Houston
Rockets
111
–
124
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Monday, December 28, 2020
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 34 | 23 | 28 | 111 |
| DEN | 36 | 34 | 36 | 18 | 124 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Jamal Murray
DEN
21
PTS
5
REB
2
AST
+15
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections1
Contested Shots5
Opp FG% When Defending50.0%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.31
Impact Composite43.6
Hustle: 9.5Defense: 31.5Impact: 2.5
4-6 from 3+15 plus/minusonly 12 pts allowed on 38.5 possessions
Box Score MVP
Nikola Jokić
DEN
19
PTS
12
REB
18
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG8-11 (72.7%)
3PT1-1
FT2-3
TS%77.1%
eFG%77.3%
STL3
BLK1
TOV3
ORTG141
DRTG112
NET+29
Triple-Double72.7% FG3 steals6 deflections19 contested shots+20 plus/minusonly 20 pts allowed on 68.8 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Nwaba | 31:58 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 3-5 | 60% | +12 |
| Brodric Thomas | 8:10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | 0 |
| Sterling Brown | 30:40 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 63% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -18 |
| Bruno Caboclo | 19:31 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| P.J. Tucker | 26:59 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3-4 | 75% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Christian Wood | 36:49 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9-20 | 45% | 4-5 | 80% | 1-2 | 50% | -2 |
| Danuel House Jr. | 28:56 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 1-9 | 11% | 0-5 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -9 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 25:27 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | -15 |
| James Harden | 31:30 | 34 | 6 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 10-16 | 63% | 5-9 | 56% | 9-9 | 100% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 38 | 5 | 25 | 8 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 39-86 | 45% | 16-39 | 41% | 17-23 | 74% | — |
DeMarcus Cousins —
John Wall —
Mason Jones —
Eric Gordon —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 34:07 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8-11 | 73% | 1-1 | 100% | 2-3 | 67% | +20 |
| Jamal Murray | 31:04 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 7-14 | 50% | 4-6 | 67% | 3-7 | 43% | +15 |
| Will Barton | 22:44 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-12 | 42% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +25 |
| Bol Bol | 5:09 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 5:27 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-4 | 100% | -10 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| PJ Dozier | 19:39 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +24 |
| R.J. Hampton | 4:07 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -10 |
| Gary Harris | 28:57 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-6 | 33% | 0-1 | 0% | +13 |
| Paul Millsap | 24:44 | 19 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-8 | 88% | 3-4 | 75% | 2-3 | 67% | +1 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 3:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Monte Morris | 23:30 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-7 | 71% | 1-3 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | +14 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23:38 | 14 | 9 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-6 | 33% | 2-3 | 67% | +2 |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | 9:40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | 3-6 | 50% | +5 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 124 | 52 | 11 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 18 | 46-87 | 53% | 14-31 | 45% | 18-32 | 56% | — |
Markus Howard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU39/86 (45%)
Paint
23/42 (55%)
Mid
0/8 (0%)
3PT
16/39 (41%)
RA 75%ATB3 44%Paint 13%Corner 3 33%Mid 0%
DEN46/87 (53%)
Paint
29/49 (59%)
Mid
5/14 (36%)
3PT
14/32 (44%)
RA 71%ATB3 37%Paint 29%Corner 3 54%Mid 75%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended P.J. Tucker
6.1 min • 5 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Monte Morris
held Danuel House Jr.
2.8 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Christian Wood
2.8 min • 8 pts • 80%
| DEN Defense | Brodric Thomas | Bruno Caboclo | Christian Wood | Danuel House Jr. | David Nwaba | Jae'Sean Tate | James Harden | P.J. Tucker | Sterling Brown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | 2.8m 8pts 80% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 6.1m 5pts 67% | — |
| Gary Harris | — | — | — | 2.3m 5pts 67% | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 2pts 100% | 3.0m 4pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| Jamal Murray | — | — | — | — | 5.0m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | 2.9m 5pts 33% |
| Will Barton | — | 1.9m 2pts 33% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 2pts 50% |
| Paul Millsap | — | — | 5.7m 7pts 75% | — | — | — | — | 1.8m 8pts 100% | — |
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.5m 3pts 33% | — | — |
| PJ Dozier | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Monte Morris | — | — | — | 2.8m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% |
| Facundo Campazzo | 1.6m 2pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bol Bol | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Isaiah Hartenstein | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% |
| Other | 1.5m 2pts 33% | 4.6m 10pts 38% | 2.6m 3pts 33% | 2.5m 1pts 0% | 6.3m 8pts 80% | 5.1m 16pts 75% | 2.5m 2pts 0% | 1.8m 5pts 67% | 2.8m 11pts 67% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
25
Q4 1:00
HOU Largest Lead
4
Q1 8:11
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 8:20 – Q1 9:48
-3 → +4
DEN 10-0 run
Q1 8:20 – Q1 10:57
-3 → +6
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 8:20 – Q1 11:14
-3 → +7
DEN 12-0 run
Q1 8:20 – Q1 11:35
-3 → +8