from both teams, as Denver went 6 - for - 13, while the Suns went 11 - for - 17. This was Denver's third time winning the second half of a back - to - back this season and that's a good sign of resiliency for this young team. That snapped a three - game losing streak for Denver, which is a great sign with Oklahoma City, San Antonio and Cleveland next on the schedule. The Nuggets training staff is one of the busiest in the NBA right now and it's amazing they pulled off a win here. They were missing Danilo Gallinari, Wilson Chandler, Jusuf Nurkic, Emmanuel Mudiay and Jameer Nelson in this game, yet still pulled it out. They went with an eight - man rotation and Randy Foye played one of the games of his career. Foye scored a season - high 31 points and dished out six assists. The bench was spectacular as well, as Will Barton, Nikola Jokic and Darrell Arthur combined for 49 points, 28 rebounds, 10 assists, three steals and two blocks in the victory. Those were the only three players to come off the bench and it was a hell of a coaching job by Mike Malone to manage everyones minutes. Denver's next game will be a tough one though, as they take on a San Antonio Spurs who are undefeated at home this season. The Suns came into this game as nearly a double - digit favorite, but let down big time here. They let a shorthanded Nuggets team run them up and down the floor and they simply didn't put in enough effort to win. Brandon Knight played well though, as he scored a team - high 21 points and handed out 10 assists. Ronnie Price also scored a career - high 20 points off the bench and was one of the only Suns playing good defense. This is a concerning loss for Phoenix and it says more about them than it does the Nuggets. Phoenix has a great chance to win in their next game though, as they host the one - win Philadelphia 76ers on Saturday.
<GAME> <DATE> 23 December 2015 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <CITY> Phoenix <HOME> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 96 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 19 <QTRS> 21 29 22 24 <TEAM-AST> 21 <3PT> 13 <TEAM-FG> 36 <TEAM-FT> 11 <TEAM-REB> 46 <TEAM-TO> 16 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> Talking Stick Resort Arena <NEXT-CITY> Phoenix <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Philadelphia <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> 76ers <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 12 17 <QTRS> 33 23 23 25 <TEAM-AST> 26 <3PT> 14 <TEAM-FG> 42 <TEAM-FT> 6 <TEAM-REB> 50 <TEAM-TO> 17 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 26 December 2015 <NEXT-DAY> Saturday <NEXT-STADIUM> AT&T Center <NEXT-CITY> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> San Antonio <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Spurs <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 21 <FG> 8 18 44 <FG3> 1 5 20 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 10 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 5 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Ronnie Price <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 30 <PTS> 20 <FG> 7 13 54 <FG3> 6 9 67 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 4 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jon Leuer <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 18 <FG> 9 18 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 7 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 39 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 5 <AST> 7 <STL> 4 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 8 <FG> 3 5 60 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 13 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 11 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Markieff Morris <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 12 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 8 25 <FG3> 2 2 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Archie Goodwin <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 7 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 3 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 24 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 7 29 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mirza Teletović <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-8 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 3 33 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-9 <MIN> 10 <PTS> 1 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 1 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Sonny Weems <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Randy Foye <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 40 <PTS> 31 <FG> 12 27 44 <FG3> 7 16 44 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 6 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 19 <FG> 9 14 64 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 10 <AST> 3 <STL> 1 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Will Barton <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 17 <FG> 7 15 47 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 9 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 0 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 13 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 1 2 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 9 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 5 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 27 <PTS> 11 <FG> 5 7 71 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 3 33 <REB> 6 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 3 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 3 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Kostas Papanikolaou <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 32 <PTS> 9 <FG> 2 6 33 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 3 6 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 3 <STL> 2 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Gary Harris <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 4 <FG> 2 13 15 <FG3> 0 5 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 3 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Joffrey Lauvergne <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> J. J. Hickson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-DIDNTPLAY <MIN> 0 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 17 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 2 0 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 1 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none