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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 23 | 23 | 24 | 34 | 104 |
 Rockets | 35 | 28 | 34 | 33 | 130 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 42-8847.7% | 3-2810.7% | 17-2181.0% | 39 | 25 | 10 |
| HOU | 43-8650.0% | 19-4146.3% | 25-3473.5% | 48 | 26 | 11 |
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Houston Rockets130| 30 | 6 | 2-8 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −4.9 | |||||
| 29 | 23 | 9-15 | 0-0 | 0 | 5-11 | 0 | +31 | +11.0 | ||||||
| 27 | 28 | 7-16 | 5-11 | 9-11 | 0 | 0 | +23 | +8.6 | ||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +21 | +5.6 | |||||
| 22 | 11 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +25 | +3.8 | ||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-4 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | +1.8 | ||||
| 27 | 12 | 4-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +24 | −1.3 | |||||
| 26 | 16 | 5-14 | 4-9 | 0 | 2-2 | +3 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 16 | 8 | 4-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −6 | +2.1 | |||||||
| 9 | 3 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −1.7 | |||||
| Team | 130 | 43-8650.0% | 19-4146.3% | 48 | 26 | 11 | 16 | 25-3473.5% | 11 | 5 | 7 | |||
Bench 48 points on 17 for 34 shooting
Did not play: Trevor Ariza (injury/illness); Nene (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets104| 28 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −27 | −6.4 | ||||||
| 26 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −25 | −8.4 | |||||
| 23 | 8 | 3-11 | 0-7 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −26 | −6.5 | ||||||
| 23 | 11 | 4-8 | 1-4 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | −24 | +1.0 | |||||
| 22 | 14 | 6-8 | 1-1 | 1-2 | −24 | +8.4 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −5.1 | |||||
| 27 | 24 | 8-15 | 1-5 | 7-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +6.1 | |||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +7.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 6 | 3-8 | 0-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | +1.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 7 | 3-6 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.8 | |||
| 7 | 4 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | +0.6 | ||
| Team | 104 | 42-8847.7% | 3-2810.7% | 39 | 25 | 10 | 20 | 17-2181.0% | 7 | 7 | 2 | |||
Bench 59 points on 24 for 45 shooting
Did not play: Richard Jefferson and Kenneth Faried (coach’s decision).
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PS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. The game’s highs are in blue, hot shooting in gold, cold in gray. ClickTap a column’s heading to sort by it.
Clint Capela had 23 points (18 in the paint) and a season-high 25 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets routed the Denver Nuggets 130-104 for their seventh straight win.
The Rockets led by as many as 35 and never trailed, pulling away with a 26-12 run bridging the second and third quarters.
James Harden had 28 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 11 assists.
For the Nuggets, Trey Lyles scored 24 points off the bench, and Gary Harris went 0 for 7 from 3.
The Rockets shot 50.0% from the field and 46.3% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 47.7% and 10.7%. The Nuggets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 5 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Nuggets’ starters were outscored 47-25 in 17 minutes together.
Houston RocketsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
105 points from the field on 86 shots: 10.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 19-30 | 63.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 2-9 | 22.2% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-6 | 50.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-7 | 71.4% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 14-34 | 41.2% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 21 | 10 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Nikola Jokić | 9 | 12 | 4-8 | +9 |
| Torrey Craig | 8 | 8 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Will Barton | 6 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 36 points on 57 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 20 | 8 | 4-6 | +3 |
| Trey Lyles | 12 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Will Barton | 7 | 5 | 2-5 | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 4 | 2-5 | −1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malik Beasley | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Torrey Craig | 13 | 3 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Will Barton | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 15 | 7 | 2-8 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 13 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
What the players each one guarded scored, against what they usually score on as many possessions.
Possessions, and parts of possessions when defenders switched, from the NBA’s matchup tracking. The line under a defender’s name: his share of the scorer’s possessions. Usual: what the scorer averaged a possession against every defender in the regular season, eased toward the league’s rate when he has few possessions.
HOU win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
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Highest Leverage Moments
Anderson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
Q1 2:20
8.5%
62→71
Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS)
Q1 0:53
7.5%
77→85
Capela 1' Tip Layup Shot (7 PTS)
Q1 5:03
7.2%
66→73
Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
Q1 4:02
7.2%
73→66
Green 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
Q1 3:55
7.2%
66→73
