Houston
Rockets
116
–
129
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Saturday, April 24, 2021
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 26 | 24 | 32 | 34 | 116 |
| DEN | 36 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
24
PTS
8
REB
12
AST
+10
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls2
Opp FG% When Defending71.4%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.43
Impact Composite46.6
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 26.7Impact: 1.9
Double-Double71.4% FG3 deflections6 contested shots+10 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 50.9 possessions
Box Score MVP
Michael Porter Jr.
DEN
39
PTS
6
REB
2
AST
+12
+/−
Game Performance
FG13-21 (61.9%)
3PT8-12
FT5-5
TS%84.1%
eFG%81.0%
BLK3
TOV1
ORTG120
DRTG106
NET+14
39 points61.9% FG8-12 from 33 blocks11 contested shots+12 plus/minusonly 31 pts allowed on 72.5 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KJ Martin | 41:56 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7-12 | 58% | 1-2 | 50% | 3-8 | 38% | -8 |
| Armoni Brooks | 42:46 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 4-12 | 33% | 3-11 | 27% | 1-2 | 50% | -22 |
| D.J. Wilson | 39:53 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 10-17 | 59% | 3-7 | 43% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 21:17 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 1-2 | 50% | 1-4 | 25% | -11 |
| Kelly Olynyk | 34:30 | 21 | 8 | 1 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 2-6 | 33% | 11-11 | 100% | -30 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| DaQuan Jeffries | 29:04 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-6 | 33% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +8 |
| Anthony Lamb | 30:34 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 8-14 | 57% | 4-9 | 44% | 1-1 | 100% | 0 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 35 | 6 | 27 | 10 | 1 | 15 | 16 | 41-82 | 50% | 15-40 | 38% | 19-28 | 68% | — |
D.J. Augustin —
Avery Bradley —
Christian Wood —
Danuel House Jr. —
John Wall —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zeke Nnaji | 3:51 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 33:32 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-3 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | +15 |
| PJ Dozier | 27:48 | 23 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10-13 | 77% | 3-5 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | +21 |
| JaMychal Green | 20:59 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4-5 | 80% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +9 |
| Shaquille Harrison | 14:19 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +4 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Markus Howard | 3:32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-3 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| JaVale McGee | 15:08 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3-5 | 60% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Austin Rivers | 29:03 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3-7 | 43% | 2-6 | 33% | 1-2 | 50% | +5 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 3:51 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Aaron Gordon | 19:38 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-7 | 43% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +16 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 35:46 | 39 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 13-21 | 62% | 8-12 | 67% | 5-5 | 100% | +12 |
| Nikola Jokić | 29:01 | 24 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 10-14 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 4-6 | 67% | +10 |
| Bol Bol | 3:32 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 36 | 1 | 36 | 8 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 50-84 | 60% | 16-37 | 43% | 13-16 | 81% | — |
Paul Millsap —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU41/82 (50%)
Paint
23/38 (61%)
Mid
3/4 (75%)
3PT
15/40 (38%)
ATB3 32%RA 71%Corner 3 56%Paint 25%Mid 67%
DEN50/84 (60%)
Paint
29/36 (81%)
Mid
8/16 (50%)
3PT
17/38 (45%)
ATB3 47%RA 88%Paint 64%Corner 3 38%Mid 29%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Facundo Campazzo
defended Armoni Brooks
6.4 min • 3 pts • 100%
Best Defender
Aaron Gordon
held D.J. Wilson
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Kelly Olynyk
3.3 min • 14 pts • 88%
| DEN Defense | Anthony Lamb | Armoni Brooks | D.J. Wilson | DaQuan Jeffries | Jae'Sean Tate | Kelly Olynyk | KJ Martin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — | 1.8m 8pts 67% | 1.2m 7pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | 1.8m 5pts 100% | 5.9m 8pts 50% |
| Austin Rivers | 2.5m 1pts 0% | 2.3m 0pts 0% | — | 2.9m 5pts 67% | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 2.1m 0pts 0% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | — | 5.7m 6pts 50% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | 3.3m 14pts 88% | — |
| Facundo Campazzo | 2.4m 0pts 0% | 6.4m 3pts 100% | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| PJ Dozier | 1.2m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 7pts 100% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | 3.1m 5pts 100% | — | 1.6m 5pts 50% |
| JaMychal Green | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.0m 3pts 50% | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 0pts 0% |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.6m 3pts 50% | 2.5m 4pts 67% | — |
| JaVale McGee | 1.1m 4pts 100% | — | 1.8m 0pts 0% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 2.0m 0pts 0% | — |
| Shaquille Harrison | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 2.4m 0pts 0% | — | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 1.7m 1pts 0% | 3.8m 14pts 63% | 4.0m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 5pts 50% | — | 2.3m 4pts 100% | 5.2m 2pts 20% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
26
Q3 1:29
HOU Largest Lead
3
Q1 1:41
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 7:57 – Q1 9:34
+8 → +1
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 9:55 – Q1 11:30
+3 → +10
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 9:55 – Q2 0:23
+3 → +12
DEN 12-0 run
Q1 9:55 – Q2 0:23
+3 → +13