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#NBAVideos: #4 SUNS at #1 NUGGETS | FULL GAME 5 HIGHLIGHTS | May 9, 2023

  • May 10, 2023



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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)

43 comments

  6. How is that possible?
    Jokic doesn't look like a basketball player, he looks like he can't run and jump.
    because he's not athletic he's also hard to get injured and that makes him a real deal because of his ability to shoot the ball well with ease.
    the last time they meet the Laker, Howard is his primary defender. I wonder if they meet again I'm sure AD will have a hard time guarding him.

  25. 26 points on 24 shots, 0/3, 5 turnovers for mr efficiency

    Gutted a deep playoff team only to be worse than you were without KD 😂 and the curse continues

  26. Nobody should be surprised how good this nuggets team is, after all they didn’t simply get the best regular by fluke. True definition basketball is a TEAM sport! Their identity is TEAM, not individuality!

  29. Ppl keep talking about Ayton on Jokic!! Stop acting crazy ppl AD couldn’t do nuthin with him so what makes y’all think Ayton can!! It ain’t for a lack of trying tho he just getting cooked like every other Center that guards Joker 🤷🏾‍♂️

  30. This series was over after Denver won the first 2 at home. When the Suns struggled at home to win games 3-4, well… it's all over but the crying. There is no answer for the Joker.

  38. Jokic is like a modern-day Tim Duncan! You may see his play simple and boring but his style somewhat is more reliable and shown to be dominant in big games.

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