Who won Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets?

The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 on October 25, 2025.

Devin Booker scored 31 for the Phoenix Suns; Jamal Murray scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets.

Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets

2025-26 · Regular season Sat, Oct 25, 2025 · 9:00 pm EDT · All results that day · Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets head-to-head · Phoenix Suns schedule · Denver Nuggets schedule

Final

Away

Denver Nuggets

133

Venue: Ball Arena

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

Game recap

The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 at home on Saturday, October 25, 2025 at Ball Arena. Jamal Murray had 23 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists for the Denver Nuggets. Devin Booker had 31 points, 3 rebounds and 7 assists for the Phoenix Suns.

The Denver Nuggets led 71-54 at halftime and pulled away after the break. Their best stretch was the second quarter, won 37-26. Double-digit figures in two categories: Nikola Jokić (triple-double, Denver Nuggets). Bench points: Phoenix Suns 35, Denver Nuggets 44. Christian Braun had 20 points, 3 rebounds and 3 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, 06:29:14 UTC. Source update time is unavailable.

Quick answers

Who won Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets?: The Denver Nuggets beat the Phoenix Suns 133-111 on October 25, 2025.
Who led the scoring?: Devin Booker scored 31 for the Phoenix Suns; Jamal Murray scored 23 for the Denver Nuggets.

Box score

Score by quarter
Team	q1	q2	q3	q4	Final
Phoenix Suns	28	26	29	28	111
Denver Nuggets	34	37	29	33	133

Game leaders

Phoenix Suns

Points: 31 Devin Booker
Rebounds: 7 Ryan Dunn
Assists: 7 Devin Booker

Denver Nuggets

Points: 23 Jamal Murray
Rebounds: 14 Nikola Jokić
Assists: 15 Nikola Jokić

Nikola Jokić triple-double (14 PTS, 14 REB, 15 AST)

Phoenix Suns
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Devin Booker starter	36:36	31	3	7	0	0	9	10-16	2-5	9-9	1	-13
Grayson Allen starter	33:08	17	4	5	1	0	0	6-12	5-10	0-0	3	-10
Dillon Brooks starter	31:01	15	3	2	4	1	1	6-18	3-13	0-0	3	-16
Ryan Dunn starter	23:13	9	7	2	0	2	0	4-8	1-3	0-0	4	+0
Oso Ighodaro starter	23:11	4	1	1	0	1	2	2-6	0-0	0-2	5	-9
Royce O'Neale bench	28:25	7	4	2	0	0	1	2-6	2-6	1-2	4	-23
Collin Gillespie bench	14:09	6	2	1	0	0	1	2-4	2-4	0-0	0	-16
Nigel Hayes bench	14:04	4	5	2	0	0	1	2-6	0-2	0-0	1	-6
Khaman Maluach bench	12:39	6	2	1	0	0	1	1-3	0-1	4-4	4	-1
Nick Richards bench	9:34	4	4	0	0	0	2	1-1	0-0	2-2	4	-10
Rasheer Fleming bench	4:40	3	2	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-2	0-0	0	-2
Jordan Goodwin bench	4:40	2	1	1	2	0	1	0-2	0-1	2-3	0	-2
Isaiah Livers bench	4:40	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-3	1-3	0-0	0	-2

Not available: Jalen Green, Mark Williams

Denver Nuggets
Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3P	FT	PF	+/−
Nikola Jokić starter	32:02	14	14	15	3	0	5	5-8	0-3	4-4	3	+27
Jamal Murray starter	31:45	23	6	5	1	0	2	8-17	3-8	4-4	2	+15
Christian Braun starter	31:07	20	3	3	2	0	1	6-10	0-1	8-8	3	+23
Aaron Gordon starter	25:12	17	2	1	3	0	0	5-11	1-6	6-6	0	+17
Cameron Johnson starter	24:39	15	4	1	1	0	0	4-9	1-3	6-6	3	+15
Tim Hardaway Jr. bench	26:01	4	0	0	1	0	1	1-6	1-5	1-2	3	+5
Bruce Brown bench	21:31	11	3	3	1	1	2	4-6	2-4	1-2	2	+8
Peyton Watson bench	19:49	7	2	1	1	0	2	3-4	0-0	1-1	3	+5
Jonas Valančiūnas bench	12:45	12	7	1	0	0	1	4-10	0-0	4-5	2	-5
Spencer Jones bench	3:13	0	0	0	1	0	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	+0
Zeke Nnaji bench	2:59	2	0	1	0	0	0	0-0	0-0	2-2	1	+0
Julian Strawther bench	2:59	3	2	0	0	0	1	1-1	0-0	1-2	0	+0
DaRon Holmes II bench	2:59	3	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	+0
Jalen Pickett bench	2:59	2	0	0	0	0	0	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	+0

Team statistics
Phoenix Suns	Stat	Denver Nuggets
18/22 (81%)	Free throws	38/42 (90%)
21/38 (55%)	2 pointers	34/53 (64%)
17/50 (34%)	3 pointers	9/31 (29%)
38/88 (43%)	Field goals	43/84 (51%)
38	Rebounds	43
26	Defensive rebounds	32
12	Offensive rebounds	11
24	Assists	31
19	Turnovers	16
7	Steals	14
4	Blocks	1
29	Fouls	23
10	Max points in a row	11
0:00	Time spent in lead	47:20
0	Biggest lead	25

Scoring margin by minute (above the line: Denver Nuggets ahead)

Largest margin: 22 points.

Game flow

Lead changes: 0
Times tied: 1
Largest lead · Phoenix Suns: Never led
Largest lead · Denver Nuggets: 25 Q4 0:28
Longest run: 11-0 Denver Nuggets · Q3 4:34 to Q3 2:07

Scoring plays

Q1 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q1
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
11:42	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 3-pt field goal	0	3
11:22	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	3	3
11:00	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	3	5
9:19	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	3	7
9:02	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	3	9
8:15	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	3	10
8:15	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	3	11
7:55	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	6	11
7:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	6	12
7:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	6	13
6:29	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	8	13
5:55	Phoenix Suns	Nick Richards 2-pt field goal	10	13
5:24	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	10	15
4:34	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	10	16
4:34	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	10	17
4:24	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	10	19
4:01	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	12	19
3:43	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	12	21
3:30	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	15	21
3:13	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	15	23
3:03	Phoenix Suns	Nick Richards Free throw	16	23
3:03	Phoenix Suns	Nick Richards Free throw	17	23
2:21	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	17	24
1:58	Phoenix Suns	Nigel Hayes 2-pt field goal	19	24
1:29	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 3-pt field goal	22	24
1:11	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	22	26
1:02	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	23	26
1:02	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	24	26
0:51	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	24	27
0:51	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	24	28
0:35	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	26	28
0:13	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. 3-pt field goal	26	31
0:03	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach Free throw	27	31
0:03	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach Free throw	28	31
0:01	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	28	34

Q2 · 34 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q2
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
11:05	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	28	36
10:50	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach 2-pt field goal	30	36
10:27	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	30	38
10:13	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	33	38
9:53	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	33	40
9:38	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	36	40
9:16	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	36	42
8:47	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	36	44
8:26	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	36	47
7:33	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	38	47
7:33	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	38	47
7:20	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown Free throw	38	48
7:09	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	41	48
6:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson 2-pt field goal	41	50
6:37	Denver Nuggets	Peyton Watson Free throw	41	51
6:19	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	41	52
6:19	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	41	53
5:30	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	43	53
5:05	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	43	54
5:05	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	43	55
4:28	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	45	55
4:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	45	56
4:18	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	45	57
3:52	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	48	57
3:15	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	48	58
3:15	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	48	59
3:03	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	50	59
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	50	61
2:42	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 3-pt field goal	53	61
2:26	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	53	63
1:57	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	53	65
1:39	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale Free throw	54	65
1:24	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 3-pt field goal	54	68
0:38	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	54	71

Q3 · 35 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q3
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
11:26	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 3-pt field goal	57	71
11:00	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	57	73
10:29	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	57	75
10:20	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	58	75
10:20	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	59	75
9:17	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	61	75
8:59	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	61	76
8:59	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon Free throw	61	77
8:35	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	61	78
8:35	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	61	79
7:52	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	61	81
7:37	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	63	81
7:09	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	65	81
6:32	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	67	81
6:12	Phoenix Suns	Dillon Brooks 2-pt field goal	69	81
5:26	Phoenix Suns	Oso Ighodaro 2-pt field goal	71	81
5:11	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	71	83
5:05	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	73	83
5:05	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	74	83
4:34	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson 2-pt field goal	74	85
3:44	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 3-pt field goal	74	88
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	74	90
2:55	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	74	91
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	74	92
2:24	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	74	93
2:07	Denver Nuggets	Tim Hardaway Jr. Free throw	74	94
1:57	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	75	94
1:57	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker Free throw	76	94
1:31	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 3-pt field goal	79	94
1:15	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 2-pt field goal	81	94
0:58	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	81	96
0:31	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	81	98
0:13	Phoenix Suns	Ryan Dunn 2-pt field goal	83	98
0:04	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	83	99
0:04	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić Free throw	83	100

Q4 · 33 scoring plays

Scoring plays · Q4
Time left	Team	Play	Phoenix Suns	Denver Nuggets
11:41	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas Free throw	83	101
11:41	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	83	102
10:17	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 2-pt field goal	83	105
10:08	Phoenix Suns	Collin Gillespie 3-pt field goal	86	105
9:51	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray 3-pt field goal	86	108
9:38	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	89	108
8:45	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	91	108
8:30	Phoenix Suns	Devin Booker 2-pt field goal	93	108
8:01	Denver Nuggets	Jonas Valančiūnas 2-pt field goal	93	110
7:48	Phoenix Suns	Grayson Allen 3-pt field goal	96	110
6:48	Phoenix Suns	Royce O'Neale 3-pt field goal	99	110
6:07	Denver Nuggets	Bruce Brown 2-pt field goal	99	112
5:39	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	99	113
5:39	Denver Nuggets	Cameron Johnson Free throw	99	114
5:19	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun Free throw	99	115
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	99	116
5:12	Denver Nuggets	Jamal Murray Free throw	99	117
4:40	Denver Nuggets	Christian Braun 2-pt field goal	99	119
4:12	Denver Nuggets	Aaron Gordon 2-pt field goal	99	121
3:53	Phoenix Suns	Nigel Hayes 2-pt field goal	101	121
3:02	Denver Nuggets	Nikola Jokić 2-pt field goal	101	123
2:25	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther Free throw	101	124
2:15	Phoenix Suns	Isaiah Livers 3-pt field goal	104	124
1:29	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin Free throw	105	124
1:29	Phoenix Suns	Jordan Goodwin Free throw	106	124
1:21	Denver Nuggets	DaRon Holmes II 3-pt field goal	106	127
0:57	Denver Nuggets	Jalen Pickett 2-pt field goal	106	129
0:49	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach Free throw	107	129
0:49	Phoenix Suns	Khaman Maluach Free throw	108	129
0:40	Denver Nuggets	Julian Strawther 2-pt field goal	108	131
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	108	132
0:28	Denver Nuggets	Zeke Nnaji Free throw	108	133
0:17	Phoenix Suns	Rasheer Fleming 3-pt field goal	111	133

2025-26 season series

After this game: Denver Nuggets 1-0. Final series: Denver Nuggets 3-0.

Oct 25: Phoenix Suns 111 at Denver Nuggets 133 (this game)
Nov 29: Denver Nuggets 130 at Phoenix Suns 112
Mar 24: Denver Nuggets 125 at Phoenix Suns 123

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