The Phoenix Suns (5 - 4) defeated the Denver Nuggets (5 - 5) 105 - 81 on Saturday night. The Denver Nuggets struggled shooting in Saturday night’s loss, as the team finished 35 percent from the field and 17 percent from the 3 - point line. Rookie point guard Emmanuel Mudiay finished with 13 points, five rebounds and one assist, to go along with three turnovers, a major improvement from his nine turnover outing against Houston on Friday night. The Nuggets received their most efficient performance from Will Barton, who contributed 19 points, 12 rebounds and four assists on 8 - for - 16 shooting. Randy Foye was the only other Nugget in double figures, but continued the poor shooting trend, as he finished with 10 points on 5 - for - 14 shooting (0 - 4 from 3 - point range), to along with 3 rebounds in 22:42 off the bench. Eric Bledsoe put on a show at the Talking Stick Resort Arena and led all scorers in the win, finishing with 30 points, seven rebounds and four assists. While Denver had some tough luck driving the ball to the rim, Bledsoe showed elegant touch and finished 11 - for - 16 from the field. The Suns were without starting forward Markieff Morris (knee), but it had no negative affect the team, as the Suns took a massive 32 point lead into the half. Tyson Chandler, Archie Goodwin, Brandon Knight and Mirza Teletovic also scored in double figures, as the team shot 44 percent from the floor. Denver will look to bounce back when they visit the New Orleans Pelicans (1 - 8) on Tuesday, while the Suns host the Los Angeles Lakers (1 - 8) on Monday.
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