Denver
Nuggets
116
–
111
FINAL
Houston
Rockets
Date
Sunday, March 23, 2025
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 25 | 30 | 39 | 16 | 116 |
| HOU | 20 | 30 | 22 | 28 | 111 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
DeAndre Jordan
DEN
11
PTS
15
REB
4
AST
+5
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections2
Contested Shots6
Loose Balls1
Opp FG% When Defending57.1%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.12
Impact Composite54.4
Hustle: 14.5Defense: 39.1Impact: 0.8
Double-Double6 contested shotsonly 8 pts allowed on 65.3 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
39
PTS
4
REB
7
AST
+19
+/−
Game Performance
FG15-28 (53.6%)
3PT4-6
FT5-6
TS%63.6%
eFG%60.7%
TOV1
ORTG131
DRTG107
NET+24
39 points4-6 from 3+19 plus/minusonly 35 pts allowed on 62.0 possessions
Box Score
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 37:06 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | +9 |
| DeAndre Jordan | 38:22 | 11 | 15 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5-7 | 71% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-3 | 33% | +5 |
| Michael Porter Jr. | 32:23 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 7-16 | 44% | 1-3 | 33% | 2-2 | 100% | -4 |
| Jamal Murray | 38:10 | 39 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 15-28 | 54% | 4-6 | 67% | 5-6 | 83% | +19 |
| Peyton Watson | 20:33 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 3-8 | 38% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-3 | 67% | -14 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Christian Braun | 34:23 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 4-4 | 100% | +17 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 11:44 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0 |
| Russell Westbrook | 23:59 | 14 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-4 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | -5 |
| TOTAL | — | 116 | 43 | 10 | 28 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 23 | 44-87 | 51% | 10-21 | 48% | 18-26 | 69% | — |
PJ Hall —
Jalen Pickett —
Spencer Jones —
Dario Saric —
Trey Alexander —
Hunter Tyson —
Vlatko Čančar —
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 16:38 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2-4 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-2 | 100% | -10 |
| Amen Thompson | 31:48 | 11 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5-11 | 46% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-4 | 0% | -5 |
| Jalen Green | 35:50 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 8-22 | 36% | 3-12 | 25% | 11-14 | 79% | -6 |
| Tari Eason | 15:25 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2-3 | 67% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -2 |
| Steven Adams | 22:25 | 14 | 12 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 6-10 | 60% | 0-0 | 0% | 2-4 | 50% | +9 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Fred VanVleet | 41:44 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2-12 | 17% | 1-8 | 13% | 2-2 | 100% | -2 |
| Dillon Brooks | 36:39 | 21 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 8-12 | 67% | 5-8 | 63% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 39:30 | 17 | 14 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6-15 | 40% | 0-1 | 0% | 5-8 | 63% | -6 |
| TOTAL | — | 111 | 45 | 16 | 25 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 20 | 39-89 | 44% | 11-34 | 32% | 22-34 | 65% | — |
Cam Whitmore —
Jeff Green —
Jock Landale —
Aaron Holiday —
Jae'Sean Tate —
Reed Sheppard —
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
DEN44/87 (51%)
Paint
26/52 (50%)
Mid
14/28 (50%)
3PT
10/22 (45%)
RA 59%Paint 38%ATB3 53%Mid 58%Corner 3 29%
HOU39/89 (44%)
Paint
25/46 (54%)
Mid
5/15 (33%)
3PT
11/35 (31%)
RA 67%ATB3 26%Paint 31%Corner 3 50%Mid 20%
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Alperen Sengun
defended DeAndre Jordan
6.4 min • 6 pts • 50%
Best Defender
Fred VanVleet
held Jamal Murray
5.3 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Dillon Brooks
vs Aaron Gordon
3.3 min • 13 pts • 83%
| HOU Defense | Aaron Gordon | Christian Braun | DeAndre Jordan | Jalen Pickett | Jamal Murray | Michael Porter Jr. | Peyton Watson | Russell Westbrook | Zeke Nnaji |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | 2.1m 5pts 50% | — | 6.4m 6pts 50% | — | 1.4m 2pts 100% | 1.1m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 2pts 33% | — |
| Fred VanVleet | — | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.4m 5pts 25% | — | 5.3m 0pts 0% | 1.3m 0pts 0% | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — |
| Dillon Brooks | 3.3m 13pts 83% | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.3m 2pts 100% | 3.4m 3pts 50% | — | — | — |
| Jalen Green | 1.5m 1pts 0% | 5.0m 5pts 67% | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 2.4m 4pts 0% | — | — |
| Amen Thompson | 2.5m 4pts 67% | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.4m 2pts 50% | 2.8m 2pts 100% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — |
| Steven Adams | 1.1m 4pts 67% | — | 3.1m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | 1.4m 4pts 50% | 2.3m 4pts 100% |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | 1.1m 2pts 100% | 1.7m 0pts 0% | 1.5m 3pts 100% | — |
| Tari Eason | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 2.0m 2pts 100% | — |
| Other | 2.1m 2pts 50% | — | 2.3m 8pts 38% | 1.4m 3pts 100% | 1.2m 2pts 100% | 2.2m 9pts 57% | 3.4m 7pts 100% | 1.5m 4pts 100% | 2.8m 3pts 14% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = HOU leads, negative = DEN leads
HOU Largest Lead
9
Q1 3:45
DEN Largest Lead
19
Q3 11:51
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 4:31 – Q1 6:17
+7 → +1
DEN 11-0 run
Q1 4:31 – Q1 6:44
+7 → -2
DEN 13-0 run
Q1 4:31 – Q1 7:07
+7 → -4
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 11:33 – Q3 1:34
0 → -5