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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 35 | 34 | 31 | 28 | 128 |
 Rockets | 28 | 21 | 30 | 20 | 99 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 46-9448.9% | 9-3129.0% | 27-3187.1% | 54 | 22 | 9 |
| HOU | 38-8644.2% | 11-3531.4% | 12-1866.7% | 35 | 23 | 14 |
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Denver Nuggets128| 31 | 21 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 0 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | +22 | +3.9 | |||||
| 30 | 12 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +16 | −5.9 | ||||||
| 27 | 29 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 0 | 8-9 | 0 | +9 | +22.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 0 | +12 | −0.7 | |||||||
| 19 | 6 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +4 | 0.0 | ||||||
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| 26 | 7 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | +17 | −1.1 | |||||||
| 24 | 11 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +21 | −6.1 | ||||||
| 22 | 13 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | +15 | +6.1 | ||||||
| 17 | 11 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | +18 | +0.6 | ||||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −2.4 | ||
| 4 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +2 | +4.2 | |||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.9 | ||||
| 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.2 | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.8 | ||
| Team | 128 | 46-9448.9% | 9-3129.0% | 54 | 22 | 9 | 15 | 27-3187.1% | 18 | 11 | 3 | |||
Bench 52 points on 21 for 47 shooting
Did not play: JaVale McGee (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets99| 32 | 21 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | −15 | +8.8 | ||||||
| 32 | 4 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −23 | −12.3 | |||||
| 28 | 10 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −15 | −10.6 | |||||
| 27 | 23 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −9 | +8.7 | ||||||
| 24 | 15 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −2.5 | |||||
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| 23 | 4 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | −18 | −1.9 | ||||||
| 22 | 6 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −0.7 | ||||
| 21 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −5.7 | |||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −0.8 | ||||
| 10 | 2 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −0.8 | |||
| 4 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.6 | |
| Team | 99 | 38-8644.2% | 11-3531.4% | 35 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 12-1866.7% | 8 | 7 | 3 | |||
Bench 26 points on 10 for 32 shooting
Did not play: Danuel House Jr. (injury/illness).
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Nikola Jokić had 29 points (16 in the paint) and 16 rebounds, and the Denver Nuggets routed the Houston Rockets 128-99.
The Nuggets led by as many as 29.
Michael Porter Jr. scored 21 points (12 on 4 3-pointers).
For the Rockets, Kelly Olynyk scored 23 points on 10 for 14 shooting, and Jae'Sean Tate added 21 points on 9 for 13 shooting.
The Rockets gave up 18 offensive rebounds, about 8 more than usual for the shots the Nuggets missed. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 52-26 off the bench. The Rockets’ starters were outscored 63-49 in 19 minutes together.
Denver NuggetsHouston RocketsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes.
101 points from the field on 94 shots: 0.6 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 22-30 | 73.3% | 64% |
| In the paint | 9-20 | 45.0% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-13 | 46.2% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 7-25 | 28.0% | 36% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kelly Olynyk | 28 | 13 | 6-8 | +2 |
| Christian Wood | 9 | 6 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| D.J. Wilson | 5 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 8 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 27 points on 56 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jae'Sean Tate | 22 | 3 | 1-3 | −4 |
| Avery Bradley | 15 | 0 | 0-1 | −4 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 10 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 5 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
The tracking credits him with 18 points on 62 possessions. He usually scores about 19 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 20 | 5 | 2-3 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4 | 4 | 2-2 | +3 |
| Christian Wood | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | +1 |
| Avery Bradley | 3 | 2 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 12 | 6 | 3-3 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 42 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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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50/50
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Highest Leverage Moments
Barton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
Q1 5:32
9.6%
43→34
Jokic 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
Q1 7:07
8.3%
43→35
Wall 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
Q1 5:55
8.3%
35→43
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q1 6:49
7.9%
37→30
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
Q1 7:29
6.9%
47→40
