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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 43 | 28 | 24 | 27 | 122 |
 Nuggets | 35 | 48 | 30 | 23 | 136 |
HOUTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 45-8552.9% | 16-4436.4% | 16-2176.2% | 30 | 23 | 10 |
| DEN | 51-8262.2% | 14-3145.2% | 20-2387.0% | 36 | 37 | 8 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets136| 41 | 35, Career high (his best before, 23) | 12-17 | 5-9 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +9.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 18 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | +21 | +8.4 | |||||||
| 31 | 31 | 12-15 | 1-2 | 6-6 | 0 | +14 | +18.9 | |||||||
| 28 | 10 | 4-6 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +3.0 | |||||||
| 24 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | |||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 34 | 22, Career high (his best before, 15) | 8-11 | 2-4 | 0 | 4-4 | +20 | +9.0 | |||||||
| 19 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +3 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 17 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.3 | |||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −1.0 | ||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.2 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.2 | |
| Team | 136 | 51-8262.2% | 14-3145.2% | 36 | 37 | 8 | 14 | 20-2387.0% | 10 | 7 | 4 | |||
Bench 35 points on 13 for 26 shooting
Houston Rockets122| 37 | 30 | 9-21 | 7-14 | 5-9 | −24 | +7.3 | ||||||||
| 34 | 5 | 2-6 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −17 | −1.6 | ||||||
| 31 | 23 | 9-13 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −11 | +5.6 | ||||||
| 29 | 20 | 8-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | +6.5 | ||||
| 25 | 17 | 6-9 | 2-5 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +3.4 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −5.0 | |||
| 25 | 9 | 3-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.3 | ||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | +2 | −3.9 | |||||||
| 8 | 4 | 2-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | +3 | +2.0 | ||||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.7 | ||||
| Team | 122 | 45-8552.9% | 16-4436.4% | 30 | 23 | 10 | 24 | 16-2176.2% | 11 | 6 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 23 shooting
Did not play: Nene, Brandon Knight and Marquese Chriss (coach’s decision).
Nuggets136Rockets122ClickTap 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.
Nikola Jokić had 31 points (22 in the paint) and 13 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 136-122 for their fifth straight win.
The Nuggets took control with a 36-14 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 20.
Malik Beasley scored a career-high 35 points (14 in the second quarter) on 12 for 17 shooting, and Torrey Craig added a career-high 22 points on 8 for 11 shooting off the bench. The Nuggets had 2 30-point scorers.
For the Rockets, James Harden had 30 points and 9 assists, and Kenneth Faried added 23 points on 9 for 13 shooting. Chris Paul had 20 points and 6 assists. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers.
The Nuggets shot 62.2% from the field and 45.2% from 3 to the Rockets’ 52.9% and 36.4%. The Rockets forced 8 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 24-8 on the fast break. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 40-30 in 12 minutes with Millsap, Jokić, Beasley, Morris and Craig on the floor together.
Denver NuggetsHouston RocketsPS, 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).
116 points from the field on 81 shots: 29.4 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-30 | 86.7% | 63% |
| In the paint | 5-12 | 41.7% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 6-9 | 66.7% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1-5 | 20.0% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 13-26 | 50.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| James Ennis III | 14 | 10 | 4-4 | +7 |
| Gerald Green | 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Austin Rivers | 12 | 5 | 2-2 | +2 |
| James Harden | 11 | 2 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 28 | 18 | 6-8 | +11 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 79 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| P.J. Tucker | 25 | 6 | 3-4 | −2 |
| Kenneth Faried | 17 | 11 | 4-5 | +6 |
| James Harden | 10 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
| Austin Rivers | 4 | 6 | 2-2 | +5 |
| Everyone else | 5 | 4 | 1-3 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 33 points on 60 possessions. He usually scores about 20 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald Green | 18 | 2 | 1-2 | −1 |
| James Harden | 15 | 9 | 3-5 | +7 |
| James Ennis III | 10 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Chris Paul | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 14 | 7 | 2-2 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 21 points on 66 possessions. He usually scores about 9 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
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Harden 5 AST)
Q2 6:23
10.7%
58→47
Harden 25' 3PT Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q1 6:10
9.5%
59→49
Ennis III 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
Q1 5:47
9.5%
58→49
Beasley 26' 3PT Jump Shot (13 PTS) (Millsap 2 AST)
Q2 6:41
9.5%
49→58
Barton 9' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS)
Q1 1:09
9.2%
43→52
