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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 27 | 30 | 39 | 20 | 116 |
 Rockets | 27 | 30 | 22 | 32 | 111 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 44-8750.6% | 10-2147.6% | 18-2669.2% | 43 | 28 | 9 |
| HOU | 39-8943.8% | 11-3432.4% | 22-3464.7% | 45 | 25 | 6 |
Point at or clickTap a player to see his shots, then his whole game from there. ClickTap a number under REB, AST, STL, BLK, TO or PF to see those plays.
Denver Nuggets116| 38 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-3 | 0 | +5 | +1.8 | |||||||
| 38 | 39 | 15-28 | 4-6 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | +19 | +9.7 | ||||||
| 37 | 13 | 5-9 | 1-3 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | +9 | +3.3 | ||||||
| 34 | 11 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 4-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +17 | −2.2 | ||||
| 32 | 17 | 7-16 | 1-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | −4 | −0.5 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 24 | 14 | 5-11 | 2-4 | 2-4 | 0 | −5 | −6.5 | |||||||
| 21 | 9 | 3-8 | 1-2 | 0 | 2-3 | −14 | +1.9 | |||||||
| 12 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1.7 | ||||
| 3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.8 | |
| Team | 116 | 44-8750.6% | 10-2147.6% | 43 | 28 | 9 | 23 | 18-2669.2% | 10 | 5 | 4 | |||
Bench 25 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Vlatko Čančar, PJ Hall, Spencer Jones, Dario Saric, Hunter Tyson and Trey Alexander (coach’s decision).
Houston Rockets111| 42 | 7 | 2-12 | 1-8 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −11.4 | |||||
| 40 | 17 | 6-15 | 0-1 | 0 | 5-8 | −6 | +7.4 | |||||||
| 37 | 21 | 8-12 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3 | +1.7 | |||||
| 36 | 30 | 8-22 | 3-12 | 0 | 11-14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | +0.5 | ||||
| 32 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 0-4 | −5 | −3.1 | ||||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 22 | 14 | 6-10 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 0 | +9 | +9.1 | |||||||
| 17 | 7 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −1.0 | |||
| 15 | 4 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −2.5 | ||||||
| Team | 111 | 39-8943.8% | 11-3432.4% | 45 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 22-3464.7% | 16 | 4 | 7 | |||
Bench 25 points on 10 for 17 shooting
Did not play: Reed Sheppard (injury/illness); Cam Whitmore, Aaron Holiday, Jock Landale, Jeff Green and Jae'Sean Tate (coach’s decision).
Nuggets116Rockets111ClickTap 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.
Jamal Murray scored 39 points (17 in the third quarter), and the Denver Nuggets went on a 17-5 run that bridged the second and third quarters to beat the Houston Rockets 116-111.
The Rockets led 57-54 with 31 seconds left in the second quarter. Murray’s step-back 3-pointer put the Nuggets ahead for good with 11:25 left in the third quarter. He made 2 3-pointers during the run, and they led 71-62 with 7:36 left in the quarter and by as many as 19.
The Rockets got within 110-107 on Alperen Sengun’s reverse layup with 21 seconds to play, but Christian Braun answered with 2 free throws, and the Rockets got no closer than 112-108.
During clutch time, the Nuggets outscored the Rockets 6-3.
For the Rockets, Jalen Green scored 30 points, and Fred VanVleet went 1 for 8 from 3. Dillon Brooks scored 21 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) on 8 for 12 shooting. Steven Adams had 14 points, 12 rebounds and 3 blocks off the bench. Sengun had 17 points, 14 rebounds and 10 assists, his eighth career triple-double.
The Nuggets shot 50.6% from the field and 47.6% from 3 to the Rockets’ 43.8% and 32.4%. The Rockets forced 9 turnovers, about 5 fewer than usual for this many possessions. The Nuggets outscored the Rockets 14-0 on the fast break. The Nuggets’ starters outscored the Rockets 50-39 in 19 minutes together. Russell Westbrook fouled out.
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).
98 points from the field on 87 shots: 4.5 more than the league scores from the same zones.
Point at a shooter to see his shots light up; click for his shots alone.
| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 18-29 | 62.1% | 66% |
| In the paint | 8-23 | 34.8% | 44% |
| Mid-range | 8-14 | 57.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 2-7 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 8-14 | 57.1% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 17 | 2 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jalen Green | 13 | 8 | 3-7 | +4 |
| Amen Thompson | 12 | 5 | 1-3 | +1 |
| Dillon Brooks | 10 | 10 | 5-8 | +7 |
| Everyone else | 18 | 14 | 5-8 | +9 |
The tracking credits him with 39 points on 71 possessions. He usually scores about 21 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 20 | 5 | 2-6 | −1 |
| Alperen Sengun | 10 | 4 | 2-4 | +1 |
| Amen Thompson | 9 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 6 | 4 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 13 | 4 | 1-2 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 17 points on 59 possessions. He usually scores about 16 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fred VanVleet | 8 | 0 | 0-2 | −2 |
| Tari Eason | 8 | 4 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Steven Adams | 7 | 2 | 1-1 | 0 |
| Amen Thompson | 5 | 3 | 1-2 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 5 | 1-4 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 44 possessions. He usually scores about 10 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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Highest Leverage Moments
Murray 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot (36 PTS)
Q4 5:09
12.8%
24→11
Westbrook 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Watson 3 AST)
Q3 2:09
12.1%
21→8
Brooks 24' 3PT Jump Shot (21 PTS) (Sengun 10 AST)
Q4 1:16
11.1%
3→14
Sengun 1' Driving Reverse Layup (16 PTS) (Ja. Green 5 AST)
Q4 0:22
10.8%
2→13
Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Braun 2 AST)
Q1 5:16
10.7%
58→47
