Cheick Diallo and Dario Saric with career nights in Suns loss to Denver

Nov 24, 2019, 9:11 PM

Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric, right, pulls in a rebound as Denver Nuggets guard Will Barton defends in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

(AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

BY ASSOCIATED PRESS

DENVER — Paul Millsap scored 23 points and Jamal Murray and Will Barton had 22 apiece in the Denver Nuggets’ 116-104 victory over the Phoenix Suns on Sunday night.

Nikola Jokic had just eight points, but grabbed 13 rebounds to help Denver win its fifth in a row.

The Nuggets held Phoenix guard Devin Booker to a season-low 12 points on 5-of-13 shooting. Booker came in averaging 26.2 points in November.

Cheick Diallo led Phoenix with a career-high 22 points and Dario Saric had a career-high 17 rebounds to go with 18 points.

Booker had just seven points into the fourth quarter, but the Suns led most of the game until the Nuggets rallied. Phoenix was again without center Aron Baynes and guard Ricky Rubio.

Denver used a 10-2 run late in the third quarter to take its first lead since the first quarter. The Nuggets led 88-87 early in the fourth, then used a 13-4 run to take a 101-91 lead.

Booker hit his only 3-pointer of the night to pull Phoenix within eight, but Denver went on a 9-2 run to put it out of reach.

TIP-INS

Suns: Rubio has missed three of the last four games with back spasms and played only 16 minutes in the other game. … Baynes has missed four straight games with a right hip flexor strain. … Elie Okobo scored a season-high 14 points. He had 11 in the first half.

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DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 24: Cheick Diallo #14 of the Phoenix Suns is fouled going to the basket against Jerami Grant #9, Michael Porter Jr. #1 and Mason Plumlee #24 of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter at the Pepsi Center on November 24, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 24: Elie Okobo #2 of the Phoenix Suns outlets the ball while being guarded by Juancho Hernangomez #41 and Mason Plumlee #24 of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter at the Pepsi Center on November 24, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

DENVER, COLORADO - NOVEMBER 24: Frank Kaminsky III #8 of the Phoenix Suns puts up a shot over Torrey Craig #3 of the Denver Nuggets in the second quarter at the Pepsi Center on November 24, 2019 in Denver, Colorado. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Matthew Stockman/Getty Images)

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap, center, drives to the rim between Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric, left, and guard Devin Booker in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets forward Paul Millsap reacts after hitting a basket and drawing a foul against the Phoenix Suns in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, drives to the rim past Phoenix Suns forward Cheick Diallo in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Phoenix Suns forward Cameron Johnson, center, drives to the rim between Denver Nuggets center Nikola Jokic, left, and forward Michael Porter Jr. in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Phoenix Suns forward Dario Saric argues for a call after hitting a three-point basket against the Denver Nuggets in the first half of an NBA basketball game Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

Phoenix Suns head coach Monty Williams, right, argues for a call with referee Eli Roe in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Denver Nuggets, Sunday, Nov. 24, 2019, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)

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