Houston
Rockets
93
–
129
FINAL
Denver
Nuggets
Date
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
Arena
Attendance
N/A
| Team | Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 93 |
| DEN | 24 | 18 | 40 | 34 | 129 |
Game MVPs
Box score star vs. the player whose impact transcended the stat sheet
Key Contributor
Nikola Jokić
DEN
16
PTS
12
REB
13
AST
+27
+/−
Key Contributions
Deflections6
Contested Shots6
Opp FG% When Defending62.5%
Pts Allowed / Poss0.30
Impact Composite57.7
Hustle: 21.0Defense: 31.8Impact: 4.9
Triple-Double5 steals6 deflections6 contested shots+27 plus/minusonly 12 pts allowed on 39.4 possessions
Box Score MVP
Jamal Murray
DEN
30
PTS
2
REB
4
AST
+25
+/−
Game Performance
FG11-21 (52.4%)
3PT3-4
FT5-6
TS%63.5%
eFG%59.5%
STL1
TOV1
ORTG142
DRTG99
NET+44
30 points+25 plus/minusonly 22 pts allowed on 42.1 possessions
Box Score
| HOU | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clint Capela | 23:47 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4-7 | 57% | 0-0 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | -19 |
| Isaiah Crawford | 12:00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 20% | 0-2 | 0% | 3-4 | 75% | -12 |
| Kevin Durant | 26:03 | 11 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-2 | 0% | 1-1 | 100% | -18 |
| Tari Eason | 21:35 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4-9 | 44% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Amen Thompson | 30:13 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8-14 | 57% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | -17 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Jeff Green | 7:33 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-3 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -3 |
| Alperen Sengun | 24:13 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 5-8 | 63% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-4 | 0% | -17 |
| Aaron Holiday | 16:01 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1-10 | 10% | 0-4 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | -17 |
| Reed Sheppard | 27:06 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 4-12 | 33% | 1-9 | 11% | 0-0 | 0% | -26 |
| Josh Okogie | 23:35 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5-11 | 46% | 2-5 | 40% | 0-2 | 0% | -22 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | 27:54 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5-10 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | -12 |
| TOTAL | — | 93 | 44 | 16 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 18 | 42-97 | 43% | 4-33 | 12% | 5-14 | 36% | — |
Dorian Finney-Smith —
| DEN | MIN | PTS | REB | OREB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | PF | FG | FG% | 3PT | 3P% | FT | FT% | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonas Valančiūnas | 11:43 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 6-6 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +7 |
| Bruce Brown | 19:44 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2-5 | 40% | 1-2 | 50% | 2-4 | 50% | +17 |
| Aaron Gordon | 22:29 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0% | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | 21:03 | 14 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 56% | 4-6 | 67% | 0-0 | 0% | +15 |
| Cameron Johnson | 24:46 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6-9 | 67% | 3-5 | 60% | 2-2 | 100% | +23 |
| BENCH | ||||||||||||||||
| Nikola Jokić | 30:25 | 16 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 6-12 | 50% | 0-2 | 0% | 4-5 | 80% | +27 |
| Spencer Jones | 19:41 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | 0-0 | 0% | +17 |
| Tyus Jones | 7:33 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 50% | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | +3 |
| Jamal Murray | 31:24 | 30 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 11-21 | 52% | 3-4 | 75% | 5-6 | 83% | +25 |
| Zeke Nnaji | 5:51 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0-2 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 1-2 | 50% | +2 |
| David Roddy | 5:51 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-1 | 0% | 0-1 | 0% | 2-2 | 100% | +2 |
| Jalen Pickett | 5:51 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 50% | 1-2 | 50% | 0-0 | 0% | +2 |
| Julian Strawther | 7:33 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 67% | 2-2 | 100% | 0-0 | 0% | +3 |
| Christian Braun | 26:06 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 80% | 3-4 | 75% | 0-0 | 0% | +20 |
| TOTAL | — | 129 | 42 | 8 | 36 | 12 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 48-87 | 55% | 17-32 | 53% | 16-22 | 73% | — |
Shot Chart & Zone Quality
Every shot plotted with zone efficiency vs league average
Team
View
Player
HOU42/97 (43%)
Paint
35/56 (63%)
Mid
9/20 (45%)
3PT
4/33 (12%)
RA 67%ATB3 15%Paint 58%Corner 3 0%Mid 0%
DEN0/0 (0%)
Paint
0/0 (0%)
Mid
0/0 (0%)
3PT
0/0 (0%)
Made
Missed
Hot (+5% vs avg)
Cold (-5% vs avg)
Matchup Breakdown
Matchup Matrix
Defense:
View:
Primary Matchup
Nikola Jokić
defended Alperen Sengun
4.4 min • 9 pts • 67%
Best Defender
Aaron Gordon
held Tari Eason
2.6 min • 0 pts • 0%
Got Cooked
Nikola Jokić
vs Alperen Sengun
4.4 min • 9 pts • 67%
| DEN Defense | Aaron Holiday | Alperen Sengun | Amen Thompson | Clint Capela | Isaiah Crawford | Jabari Smith Jr. | Josh Okogie | Kevin Durant | Reed Sheppard | Tari Eason |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | — | — | 3.5m 4pts 50% | — | — | — | 1.5m 5pts 100% | 1.5m 5pts 100% | 1.3m 8pts 50% | — |
| Nikola Jokić | — | 4.4m 9pts 67% | — | 3.0m 3pts 50% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Aaron Gordon | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | 1.2m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | 2.6m 0pts 0% |
| Christian Braun | — | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | 3.8m 5pts 67% | — | — |
| Cameron Johnson | — | — | 1.5m 0pts 0% | — | — | 3.9m 5pts 100% | — | — | — | — |
| Jonas Valančiūnas | — | 1.7m 2pts 100% | — | 2.0m 4pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bruce Brown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3.5m 1pts 0% | — |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | 1.7m 6pts 67% | — |
| Spencer Jones | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 0pts 0% | 1.0m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — |
| Zeke Nnaji | — | — | — | 1.6m 0pts 0% | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Julian Strawther | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1.3m 6pts 100% | — | — | — |
| Tyus Jones | 1.2m 2pts 100% | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other | 4.6m 2pts 33% | 1.7m 10pts 46% | 3.2m 5pts 67% | 1.6m 5pts 25% | 3.2m 7pts 75% | 3.4m 4pts 20% | 4.6m 8pts 60% | 3.5m 6pts 40% | 2.6m 9pts 67% | 5.5m 6pts 40% |
Game Flow
Game Flow
Score margin over time — positive = DEN leads, negative = HOU leads
DEN Largest Lead
39
Q4 11:21
HOU Largest Lead
5
Q1 2:27
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 9:12 – Q2 10:32
+1 → +7
DEN 8-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 0:48
+6 → +9
DEN 9-0 run
Q2 12:00 – Q3 0:48
+6 → +10
HOU 11-0 run
Q3 1:21 – Q3 1:21
+8 → +8