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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 27 | 27 | 32 | 23 | 109 |
 Nuggets | 30 | 25 | 21 | 23 | 99 |
HOUTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39-7154.9% | 13-3735.1% | 18-2669.2% | 32 | 23 | 14 |
| DEN | 38-7650.0% | 11-2544.0% | 12-1675.0% | 31 | 27 | 16 |
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Houston Rockets109| 41 | 12 | 4-8 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 0 | +25 | −1.2 | |||||||
| 37 | 22 | 7-16 | 2-10 | 6-8 | +13 | +6.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 24 | 11-15 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +12 | +6.0 | |||||||
| 34 | 16 | 6-8 | 2-4 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +3.2 | |||||||
| 32 | 21 | 7-12 | 3-7 | 0 | 4-5 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +5.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 3-9 | 2-7 | 0 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6.0 | |||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −4.5 | |||||
| 12 | 3 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −3.7 | |||||
| Team | 109 | 39-7154.9% | 13-3735.1% | 32 | 23 | 14 | 20 | 18-2669.2% | 6 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 14 points on 4 for 12 shooting
Did not play: Michael Carter-Williams, Marquese Chriss and Vincent Edwards (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets99| 39 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −4.1 | |||||
| 36 | 15 | 6-13 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.7 | ||||||
| 35 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-3 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.6 | ||||||
| 33 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 2-3 | 0 | −14 | +2.2 | |||||||
| 26 | 13 | 4-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −3.1 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 31 | 19 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | +4.0 | |||||
| 14 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +4 | +0.1 | ||||||
| 13 | 8 | 3-4 | 1-1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.0 | |||||
| 7 | 5 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 0.0 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.7 | ||||
| Team | 99 | 38-7650.0% | 11-2544.0% | 31 | 27 | 16 | 20 | 12-1675.0% | 7 | 11 | 2 | |||
Bench 36 points on 13 for 22 shooting
Did not play: Tyler Lydon and DeVaughn Akoon-Purcell (coach’s decision).
Rockets109Nuggets99ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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.
James Harden had 22 points (11 in the fourth quarter) and 11 assists, and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 109-99.
Clint Capela’s dunk put the Rockets ahead for good with 7:00 left in the third quarter.
Capela had 24 points and 9 rebounds on 11 for 15 shooting, and Chris Paul added 21 points. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. Harden assisted on 7 of Capela’s 11 baskets.
For the Nuggets, Monte Morris had 19 points and 6 assists off the bench.
The Rockets shot 54.9% from the field to the Nuggets’ 50.0%. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 36-14 off the bench. The Rockets outscored the Nuggets 24-14 in 8 minutes with Tucker, Gordon, Harden, Ennis and Capela on the floor together.
Houston RocketsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
The five plays that moved the chance to win most, in order.
Each play from the side of the team that made it: its chance to win before and after, and the change in percentage points. On the court, each shot is the shooter’s face (gray when he missed), bigger the more it moved the chance. Chances from the site’s game model (the per-play numbers the Clutch and Performances tabs use aren’t built for this game).
91 points from the field on 71 shots: 10.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 23-29 | 79.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 1-3 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 2-2 | 100.0% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 5-11 | 45.5% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-26 | 30.8% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 26 | 4 | 2-5 | −2 |
| Paul Millsap | 8 | 5 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Mason Plumlee | 8 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Gary Harris | 6 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 8 | 4-6 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 27 | 0 | 0-1 | −10 |
| Jamal Murray | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 7 | 3 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Paul Millsap | 6 | 7 | 2-7 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 5-7 | +7 |
The tracking credits him with 24 points on 65 possessions. He usually scores about 24 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 21 | 4 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Monte Morris | 12 | 2 | 1-1 | −1 |
| Nikola Jokić | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Gary Harris | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 12 | 4-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 14 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.
DEN win probability — AI model powered by play-by-play data
HOU
50/50
DEN
Highest Leverage Moments
Craig 25' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Hernangomez 2 AST)
Q4 9:26
15.0%
14→29
Paul 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (20 PTS)
Q4 10:17
14.8%
29→15
Craig 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (2 PTS) (Plumlee 3 AST)
Q4 11:23
12.3%
15→27
Harden 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q3 3:40
12.2%
46→34
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Capela 2 AST)
Q2 4:45
10.7%
58→47
