Phoenix Suns vs Denver Nuggets Game Player Stats and Box Score for Oct. 25 | 2025-26 NBA Season

The Denver Nuggets defeated the Phoenix Suns, 133-111, to win their home opener at the Ball Arena. It was also the Nuggets' first win of the season since they lost their opener to the Golden State Warriors in overtime on Oct. 23. Nikola Jokic messed around and dropped another triple-double for the second straight game.

Jokic finished with 14 points, 14 rebounds and 15 assists, looking for his teammates to start the game. He didn't even attempt a single shot in the first quarter. Jamal Murray had a team-high 23 points, plus six rebounds and five assists.

Christian Braun scored 20 points, while Cameron Johnson torched his former team with 15 points and four rebounds. Aaron Gordon cooled off after his 50-point effort against Golden State, contributing 17 points and three steals.

On the other hand, Devin Booker had a game-high 31 points for the Suns. He also had seven assists, but his eight turnoves was painful. Grayson Allen put up 17 points and five assists, while Dillon Brooks added 15 points in 18 shots.

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Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets Game Player Stats and Box Score

Suns

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Dillon Brooks	15	3	2	4	1	1	3	31	6-18	3-13	0-0	-16
Oso Ighodaro	4	1	1	0	1	2	5	23	2-6	0-0	0-2	-9
Ryan Dunn	9	7	2	0	2	0	4	23	4-8	1-3	0-0	0
Grayson Allen	17	4	5	1	0	0	3	33	6-12	5-10	0-0	-10
Devin Booker	31	3	7	0	0	8	1	37	10-16	2-5	9-9	-13
Royce O'Neale	7	4	2	0	0	2	4	28	2-6	2-6	1-2	-23
Nigel Hayes-Davis	4	5	2	0	0	1	1	14	2-7	0-2	0-0	-6
Isaiah Livers	3	0	0	0	0	0	0	4	1-3	1-3	0-0	-2
Rasheer Fleming	3	1	0	0	0	0	0	4	1-2	1-2	0-0	-2
Nick Richards	4	4	0	0	0	2	4	10	1-1	0-0	2-2	-10
Khaman Maluach	6	2	1	0	0	1	4	12	1-3	0-1	4-4	-1
Jordan Goodwin	2	2	1	2	0	1	0	4	0-2	0-1	2-3	-2
Collin Gillespie	6	2	1	0	0	1	0	14	2-4	2-4	0-0	-16
TEAM	111	38	24	7	4	19	29	-	38-88	17-50	18-22	-

Nuggets

Players	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon	17	2	1	3	0	0	0	25	5-11	1-6	6-6	17
Cameron Johnson	15	4	1	1	0	0	3	25	4-9	1-3	6-6	15
Nikola Jokic	14	14	15	3	0	5	3	32	5-8	0-3	4-4	27
Jamal Murray	23	6	5	1	0	2	2	32	8-17	3-8	4-4	15
Christian Braun	20	3	3	2	0	1	3	31	6-10	0-1	8-8	23
Zeke Nnaji	2	0	1	0	0	0	1	3	0-0	0-0	2-2	0
DaRon Holmes II	3	0	0	0	0	0	1	3	1-1	1-1	0-0	0
Spencer Jones	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0
Jonas Valanciunas	12	7	1	0	0	1	2	13	4-10	0-0	4-5	-5
Tim Hardaway Jr.	4	0	0	1	0	1	3	26	1-6	1-5	1-2	5
Bruce Brown	11	3	3	1	1	2	2	22	4-6	2-4	1-2	8
Jalen Pickett	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	1-1	0-0	0-0	0
Julian Strawther	3	2	0	0	0	1	0	3	1-1	0-0	1-2	0
Peyton Watson	7	2	1	1	0	2	3	20	3-4	0-0	1-1	5
Hunter Tyson	DNP
TEAM	133	43	31	14	1	16	23	-	43-84	9-31	38-42	-

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Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets Game Summary

The NBA's opening week concluded on Saturday with five games on the schedule, including the Phoenix Suns vs. Denver Nuggets matchup. The Suns were in the middle of an early three-game road trip, while the Nuggets were playing in their first home game of the season.

Phoenix began the campaign with a come-from-behind win over the Sacramento Kings at home before losing the first game of their road trip against the LA Clippers. The Nuggets, on the other hand, suffered an overtime loss to the Golden State Warriors in their season opener.

Suns coach Jordan Ott used a starting five of Devin Booker, Grayson Allen, Dillon Brooks, Ryan Dunn and Oso Ighodaro. Nuggets coach David Adelman countered with his lineup of Jamal Murray, Christian Braun, Cameron Johnson, Aaron Gordon and Nikola Jokic.

Nikola Jokic and the Denver Nuggets appeared to toyed the Phoenix Suns early in the game. Jokic didn't look for his shot and just passed to his teammates, who built a good lead early.

The Suns tried to end the first quarter on a run, but they were still down by six points entering the next period. Jokic first attempted a shot with four minutes left in the second quarter, and the Nuggets ahead by 11 points.

The three-time MVP got fouled and made both free throws for his first two points of the game. He made his first field goal a couple of minutes later with an easy layup. It was over from there as the Nuggets neve relinquised the lead and dominated the Suns the rest of the way.