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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 25 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 85 |
 Rockets | 22 | 40 | 25 | 25 | 112 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 31-8436.9% | 4-2416.7% | 19-2095.0% | 38 | 22 | 14 |
| HOU | 40-8746.0% | 15-4037.5% | 17-2085.0% | 46 | 22 | 10 |
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Houston Rockets112| 32 | 38 | 10-22 | 5-11 | 13-14 | +14 | +11.8 | ||||||||
| 30 | 9 | 3-10 | 0-3 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | +14 | −3.4 | ||||||
| 29 | 17 | 8-13 | 0-0 | 1-2 | +10 | +7.2 | ||||||||
| 27 | 18 | 7-11 | 4-6 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | +1.6 | ||||
| 26 | 3 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +16 | −1.8 | |||||
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| 29 | 15 | 6-10 | 3-7 | 0 | 0-1 | 0 | +34 | +3.5 | ||||||
| 25 | 7 | 3-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | +15 | +0.2 | |||||||
| 20 | 0 | 0-5 | 0-5 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.8 | ||||
| 15 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −3.3 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.2 | |||
| 3 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.3 | ||
| Team | 112 | 40-8746.0% | 15-4037.5% | 46 | 22 | 10 | 19 | 17-2085.0% | 11 | 8 | 3 | |||
Bench 27 points on 11 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Kenneth Faried and Gerald Green (injury/illness).
Denver Nuggets85| 29 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −8.3 | |||||
| 29 | 11 | 4-11 | 3-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −5.2 | |||||
| 26 | 20 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 0 | 6-7 | 0 | −14 | +5.8 | ||||||
| 25 | 16 | 7-14 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −1 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 22 | 8 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | −2.3 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 27 | 16 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | −23 | +4.2 | |||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-7 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −28 | −11.4 | |||||
| 23 | 4 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | −18 | −1.5 | |||||||
| 15 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −4.5 | ||
| 12 | 2 | 1-5 | 0-3 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −5 | −6.8 | |||
| 5 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −1.4 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −0.6 | |||
| Team | 85 | 31-8436.9% | 4-2416.7% | 38 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 19-2095.0% | 7 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 28 points on 8 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Isaiah Thomas (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.
James Harden scored 38 points (16 in the third quarter), and the Houston Rockets routed the Denver Nuggets 112-85.
The Rockets led by as many as 30, pulling away with a 26-9 run bridging the first and second quarters.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray scored 20 points (12 in the paint), and Malik Beasley went 0 for 7 from 3. Monte Morris scored 12 of his 16 points in the fourth quarter.
The Rockets shot 46.0% from the field and 37.5% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 36.9% and 16.7%. They held the Nuggets to 85 points. The Nuggets got 7 offensive rebounds, about 4 fewer than usual for the shots they missed. The Rockets outscored the Nuggets 17-7 in 5 minutes with Nene, Paul, Gordon, Shumpert and Rivers on the floor together.
Houston RocketsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
95 points from the field on 87 shots: 3.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-24 | 58.3% | 63% |
| In the paint | 8-14 | 57.1% | 40% |
| Mid-range | 3-9 | 33.3% | 40% |
| Corner 3 | 4-13 | 30.8% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-27 | 40.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary Harris | 18 | 9 | 3-4 | 0 |
| Will Barton | 11 | 2 | 1-2 | −4 |
| Paul Millsap | 7 | 8 | 3-6 | +5 |
| Jamal Murray | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 19 | 4-13 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 38 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 30 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 12 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Will Barton | 9 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Malik Beasley | 8 | 3 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Gary Harris | 8 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 8 | 3-5 | +5 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 13 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 31 | 10 | 5-9 | +2 |
| Paul Millsap | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Will Barton | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Gary Harris | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 2-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 58 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
Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Shumpert 1 AST)
Q2 10:42
9.3%
53→62
Shumpert 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Rivers 1 AST)
Q1 0:46
9.2%
43→52
Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS)
Q2 5:44
8.2%
77→85
Tucker 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Harden 4 AST)
Q2 6:22
8.1%
68→76
Jokic 1' Driving Dunk (4 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
Q1 4:00
7.8%
53→45
