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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rockets | 26 | 27 | 29 | 33 | 115 |
 Nuggets | 29 | 16 | 21 | 35 | 101 |
HOUTeam statsDEN| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39-7750.6% | 19-3554.3% | 18-2378.3% | 47 | 24 | 19 |
| DEN | 37-9240.2% | 8-2927.6% | 19-2382.6% | 39 | 21 | 11 |
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Houston Rockets115| 40 | 31 | 8-14 | 5-6, Season high (his best before, 4) | 10-11 | 0 | 0 | +18 | +7.3 | ||||||
| 38 | 22 | 8-14 | 5-11, Ties his career high | 1-2 | 0 | +21 | 0.0 | |||||||
| 38 | 16 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 2-4 | +19 | −0.6 | ||||||||
| 30 | 8 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | +24 | −7.5 | |||||||
| 29 | 9 | 3-5 | 3-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −1.5 | |||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 30 | 28 | 9-15 | 6-9, Ties his career high | 4-4 | 0 | +10 | +13.6 | |||||||
| 25 | 1 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −10 | −3.2 | ||||
| 8 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −12 | −5.7 | |||||
| 2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −6 | −0.4 | |
| Team | 115 | 39-7750.6% | 19-3554.3% | 47 | 24 | 19 | 20 | 18-2378.3% | 9 | 6 | 8 | |||
Bench 29 points on 9 for 21 shooting
Did not play: Jeff Green, JD Davison and Clint Capela (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets101| 35 | 16 | 4-13 | 3-7 | 0 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | −12 | +1.0 | |||||
| 32 | 6 | 2-10 | 1-3 | 0 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | −14 | −6.2 | |||||
| 30 | 8 | 3-9 | 2-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −22 | −8.3 | |||||
| 29 | 25 | 9-20 | 1-4 | 6-7 | 0 | 0 | −20 | −1.8 | ||||||
| 28 | 9 | 4-8 | 1-5 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +1 | +1.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 28 | 12 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 2-2 | −7 | +5.1 | |||||||
| 22 | 10 | 4-7 | 0-1 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −1.3 | ||||||
| 16 | 10 | 5-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 0-0 | −10 | +0.3 | |||||||
| 11 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −3.7 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.9 | ||||
| 5 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | −1.1 | ||
| Team | 101 | 37-9240.2% | 8-2927.6% | 39 | 21 | 11 | 20 | 19-2382.6% | 10 | 9 | 2 | |||
Bench 37 points on 15 for 32 shooting
Rockets115Nuggets101ClickTap a team’s number to see the plays behind it.
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Reed Sheppard scored 28 points (all 11 of an 11-0 run in the third quarter), and the Houston Rockets beat the Denver Nuggets 115-101.
The Rockets took control with a 24-8 run in the second quarter and led by as many as 21.
Kevin Durant scored 31 points with 5 3-pointers, and Jabari Smith Jr. added 22 points (15 on 5 3-pointers) and 10 rebounds. The Rockets had 3 20-point scorers. Sheppard and Amen Thompson set each other up for 6 baskets and 15 points, 3 of them 3-pointers.
For the Nuggets, Nikola Jokić scored 25 points. Bruce Brown had 12 points and 12 rebounds off the bench.
The Rockets shot 50.6% from the field and 54.3% from 3 to the Nuggets’ 40.2% and 27.6%.
Houston RocketsDenver NuggetsPS, Performance Score: points above what an average player adds in the same minutes. Wins: how much his shots, free throws, turnovers and passes moved his team’s chance to win (1.00 is a whole win).
97 points from the field on 77 shots: 13.0 more than the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 14-20 | 70.0% | 67% |
| In the paint | 3-9 | 33.3% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 3-13 | 23.1% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 9-14 | 64.3% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-21 | 47.6% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Jones | 27 | 10 | 3-4 | +1 |
| Bruce Brown | 21 | 4 | 0-2 | −3 |
| Cameron Johnson | 10 | 6 | 2-3 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 4 | 3 | 1-1 | +2 |
| Everyone else | 16 | 7 | 2-4 | +2 |
The tracking credits him with 30 points on 77 possessions. He usually scores about 26 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Pickett | 16 | 6 | 2-2 | +2 |
| Bruce Brown | 15 | 4 | 0-3 | 0 |
| Jamal Murray | 6 | 6 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 4 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 12 | 5-7 | +8 |
The tracking credits him with 28 points on 58 possessions. He usually scores about 15 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 24 | 9 | 3-4 | +3 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 14 | 5 | 2-3 | +2 |
| Hunter Tyson | 7 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5 | 0 | 0-0 | −1 |
| Everyone else | 22 | 8 | 3-7 | +3 |
The tracking credits him with 22 points on 72 possessions. He usually scores about 17 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.
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
5
Q2 11:29
HOU Largest Lead
21
Q4 4:46
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q1 0:57 – Q2 11:29
-3 → +5
HOU 11-0 run
Q2 7:37 – Q2 6:00
+3 → -8
HOU 11-0 run
Q3 1:15 – Q3 0:03
-5 → -16
DEN 11-0 run
Q4 4:05 – Q4 2:16
-21 → -10
