December 8, 2023 · 9:00 PM EST
Q1 | Q2 | Q3 | Q4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 HOU | 27 | 25 | 40 | 22 | 114 |
 DEN | 22 | 26 | 26 | 32 | 106 |
Biggest lead HOU by 25 · DEN by 7 · 4 lead changes
Q2 5:29+6% HOUA. Sengun driving reverse Layup (12 PTS)HOU 41 · DEN 36
Q2 0:00+6% DENK. Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT pullup (10 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)HOU 52 · DEN 48
Q3 10:10+6% HOUF. VanVleet 26' 3PT pullup (15 PTS)HOU 59 · DEN 52
Q3 9:25+6% DENN. Jokic driving finger roll Layup (7 PTS)HOU 61 · DEN 54
Q3 7:48+7% DENJ. Murray 25' 3PT (17 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)HOU 64 · DEN 61| 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 | HOU | DEN |
|---|---|---|
| Restricted area | 14/23 61% | 16/32 50% |
| Paint | 4/11 36% | 6/18 33% |
| Mid-range | 4/9 44% | 6/12 50% |
| Corner 3 | 3/6 50% | 1/7 14% |
| Above the break 3 | 10/33 30% | 9/21 43% |
| FVFred VanVleetG | 40 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 6-17 | 4-10 | 10-13 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +16 | 57.2% |
JG Jalen GreenG | 35 | 25 | 3 | 1 | 8-17 | 2-9 | 7-9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -8 | 59.6% |
| ASAlperen SengunC | 34 | 17 | 10 | 7 | 7-14 | 0-1 | 3-5 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | +11 | 52.5% |
DB Dillon BrooksG-F | 33 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6-12 | 4-10 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | +2 | 66.7% |
JS Jabari Smith Jr.F | 25 | 9 | 10 | 5 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | -2 | 41.8% |
JG Jeff GreenF | 27 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 5-6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | +2 | 68.7% |
TE Tari EasonF | 17 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 0-4 | 0-2 | 3-4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -2 | 26.0% |
AH Aaron HolidayG | 16 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 3-5 | 2-2 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | +19 | 73.5% |
JT Jae'Sean TateF | 13 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2 | 83.3% |
| Totals | 240 | 114 | 47 | 21 | 35-82 | 13-39 | 31-42 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 20 | ||
| Shooting | 42.7% | 33.3% | 73.8% | 56.7% |
MP Michael Porter Jr.F | 40 | 20 | 8 | 0 | 8-12 | 3-6 | 1-1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +11 | 80.4% |
| NJNikola JokićC | 34 | 23 | 16 | 5 | 9-26 | 1-2 | 4-7 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 5 | +3 | 39.5% |
| JMJamal MurrayG | 32 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 6-17 | 4-8 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | +4 | 54.7% |
| KCKentavious Caldwell-PopeG | 25 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 5-6 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -16 | 101.7% |
AG Aaron GordonF | 22 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 1-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | -12 | 20.8% |
PW Peyton WatsonG | 26 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 4-9 | 0-1 | 5-5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | +4 | 58.0% |
RJ Reggie JacksonG | 25 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 2-8 | 0-4 | 2-2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | +4 | 33.8% |
CB Christian BraunG | 14 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1-4 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | -9 | 25.0% |
DJ DeAndre JordanC | 12 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -2 | 50.0% |
JH Justin HolidayF-G | 6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -12 | 100.0% |
JS Julian StrawtherG | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | -15 | — |
| Totals | 240 | 106 | 47 | 22 | 38-90 | 10-28 | 20-27 | 4 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 24 | ||
| Shooting | 42.2% | 35.7% | 74.1% | 52.0% |
11:55Jump Ball A. Sengun vs. N. Jokic: Tip to J. GreenHOU 011:47MISS F. VanVleet 25' pullup 3PTHOU 011:44J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 011:43MISS F. VanVleet 24' 3PTHOU 011:40D. Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)HOU 011:39MISS J. Green 24' 3PTHOU 011:35A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 011:24MISS N. Jokic floating ShotHOU 011:21J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)HOU 011:16A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Smith Jr. 1 AST)HOU 211:16J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 1 FT)HOU 211:16A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)HOU 310:56A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)HOU 310:56MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2HOU 310:56N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 310:45MISS J. Green Layup - blockedHOU 310:45M. Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)HOU 310:42N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:39MISS J. Murray running 3PTHOU 310:36J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)HOU 310:32MISS D. Brooks 25' running 3PTHOU 310:28J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 310:16MISS A. Gordon 3PTHOU 310:15D. Brooks loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)HOU 310:08MISS N. Jokic floating ShotHOU 310:05A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 39:58MISS D. Brooks 25' 3PTHOU 39:55A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 39:46MISS A. Gordon 7' driving floating bank ShotHOU 39:43A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 39:40MISS J. Smith Jr. 9' Jump ShotHOU 39:37N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 39:14K. Caldwell-Pope 11' pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 38:51A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)HOU 38:51J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 48:51J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)HOU 58:36J. Murray 24' 3PT step back (3 PTS)HOU 58:23MISS J. Smith Jr. 25' 3PTHOU 58:20J. Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)HOU 58:11J. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 2 FT)HOU 58:11J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)HOU 58:11J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)HOU 57:55A. Sengun 10' floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (J. Smith Jr. 2 AST)HOU 77:39J. Murray 26' 3PT pullup (8 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)HOU 77:20MISS D. Brooks 26' pullup 3PTHOU 77:16M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 77:06K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)HOU 76:50N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATIONHOU 76:41MISS J. Green 26' 3PTHOU 76:37A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)HOU 76:34A. Sengun 14' Jump Shot (7 PTS)HOU 96:08MISS J. Murray 12' fadeaway ShotHOU 96:05J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)HOU 95:55J. Smith Jr. traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)HOU 95:42N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)HOU 95:42J. Green STEAL (1 STL)HOU 95:36F. VanVleet running Layup (2 PTS)HOU 115:27J. Murray bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)HOU 115:27D. Brooks STEAL (1 STL)HOU 115:22D. Brooks 3PT running (3 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)HOU 145:05MISS R. Jackson 3PTHOU 145:01A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)HOU 144:47D. Brooks 26' 3PT pullup (6 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)HOU 174:31MISS A. Gordon 26' 3PTHOU 174:31A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)HOU 174:20MISS A. Holiday driving floating ShotHOU 174:20N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)HOU 174:15N. Jokic bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)HOU 174:00A. Sengun driving Layup (9 PTS)HOU 194:00N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 1 FT)HOU 194:00A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)HOU 203:44P. Watson cutting Layup (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 1 AST)HOU 203:26MISS D. Brooks 27' pullup 3PTHOU 203:21A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)HOU 203:21C. Braun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)HOU 203:21J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)HOU 213:21J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)HOU 223:03MISS N. Jokic driving LayupHOU 222:57N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)HOU 222:57MISS N. Jokic tip LayupHOU 222:57N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)HOU 222:57MISS N. Jokic tip LayupHOU 222:56T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 222:53J. Strawther shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (VanVleet 2 FT)HOU 222:53F. VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)HOU 232:53F. VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)HOU 242:36MISS R. Jackson 24' step back 3PTHOU 242:31A. Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 242:29Jump Ball C. Braun vs. A. Holiday: Tip to D. JordanHOU 242:29A. Holiday lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)HOU 242:29C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)HOU 242:19R. Jackson 9' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)HOU 241:59D. Jordan defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)HOU 241:59J. Green technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (1 PTS)HOU 251:51J. Green driving Layup (3 PTS)HOU 271:36MISS C. Braun 24' 3PTHOU 271:35J. Green loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)HOU 271:25C. Braun pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (R. Jackson 2 AST)HOU 271:06MISS T. Eason 3PTHOU 271:04R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 270:50J. Tate personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jackson 2 FT)HOU 270:50R. Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)HOU 270:50R. Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)HOU 270:29MISS J. Green 3PTHOU 270:26P. Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 270:05MISS R. Jackson 24' pullup 3PTHOU 270:01J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)HOU 270:00MISS J. Green 53' running 3PTHOU 27The Rockets beat the Nuggets 114-106 on the road.
Fred VanVleet led the Rockets with 26 points, while Nikola Jokić led the Nuggets with 23 points and 16 rebounds.
The Rockets led by as many as 25 points. The lead changed hands 4 times and the score was tied 5 times. The Nuggets answered with a 18-0 run at one point.
Written by StatPro from the box score and play-by-play.
