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| Team | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Nuggets | 24 | 16 | 28 | 32 | 100 |
 Rockets | 32 | 22 | 23 | 33 | 110 |
DENTeam statsHOU| Team | FG | 3PT | FT | REB | AST | TO |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DEN | 37-8344.6% | 8-2927.6% | 18-2572.0% | 39 | 20 | 10 |
| HOU | 41-9145.1% | 14-3836.8% | 14-1782.4% | 51 | 29 | 10 |
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Houston Rockets110| 38 | 14 | 6-13 | 2-8 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +10 | −1.0 | |||||
| 36 | 23 | 6-15 | 1-3 | 10-10 | 0 | 0 | +3 | −0.1 | ||||||
| 35 | 8 | 3-8 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | +1 | −1.6 | |||||||
| 35 | 20 | 9-17 | 1-3 | 1-3 | −3 | +6.4 | ||||||||
| 30 | 12 | 4-9 | 3-6 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +1 | −3.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 12 | 5-11 | 2-6 | 0 | 0-0 | +18 | +3.7 | |||||||
| 17 | 5 | 2-5 | 1-3 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | +6 | −0.3 | ||||||
| 17 | 8 | 3-8 | 2-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +11 | −3.1 | ||
| 12 | 8 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | +7 | +2.8 | |||||
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 110 | 41-9145.1% | 14-3836.8% | 51 | 29 | 10 | 21 | 14-1782.4% | 15 | 5 | 3 | |||
Bench 33 points on 13 for 29 shooting
Did not play: Steven Adams, Clint Capela and Jae'Sean Tate (coach’s decision).
Denver Nuggets100| 39 | 38 | 14-23 | 5-8 | 0 | 5-5 | 0 | +1 | +12.4 | ||||||
| 39 | 25 | 11-21 | 1-5 | 2-2 | −2 | +8.6 | ||||||||
| 32 | 4 | 2-7 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | −1 | −4.3 | ||||||
| 31 | 8 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | −2 | −4.9 | ||||||
| 30 | 3 | 1-6 | 0-2 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | +6 | −11.0 | ||||||
| Bench | ||||||||||||||
| 19 | 7 | 2-8 | 0-1 | 0 | 3-3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −16 | −3.0 | ||||
| 14 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | −19 | −4.6 | ||||
| 14 | 5 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | −3 | −0.1 | |||
| 12 | 6 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2-4 | 0 | −7 | +2.0 | |||||
| 6 | 2 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −11 | −1.6 | |
| 3 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.3 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | |
| 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | −0.1 | |
| Team | 100 | 37-8344.6% | 8-2927.6% | 39 | 20 | 10 | 18 | 18-2572.0% | 7 | 7 | 6 | |||
Bench 22 points on 7 for 20 shooting
Did not play: Zeke Nnaji (coach’s decision).
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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.
Alperen Sengun had 20 points (14 in the paint) and 12 rebounds, and the Houston Rockets went on an 11-2 run in the third quarter to beat the Denver Nuggets 110-100.
It was tied at 60 when Tari Eason’s driving layup put the Rockets ahead for good with 4:14 left in the third quarter. They pulled away to a 71-62 lead with 1:50 left in the quarter.
Kevin Durant had 23 points (11 in the first quarter, on a 3-pointer, 2 dunks, a floater and a jumper), 12 rebounds and 8 assists.
For the Nuggets, Jamal Murray scored 38 points on 14 for 23 shooting, and Nikola Jokić added 25 points, 16 rebounds and 9 assists. Murray scored 15 of his 38 points in the fourth quarter. Jokić made all 3 of his hook shots. He has taken 1,427 hook shots since 2017-18, the second-most in the NBA, and made 60.4% of them (the league: 48.0%).
The Rockets grabbed 15 offensive rebounds to the Nuggets’ 7.
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).
96 points from the field on 91 shots: about what the league scores from the same zones.
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| Zone | FG | % | League |
|---|---|---|---|
| At the rim | 11-18 | 61.1% | 67% |
| In the paint | 12-22 | 54.5% | 45% |
| Mid-range | 4-13 | 30.8% | 42% |
| Corner 3 | 4-14 | 28.6% | 39% |
| Above-the-break 3 | 10-24 | 41.7% | 35% |
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aaron Gordon | 37 | 11 | 3-5 | 0 |
| Spencer Jones | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Nikola Jokić | 7 | 4 | 0-1 | +2 |
| Christian Braun | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 17 | 6 | 2-5 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 23 points on 74 possessions. He usually scores about 23 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokić | 36 | 9 | 4-10 | −2 |
| Marvin Bagley III | 11 | 7 | 3-3 | +4 |
| Cameron Johnson | 6 | 0 | 0-0 | −2 |
| Aaron Gordon | 6 | 0 | 0-1 | −2 |
| Everyone else | 11 | 4 | 2-3 | +1 |
The tracking credits him with 20 points on 69 possessions. He usually scores about 22 on that many.
| Guarded by | Poss | Pts | FG | vs usual |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Johnson | 21 | 3 | 1-2 | −3 |
| Jamal Murray | 12 | 0 | 0-1 | −3 |
| DeMar DeRozan | 8 | 2 | 1-3 | 0 |
| Trevon Brazile | 8 | 3 | 1-1 | +1 |
| Everyone else | 21 | 6 | 3-5 | 0 |
The tracking credits him with 14 points on 70 possessions. He usually scores about 20 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 = HOU leads, negative = DEN leads
HOU Largest Lead
19
Q2 8:08
DEN Largest Lead
2
Q1 11:43
Key Scoring Runs (8+)
HOU 14-0 run
Q1 0:03 – Q2 8:08
+5 → +19
DEN 8-0 run
Q3 9:54 – Q3 8:09
+16 → +8
DEN 10-0 run
Q3 7:34 – Q3 5:04
+10 → 0
