Nuggets
Denver
Western Conference
Northwest
4
7
11
3573
3162
17
8
47
93
45
48
24
22
92
35
14
49
4
23
8
14
24
120
4
46
23
50
2625
1011
39
78
68
87
119
64
183
02
54
30
32
2833
6060
52
12
23
2418
1212
50
36
35
97
69
31
100
20
86
23
45
2831
6060
4
2
50
26
10
38
7
6
86
11
6
17
0
5
3
3
28
60
6
3
50
25
11
44
8
8
100
9
4
13
2
4
0
2
33
60
5
1
20
24
12
50
3
3
100
6
3
9
2
8
2
4
28
60
2
2
100
18
12
67
6
5
83
9
1
10
0
6
3
5
31
60
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Danilo
Gallinari
Danilo Gallinari
True
38
4
13
31
1
4
25
9
9
100
1
4
5
2
1
1
1
2
18
21
none
Emmanuel
Mudiay
Emmanuel Mudiay
True
37
7
17
41
0
2
0
1
1
100
2
3
5
6
2
0
0
1
15
24
none
Jameer
Nelson
Jameer Nelson
True
33
8
12
67
1
3
33
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
0
2
5
17
10
none
Kenneth
Faried
Kenneth Faried
True
25
8
12
67
0
0
0
4
5
80
6
9
15
0
4
1
4
5
20
18
double
Jusuf
Nurkić
Jusuf Nurkić
True
15
0
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
6
4
0
1
3
1
0
6
none
Wilson
Chandler
Wilson Chandler
False
35
11
22
50
2
3
67
4
4
100
3
8
11
5
1
1
2
3
28
8
double
Jamal
Murray
Jamal Murray
False
20
3
8
38
3
4
75
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
9
4
none
Nikola
Jokić
Nikola Jokić
False
19
3
4
75
0
0
0
4
5
80
0
2
2
2
0
0
1
3
10
-1
none
Juan
Hernangómez
Juan Hernangómez
False
9
1
1
100
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
1
2
3
-5
none
Alonzo
Gee
Alonzo Gee
False
4
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-6
none
Malik
Beasley
Malik Beasley
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
none
Darrell
Arthur
Darrell Arthur
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
Mike
Miller
Mike Miller
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
November
2016
Friday
Pepsi Center
Denver
Raptors
Toronto
True
Suns
Phoenix
Western Conference
Pacific
3
9
12
3613
3206
20
8
40
79
39
49
29
18
62
28
7
35
4
14
8
16
29
104
4
38
12
32
1824
710
39
27
24
89
98
04
102
11
45
31
62
1726
6060
63
32
51
2314
139
6
614
48
8
83
21
104
11
41
31
44
3328
6061
3
1
33
18
7
39
2
2
100
9
0
9
1
4
3
6
17
60
8
2
25
24
10
42
7
4
57
8
4
12
1
5
1
2
26
60
6
3
50
23
13
57
6
4
67
8
2
10
1
4
3
4
33
60
3
2
67
14
9
64
14
8
57
3
1
4
1
1
1
4
28
61
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Devin
Booker
Devin Booker
True
37
10
18
56
2
3
67
2
3
67
1
3
4
2
1
0
4
4
24
-16
none
Eric
Bledsoe
Eric Bledsoe
True
34
2
4
50
0
1
0
4
6
67
1
2
3
5
3
0
6
3
8
-14
none
Tyson
Chandler
Tyson Chandler
True
20
2
2
100
0
0
0
1
2
50
0
5
5
0
0
2
0
3
5
-1
none
T.J.
Warren
T.J. Warren
True
18
2
11
18
2
4
50
2
2
100
0
1
1
0
2
0
1
2
8
-8
none
Marquese
Chriss
Marquese Chriss
True
11
1
1
100
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
3
2
-3
none
Brandon
Knight
Brandon Knight
False
28
12
20
60
3
5
60
5
7
71
1
3
4
4
1
0
1
1
32
-6
none
Jared
Dudley
Jared Dudley
False
22
2
4
50
1
3
33
1
2
50
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
3
6
-5
none
Alex
Len
Alex Len
False
21
2
4
50
0
0
0
3
4
75
0
4
4
0
0
1
1
5
7
-3
none
P.J.
Tucker
P.J. Tucker
False
20
0
5
0
0
3
0
0
0
0
2
6
8
1
0
0
1
3
0
-10
none
Leandro
Barbosa
Leandro Barbosa
False
18
6
8
75
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
12
-3
none
Alan
Williams
Alan Williams
False
4
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
-9
none
Dragan
Bender
Dragan Bender
False
2
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
-4
none
Tyler
Ulis
Tyler Ulis
False
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
none
18
November
2016
Friday
Bankers Life Fieldhouse
Indianapolis
Pacers
Indiana
False
Brandon Knight was seen as a potential NBA Sixth Man of the Year candidate coming into the season , but the start of his 2016 - 17 campaign had been rather underwhelming . Knight did n't have one game where he managed to score over 20 points up until Wednesday 's 32 - point performance , which , as of now , serves as an outlier in the backup point guard 's game log . Before Wednesday , Knight was averaging just 11 points per game and had just two games where he shot over 50 percent from the field while also having three games where he shot under 20 percent . If this is the turning point for Knight 's season , it could n't have come at a better time for a Suns team that has now lost five of its last six contests - - with the last three loses coming by a combined 47 points . The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns , 120 - 104 , at Pepsi Center on Wednesday . The Nuggets ( 4 - 7 ) essentially had control of the game from start to finish , holding off every Suns ' ( 3 - 9 ) run en route to earning their first win at home this season . Wilson Chandler led the way off the bench for Denver , putting together his best game of the season , recording a team - high 28 points on top of 11 rebounds and five assists . It marks the first time Chandler has scored at least 28 points since April of 2015 . Kenneth Faried also had what was easily his best game of the season , notching a double - double - - his second straight - - of 20 points and 15 rebounds . Over his last two games , Faried has totaled 38 points and 29 rebounds . For the Suns , Wednesday 's loss was their third in a row and fifth in six games , as it was a struggle for the majority of the team 's rotation . While Devin Booker put together a 24 - point performance , the rest of Phoenix 's starters scored a combined 23 points . If it was n't for Brandon Knight 's heroic 32 - point performance in 27 minutes off the bench , this game could have been even uglier for the Suns . In the end , the game was lost for Phoenix at the free throw line , where they shot an impressive 29 times and managed to convert just 18 . Up next , the Nuggets will look to continue their winning ways against the Raptors on Friday , while the Suns will attempt to turn things around Friday against the Pacers .
Brandon Knight was seen as a potential NBA Sixth Man of the Year candidate coming into the season, but the start of his 2016 - 17 campaign had been rather underwhelming. Knight didn't have one game where he managed to score over 20 points up until Wednesday's 32 - point performance, which, as of now, serves as an outlier in the backup point guard's game log. Before Wednesday, Knight was averaging just 11 points per game and had just two games where he shot over 50 percent from the field while also having three games where he shot under 20 percent. If this is the turning point for Knight's season, it couldn't have come at a better time for a Suns team that has now lost five of its last six contests - - with the last three loses coming by a combined 47 points.
Brandon Knight was seen as a potential NBA Sixth Man of the Year candidate coming into the season, but the start of his 2016 - 17 campaign had been rather underwhelming. Knight didn't have one game where he managed to score over 20 points up until Wednesday's 32 - point performance, which, as of now, serves as an outlier in the backup point guard's game log. Before Wednesday, Knight was averaging just 11 points per game and had just two games where he shot over 50 percent from the field while also having three games where he shot under 20 percent. If this is the turning point for Knight's season, it couldn't have come at a better time for a Suns team that has now lost five of its last six contests - - with the last three loses coming by a combined 47 points. The Denver Nuggets defeated the visiting Phoenix Suns, 120 - 104, at Pepsi Center on Wednesday. The Nuggets (4 - 7) essentially had control of the game from start to finish, holding off every Suns' (3 - 9) run en route to earning their first win at home this season. Wilson Chandler led the way off the bench for Denver, putting together his best game of the season, recording a team - high 28 points on top of 11 rebounds and five assists. It marks the first time Chandler has scored at least 28 points since April of 2015. Kenneth Faried also had what was easily his best game of the season, notching a double - double - - his second straight - - of 20 points and 15 rebounds. Over his last two games, Faried has totaled 38 points and 29 rebounds. For the Suns, Wednesday's loss was their third in a row and fifth in six games, as it was a struggle for the majority of the team's rotation. While Devin Booker put together a 24 - point performance, the rest of Phoenix's starters scored a combined 23 points. If it wasn't for Brandon Knight's heroic 32 - point performance in 27 minutes off the bench, this game could have been even uglier for the Suns. In the end, the game was lost for Phoenix at the free throw line, where they shot an impressive 29 times and managed to convert just 18. Up next, the Nuggets will look to continue their winning ways against the Raptors on Friday, while the Suns will attempt to turn things around Friday against the Pacers.
<GAME> <DATE> 16 November 2016 <DAY> Wednesday <STADIUM> Pepsi Center <CITY> Denver <HOME> <TEAM> Nuggets <CITY> Denver <TEAM-RESULT> lost <TEAM-PTS> 120 <WINS-LOSSES> 4 7 <QTRS> 28 33 28 31 <TEAM-AST> 23 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 45 <TEAM-FT> 22 <TEAM-REB> 49 <TEAM-TO> 14 <NEXT-HOME> <NEXT-DATE> 18 November 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Pepsi Center <NEXT-CITY> Denver <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Toronto <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Raptors <NEXT-IS-HOME> yes <VIS> <TEAM> Suns <CITY> Phoenix <TEAM-RESULT> won <TEAM-PTS> 104 <WINS-LOSSES> 3 9 <QTRS> 17 26 33 28 <TEAM-AST> 14 <3PT> 8 <TEAM-FG> 39 <TEAM-FT> 18 <TEAM-REB> 35 <TEAM-TO> 16 <VIS-NEXT> <NEXT-DATE> 18 November 2016 <NEXT-DAY> Friday <NEXT-STADIUM> Bankers Life Fieldhouse <NEXT-CITY> Indianapolis <NEXT-OPPONENT-PLACE> Indiana <NEXT-OPPONENT-NAME> Pacers <NEXT-IS-HOME> no <PLAYER> Wilson Chandler <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-0 <MIN> 35 <PTS> 28 <FG> 11 22 50 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 4 4 100 <REB> 11 <AST> 5 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 8 <OREB> 3 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Kenneth Faried <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-1 <MIN> 25 <PTS> 20 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 15 <AST> 0 <STL> 4 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 9 <OREB> 6 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> double <PLAYER> Danilo Gallinari <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-2 <MIN> 38 <PTS> 18 <FG> 4 13 31 <FG3> 1 4 25 <FT> 9 9 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jameer Nelson <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-3 <MIN> 33 <PTS> 17 <FG> 8 12 67 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 2 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Emmanuel Mudiay <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-4 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 15 <FG> 7 17 41 <FG3> 0 2 0 <FT> 1 1 100 <REB> 5 <AST> 6 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Nikola Jokić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-5 <MIN> 19 <PTS> 10 <FG> 3 4 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 4 5 80 <REB> 2 <AST> 2 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jamal Murray <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-6 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 9 <FG> 3 8 38 <FG3> 3 4 75 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Juan Hernangómez <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-7 <MIN> 9 <PTS> 3 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 1 1 100 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 3 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Mike Miller <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Darrell Arthur <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Malik Beasley <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <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> Alonzo Gee <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> HOME-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 0 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jusuf Nurkić <TEAM> Denver Nuggets <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> HOME-12 <MIN> 15 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 4 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 6 <AST> 4 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 2 <TO> 3 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Brandon Knight <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-0 <MIN> 28 <PTS> 32 <FG> 12 20 60 <FG3> 3 5 60 <FT> 5 7 71 <REB> 4 <AST> 4 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Devin Booker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-1 <MIN> 37 <PTS> 24 <FG> 10 18 56 <FG3> 2 3 67 <FT> 2 3 67 <REB> 4 <AST> 2 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 3 <OREB> 1 <TO> 4 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Leandro Barbosa <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-2 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 12 <FG> 6 8 75 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 1 <STL> 1 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> T. J. Warren <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-3 <MIN> 18 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 11 18 <FG3> 2 4 50 <FT> 2 2 100 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 2 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Eric Bledsoe <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-4 <MIN> 34 <PTS> 8 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 4 6 67 <REB> 3 <AST> 5 <STL> 3 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 1 <TO> 6 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alex Len <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-5 <MIN> 21 <PTS> 7 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 3 4 75 <REB> 4 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 4 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Jared Dudley <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-6 <MIN> 22 <PTS> 6 <FG> 2 4 50 <FG3> 1 3 33 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 2 <OREB> 0 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyson Chandler <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-7 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 5 <FG> 2 2 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 1 2 50 <REB> 5 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 2 <DREB> 5 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Marquese Chriss <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER YES <RANK> VIS-8 <MIN> 11 <PTS> 2 <FG> 1 1 100 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 1 0 <REB> 1 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 1 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Tyler Ulis <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <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> Dragan Bender <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-10 <MIN> 2 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 1 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 0 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 0 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> Alan Williams <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-11 <MIN> 4 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 1 0 <FG3> 0 0 0 <FT> 0 2 0 <REB> 2 <AST> 0 <STL> 0 <BLK> 1 <DREB> 0 <OREB> 2 <TO> 0 <DOUBLE> none <PLAYER> P. J. Tucker <TEAM> Phoenix Suns <POS> STARTER NO <RANK> VIS-12 <MIN> 20 <PTS> 0 <FG> 0 5 0 <FG3> 0 3 0 <FT> 0 0 0 <REB> 8 <AST> 1 <STL> 0 <BLK> 0 <DREB> 6 <OREB> 2 <TO> 1 <DOUBLE> none