Suns vs Nuggets Match Player Stats | Friday, March 7th 2025

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Suns vs Nuggets Match Player Stats | Friday, March 7th 2025

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Todays Friday, March 7th Matchup Details

Friday Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets
Todays Game is on Friday, March 7th 2025
07/03/25 22:00:00 PM EST Tipoff

Key Match Player Stats to Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets

Out of all players in the NBA, Michael Porter Jr. measures in the 92nd percentile for threes scored, averaging 2.6 per game this year.

Out of all players in the NBA, Michael Porter Jr. ranks in the 89th percentile for playing time, compiling a monstrous 32.9 minutes per game while playing at home this year.

The matchup against Phoenix is a good one for threes; when the Suns are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SFs have shot for the 8th-highest three percentage in the league this year (41.1%).

The Nuggets have played at the 5th-fastest pace in the NBA this year.

The Suns have played at the 4th-quickest pace-of-play in the NBA over the last 5 games while traveling, which should raise plays for the Nuggets.

Jamal Murray has converted 4.0 three-pointers per game over the last 10 games, 1.6 more than he’s made from beyond the arc overall this season.

Jamal Murray has tallied 35.2 minutes per game with the home court advantage this year, ranking him in the 96th percentile — some of the highest playing time of any player in the league.

The Nuggets rank as the 10th-best offensive rebounding offense in the league this year (offensive rebounds maintain possession and can therefore produce added opportunities for scoring and assists).

Christian Braun has sunk 7.4 buckets per game over the last 5 games, 1.5 more than he’s sunk over the course of the season.

Christian Braun has been on the court for 32.7 minutes per game while on his home court this year, placing him in the 87th percentile — seeing the court more than most players in the league.

Kevin Durant has registered 25.6 points per game while playing away from home this year, putting him in the 97th percentile — among the best in the league by this metric.

Kevin Durant has attempted 8.4 shots from behind the three-point arc per game over the last 5 games, 2.3 higher than he’s attempted overall this season.

Kevin Durant has played 36.9 minutes per game this year, seeing the court more than most players in the league: 99th percentile.

As it relates to shooting, the Phoenix Suns’s exceptional 117.2 points per game without the home court advantage ranks 8th-highest in the league over the last 10 games.

The Suns have played at the 4th-speediest pace in the league over the last 5 games without the home court advantage.

In contrast to last season’s 6.1 mark, Devin Booker’s shots from behind the three-point arc have jumped this season to 7.7 per game.

Devin Booker has averaged 36.7 minutes per game when playing on the road this year, ranking him in the 98th percentile — ranking among the most used players in the league.

The Suns check in as the 2nd-most efficient 3-point shooting team in the NBA while playing on the road this year.

The Nuggets have played at the 5th-fastest tempo in the NBA this year, which ought to increase possessions for the Phoenix Suns.

Michael Porter Jr. has attempted 17.2 shots from the field per game over the last 5 games when playing at home, 3.2 more than he’s attempted overall this year at home.

Out of all players in the league, Bradley Beal measures in the 86th percentile for three-point efficiency with a very good 39.4% rate this year.

Bradley Beal has been on the court for 32.5 minutes per game this year, some of the highest playing time of any player in the league: 87th percentile.

Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the opposition’s starting SGs have averaged 7.6 three attempts per game (5th-most in the league) against the Nuggets, identifying this as a good matchup.

Kevin Durant has successfully made 41.1% of his three-pointers while playing on the road this year, putting him in the 87th percentile among all players in the league.

Jamal Murray has notched 27.2 points per game over the last 10 games, 5.8 more than he’s notched in all games this season.

Bradley Beal has converted 9.4 baskets per game over the last 5 games, 2.5 higher than he’s converted over the course of the year.

Over the last 5 games when they are the visiting team, the other team’s starting SGs have tallied 20.4 points per game (2nd-highest in the league) vs. the Nuggets, designating this as a strong matchup for offensive output.

Nikola Jokic has made 46.7% of his shots from downtown this year, ranking him in the 98th percentile out of all players in the league.

Among all players in the NBA, Nikola Jokic rates in the 96th percentile for playing time, compiling a whopping 35.3 minutes per game on his home court this year.

Nick Richards has converted 64.9% of his shot attempts from the field over the last 10 games, 12.5% more than he’s put through the net in all games this season.

The faceoff with Nikola Jokic measures in the 96th percentile with the other team’s starting Cs making a colossal 47.3% of their 3-point shots this year when they are on the away squad.

Christian Braun figures to see a rise in production for all stats as a result of controlling the home court advantage in this matchup.

Aaron Gordon has successfully made 7.0 field goals per game over the last 5 games, 2.4 higher than he’s converted in all games this season.

Aaron Gordon has made 1.8 three-point shots per game over the last 5 games, 0.6 more than he’s converted in all games this year.

Aaron Gordon will have the benefit of the home court advantage in this game. Playing at home generally raises player performance in all stat categories.

Nikola Jokic has compiled 28.8 points per game this year, putting him in the company of the best players in the league by this standard: 100th percentile.

The number of baskets hit against Nick Richards has been very high (5.8 per game) when defending fellow starting Cs this year (79th percentile).

Negative Match Player Stats Trends that should impact Phoenix Suns at Denver Nuggets

In regard to shot attempts from downtown, the least aggressive team in the NBA this year has been the Denver Nuggets.

Jamal Murray has accumulated 3.4 personal fouls per game over the last 5 games playing at home, 1.3 higher than he’s accumulated in all games this season at home.

The matchup vs. Phoenix is a challenging one for 3-pointers; when the Suns are the visiting team, the opposing team’s starting PGs have totaled the least shots from downtown per game in the league this year (1.6).

The matchup against the Suns is a hard one for 3-point shots; opposing starting SGs have tallied the least treys per game in the NBA this year (1.5).

The matchup against the Denver Nuggets is a tough one for shot attempts from beyond the arc; the other team’s starting SFs have totaled the 4th-least 3-point attempts per game in the league this year (3.9).

Offensive rebounds retain possession and result in extra opportunities for scoring and assists, but the Suns grade out 1stworst in in the NBA with a mere 8.7 offensive rebounds per game over the last 25 games.

Over the last 20 games, the opposing team’s starting SFs have attempted 2.6 foul shots per game (5th-fewest in the league) vs. the Nuggets, struggling to get to the charity stripe.

Kevin Durant figures to suffer a drop-off in performance for all stats on account of playing away from home in this game.

Devin Booker has accumulated 3.8 personal fouls per game over the last 10 games, 1.2 higher than he’s accumulated overall this year.

The matchup vs. Denver is a tough one for threes; when the Nuggets are at home, opposing starting PGs have shot for the 2nd-lowest 3-point percentage in the league this year (20.5%).

Devin Booker will not enjoy the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home court tends to decrease player performance for all stats.

Over the last 10 games, the other team’s starting SFs have attempted 1.6 free throws per game (4th-fewest in the league) against the Phoenix Suns, making it tough to get to the free-throw line.

Out of all players in the league, Bradley Beal measures in the 91st percentile for personal fouls, posting a massive 2.6 fouls per game without the home court advantage this year.

Bradley Beal ought to experience a decrease in effectiveness in all facets of the game in light of being on the road in this matchup.

The matchup vs. Phoenix is a tough one; when the Phoenix Suns are the visiting squad, they have allowed the least points per game in the league to the other team’s starting PGs this year (12.2).

The matchup against Phoenix is a hard one for getting to the free-throw line; the opposition’s starting PGs have attempted a lowly 2.1 free throws per game this year when the Suns are the visiting team (2nd-least in the league).

Nick Richards has been called for 2.6 personal fouls per game on the road this year, putting him in the 88th percentile — among the NBA’s most-whistled.

Nick Richards will not have the benefit of the home court advantage in this contest. Playing away from your home city generally worsens stat production in all stat categories.

Christian Braun has shot and missed 2.4 three-point attempts per game over the last 5 games, 0.7 higher than he’s missed from 3-point range over the course of the year.

This year when they are at home, the opposition’s starting PFs have totaled 0.9 3-pointers per game (lowest in the NBA) against the Suns, branding this as a challenging matchup.

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