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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 26 | 20 | 24 | 31 | 101 |
 Nuggets | 25 | 26 | 36 | 29 | 116 |
HOUTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 38-8345.8% | 10-3627.8% | 15-2268.2% | 44 | 25 | 14 |
| DEN | 39-8645.3% | 13-3339.4% | 25-3180.6% | 41 | 27 | 10 |
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Denver Nuggets116| 29 | 11 | 4-10 | 2-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −3.8 | ||||||
| 29 | 12 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | 0 | +8 | −0.3 | |||||
| 28 | 14 | 3-8 | 1-3 | 7-7 | 0 | +9 | −0.1 | |||||||
| 26 | 10 | 4-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +10 | +2.8 | ||||||
| 24 | 31, Season high (his best before, 22) | 10-14 | 3-4 | 8-9 | +11 | +14.7 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 6-14 | 0-4 | 2-2 | +4 | +1.0 | ||||||||
| 20 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.6 | |||||
| 20 | 11 | 2-7 | 2-5 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +2.9 | ||||||
| 19 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −3.5 | ||||
| 19 | 7 | 3-9 | 1-4 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +4 | −6.5 | |||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −0.3 | |
| Team | 116 | 39-8645.3% | 13-3339.4% | 41 | 27 | 10 | 21 | 25-3180.6% | 10 | 10 | 4 | |||
Bench 38 points on 13 for 37 shooting
Houston Rockets101| 32 | 18 | 7-14 | 2-6 | 2-4 | 0 | −8 | +4.3 | |||||||
| 31 | 9 | 3-12 | 2-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −13 | −8.1 | ||||||
| 31 | 22 | 7-12 | 0-2 | 8-8 | 0 | −8 | +7.1 | |||||||
| 30 | 11 | 4-7 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −9 | −7.1 | |||||
| 23 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −2.8 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-4 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −8 | −7.0 | ||||
| 22 | 11 | 5-10 | 0-3 | 1-4 | −14 | +0.7 | ||||||||
| 19 | 9 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | +4.3 | ||||
| 18 | 2 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −7.4 | |||||
| 2 | 6 | 2-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | +4.3 | |||
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −1.8 | ||
| Team | 101 | 38-8345.8% | 10-3627.8% | 44 | 25 | 14 | 21 | 15-2268.2% | 9 | 4 | 3 | |||
Bench 31 points on 12 for 28 shooting
Did not play: David Nwaba and Bruno Fernando (coach’s decision).
Nuggets116Rockets101ClickTap 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.
DeMarcus Cousins scored a season-high 31 points, and the Denver Nuggets beat the Houston Rockets 116-101.
The Nuggets took control with a 22-8 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 20.
The Nuggets had 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Rockets, Christian Wood had 22 points (14 in the paint) and 10 rebounds.
The Nuggets went 25 for 31 at the line to the Rockets’ 15 for 22. The Rockets forced 10 turnovers, about 4 fewer than usual for this many possessions.
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).
91 points from the field on 86 shots: 3.1 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 16-32 | 50.0% | 65% |
| In the paint | 4-7 | 57.1% | 43% |
| Mid-range | 6-14 | 42.9% | 41% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 38% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 11-27 | 40.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Wood | 21 | 17 | 7-8 | +11 |
| Alperen Sengun | 9 | 7 | 1-3 | +4 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 4 | 6 | 2-3 | +5 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 9 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 37 points on 46 possessions. He usually scores about 14 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eric Gordon | 12 | 0 | 0-0 | −3 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 9 | 5 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Christian Wood | 9 | 2 | 0-2 | 0 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 7 | 0 | 0-1 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 1-1 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 12 points on 53 possessions. He usually scores about 11 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 20 | 4 | 2-4 | 0 |
| Christian Wood | 10 | 2 | 1-4 | 0 |
| Jalen Green | 6 | 6 | 3-5 | +5 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 10 | 2 | 1-2 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 50 possessions. He usually scores about 11 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
Cousins 26' 3PT Jump Shot (19 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
Q3 10:14
14.9%
62→77
Wood 2' Dunk (16 PTS) (Green 6 AST)
Q3 10:30
10.4%
73→62
Hyland 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Campazzo 2 AST)
Q2 7:24
8.3%
68→76
Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Wood 1 AST)
Q1 10:39
7.1%
66→59
Wood 1' Dunk (20 PTS) (Green 7 AST)
Q3 4:46
6.8%
92→85
