Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 28, 2020

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	26	34	23	28	111
DEN	36	34	36	18	124

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic recorded the 43rd triple-double of his career as he tallied 19 points, 12 rebounds and a career-high 18 assists for the Nuggets as they defeated the Rockets, 124-111, in Denver. James Harden recorded 34 points, six rebounds and eight assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 1-2 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 0-2.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
4Danuel House Jr.SF	28	1-9	0-5	1-2	4	6	0	0	0	5	-9	3
17P.J. TuckerPF	26	3-4	3-4	0-0	3	4	2	0	0	2	-9	9
35Christian WoodC	36	9-20	4-5	1-2	3	1	2	2	0	1	-2	23
2David NwabaSG	31	5-11	1-3	3-5	5	1	2	0	1	2	+12	14
13James HardenPG	31	10-16	5-9	9-9	6	8	1	0	5	2	-12	34
0Sterling Brown	30	5-8	2-5	0-0	4	2	1	0	0	3	-18	12
8Jae'Sean Tate	25	2-6	1-3	0-0	7	2	0	1	3	5	-15	5
5Bruno Caboclo	19	3-9	0-3	0-0	6	0	0	0	4	3	-12	6
33Brodric Thomas	8	1-3	0-2	3-5	0	1	0	0	2	2	0	5
15DeMarcus Cousins	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Eric Gordon	— did not play —												— did not play —
9Mason Jones	— did not play —												— did not play —
1John Wall	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	39-8645.3%	16-3941.0%	17-2373.9%	38	25	8	3	15	25	-	111

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	23	5-11	2-6	2-3	9	2	0	1	0	2	+2	14
4Paul MillsapPF	24	7-8	3-4	2-3	3	1	0	0	3	1	+1	19
15Nikola JokicC	34	8-11	1-1	2-3	12	18	3	1	3	2	+20	19
14Gary HarrisSG	28	6-10	2-6	0-1	3	2	3	0	1	1	+13	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	31	7-14	4-6	3-7	5	2	0	1	2	0	+15	21
11Monte Morris	23	5-7	1-3	1-3	4	5	0	1	0	2	+14	12
5Will Barton	22	5-12	1-4	0-0	4	0	0	1	1	0	+25	11
35PJ Dozier	19	1-5	0-0	1-2	5	1	1	1	1	1	+24	3
25Isaiah Hartenstein	9	1-3	0-0	3-6	4	0	1	0	1	4	+5	5
7Facundo Campazzo	5	0-1	0-0	4-4	1	0	0	0	1	2	-10	4
10Bol Bol	5	0-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-10	0
13R.J. Hampton	4	1-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-10	2
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-12	0
31Vlatko Cancar	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-12	0
00Markus Howard	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-8752.9%	14-3145.2%	18-3256.3%	52	31	8	7	14	18	-	124

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(11:56) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Wood: Tip to Murray
(11:35) MISS Porter Jr. 3' Driving Layup
(11:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (11:34) Jokic 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
02
(11:34) Harden S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
+1 (11:34) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
03
(11:16) MISS Wood 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:14) Harris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:09) Harris Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(11:09) Tucker STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (11:02) Wood 1' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Harden 1 AST)
23
+2 (10:46) Harris 2' Alley Oop Layup (2 PTS) (Murray 1 AST)
25
(10:46) House Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Richardson)
(10:46) MISS Harris Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:43) Harris REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(10:40) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(10:37) House Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:30) MISS Wood 11' Floating Jump Shot
(10:26) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:22) Nwaba P.FOUL (P1.T3) (K.Mauer)
(10:19) House Jr. P.FOUL (P2.T4) (B.Spooner)
(10:19) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+3 (10:11) Murray 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
28
(9:55) MISS House Jr. 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(9:52) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:39) Jokic 9' Turnaround Fadeaway (5 PTS)
210
+3 (9:29) Wood 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (5 PTS)
510
(9:12) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(9:10) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:02) Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Harden 2 AST)
810
+2 (8:39) Jokic 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (7 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
812
+3 (8:17) Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS) (House Jr. 1 AST)
1112
+2 (8:01) Harris 2' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1114
+2 (7:46) Nwaba 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Harden 3 AST)
1314
(7:33) Jokic Offensive Charge Foul (P1.T1) (D.Richardson)
(7:33) Jokic Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:22) MISS Nwaba 3' Driving Reverse Layup
(7:14) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:06) MISS Murray 19' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:02) Tucker REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:55) Harris S.FOUL (P1.T2) (D.Richardson)
+1 (6:55) Wood Free Throw 1 of 2 (12 PTS)
1414
(6:55) MISS Wood Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+3 (6:36) Harris 3PT Jump Shot (7 PTS) (Millsap 1 AST)
1417
+3 (6:26) Tucker 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (House Jr. 2 AST)
1717
+3 (6:08) Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Fadeaway Jumper (3 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1720
(6:00) MISS House Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:58) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(5:53) MISS Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:50) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:42) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:42) Harris STEAL (1 STL)
(5:26) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(5:24) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:12) Harden 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
1920
(5:11) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(4:51) Millsap Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
(4:51) Tucker STEAL (2 STL)
+3 (4:47) Harden 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Brown 1 AST)
2220
+2 (4:31) Morris 4' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2222
(4:17) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:12) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:11) Wood 3' Cutting Finger Roll Layup Shot (14 PTS) (Tucker 1 AST)
2422
(3:56) MISS Harris 3PT Jump Shot
(3:55) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(3:49) Morris S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Spooner)
+1 (3:49) Harden Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
2522
+1 (3:49) Harden Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
2622
(3:40) Rockets T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Tate ) (D.Richardson)
+1 (3:40) Morris Free Throw Technical (3 PTS)
2623
(3:34) MISS Barton 6' Driving Layup
(3:34) Wood BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:30) Harden REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(3:23) Harden Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T2)
(3:23) Harris STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:20) Barton 2' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Harris 1 AST)
2625
(2:59) MISS Wood 8' Turnaround Jump Shot
(2:52) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (2:46) Jokic 2' Floating Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Harris 2 AST)
2627
(2:22) MISS Tate 13' Turnaround Fadeaway Bank Jump Shot
(2:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (2:12) Jokic 27' 3PT Jump Shot (12 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
2630
(2:09) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.2 Short 0)
(1:46) MISS Brown 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:43) Caboclo REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:43) MISS Caboclo 7' Layup
(1:43) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:34) Dozier Out of Bounds Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(1:25) Tate Traveling Turnover (P1.T3)
(1:16) MISS Barton 4' Driving Finger Roll Layup
(1:15) NUGGETS Rebound
+2 (1:03) Hartenstein 7' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
2632
(0:46) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T4)
(0:46) Dozier STEAL (1 STL)
(0:46) Thomas P.FOUL (P1.PN) (K.Mauer)
(0:46) MISS Hartenstein Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:46) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (0:46) Hartenstein Free Throw 2 of 2 (3 PTS)
2633
(0:29) Jump Ball Hartenstein vs. Thomas: Tip to Murray
(0:29) Thomas Lost Ball Turnover (P2.T5)
(0:29) Hartenstein STEAL (1 STL)
(0:25) MISS Murray 4' Running Reverse Layup
(0:24) Hartenstein REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:24) Tate S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
(0:24) MISS Hartenstein Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:24) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (0:24) Hartenstein Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2634
(0:07) Harden Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P3.T6)
(0:00) Caboclo S.FOUL (P1.PN) (D.Richardson)
(0:00) MISS Murray Free Throw 1 of 3
(0:00) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (0:00) Murray Free Throw 2 of 3 (4 PTS)
2635
+1 (0:00) Murray Free Throw 3 of 3 (5 PTS)
2636

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

111Points124

39-86(45.3%)Field Goal(%)46-87(52.9%)

16-39(41.0%)3-Point(%)14-31(45.2%)

17-23(73.9%)Free Throw(%)18-32(56.3%)

38(5)Rebounds(Offensive)52(11)

25Assists31

8Steals8

3Blocks7

15Turnovers14

25Fouls18

46Pts In The Paint58

18Fast Break Pts16

15Pts Off Turnovers20

28Bench Pts37

4Largest Lead25

Game Details

Monday, December 28, 2020 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

capacity: 19,099