Led by Nikola Jokic’s 29 points, 13 rebounds and 12 assists, the No. 1 seed Denver Nuggets defeat the No. 4 seed Phoenix Suns in Game 5, 118-102. Bruce Brown (25 points, 5 rebounds) and Jamal Murray (19 points, 5 rebounds, 6 assists) added a combined 44 points in the victory. Devin Booker (28 points, 6 rebounds, 4 assists) and Kevin Durant (26 points, 11 rebounds, 7 assists) combined for 54 points for the Suns. The Nuggets lead the best-of-seven series, 3-2, with Game 6 taking place on Thursday, May 11 (10:00 p.m. ET, ESPN).
Nikola Jokic (175 points, 69 rebounds, 50 assists) is the 1st player in NBA Playoff history to total 175+ points, 65+ rebounds and 50+ assists over a 5-game span.
Nikola Jokic becomes the 4th player (5th instance) in NBA Playoff history to record 4+ triple-doubles in their first 10 postseason games, joining
Wilt Chamberlain (6 triple-doubles, 1967)
Magic Johnson (5 triple-doubles, 1982 & 4 triple-doubles, 1980)
Oscar Robertson (4 triple-doubles, 1963)
Nikola Jokic (4 triple-doubles, 2023)
Nikola Jokic recorded his 5th career 25+ points, 10+ rebound, 10+ assists game in the playoffs, the 4th most all time in NBA Playoff history:
LeBron James (22 games)
Russell Westbrook (9 games)
Oscar Robertson (8 games)
Nikola Jokic (5 games)
James Harden (4 games)
Magic Johnson (4 games)
Nikola Jokic has recorded his 10th career playoff triple-double, passing Wilt Chamberlain on the NBA All-Time Playoff list:
Magic Johnson (30)
LeBron James (28)
Russell Westbrook (12)
Jason Kidd (11)
T-5. Larry Bird (10)
T-5. Rajon Rondo (10)
T-5. Draymond Green (10)
T-5. Nikola Jokic (10)
6. Wilt Chamberlain (9)
Devin Booker (359 points, 71 assists) becomes the 2nd player to score 350+ points and 70+ assists in his first 10 games to start a postseason, joining
Michael Jordan (2 times: 4/28/1989 – 5/16/1989 & 4/27/1990 – 5/20/1990)
Devin Booker 359 points through his first 10 postseason games are the T-8th most in NBA Playoff history:
Jerry West, 414 (4/3/1965 – 4/23/1965)
Michael Jordan, 396 (4/27/1990 – 5/20/1990)
Elgin Baylor, 379 (3/14/1961 – 3/27/1961)
Michael Jordan, 373 (4/28/1989 – 5/16/1989)
Elgin Baylor, 366 (3/24/1962 – 4/11/1962)
Wilt Chamberlain, 366 (3/16/1962 – 4/1/1962)
Michael Jordan, 363 (4/28/1988 – 5/18/1988)
Wilt Chamberlain, 359 (4/1/1964 – 4/22/1964)
Devin Booker, 359 (4/16/2023 – 5/9/2023)
Logan Wall
May 10, 2023 at 6:43 pm
Jokic with yet another triple double nice work
SEJUNG MYEONG
May 10, 2023 at 6:52 pm
Pheonix Suns, as ithappend!
PutABagOverYourFace-YouNeedIt
May 10, 2023 at 7:02 pm
Sun supposed to win couple yr ago
Boston supposed to win last season
Boston and Phoenix chance are gone… Those 2 team will have to wait another decade.
tyler
May 10, 2023 at 8:54 pm
Crazy how fast teams can decline.
Legit Dragonz
May 10, 2023 at 7:13 pm
HOLY nuggets showed why they were #1 this game
Aiden Parkhurst
May 10, 2023 at 7:25 pm
Jokic > EmPity
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May 10, 2023 at 7:46 pm
Lambot ng depensa ng phoenix
Alan Duff
May 10, 2023 at 7:49 pm
WOW.. Denver a FuQiN PROBLEM…
Maggie
May 10, 2023 at 8:03 pm
❤PHX
b guenther
May 10, 2023 at 8:41 pm
Doesn’t Durant have the all time record in the NBA for flopping?
Emma
May 10, 2023 at 9:25 pm
LeBron owns that trophy
Numero Sei
May 10, 2023 at 9:22 pm
if Booker repeats his own history but not in Luka instead to Joker. lol
Red
May 10, 2023 at 9:28 pm
Jamal Murray may not end up on US National Team but we can’t deny how good he is. The impact he had on this team is amazing. Low key. Unlike those known point guards asking for trades yet cannot carry his team to playoffs.
Kedo
May 10, 2023 at 9:29 pm
The way Joker can dummy defenders physically but also have that soft touch floater/shot and range is incredible, the passing with the overall high bball IQ is just icing on the cake. It’s not luck that he has good chemistry with players it’s just him.
Michael. Abosaid
May 10, 2023 at 9:43 pm
These nuggets look good. I think the lakers will end up winning but they will give them a 12 round boxing match.
emoya !
May 10, 2023 at 9:58 pm
go nuggets 🍗
robbie R
May 10, 2023 at 10:06 pm
omg ,,its HD,,thanks
Dan Chi
May 10, 2023 at 10:07 pm
Why i see 5 giant golden nuggets on the courts 😂
John Clark
May 10, 2023 at 10:08 pm
😅😅😅
Robert
May 10, 2023 at 10:13 pm
Where’s bookers defense?! He is not a two way player. You can’t just out shoot a team like Denver who can also shoot. Nothing special about booker. Suns have no bench.
MOJA
May 10, 2023 at 10:27 pm
How the fans leave early in the 4th? it’s the playoffs!
Richard Horn
May 10, 2023 at 10:39 pm
These mixed race kids are lighting up the nba 😎
lester neil
May 10, 2023 at 10:51 pm
My suns need to show up we can’t have kd and book cold
Red Sniper
May 10, 2023 at 11:06 pm
Now you see, the Suns are overrated!
A guy
May 10, 2023 at 11:29 pm
Christian Browns behind the back to stop from going out of bounds while keeping momentum was so clean.
KingDomo
May 10, 2023 at 11:57 pm
CP3 was needed bad