Houston
Rockets
114
–
106
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Friday, December 8, 2023
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 27 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 114 |
| DEN | 22 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 106 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Alperen Sengun
HOU
17
PTS
10
REB
7
AST
+11
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots14
Opp FG% When Defending54.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.29
Impact Composite59.2
Hustle: 25.0Defense: 32.6Impact: 1.7
Double-Double14 contested shots+11 plus/minusonly 14 pts allowed on 49.0 possessions
Box Score MVP
Fred VanVleet
HOU
26
PTS
4
REB
3
AST
+16
+/−
Game Performance
FG6-17 (35.3%)
3PT4-10
FT10-13
TS%57.2%
eFG%47.1%
BLK1
TOV1
ORTG121
DRTG104
NET+17
4-10 from 3+16 plus/minusheld opponents to 35.7% FGonly 16 pts allowed on 64.1 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 33:39 | 17 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7-14 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 3-5 | 60% | +11 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 25:27 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3-9 | 33% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| Jeff Green | 26:40 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-6 | 83% | +2 |
| Jalen Green | 35:10 | 25 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 8-17 | 47% | 2-9 | 22% | 7-9 | 78% | -8 |
| Tari Eason | 17:12 | 3 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-4 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -2 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Holiday | 16:20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-1 | 0% | +19 |
| Jae'Sean Tate | 12:40 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 67% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Fred VanVleet | 39:56 | 26 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6-17 | 35% | 4-10 | 40% | 10-13 | 77% | +16 |
| Dillon Brooks | 32:57 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6-12 | 50% | 4-10 | 40% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| TOTAL | — | 114 | 47 | 11 | 21 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 35-82 | 43% | 13-39 | 33% | 31-42 | 74% | — |
Reggie Bullock Jr. —
Boban Marjanovic —
Nate Williams —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DeAndre Jordan | 12:16 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 39:37 | 20 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8-12 | 67% | 3-6 | 50% | 1-1 | 100% | +11 |
| Jamal Murray | 31:41 | 21 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6-17 | 35% | 4-8 | 50% | 5-5 | 100% | +4 |
| Peyton Watson | 25:36 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-5 | 100% | +4 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | 25:04 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-6 | 83% | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | -16 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Aaron Gordon | 22:24 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-5 | 20% | -12 |
| Nikola Jokić | 34:23 | 23 | 16 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9-26 | 35% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-7 | 57% | +3 |
| Justin Holiday | 6:01 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-1 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| Christian Braun | 14:03 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1-4 | 25% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -9 |
| Reggie Jackson | 24:37 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-8 | 25% | 0-4 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +4 |
| TOTAL | — | 106 | 47 | 12 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 23 | 38-90 | 42% | 10-28 | 36% | 20-27 | 74% | — |
Zeke Nnaji —
Julian Strawther —
Hunter Tyson —
Jalen Pickett —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU35/82 (43%)
Paint
18/34 (53%)
Mid
8/18 (44%)
3PT
13/39 (33%)
ATB3 30%RA 58%Paint 43%Corner 3 50%Mid 40%
DEN38/90 (42%)
Paint
22/50 (44%)
Mid
9/18 (50%)
3PT
10/29 (34%)
RA 52%ATB3 41%Paint 33%Corner 3 14%Mid 57%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Alperen Sengun
9.3 min • 13 pts • 33%
Best Defender
Michael Porter Jr.
held Jalen Green
5.7 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Jamal Murray
vs Dillon Brooks
5.7 min • 8 pts • 38%
| DEN Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Dillon Brooks | Fred VanVleet | Jabari Smith Jr. | Jae'Sean Tate | Jalen Green | Jeff Green | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Michael Porter Jr. | — | — | 1.3m 3pts 100% | 1.6m 2pts 50% | 1.1m 2pts 100% | — | 5.7m 0pts 0% | — | 2.5m 3pts 50% |
| Nikola Jokić | — | 9.3m 13pts 33% | 1.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 5pts 25% | — |
| Jamal Murray | — | 1.4m 3pts 17% | 5.7m 8pts 38% | — | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 6.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — | 5.4m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Reggie Jackson | 2.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | 1.1m 2pts 0% | — | 1.2m 2pts 50% | — |
| Peyton Watson | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 4pts 50% | — |
| Christian Braun | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% |
| DeAndre Jordan | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.2m 4pts 33% | 2.3m 12pts 86% | 1.5m 4pts 67% | 5.6m 4pts 25% | 3.4m 7pts 29% | 2.4m 9pts 67% | 4.4m 5pts 50% | 4.2m 2pts 25% | 3.3m 4pts 33% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
7
Q1 4:54
HOU Largest Lead
25
Q4 3:34
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 10-0 run
Q1 5:26 – Q1 7:13
+5 → -3
HOU 12-0 run
Q1 5:26 – Q1 8:00
+5 → -5
HOU 13-0 run
Q1 5:26 – Q1 8:00
+5 → -6
DEN 9-0 run
Q1 10:35 – Q2 2:53
-7 → 0