April 4, 2023 · 8:00 PM EDT
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 30 | 29 | 26 | 18 | 103 |
 HOU | 31 | 25 | 30 | 38 | 124 |
Biggest lead DEN by 10 · HOU by 21 · 9 lead changes
Q3 4:52+9% HOUA. Sengun driving Layup (15 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 7 AST)DEN 71 · HOU 73
Q3 2:49+10% DENM. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (21 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)DEN 81 · HOU 78
Q3 2:30+10% HOUU. Garuba Layup (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 8 AST)DEN 81 · HOU 80
Q3 0:26+11% HOUK. Martin Jr. driving finger roll Layup (9 PTS)DEN 84 · HOU 85Q4 10:57+11% HOUK. Martin Jr. driving Layup (12 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 87 · HOU 90| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DENuggets | 53 | 29 | .646 | — |
2ME Grizzlies | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 |
3SA Kings | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 |
4PH Suns | 45 | 37 | .549 | 8.0 |
5GS Warriors | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
6LA Clippers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 |
7LA Lakers | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 |
8MI Timberwolves | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
9NO Pelicans | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 |
10OK Thunder | 40 | 42 | .488 | 13.0 |
11DA Mavericks | 38 | 44 | .463 | 15.0 |
12UT Jazz | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 |
13PO Trail Blazers | 33 | 49 | .402 | 20.0 |
| 14HORockets | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
15SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 |
| Zone | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 19/30 63% | 26/42 62% |
| Paint | 8/14 57% | 5/18 28% |
| Mid-range | 3/7 43% | 4/11 36% |
| Corner 3 | 1/8 13% | 2/6 33% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/28 36% | 10/25 40% |
| MPMichael Porter Jr.F | 33 | 23 | 7 | 1 | 8-20 | 6-15 | 1-2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | -17 | 55.1% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 33 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 6-11 | 0-1 | 1-4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -18 | 50.9% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 25 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 1-1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -23 | 62.1% |
NJ Nikola JokićC | 25 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 1 | -21 | 52.1% |
JM Jamal MurrayG | 9 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +7 | 50.0% |
BB Bruce BrownG-F | 29 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2-6 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -14 | 50.0% |
CB Christian BraunG | 23 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2-6 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 33.3% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 18 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 4-7 | 1-3 | 1-2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -7 | 63.5% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 17 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 2-7 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | +5 | 46.7% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 14 | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3-4 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | -10 | 87.5% |
DJ DeAndre JordanC | 8 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 71.7% |
VČ Vlatko ČančarF | 6 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -6 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 103 | 47 | 26 | 41-87 | 11-36 | 10-18 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 20 | 18 | ||
| Shooting | 47.1% | 30.6% | 55.6% | 54.3% |
JG Jalen GreenG | 39 | 32 | 6 | 4 | 12-27 | 4-8 | 4-4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | +27 | 55.6% |
| ASAlperen SengunC | 38 | 20 | 10 | 7 | 7-14 | 2-4 | 4-5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 4 | +15 | 61.7% |
JS Jabari Smith Jr.F | 36 | 16 | 13 | 1 | 6-14 | 0-1 | 4-5 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | +17 | 49.4% |
KP Kevin Porter Jr.G-F | 34 | 20 | 3 | 9 | 7-17 | 5-11 | 1-2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +15 | 55.9% |
| KMKJ MartinF | 27 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5-8 | 0-0 | 2-3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | +11 | 64.4% |
TE Tari EasonF | 33 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 5-9 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | +11 | 61.1% |
JC Josh ChristopherG | 18 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 4-8 | 0-2 | 2-4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | +13 | 51.2% |
| UGUsman GarubaF | 10 | 3 | 8 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +6 | 33.8% |
DN Daishen NixG | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -10 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 124 | 55 | 23 | 47-102 | 12-31 | 18-24 | 12 | 3 | 20 | 13 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 46.1% | 38.7% | 75.0% | 55.1% |
11:58Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Sengun: Tip to A. GordonDEN 011:41MISS M. Porter Jr. 15' pullup ShotDEN 011:40A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:34MISS K. Porter Jr. 28' running pullup 3PTDEN 011:33M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:22N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)DEN 211:05J. Green driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)DEN 210:45N. Jokic 8' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)DEN 410:35K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 410:35N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)DEN 410:30N. Jokic Layup (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)DEN 610:30K. Martin Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)DEN 610:30MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1DEN 610:30A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 610:16MISS K. Martin Jr. LayupDEN 610:15K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 610:14K. Martin Jr. putback Layup (2 PTS)DEN 610:03M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)DEN 99:42J. Smith Jr. 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)DEN 99:31MISS A. Gordon DUNK - blockedDEN 99:31J. Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 99:30A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 99:24A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 99:24N. Jokic STEAL (2 STL)DEN 99:18MISS J. Murray 24' 3PTDEN 99:16A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 99:12MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PTDEN 99:11J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 99:02MISS J. Green 9' fadeaway ShotDEN 99:01J. Murray loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 98:48MISS J. Smith Jr. 14' pullup ShotDEN 98:47M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 98:28N. Jokic Layup (8 PTS)DEN 118:10MISS K. Porter Jr. 13' pullup Shot - blockedDEN 118:10A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 118:09A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 118:00K. Caldwell-Pope driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)DEN 137:39J. Green driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)DEN 137:26MISS A. Gordon 10' turnaround fadeaway bank ShotDEN 137:26J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 137:20MISS K. Martin Jr. 7' running DUNK - blockedDEN 137:20N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 137:20N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 137:16N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 137:16K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)DEN 137:14K. Martin Jr. alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)DEN 136:57K. Martin Jr. personal FOUL (2 PF)DEN 136:48MISS N. Jokic 12' Jump ShotDEN 136:47J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 136:40J. Green running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)DEN 136:25N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 136:25A. Sengun STEAL (1 STL)DEN 136:21B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)DEN 136:21J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)DEN 136:21MISS J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2DEN 136:20A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 136:07K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 136:07A. Sengun STEAL (2 STL)DEN 135:59J. Green driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)DEN 135:45A. Gordon finger roll Layup (2 PTS)DEN 155:29A. Sengun 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 3 AST)DEN 155:16MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump ShotDEN 155:15J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 155:05MISS A. Sengun 17' Jump ShotDEN 155:04K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 154:55MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PTDEN 154:55J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 154:49MISS J. Green running LayupDEN 154:49M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)DEN 154:30A. Gordon 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 174:14J. Green step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 174:05MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PTDEN 174:03A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)DEN 173:50MISS J. Smith Jr. Layup - blockedDEN 173:50A. Gordon BLOCK (2 BLK)DEN 173:49A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)DEN 173:49A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 2 FT)DEN 173:49A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)DEN 173:49A. Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 173:36MISS J. Green 25' 3PTDEN 173:34C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 173:29B. Brown 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)DEN 203:02J. Green lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 203:02B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)DEN 202:52B. Brown 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 232:30A. Sengun driving reverse DUNK (7 PTS)DEN 232:17M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)DEN 261:58T. Eason 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 4 AST)DEN 261:45J. Green bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 261:32MISS J. Smith Jr. 17' pullup ShotDEN 261:31U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 261:25T. Eason bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 261:25C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)DEN 261:22C. Braun running DUNK (2 PTS)DEN 281:08J. Smith Jr. 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)DEN 281:08P. Watson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 1 FT)DEN 281:08J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)DEN 280:47J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)DEN 300:31K. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)DEN 300:10MISS C. Braun 25' 3PTDEN 300:06T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 300:01MISS U. Garuba LayupDEN 300:00U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 30The Rockets routed the Nuggets 124-103 at home.
Jalen Green led the Rockets with 32 points, while Michael Porter Jr. led the Nuggets with 23 points.
The Rockets led by as many as 21 points. The lead changed hands 9 times and the score was tied 11 times. The Nuggets answered with a 11-0 run at one point.
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