Who won Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns?

The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on December 25, 2024.

Nikola Jokić scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets with 15 rebounds; Bradley Beal scored 27 for the Phoenix Suns.

Denver Nuggets at Phoenix Suns

2024-25 · Regular season Wed, Dec 25, 2024 · 10:30 pm EST · All results that day · Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns head-to-head · Denver Nuggets schedule · Phoenix Suns schedule

Final

Away

Phoenix Suns

110

Venue: Footprint Centre

Schedule source: whynba · Observed Oct 9, 2026, 06:29 UTC.

Game recap

The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 at home on Wednesday, December 25, 2024 at Footprint Centre. Kevin Durant had 27 points, 4 rebounds and 6 assists for the Phoenix Suns. Nikola Jokić had 25 points, 15 rebounds and 2 assists for the Denver Nuggets.

The Phoenix Suns led 58-56 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the third quarter, won 27-22. Double-digit figures in two categories: Nikola Jokić (double-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Denver Nuggets 28, Phoenix Suns 26. Bradley Beal had 27 points, 2 rebounds and 4 assists in support for the winners.

Written by the whynba data desk from the licensed final box score and period scores.

Score source: whynba · Retrieved Oct 9, 2026, 06:29:18 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Denver Nuggets vs Phoenix Suns?: The Phoenix Suns beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100 on December 25, 2024.
Who led the scoring?: Nikola Jokić scored 25 for the Denver Nuggets with 15 rebounds; Bradley Beal scored 27 for the Phoenix Suns.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Denver Nuggets	34	22	22	22	100
Phoenix Suns	38	20	27	25	110

Game leaders

Denver Nuggets

Points: 25 Nikola Jokić
Rebounds: 15 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 6 Jamal Murray

Phoenix Suns

Points: 27 Bradley Beal
Rebounds: 13 Jusuf Nurkic
Assists: 6 Kevin Durant

Nikola Jokić double-double (25 PTS, 15 REB)

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Jamal Murray starter	39:06	13	6	6	0	0	4	4-10	1-2	4-4	1	-16
Nikola Jokić starter	37:48	25	15	2	2	0	2	10-19	2-7	3-4	1	-3
Michael Porter Jr. starter	36:40	22	4	2	0	1	5	7-14	3-8	5-7	2	-4
Christian Braun starter	28:07	5	5	3	0	0	1	2-7	0-2	1-2	3	-10
Aaron Gordon starter	19:03	7	3	2	0	0	0	3-7	0-1	1-2	2	-1
Russell Westbrook bench	27:10	17	6	2	1	0	4	6-12	1-4	4-7	1	+3
Peyton Watson bench	24:17	2	3	2	0	1	0	0-3	0-3	2-2	2	-4
Julian Strawther bench	17:37	5	2	1	0	0	0	2-4	1-2	0-0	3	-8
DeAndre Jordan bench	10:12	4	2	0	0	0	0	2-2	0-0	0-0	1	-7

Not available: Vlatko Cancar, DaRon Holmes II

Phoenix Suns
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Bradley Beal starter	38:18	27	2	4	4	1	3	11-21	3-7	2-4	4	+12
Kevin Durant starter	37:48	27	4	6	2	2	0	9-26	0-5	9-9	3	+3
Tyus Jones starter	30:23	17	3	4	1	0	1	7-9	3-5	0-0	1	+2
Jusuf Nurkic starter	29:56	8	13	6	0	0	1	3-6	1-4	1-2	2	+5
Ryan Dunn starter	20:51	5	3	1	0	0	0	2-3	1-2	0-0	1	+3
Royce O'Neale bench	30:07	5	8	6	2	1	0	2-7	1-5	0-0	3	+3
Monte Morris bench	17:37	11	2	3	2	0	0	3-8	1-5	4-4	0	+8
Josh Okogie bench	16:56	7	2	0	1	0	0	3-6	1-3	0-0	0	+9
Mason Plumlee bench	12:32	3	4	1	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	1-1	3	+3
Oso Ighodaro bench	5:32	0	1	0	0	0	0	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	+2

Not available: Grayson Allen, Bol Bol, Devin Booker, Collin Gillespie

Team statistics
Denver Nuggets	Stat	Phoenix Suns
20/28 (71%)	Free throws	17/20 (85%)
28/49 (57%)	2 pointers	30/52 (57%)
8/29 (27%)	3 pointers	11/36 (30%)
36/78 (46%)	Field goals	41/88 (46%)
46	Rebounds	42
32	Defensive rebounds	30
14	Offensive rebounds	12
20	Assists	31
16	Turnovers	7
3	Steals	12
2	Blocks	4
16	Fouls	17
9	Max points in a row	9
1:02	Time spent in lead	44:15
2	Biggest lead	15

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Phoenix Suns ahead)

Largest margin: 15 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 8
Times tied: 6
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 2 Q3 10:40
Largest lead · Phoenix Suns: 15 Q4 4:34
Longest run: 9-0 Denver Nuggets · Q2 3:46 to Q2 1:58

Scoring plays

Q1 · 40 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
11:11	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	0	2
10:09	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	0	5
9:51	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	3	5
9:18	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	4	5
9:18	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	5	5
9:07	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	5	7
8:36	Phoenix Suns	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	5	9
8:12	Phoenix Suns	Jusuf Nurkic 3-pt field goal	5	12
7:55	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	6	12
7:44	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal	6	15
7:26	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	8	15
7:00	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal	8	17
6:46	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	10	17
6:26	Phoenix Suns	Jusuf Nurkic 2-pt field goal	10	19
6:13	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	12	19
5:43	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	13	19
4:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	15	19
4:43	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	16	19
4:31	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal	16	22
4:19	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	18	22
4:13	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal Free throw	18	23
4:13	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal Free throw	18	24
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	20	24
4:00	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	21	24
3:45	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	21	26
3:27	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	24	26
3:00	Phoenix Suns	Josh Okogie 3-pt field goal	24	29
2:29	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	24	30
2:29	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	24	31
2:22	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	26	31
2:22	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	27	31
2:04	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	27	32
2:04	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	27	33
1:48	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	29	33
1:38	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris 3-pt field goal	29	36
1:14	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris Free throw	29	37
1:14	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris Free throw	29	38
0:49	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	31	38
0:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	33	38
0:09	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	34	38

Q2 · 20 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
10:30	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris 2-pt field goal	34	40
10:10	Phoenix Suns	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	34	42
9:57	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	36	42
9:43	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	36	44
9:23	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	38	44
9:08	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal	38	47
7:41	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	41	47
7:24	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	41	49
6:42	Denver Nuggets	DeAndre Jordan 2-pt field goal	43	49
6:02	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	45	49
5:36	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	45	51
3:56	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal	45	53
3:46	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	48	53
3:16	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	50	53
2:37	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	52	53
1:58	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	54	53
1:47	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	54	55
1:10	Phoenix Suns	Jusuf Nurkic Free throw	54	56
0:50	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	56	56
0:39	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	56	58

Q3 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
11:39	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	58	58
11:27	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	58	59
11:27	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	58	60
11:03	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 3-pt field goal	61	60
10:53	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal	61	62
10:40	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 3-pt field goal	64	62
10:24	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	64	64
9:53	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	64	67
9:34	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	66	67
9:06	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	68	67
8:41	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 3-pt field goal	68	70
8:25	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	70	70
7:50	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	70	72
6:27	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	70	74
5:27	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	72	74
5:10	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	72	75
4:40	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	73	75
4:10	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 2-pt field goal	75	75
3:57	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	75	77
3:26	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 2-pt field goal	75	79
2:49	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	76	79
2:38	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	76	80
2:38	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant Free throw	76	81
2:22	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 2-pt field goal	76	83
1:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	77	83
1:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	78	83
0:21	Phoenix Suns	Josh Okogie 2-pt field goal	78	85

Q4 · 27 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Denver Nuggets	Phoenix Suns
11:08	Phoenix Suns	Mason Plumlee 2-pt field goal	78	87
11:08	Phoenix Suns	Mason Plumlee Free throw	78	88
10:47	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 3-pt field goal	81	88
10:07	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	83	88
9:45	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	83	90
9:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	84	90
9:21	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	85	90
8:59	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris 2-pt field goal	85	92
8:44	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	87	92
8:25	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris Free throw	87	93
8:25	Phoenix Suns	Monte Morris Free throw	87	94
7:57	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	87	96
7:20	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	87	99
6:48	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	87	101
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	88	101
6:30	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	89	101
5:26	Phoenix Suns	Bradley Beal 2-pt field goal	89	103
5:16	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook Free throw	90	103
4:34	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	90	105
4:13	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	92	105
3:06	Phoenix Suns	Kevin Durant 2-pt field goal	92	107
2:30	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	93	107
2:30	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. Free throw	94	107
2:01	Denver Nuggets	Michael Porter Jr. 2-pt field goal	96	107
1:40	Phoenix Suns	Tyus Jones 3-pt field goal	96	110
1:35	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	97	110
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Russell Westbrook 3-pt field goal	100	110

2024-25 season series

After this game: tied 1-1. Final series: Denver Nuggets 3-1.

Dec 23: Phoenix Suns 90 at Denver Nuggets 117
Dec 25: Denver Nuggets 100 at Phoenix Suns 110 (this game)
Feb 8: Denver Nuggets 122 at Phoenix Suns 105
Mar 7: Phoenix Suns 141 at Denver Nuggets 149

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Phoenix Suns 110-100 Denver Nuggets — Full Highlights (YouTube)

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