Nikola Jokic played his first game after a break of almost four months. The last time he was on the court was on June 13 when Denver won the NBA championship.
Denver, like other NBA teams, is preparing for the start of the season. The reigning champions played a preseason game against Phoenix and secured a victory with a score of 115-107.
The Serbian basketball player spent just under 18 minutes on the court, during which he scored nine points and had three rebounds and two assists.
Rookie Julian Strawther was the top scorer in the winning team with 20 points, Zeke Nnaji contributed 17, Reggie Jackson had 14, and Kentavious Caldwell-Pope and Jamal Murray each scored 12 points.
On the other side, in his debut for the Suns, Jusuf Nurkic recorded 10 points.