Denver
Nuggets
133
–
112
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Tuesday, February 28, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 133 |
| HOU | 30 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 112 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
14
PTS
11
REB
10
AST
+31
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections3
Contested Shots8
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite56.1
Hustle: 18.0Defense: 32.4Impact: 5.7
Triple-Double63.6% FG3 deflections8 contested shots+31 plus/minusonly 10 pts allowed on 34.6 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
32
PTS
4
REB
6
AST
+20
+/−
Game Performance
FG12-18 (66.7%)
3PT5-10
FT3-3
TS%82.8%
eFG%80.6%
STL1
TOV2
ORTG148
DRTG115
NET+33
32 points66.7% FG5-10 from 38 contested shots+20 plus/minusonly 16 pts allowed on 44.3 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | 31:42 | 32 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12-18 | 67% | 5-10 | 50% | 3-3 | 100% | +20 |
| Reggie Jackson | 25:23 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4-11 | 36% | 1-4 | 25% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Vlatko Čančar | 26:56 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 1-1 | 100% | +2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 21:04 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +19 |
| Christian Braun | 5:07 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Michael Porter Jr. | 23:00 | 17 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 7-11 | 64% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +22 |
| Peyton Watson | 2:16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +1 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 29:30 | 14 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5-9 | 56% | 2-5 | 40% | 2-3 | 67% | +18 |
| Bruce Brown | 27:02 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 6-11 | 55% | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Nikola Jokić | 27:45 | 14 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 7-11 | 64% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +31 |
| Thomas Bryant | 20:15 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-6 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | -10 |
| TOTAL | — | 133 | 43 | 11 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 | 53-92 | 58% | 16-37 | 43% | 11-16 | 69% | — |
Jeff Green —
Ish Smith —
DeAndre Jordan —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 32:58 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4-10 | 40% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -33 |
| Tari Eason | 31:07 | 17 | 12 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7-10 | 70% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-3 | 100% | -8 |
| Josh Christopher | 22:42 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-3 | 33% | 0-0 | 0% | +6 |
| Usman Garuba | 13:50 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +13 |
| Alperen Sengun | 29:03 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | -36 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jalen Green | 19:22 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7-15 | 47% | 3-7 | 43% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Frank Kaminsky | 5:07 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Boban Marjanovic | 5:07 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| KJ Martin | 26:50 | 15 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7-13 | 54% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -3 |
| Daishen Nix | 25:34 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 6-10 | 60% | 2-4 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | -27 |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | 28:20 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-10 | 50% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | -4 |
| TOTAL | — | 112 | 40 | 10 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 48-97 | 49% | 9-31 | 29% | 7-10 | 70% | — |
Willie Cauley-Stein —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN53/92 (58%)
Paint
31/44 (70%)
Mid
12/20 (60%)
3PT
16/37 (43%)
RA 72%ATB3 48%Paint 59%Corner 3 33%Mid 67%
HOU48/97 (49%)
Paint
35/59 (59%)
Mid
8/15 (53%)
3PT
9/31 (29%)
RA 63%ATB3 32%Paint 47%Mid 67%Corner 3 0%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended Nikola Jokić
8.3 min • 4 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Jabari Smith Jr.
held Aaron Gordon
4.5 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Josh Christopher
vs Reggie Jackson
2.1 min • 5 pts • 100%
| HOU Defense | Aaron Gordon | Bruce Brown | Jamal Murray | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Michael Porter Jr. | Nikola Jokić | Peyton Watson | Reggie Jackson | Thomas Bryant | Vlatko Čančar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 4.5m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 2.4m 2pts 50% | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 2pts 33% |
| KJ Martin | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.9m 4pts 67% | 4.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | — |
| Alperen Sengun | — | — | — | — | — | 8.3m 4pts 33% | — | — | — | — |
| Tari Eason | — | 1.9m 4pts 67% | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | 3.6m 4pts 67% |
| Daishen Nix | — | — | 5.3m 8pts 50% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Jalen Green | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | 1.2m 5pts 100% | 3.9m 8pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| TyTy Washington Jr. | — | 2.6m 4pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — | 4.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Josh Christopher | — | 1.4m 4pts 100% | 1.0m 2pts 25% | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.1m 5pts 100% | — | — |
| Usman Garuba | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.4m 0pts 0% | — |
| Boban Marjanovic | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.5m 6pts 75% | — |
| Other | 2.7m 6pts 60% | 3.5m 4pts 67% | 2.6m 4pts 50% | 1.8m 2pts 50% | 2.4m 2pts 33% | 2.9m 18pts 56% | 0.8m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 7pts 75% | 2.8m 7pts 29% | 3.6m 2pts 50% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = DEN leads
HOU Largest Lead
0
Q1 0:00
DEN Largest Lead
26
Q3 3:28
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 7:49 – Q1 8:29
-11 → -17
HOU 8-0 run
Q1 8:54 – Q1 11:09
-15 → -9