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Denver Nuggets @
Houston Rockets 133β112
2023-02-28 20:00 Β· NBA Β· Toyota Center (Houston), Houston TX Β· Att. 15,368
Denver Nuggets 2022-23 Β· Houston Rockets 2022-23 Β· 2022-23 season
Score by period
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 | 33 | 32 | 27 | 133 | |
| 30 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 112 |
Team stats
| Nuggets | Rockets | |
|---|---|---|
| Field goals | 53-92 .576 | 48-97 .495 |
| Three-pointers | 16-37 .432 | 9-31 .290 |
| Free throws | 11-16 .688 | 7-10 .700 |
| Offensive rebounds | 11 | 10 |
| Defensive rebounds | 32 | 30 |
| Total rebounds | 43 | 40 |
| Assists | 40 | 33 |
| Steals | 8 | 5 |
| Blocks | 5 | 6 |
| Turnovers | 11 | 13 |
| Personal fouls | 10 | 16 |
| Technical fouls | 1 | 1 |
| Points in the paint | 62 | 70 |
| Fast-break points | 22 | 14 |
| Points off turnovers | 12 | 21 |
| Largest lead | 26 | 0 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamal Murray G | 32 | 32 | 12-18 | 5-10 | 3-3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | +20 |
| 30 | 14 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 2-3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +18 | |
Nikola JokiΔ C | 28 | 14 | 7-11 | 0-0 | 0-1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | +31 |
| 23 | 17 | 7-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | +22 | |
| 21 | 11 | 5-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +19 | |
| 27 | 15 | 6-11 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | +3 | |
| 27 | 9 | 3-6 | 2-5 | 1-1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 | |
| 25 | 9 | 4-11 | 1-4 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +1 | |
| 20 | 8 | 3-6 | 0-0 | 2-4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | |
| Total | 240 | 133 | 53-92 | 16-37 | 11-16 | 11 | 32 | 43 | 40 | 8 | 5 | 11 | 10 |
FG .576 Β· 3P .432 Β· FT .688
Did not play: Jeff Green (dnp - coach's decision), DeAndre Jordan (dnp - coach's decision), Ish Smith (dnp - coach's decision)
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 3P | FT | OREB | DREB | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | PF | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jabari Smith Jr. F | 33 | 8 | 4-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | -33 |
Alperen Sengun C | 29 | 7 | 3-9 | 0-2 | 1-3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -36 |
| 27 | 15 | 7-13 | 0-2 | 1-1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -3 | |
| 26 | 14 | 6-10 | 2-4 | 0-1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | -27 | |
Jalen Green G | 19 | 17 | 7-15 | 3-7 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -17 |
Tari Eason F | 31 | 17 | 7-10 | 0-2 | 3-3 | 6 | 6 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | -8 |
| 28 | 12 | 5-10 | 2-5 | 0-0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -4 | |
| 23 | 11 | 5-11 | 1-3 | 0-0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | +6 | |
| 14 | 3 | 1-4 | 1-1 | 0-0 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | +13 | |
| 5 | 8 | 3-4 | 0-0 | 2-2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | +2 | |
Frank Kaminsky PF | 5 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +2 |
| Total | 240 | 112 | 48-97 | 9-31 | 7-10 | 10 | 30 | 40 | 33 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 16 |
FG .495 Β· 3P .290 Β· FT .700
Did not play: Willie Cauley-Stein (dnp - coach's decision)
Officials: John Goble, Justin Van Duyne, Matt Kallio
Play-by-play
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Quarter 1
- 12:00 Start of 1st Period (8:11 PM EST)
- 12:00 HOU Jump Ball Sengun vs. Jokic: Tip to Murray
- 11:40 DEN Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST) 3β0
- 11:21 HOU MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:20 Nuggets Rebound
- 11:07 DEN Caldwell-Pope 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST) 5β0
- 10:52 HOU Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST) 5β3
- 10:35 DEN MISS Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:34 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 10:29 DEN Porter Jr. 17' Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS) 7β3
- 10:13 HOU Green 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Sengun 2 AST) 7β5
- 10:01 DEN Gordon 2' Dunk (2 PTS) 9β5
- 9:47 HOU Nix Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
- 9:33 DEN Jokic 1' Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST) 11β5
- 9:15 DEN Jokic P.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
- 9:08 HOU MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:05 ROCKETS Rebound
- 8:59 HOU Martin Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST) 11β7
- 8:46 DEN Murray 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) 13β7
- 8:27 HOU Nix 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Sengun 3 AST) 13β10
- 8:11 DEN Murray 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST) 16β10
- 8:00 HOU Martin Jr. 3' Cutting Dunk Shot (4 PTS) (Green 2 AST) 16β12
- 8:00 DEN Murray S.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
- 8:00 HOU Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (5 PTS)
- 7:35 DEN MISS Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 7:33 HOU Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:27 HOU MISS Green 2' Running Layup
- 7:25 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:22 DEN Murray 1' Cutting Layup Shot (7 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST) 18β13
- 7:22 HOU Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
- 7:22 DEN Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
- 7:04 HOU Nix 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Sengun 4 AST) 19β15
- 7:04 DEN Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
- 7:04 HOU MISS Nix Free Throw 1 of 1
- 7:04 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 6:56 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:53 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:45 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 14' Pullup Jump Shot
- 6:42 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 6:41 DEN Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
- 6:41 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
- 6:37 HOU Nix Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T2)
- 6:37 DEN Murray STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:29 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:28 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 6:28 DEN Jokic 2' Layup (4 PTS) 21β15
- 6:03 HOU Nix 2' Driving Layup (7 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST) 21β17
- 5:42 DEN Jokic 11' Turnaround Fadeaway (6 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 2 AST) 23β17
- 5:31 HOU MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:30 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 5:19 DEN Murray 28' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST) 26β17
- 4:56 HOU Martin Jr. 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Green 3 AST) 26β19
- 4:49 HOU Martin Jr. P.FOUL (P1.T2) (M.Kallio)
- 4:49 HOU SUB: Washington Jr. FOR Green
- 4:49 HOU SUB: Eason FOR Martin Jr.
- 4:49 DEN SUB: Cancar FOR Caldwell-Pope
- 4:49 DEN SUB: Jackson FOR Gordon
- 4:44 DEN Murray 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Cancar 1 AST) 29β19
- 4:26 DEN Jackson S.FOUL (P1.T4) (M.Kallio)
- 4:26 HOU MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2
- 4:26 ROCKETS Rebound
- 4:26 DEN SUB: Brown FOR Porter Jr.
- 4:26 HOU Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 4:11 DEN Murray 15' Turnaround Fadeaway (16 PTS) 31β20
- 3:57 HOU MISS Sengun 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 3:56 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 3:43 DEN Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Murray 1 AST) 34β20
- 3:42 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
- 3:39 HOU Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
- 3:39 DEN Cancar STEAL (1 STL)
- 3:31 DEN Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST) 37β20
- 3:10 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 22' Pullup Jump Shot
- 3:09 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 3:06 HOU Sengun 2' Layup (3 PTS) (Eason 1 AST) 37β22
- 2:56 HOU Nix P.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Goble)
- 2:56 HOU SUB: Garuba FOR Smith Jr.
- 2:56 HOU SUB: Martin Jr. FOR Sengun
- 2:44 DEN MISS Murray 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
- 2:41 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 2:27 HOU Martin Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (9 PTS) (Nix 1 AST) 37β24
- 2:15 DEN MISS Murray 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:12 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 2:04 HOU Nix Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Kallio)
- 2:04 HOU SUB: Christopher FOR Nix
- 2:04 DEN SUB: Caldwell-Pope FOR Jokic
- 2:04 DEN SUB: Bryant FOR Murray
- 1:55 DEN MISS Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:52 HOU Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:40 HOU MISS Christopher 12' Jump Shot
- 1:39 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
- 1:38 HOU MISS Eason 2' Layup
- 1:38 DEN Brown BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 1:38 ROCKETS Rebound
- 1:32 HOU Eason 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST) 37β26
- 1:22 DEN MISS Bryant 11' Floating Jump Shot
- 1:21 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 1:15 HOU MISS Washington Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 1:14 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:08 DEN MISS Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:08 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 0:50 HOU Washington Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Garuba 1 AST) 37β28
- 0:50 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
- 0:38 DEN Bryant 3' Dunk (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 3 AST) 39β28
- 0:20 HOU Christopher Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 0:20 DEN Brown STEAL (1 STL)
- 0:17 DEN Brown 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST) 41β28
- 0:01 DEN Bryant S.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Goble)
- 0:01 HOU Eason Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:01 HOU SUB: Smith Jr. FOR Washington Jr.
- 0:01 HOU Eason Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 0:00 End of 1st Period (8:38 PM EST)
Quarter 2
- 12:00 Start of 2nd Period (8:40 PM EST)
- 11:45 HOU Washington Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Martin Jr. 2 AST) 41β33
- 11:22 DEN Caldwell-Pope Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
- 11:22 HOU Martin Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
- 11:19 HOU MISS Garuba 1' Running Layup
- 11:18 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
- 11:18 HOU Eason Tip Dunk Shot (6 PTS) 41β35
- 11:04 DEN MISS Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 11:03 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 10:58 HOU Garuba OFF.Foul (P1) (J.Van Duyne)
- 10:58 HOU Garuba Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T5)
- 10:45 DEN Cancar 24' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Jackson 3 AST) 44β35
- 10:25 HOU Garuba Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T6)
- 10:25 DEN Jackson STEAL (1 STL)
- 10:21 DEN MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:18 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:3 Def:1)
- 10:15 HOU Washington Jr. 3' Running Layup (7 PTS) 44β37
- 10:15 DEN Bryant Violation:Defensive Goaltending (J.Van Duyne)
- 9:58 DEN Jackson Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
- 9:58 HOU Garuba STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:55 HOU Eason Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T7)
- 9:55 DEN Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:47 DEN MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:46 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 9:35 DEN MISS Jackson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 9:33 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
- 9:33 Stephen Silas Foul:T.FOUL (J.Van Duyne)
- 9:33 DEN Caldwell-Pope Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
- 9:18 HOU Christopher 10' Fadeaway Jumper (2 PTS) (Eason 2 AST) 45β39
- 9:08 DEN MISS Brown 12' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 9:08 ROCKETS Rebound
- 9:08 DEN Bryant L.B.FOUL (P2.T1) (M.Kallio)
- 9:08 DEN Bryant T.FOUL (P2.T1) (J.Goble)
- 9:08 HOU Eason Free Throw Technical (7 PTS)
- 9:08 HOU SUB: Smith Jr. FOR Martin Jr.
- 8:51 HOU MISS Christopher 6' Driving Finger Roll Layup
- 8:51 DEN Bryant BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 8:49 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:4 Def:1)
- 8:49 HOU Eason Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T8)
- 8:37 DEN MISS Bryant 18' Pullup Jump Shot
- 8:36 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 8:28 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:27 DEN Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 8:21 HOU Garuba S.FOUL (P2.T1) (J.Goble)
- 8:21 DEN Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
- 8:21 HOU SUB: Green FOR Christopher
- 8:21 HOU SUB: Sengun FOR Garuba
- 8:21 DEN SUB: Jokic FOR Bryant
- 8:21 DEN MISS Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2
- 8:21 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 7:58 HOU MISS Green 3' Layup
- 7:56 DEN Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:52 DEN MISS Jokic 2' Running Layup
- 7:52 HOU Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 7:52 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 7:46 HOU Washington Jr. Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T9)
- 7:46 DEN Caldwell-Pope STEAL (2 STL)
- 7:43 DEN Cancar 5' Running Layup (5 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 4 AST) 48β40
- 7:43 HOU Sengun S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
- 7:43 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 3 Short 0)
- 7:43 Instant Replay2nd Period (8:49 PM EST)
- 7:43 DEN SUB: Porter Jr. FOR Jackson
- 7:43 DEN SUB: Murray FOR Caldwell-Pope
- 7:43 DEN Cancar Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
- 7:24 HOU MISS Sengun 9' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 7:21 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 7:15 DEN Porter Jr. Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
- 7:15 HOU Eason STEAL (1 STL)
- 7:10 HOU Eason 1' Running Dunk (9 PTS) (Green 4 AST) 49β42
- 6:52 DEN Murray 15' Driving Floating Jump Shot (18 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST) 51β42
- 6:34 HOU MISS Eason 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:33 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 6:27 DEN Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Cancar 2 AST) 54β42
- 6:10 HOU Sengun 2' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Washington Jr. 1 AST) 54β44
- 6:10 DEN Murray S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
- 6:10 HOU SUB: Nix FOR Washington Jr.
- 6:10 DEN SUB: Gordon FOR Cancar
- 6:10 HOU MISS Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1
- 6:10 Nuggets Rebound
- 5:59 DEN Brown 2' Alley Oop Dunk (10 PTS) (Jokic 4 AST) 56β44
- 5:48 HOU Nix 6' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Green 5 AST) 56β46
- 5:24 DEN Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (Murray 2 AST) 59β46
- 5:05 HOU MISS Sengun 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 5:04 Nuggets Rebound
- 4:54 DEN Murray 2' Cutting Layup Shot (20 PTS) (Jokic 5 AST) 61β46
- 4:54 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 4 Short 0)
- 4:29 HOU MISS Nix 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 4:28 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 4:23 DEN Porter Jr. Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
- 4:07 HOU Green 16' Pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS) 61β48
- 3:47 DEN Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot (23 PTS) (Jokic 6 AST) 64β48
- 3:33 HOU MISS Green 3' Driving Layup
- 3:33 DEN Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 3:32 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 3:29 HOU Smith Jr. 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) 64β50
- 3:25 DEN Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T6)
- 3:25 HOU SUB: Martin Jr. FOR Eason
- 3:25 DEN SUB: Caldwell-Pope FOR Brown
- 3:12 HOU MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:10 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:48 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
- 2:48 HOU Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 2:47 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
- 2:46 DEN Gordon 1' Putback Layup (4 PTS) 66β50
- 2:36 HOU MISS Nix 2' Layup
- 2:35 HOU Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
- 2:35 HOU MISS Martin Jr. Tip Layup Shot
- 2:27 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 2:27 HOU SUB: Christopher FOR Green
- 2:24 HOU Jump Ball Nix vs. Murray: Tip to Gordon
- 2:09 HOU Martin Jr. P.FOUL (P2.T3) (J.Goble)
- 2:01 DEN Gordon 2' Dunk (6 PTS) (Murray 3 AST) 68β50
- 1:46 HOU MISS Christopher 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:45 Nuggets Rebound
- 1:45 HOU Smith Jr. L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Van Duyne)
- 1:28 DEN MISS Gordon 2' Driving Layup
- 1:28 HOU Smith Jr. BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 1:27 HOU Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:21 HOU Martin Jr. 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Nix 2 AST) 68β52
- 1:06 DEN Caldwell-Pope 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Murray 4 AST) 70β52
- 1:06 HOU Sengun L.B.FOUL (P3.PN) (J.Goble)
- 1:06 DEN MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
- 1:06 HOU Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:55 HOU SUB: Garuba FOR Sengun
- 0:46 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:41 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
- 0:41 DEN Porter Jr. 2' Running Dunk (13 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST) 72β52
- 0:30 HOU MISS Nix 10' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
- 0:27 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
- 0:07 DEN Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T7)
- 0:07 HOU Martin Jr. STEAL (2 STL)
- 0:02 HOU Smith Jr. 2' Running Dunk (4 PTS) (Nix 3 AST) 72β54
- 0:00 DEN Gordon 1' Dunk (8 PTS) (Jokic 7 AST) 74β54
- 0:00 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 79' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:00 ROCKETS Rebound
- 0:00 End of 2nd Period (9:07 PM EST)
Quarter 3
- 12:00 Start of 3rd Period (9:22 PM EST)
- 11:41 HOU MISS Green 2' Fadeaway Jumper
- 11:40 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 11:30 DEN Jokic 4' Layup (8 PTS) (Gordon 3 AST) 76β54
- 11:16 HOU Nix 25' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Sengun 5 AST) 76β57
- 10:53 DEN MISS Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:52 HOU Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
- 10:42 HOU Sengun OFF.Foul (P4) (M.Kallio)
- 10:42 HOU Sengun Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T10)
- 10:30 DEN Caldwell-Pope 17' Fadeaway Jumper (8 PTS) (Jokic 8 AST) 78β57
- 10:19 HOU MISS Martin Jr. 2' Reverse Layup
- 10:17 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 10:14 DEN Gordon 3' Running Dunk (10 PTS) (Murray 5 AST) 80β57
- 10:07 DEN Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (M.Kallio)
- 9:52 HOU Green 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (10 PTS) 80β60
- 9:35 DEN Jokic 9' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 5 AST) 82β60
- 9:13 HOU Nix Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T11)
- 9:13 DEN Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
- 9:08 DEN Porter Jr. 2' Running Layup (15 PTS) (Jokic 9 AST) 84β60
- 9:08 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 5 Short 0)
- 8:45 HOU MISS Nix 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:44 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 8:36 DEN MISS Gordon 3' Running Layup
- 8:34 DEN Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 8:32 DEN Porter Jr. 22' Pullup Jump Shot (17 PTS) 86β60
- 8:23 HOU MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:22 HOU Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
- 8:18 HOU Martin Jr. 2' Hook Shot (13 PTS) 86β62
- 8:15 DEN Murray Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T8)
- 7:52 HOU Smith Jr. 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (6 PTS) (Nix 4 AST) 86β64
- 7:32 HOU Nix S.FOUL (P2.T1) (M.Kallio)
- 7:32 DEN MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
- 7:32 Nuggets Rebound
- 7:32 DEN Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
- 7:12 HOU Green 16' Pullup Jump Shot (12 PTS) 87β66
- 6:55 DEN Murray 13' Fadeaway Jumper (25 PTS) (Jokic 10 AST) 89β66
- 6:39 HOU Green 28' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Nix 5 AST) 89β69
- 6:25 DEN Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P3.T9)
- 6:25 HOU Green STEAL (1 STL)
- 6:19 HOU MISS Martin Jr. 1' Running Finger Roll Layup
- 6:18 DEN Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 6:05 DEN Jokic 6' Layup (12 PTS) (Gordon 4 AST) 91β69
- 5:54 HOU Sengun Traveling Turnover (P2.T12)
- 5:51 DEN MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:50 HOU Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:43 HOU Green 2' Driving Dunk (17 PTS) 91β71
- 5:43 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
- 5:43 HOU SUB: Washington Jr. FOR Smith Jr.
- 5:43 HOU SUB: Eason FOR Green
- 5:24 DEN MISS Jokic 6' Layup
- 5:24 HOU Sengun BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 5:23 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:5)
- 5:23 DEN MISS Jokic 4' Tip Layup Shot
- 5:22 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:5)
- 5:22 DEN MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
- 5:21 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:5 Def:5)
- 5:21 DEN Jokic Tip Layup Shot (14 PTS) 93β71
- 5:01 HOU MISS Martin Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:00 DEN Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 4:55 DEN Murray 3' Layup (27 PTS) (Gordon 5 AST) 95β71
- 4:31 HOU Nix 3' Driving Layup (14 PTS) (Sengun 6 AST) 95β73
- 4:17 DEN Porter Jr. Offensive Charge Foul (P1) (J.Van Duyne)
- 4:17 DEN Porter Jr. Offensive Foul Turnover (P3.T10)
- 4:17 DEN SUB: Jackson FOR Porter Jr.
- 4:17 DEN SUB: Brown FOR Murray
- 4:17 DEN SUB: Cancar FOR Gordon
- 3:56 HOU MISS Martin Jr. 3' Driving Layup
- 3:54 DEN Jokic REBOUND (Off:5 Def:6)
- 3:45 DEN Brown 5' Layup (12 PTS) (Cancar 3 AST) 97β73
- 3:29 HOU Nix Bad Pass Turnover (P4.T13)
- 3:29 DEN Jackson STEAL (2 STL)
- 3:24 DEN Jackson 2' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 6 AST) 99β73
- 3:03 HOU MISS Washington Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 3:02 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:5 Def:1)
- 2:52 HOU Eason 2' Cutting Dunk Shot (11 PTS) (Sengun 7 AST) 99β75
- 2:32 DEN Jokic OFF.Foul (P2) (M.Kallio)
- 2:32 DEN Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P4.T11)
- 2:32 HOU SUB: Christopher FOR Nix
- 2:32 HOU SUB: Garuba FOR Sengun
- 2:32 DEN SUB: Bryant FOR Caldwell-Pope
- 2:32 DEN SUB: Murray FOR Jokic
- 2:22 HOU MISS Martin Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:20 ROCKETS Rebound
- 2:14 DEN Brown Violation:Kicked Ball (J.Goble)
- 2:05 HOU Washington Jr. 2' Driving Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) 99β77
- 1:58 DEN MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:53 DEN Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 1:52 DEN MISS Jackson 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:51 HOU Washington Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 1:45 HOU Martin Jr. 1' Running Layup (15 PTS) (Washington Jr. 2 AST) 99β79
- 1:34 HOU Garuba P.FOUL (P3.T2) (M.Kallio)
- 1:34 HOU SUB: Smith Jr. FOR Martin Jr.
- 1:27 DEN Murray 26' 3PT Jump Shot (30 PTS) (Jackson 4 AST) 102β79
- 1:10 HOU MISS Smith Jr. 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:09 DEN Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:55 DEN MISS Bryant 5' Turnaround Hook Shot
- 0:55 HOU Garuba BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 0:53 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
- 0:50 HOU MISS Washington Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:47 HOU Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:6)
- 0:43 HOU Washington Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Christopher 1 AST) 102β82
- 0:31 HOU Eason P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Van Duyne)
- 0:31 DEN MISS Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2
- 0:31 Nuggets Rebound
- 0:31 DEN Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
- 0:09 HOU Christopher 15' Fadeaway Jumper (4 PTS) 103β84
- 0:01 DEN Brown 24' 3PT Jump Shot (15 PTS) (Murray 6 AST) 106β84
- 0:00 Instant Replay3rd Period (9:45 PM EST)
- 0:00 End of 3rd Period (9:46 PM EST)
Quarter 4
- 12:00 Start of 4th Period (9:48 PM EST)
- 11:45 DEN Bryant 4' Layup (5 PTS) (Jackson 5 AST) 108β84
- 11:24 HOU MISS Christopher 2' Layup
- 11:20 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
- 11:18 DEN MISS Jackson 3' Layup
- 11:18 HOU Washington Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
- 11:18 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:5 Def:2)
- 11:13 HOU MISS Christopher 2' Layup
- 11:12 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:6 Def:2)
- 11:11 HOU Eason 2' Layup (13 PTS) 108β86
- 10:47 HOU Christopher S.FOUL (P1.T1) (M.Kallio)
- 10:47 DEN Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (31 PTS)
- 10:47 DEN Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (32 PTS)
- 10:32 HOU MISS Garuba 4' Cutting Layup Shot
- 10:32 DEN Brown BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 10:31 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
- 10:23 DEN MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 10:23 HOU Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 10:11 HOU Garuba 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Christopher 2 AST) 110β89
- 9:45 DEN MISS Murray 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:43 HOU Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 9:31 HOU MISS Garuba 2' Layup
- 9:30 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
- 9:24 DEN MISS Cancar 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 9:23 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:6 Def:3)
- 9:12 HOU Christopher 26' 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) 110β92
- 8:47 DEN Jackson 1' Driving Layup (4 PTS) 112β92
- 8:30 HOU MISS Washington Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 8:30 DEN Brown REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 8:22 DEN MISS Cancar 3PT Jump Shot
- 8:20 HOU Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 8:12 HOU Christopher 10' Driving Finger Roll Layup (9 PTS) 112β94
- 8:12 Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.3 Short 0)
- 8:12 HOU SUB: Sengun FOR Garuba
- 8:12 DEN SUB: Caldwell-Pope FOR Murray
- 7:57 DEN Caldwell-Pope 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (11 PTS) 115β94
- 7:37 HOU Eason 2' Layup (15 PTS) (Sengun 8 AST) 115β96
- 7:21 DEN Jackson 11' Fadeaway Jumper (6 PTS) 117β96
- 7:06 HOU Sengun 4' Driving Floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Washington Jr. 3 AST) 117β98
- 6:54 DEN Bryant 1' Cutting Dunk Shot (7 PTS) (Jackson 6 AST) 119β98
- 6:40 HOU MISS Sengun 3' Driving Layup
- 6:40 DEN Bryant BLOCK (2 BLK)
- 6:40 ROCKETS Rebound
- 6:36 HOU Smith Jr. 13' Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Washington Jr. 4 AST) 119β100
- 6:20 DEN MISS Cancar 27' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:19 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:6 Def:4)
- 6:09 HOU MISS Christopher 26' 3PT Jump Shot
- 6:08 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:1 Def:5)
- 5:45 DEN Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Jackson 7 AST) 122β100
- 5:27 HOU MISS Sengun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 5:26 DEN Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 5:11 DEN MISS Caldwell-Pope 21' Pullup Jump Shot
- 5:09 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:5)
- 5:07 HOU Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P2.T2) (J.Van Duyne)
- 5:07 DEN Bryant Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
- 5:07 HOU SUB: Marjanovic FOR Smith Jr.
- 5:07 HOU SUB: Kaminsky FOR Sengun
- 5:07 DEN SUB: Braun FOR Caldwell-Pope
- 5:07 DEN MISS Bryant Free Throw 2 of 2
- 5:07 HOU Marjanovic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 4:52 HOU Marjanovic 11' Turnaround Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Kaminsky 1 AST) 123β102
- 4:29 DEN MISS Jackson 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 4:28 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:6 Def:5)
- 4:06 HOU Marjanovic 2' Dunk (4 PTS) 123β104
- 3:38 DEN MISS Brown 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot
- 3:36 HOU Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 3:23 HOU Jump Ball Christopher vs. Jackson: Tip to Marjanovic
- 3:21 DEN Bryant S.FOUL (P3.T1) (J.Van Duyne)
- 3:21 HOU Marjanovic Free Throw 1 of 2 (5 PTS)
- 3:21 HOU Marjanovic Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
- 3:01 DEN Jackson 27' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) 126β106
- 2:50 HOU MISS Kaminsky 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:48 DEN Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
- 2:29 DEN MISS Brown 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:27 HOU Christopher REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 2:22 HOU Christopher 1' Running Layup (11 PTS) 126β108
- 2:16 HOU Marjanovic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Van Duyne)
- 2:16 ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 6 Short 0)
- 2:16 DEN SUB: Watson FOR Brown
- 2:16 DEN Braun Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
- 2:16 DEN Braun Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
- 2:07 HOU MISS Eason 24' 3PT Jump Shot
- 2:06 DEN Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
- 1:46 DEN Cancar 26' 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Jackson 8 AST) 131β108
- 1:33 HOU Marjanovic 2' Layup (8 PTS) (Washington Jr. 5 AST) 131β110
- 1:17 DEN MISS Watson 25' 3PT Jump Shot
- 1:15 HOU Kaminsky REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
- 0:56 HOU MISS Marjanovic 3' Finger Roll Layup
- 0:54 DEN Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
- 0:51 DEN Braun 3' Running Layup (4 PTS) 133β110
- 0:41 HOU MISS Washington Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
- 0:40 DEN Bryant REBOUND (Off:2 Def:6)
- 0:16 DEN MISS Jackson 2' Driving Layup
- 0:15 HOU Eason REBOUND (Off:6 Def:6)
- 0:12 HOU Eason 1' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (17 PTS) (Christopher 3 AST) 133β112
- 0:00 End of 4th Period (10:10 PM EST)






