November 12, 2023 · 7:00 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 DEN | 30 | 20 | 26 | 28 | 104 |
 HOU | 23 | 23 | 28 | 33 | 107 |
Biggest lead DEN by 9 · HOU by 10 · 7 lead changes
Q3 6:53+8% HOUD. Brooks driving Layup (8 PTS) (A. Sengun 4 AST)DEN 59 · HOU 57
Q3 2:02+8% HOUF. VanVleet driving Layup (17 PTS)DEN 72 · HOU 68
Q4 11:21+9% HOUT. Eason 24' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Holiday 1 AST)DEN 76 · HOU 79Q4 9:24+10% HOUT. Eason 3PT (8 PTS) (A. Holiday 2 AST)DEN 80 · HOU 84
Q4 0:19+10% DENN. Jokic 26' 3PT (36 PTS) (A. Gordon 5 AST)DEN 102 · HOU 103| W | L | PCT | GB | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1DENuggets | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
2OK Thunder | 57 | 25 | .695 | — |
3MI Timberwolves | 56 | 26 | .683 | 1.0 |
4LA Clippers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 6.0 |
5DA Mavericks | 50 | 32 | .610 | 7.0 |
6NO Pelicans | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
7PH Suns | 49 | 33 | .598 | 8.0 |
8LA Lakers | 47 | 35 | .573 | 10.0 |
9GS Warriors | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
10SA Kings | 46 | 36 | .561 | 11.0 |
| 11HORockets | 41 | 41 | .500 | 16.0 |
12UT Jazz | 31 | 51 | .378 | 26.0 |
13ME Grizzlies | 27 | 55 | .329 | 30.0 |
14SA Spurs | 22 | 60 | .268 | 35.0 |
15PO Trail Blazers | 21 | 61 | .256 | 36.0 |
| Zone | DEN | HOU |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 21/28 75% | 12/21 57% |
| Paint | 8/17 47% | 9/19 47% |
| Mid-range | 4/14 29% | 6/15 40% |
| Corner 3 | 1/5 20% | 4/7 57% |
| Above the break 3 | 8/27 30% | 6/25 24% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 39 | 16 | 8 | 5 | 6-10 | 1-2 | 3-6 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | +8 | 63.3% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 38 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 13-26 | 2-6 | 8-8 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | +12 | 61.0% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 38 | 25 | 10 | 0 | 11-19 | 3-10 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | +2 | 65.8% |
KC Kentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 38 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | +6 | 50.0% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 28 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 6-12 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | -3 | 58.3% |
CG Collin GillespieG | 20 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 3-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 42.9% |
CB Christian BraunG | 14 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -11 | 0.0% |
ZN Zeke NnajiF-C | 11 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 1-4 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | -18 | 25.0% |
JS Julian StrawtherG | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -5 | 0.0% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 7 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -6 | 0.0% |
| Totals | 240 | 104 | 49 | 24 | 42-91 | 9-32 | 11-14 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 11 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 46.2% | 28.1% | 78.6% | 53.5% |
| FVFred VanVleetG | 41 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 9-21 | 3-9 | 5-7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | -4 | 54.0% |
JG Jalen GreenG | 35 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 1-13 | 1-4 | 6-6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +10 | 28.8% |
AS Alperen SengunC | 35 | 23 | 8 | 5 | 9-18 | 0-2 | 5-6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | -8 | 55.7% |
| DBDillon BrooksG-F | 29 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 3-6 | 1-3 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 4 | -9 | 64.4% |
JS Jabari Smith Jr.F | 20 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 4-7 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | -6 | 57.1% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 26 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 5-7 | 2-4 | 3-4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +14 | 85.6% |
JT Jae'Sean TateF | 20 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 38.7% |
AH Aaron HolidayG | 17 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2-8 | 1-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +8 | 31.3% |
| TETari EasonF | 16 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | +12 | 100.0% |
JL Jock LandaleC | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -4 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 107 | 45 | 20 | 37-87 | 10-32 | 23-29 | 7 | 4 | 12 | 9 | 16 | ||
| Shooting | 42.5% | 31.3% | 79.3% | 53.6% |
11:57Jump Ball A. Sengun vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. Smith Jr.DEN 011:41MISS J. Green cutting LayupDEN 011:40N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 011:37N. Jokic running finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)DEN 211:37D. Brooks shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)DEN 211:37N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 311:22MISS A. Sengun 10' turnaround HookDEN 311:21A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 311:17A. Sengun 3-second-violation TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 310:58A. Gordon Layup (2 PTS) (K. Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)DEN 510:47A. Sengun 13' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)DEN 510:30K. Caldwell-Pope 18' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)DEN 710:09A. Sengun driving Hook (4 PTS) (J. Green 2 AST)DEN 79:50MISS A. Gordon 25' 3PTDEN 79:49J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 79:23F. VanVleet 8' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)DEN 79:13MISS N. Jokic driving Layup - blockedDEN 79:13A. Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 79:11J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 79:10D. Brooks running Layup (2 PTS) (J. Green 3 AST)DEN 79:10A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Brooks 1 FT)DEN 79:10D. Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)DEN 78:55N. Jokic Layup (5 PTS)DEN 98:39MISS D. Brooks 12' fadeaway ShotDEN 98:39N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 98:19MISS N. Jokic 7' turnaround HookDEN 98:16A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 98:16A. Gordon tip Layup (4 PTS)DEN 118:09MISS J. Green 9' driving floating ShotDEN 118:08M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 117:56N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 117:56J. Green STEAL (1 STL)DEN 117:51MISS A. Sengun 26' 3PTDEN 117:50R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 117:43MISS R. Jackson driving Layup - blockedDEN 117:43J. Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 117:38MISS M. Porter Jr. 16' Jump ShotDEN 117:34A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 117:25MISS F. VanVleet 19' pullup ShotDEN 117:22R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 117:06MISS R. Jackson driving reverse LayupDEN 117:05N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 117:03N. Jokic putback Layup (7 PTS)DEN 136:48MISS A. Sengun 12' floating ShotDEN 136:48M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)DEN 136:40MISS M. Porter Jr. 28' pullup 3PTDEN 136:37F. VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 136:30D. Brooks 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (F. VanVleet 1 AST)DEN 136:07MISS A. Gordon 18' Jump ShotDEN 136:07D. Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 135:59MISS D. Brooks 25' pullup 3PTDEN 135:59A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)DEN 135:47A. Gordon backcourt TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 135:36D. Brooks bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)DEN 135:24F. VanVleet personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 135:09K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)DEN 164:48MISS A. Holiday 24' step back 3PTDEN 164:47A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)DEN 164:43A. Sengun 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS)DEN 164:24M. Porter Jr. driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)DEN 184:05F. VanVleet 14' pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)DEN 183:48M. Porter Jr. cutting Layup (4 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)DEN 203:31MISS A. Holiday 17' pullup ShotDEN 203:31A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)DEN 203:19N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)DEN 203:19J. Tate STEAL (1 STL)DEN 203:12MISS F. VanVleet 25' 3PTDEN 203:12A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 203:05D. Brooks shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Gordon 2 FT)DEN 203:05MISS A. Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2DEN 203:05A. Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)DEN 212:47MISS F. VanVleet 17' pullup ShotDEN 212:44J. Landale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 212:41MISS A. Holiday 25' 3PTDEN 212:39J. Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)DEN 212:38MISS J. Tate floating Shot - blockedDEN 212:38A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 212:38J. Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)DEN 212:27A. Holiday 9' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (T. Eason 1 AST)DEN 212:13J. Landale shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)DEN 212:13N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)DEN 222:13N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)DEN 231:59MISS J. Green 25' step back 3PTDEN 231:57C. Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 231:43N. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (11 PTS)DEN 251:26A. Holiday 28' 3PT (5 PTS) (J. Green 4 AST)DEN 251:13N. Jokic 24' 3PT (14 PTS) (P. Watson 1 AST)DEN 281:02MISS J. Green 6' driving Layup - blockedDEN 281:02N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 280:59N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)DEN 280:49MISS P. Watson driving LayupDEN 280:49N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)DEN 280:49N. Jokic putback Layup (16 PTS)DEN 300:46C. Gillespie personal FOUL (1 PF)DEN 300:29MISS J. Green 8' driving LayupDEN 300:28J. Tate REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)DEN 300:27J. Tate 6' Hook (2 PTS)DEN 300:04MISS Z. Nnaji 6' driving floating Shot - blockedDEN 300:04J. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 300:04T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)DEN 300:00MISS A. Holiday 25' 3PT - blockedDEN 300:00P. Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)DEN 30The Rockets edged the Nuggets 107-104 at home.
Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 26 points, while Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 36 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists.
The Rockets took the lead for good with 10:02 left in Q4. The Rockets led by as many as 10 points. The lead changed hands 7 times and the score was tied 3 times.
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