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Nuggets Down Phoenix 125-100 - Match Report

The battle between the Nuggets and Suns didn't turn out to be much of a battle at all as Phoenix was handed a 125-100 defeat on Thursday at Footprint Center.

Denver was an underdog by +1.5 points and came through with an ATS victory for bettors. The game went PUSH the consensus closing total of 225.0.

Nikola Jokic had 32 points for Denver and Jamal Murray chipped in with 26 points. Nikola Jokic had 12 assists for the Nuggets, while Nikola Jokic was the team's top rebounder, grabbing 10 boards.

Phoenix got 31 points from Cameron Payne in a losing cause and another 23 points from Kevin Durant. Devin Booker contributed 8 assists for the Suns, while Cameron Payne had 6 rebounds.

The Nuggets hit the break winning 81-51 before taking care of business in the second half.

Denver won the battle of the boards, outrebounding their counterparts 41-29.