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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 30 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 103 |
 Rockets | 31 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 124 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 41-8747.1% | 11-3630.6% | 10-1855.6% | 47 | 26 | 20 |
| HOU | 47-10246.1% | 12-3138.7% | 18-2475.0% | 55 | 23 | 13 |
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Houston Rockets124| 39 | 32 | 12-27 | 4-8 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | +27 | +1.8 | ||||||
| 38 | 20 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-5 | +15 | +7.0 | ||||||||
| 36 | 16 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 0 | 4-5 | +17 | +3.1 | |||||||
| 34 | 20 | 7-17 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0 | +15 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 27 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | +11 | 0.0 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 33 | 11 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +11 | −1.5 | ||||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | +13 | +1.6 | ||||||
| 10 | 3 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | +6 | +0.2 | ||||
| 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | ||
| Team | 124 | 47-10246.1% | 12-3138.7% | 55 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 18-2475.0% | 20 | 12 | 3 | |||
Bench 24 points on 10 for 22 shooting
Did not play: D.J. Augustin, Boban Marjanovic and Frank Kaminsky (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets103| 33 | 23 | 8-20 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 0 | −17 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 33 | 13 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | −18 | +1.2 | |||||||
| 25 | 8 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | −23 | −5.1 | ||||||
| 25 | 14 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | −21 | −2.0 | ||||||||
| 9 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +0.4 | |||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 29 | 6 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | −14 | +0.1 | |||||||
| 23 | 4 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | −4.3 | |||||||
| 18 | 10 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | −7 | +2.6 | ||||||
| 17 | 9 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +5 | −0.8 | ||||||
| 14 | 7 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | +1.5 | ||||
| 8 | 7 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −2 | +2.3 | ||||
| 6 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −1.9 | |||
| Team | 103 | 41-8747.1% | 11-3630.6% | 47 | 26 | 20 | 18 | 10-1855.6% | 13 | 9 | 13 | |||
Bench 43 points on 16 for 35 shooting
Did not play: Thomas Bryant, Jack White and Ish Smith (coach’s decision).
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Jalen Green scored 32 points (16 in the fourth quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 124-103.
The Rockets led by as many as 21, pulling away with a 24-7 run in the fourth quarter.
Early in the fourth quarter, Josh Christopher had 3 steals, 1 of them during a 10-0 Rockets run, and the Rockets scored 5 points off them.
Alperen Sengun had 20 points (12 in the third quarter), 10 rebounds, 7 assists and 3 steals, and Kevin Porter Jr. added 20 points and 9 assists. Jalen Green scored 16 of his 32 points in the fourth quarter. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers and 7 players in double-digit scoring.
For the Nuggets, Michael Porter Jr. scored 23 points with 6 3-pointers.
The Nuggets committed 20 turnovers to the Rockets’ 13. They gave up 20 offensive rebounds, about 7 more than usual for the shots the Rockets missed. The Nuggets were outscored 44-25 in 16 minutes with Caldwell-Pope, Gordon, Jokić, Brown and Porter on the floor together.
Houston RocketsDenver NuggetsPS, 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).
106 points from the field on 102 shots: 8.8 fewer than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 26-42 | 61.9% | 67% |
| In the paint | 5-19 | 26.3% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 4-10 | 40.0% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-6 | 33.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-25 | 40.0% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 18 | 6 | 2-5 | 0 |
| Bruce Brown | 17 | 6 | 3-6 | 0 |
| Christian Braun | 10 | 0 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 9 | 2 | 1-3 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 30 | 18 | 7-15 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 32 points on 84 possessions. He usually scores about 28 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 35 | 8 | 3-6 | −2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 14 | 0 | 0-2 | −4 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jeff Green | 6 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Everyone else | 20 | 6 | 3-6 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 16 points on 83 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 16 | 5 | 2-6 | 0 |
| Aaron Gordon | 12 | 1 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Bruce Brown | 10 | 6 | 2-4 | +3 |
| Reggie Jackson | 9 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 25 | 2 | 1-4 | −5 |
The tracking credits him with 19 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 21 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
Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
Q3 2:49
12.5%
53→40
Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
Q3 9:58
12.0%
47→35
Martin Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS)
Q3 0:26
11.1%
47→58
Eason 1' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Sengun 5 AST)
Q4 8:02
11.0%
82→93
Brown 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
Q1 2:52
10.1%
55→45
