April 16, 2021 · 8:00 PM EDT
Biggest lead DEN by 29 · HOU by 2 · 3 lead changes
Q1 9:32+5% HOUK. Olynyk 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tate 1 AST)DEN 4 · HOU 5
Q1 8:27+5% HOUC. Wood Layup (4 PTS) (K. Olynyk 1 AST)DEN 8 · HOU 7
Q1 7:29+5% DENM. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 13 · HOU 7
Q1 2:11+5% HOUA. Bradley 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tate 3 AST)DEN 27 · HOU 23| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1UT Jazz | 52 | 20 | .722 | — |
2PH Suns | 51 | 21 | .708 | 1.0 |
3DE Nuggets | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
4LA Clippers | 47 | 25 | .653 | 5.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
6LA Lakers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
7PO Trail Blazers | 42 | 30 | .583 | 10.0 |
8GS Warriors | 39 | 33 | .542 | 13.0 |
9ME Grizzlies | 38 | 34 | .528 | 14.0 |
10SA Spurs | 33 | 39 | .458 | 19.0 |
11NO Pelicans | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
12SA Kings | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.0 |
13MI Timberwolves | 23 | 49 | .319 | 29.0 |
14OK Thunder | 22 | 50 | .306 | 30.0 |
15HO Rockets | 17 | 55 | .236 | 35.0 |
| Zone | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 22/30 73% | 24/34 71% |
| Paint | 9/20 45% | 2/13 15% |
| Mid-range | 6/13 46% | 1/4 25% |
| Corner 3 | 2/6 33% | 4/10 40% |
| Above the break 3 | 7/25 28% | 7/25 28% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 31 | 21 | 5 | 1 | 7-13 | 4-7 | 3-4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +22 | 71.1% |
WB Will BartonG | 30 | 12 | 1 | 2 | 3-10 | 1-6 | 5-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +16 | 47.5% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 27 | 29 | 16 | 7 | 10-12 | 1-1 | 8-9 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 3 | +9 | 90.9% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 22 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 3-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +12 | 58.1% |
MM Monté MorrisG | 19 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 2-6 | 0-2 | 2-2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +4 | 43.6% |
FC Facundo CampazzoG | 26 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2-5 | 2-4 | 1-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | +17 | 59.5% |
PD PJ DozierG-F | 24 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5-14 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | +21 | 39.3% |
JG JaMychal GreenF-C | 22 | 13 | 7 | 1 | 6-8 | 0-1 | 1-1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | +15 | 77.0% |
PM Paul MillsapF | 17 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 4-10 | 0-1 | 3-3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | +18 | 48.6% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +5 | 0.0% |
BB Bol BolC-F | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 50.0% |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +2 | 69.4% |
MH Markus HowardG | 4 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | 50.0% |
SH Shaquille HarrisonG | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 50.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 128 | 54 | 22 | 46-94 | 9-31 | 27-31 | 11 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 15 | ||
| Shooting | 48.9% | 29.0% | 87.1% | 59.5% |
DNP: JaVale McGee
JT Jae'Sean TateF | 32 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 9-13 | 1-3 | 2-3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -15 | 73.3% |
KP Kevin Porter Jr.G-F | 32 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 1-9 | 0-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | -23 | 20.2% |
JW John WallG | 28 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3-8 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 1 | -15 | 56.3% |
| KOKelly OlynykF-C | 27 | 23 | 6 | 2 | 10-14 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -9 | 82.1% |
| CWChristian WoodF | 24 | 15 | 3 | 1 | 5-10 | 2-4 | 3-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | -11 | 61.5% |
KM KJ MartinF | 23 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 2-8 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 2 | -18 | 25.0% |
| ABAvery BradleyG | 22 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2-7 | 2-6 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -10 | 42.9% |
AB Armoni BrooksG | 21 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 2-6 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | -20 | 33.3% |
DW D.J. WilsonF | 17 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 3-7 | 1-4 | 1-4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -14 | 45.7% |
DJ DaQuan JeffriesG-F | 10 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -8 | 33.3% |
AL Anthony LambF | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 53.2% |
| Totals | 240 | 99 | 35 | 23 | 38-86 | 11-35 | 12-18 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 14 | 19 | ||
| Shooting | 44.2% | 31.4% | 66.7% | 52.7% |
DNP: Danuel House Jr.
11:56Jump Ball C. Wood vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. TateDEN 011:54MISS J. Tate driving floating ShotDEN 011:53A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:37K. Olynyk personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 011:27MISS M. Morris 25' 3PTDEN 011:26K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:21C. Wood step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 010:58MISS A. Gordon 13' turnaround fadeaway ShotDEN 010:56K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 010:51W. Barton shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Wood 2 FT)DEN 010:51C. Wood Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 010:51C. Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 010:42N. Jokic Hook (2 PTS) (M. Porter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 210:27MISS C. Wood Jump ShotDEN 210:16M. Porter Jr. 17' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (M. Morris 1 AST)DEN 49:56MISS J. Tate driving HookDEN 49:54M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 49:44MISS W. Barton 25' 3PTDEN 49:43K. Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 49:32K. Olynyk 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tate 1 AST)DEN 49:10N. Jokic 9' turnaround Hook (4 PTS)DEN 68:52MISS C. Wood 25' 3PTDEN 68:51M. Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 68:38J. Tate shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Barton 2 FT)DEN 68:38W. Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 78:38W. Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)DEN 88:27C. Wood Layup (4 PTS) (K. Olynyk 1 AST)DEN 88:27N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Wood 1 FT)DEN 88:27MISS C. Wood Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 88:27M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 88:02MISS W. Barton step back 3PTDEN 88:01J. Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 87:55J. Wall lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 87:55A. Gordon STEAL (1 STL)DEN 87:50A. Gordon running DUNK (2 PTS)DEN 107:35MISS J. Wall driving floating bank ShotDEN 107:35N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 107:29M. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 137:19J. Wall bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 137:19N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 137:12MISS M. Morris 24' 3PTDEN 137:08N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 137:07N. Jokic putback Layup (6 PTS)DEN 156:55MISS K. Olynyk HookDEN 156:55N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 156:49M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (8 PTS) (M. Morris 2 AST)DEN 186:26MISS K. Porter Jr. 27' 3PTDEN 186:25J. Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 186:18J. Tate putback Layup (2 PTS)DEN 186:02MISS M. Porter Jr. 20' Jump ShotDEN 186:01C. Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 185:55J. Wall running Layup (2 PTS)DEN 185:32W. Barton 26' 3PT step back (5 PTS)DEN 215:23MISS K. Porter Jr. 11' driving floating ShotDEN 215:22J. Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 215:19J. Tate tip DUNK (4 PTS)DEN 214:59MISS M. Morris 14' Jump ShotDEN 214:57N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 214:57C. Wood shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)DEN 214:57N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)DEN 224:57N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 234:43J. Tate cutting Layup (6 PTS) (J. Wall 1 AST)DEN 234:25MISS N. Jokic 13' driving floating ShotDEN 234:21N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)DEN 234:20N. Jokic tip Layup (10 PTS)DEN 254:04MISS K. Olynyk 6' driving floating ShotDEN 254:02N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)DEN 254:00W. Barton charge offensive FOUL (2 PF)DEN 254:00W. Barton offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 253:48MISS J. Wall 17' Jump ShotDEN 253:46J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 253:25MISS P. Dozier 26' 3PTDEN 253:23A. Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 253:14K. Olynyk cutting Layup (5 PTS) (J. Tate 2 AST)DEN 252:58M. Morris driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)DEN 272:46J. Tate 3PT (9 PTS) (A. Bradley 1 AST)DEN 272:32MISS J. Green 25' 3PTDEN 272:29J. Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)DEN 272:11A. Bradley 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Tate 3 AST)DEN 272:00MISS P. Dozier driving LayupDEN 271:58A. Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 271:45MISS J. Wall 6' driving floating ShotDEN 271:37M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 271:35P. Millsap 10' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)DEN 291:22MISS A. Bradley 25' 3PTDEN 291:20P. Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 291:12M. Porter Jr. 3PT (11 PTS)DEN 320:54J. Tate Layup (11 PTS) (K. Martin Jr. 1 AST)DEN 320:42P. Millsap 6' turnaround bank Hook (4 PTS)DEN 340:33J. Wall 28' 3PT (5 PTS)DEN 340:14MISS P. Dozier 25' 3PTDEN 340:12A. Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 340:04J. Wall lost ball TURNOVER (3 TO)DEN 340:04F. Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)DEN 340:03J. Wall shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Campazzo 2 FT)DEN 340:03F. Campazzo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)DEN 350:03MISS F. Campazzo Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 350:01J. Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)DEN 35The Nuggets routed the Rockets 128-99 on the road.
Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 29 points, 16 rebounds and 7 assists, while Kelly Olynyk led the Rockets with 23 points.
The Nuggets led by as many as 29 points. The lead changed hands 3 times and the score was tied 1 time. Their best stretch was a 10-0 run.
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