Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Apr 16, 2021

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	35	34	31	28	128
HOU	28	21	30	20	99

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Rockets, 128-99. Nikola Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 29 points (10-12 FG), 16 rebounds and seven assists in 27 minutes of play, while Michael Porter Jr. added 21 points and five rebounds in the victory. JaeSean Tate tallied 21 points (9-13 FG), five rebounds and five assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 36-20 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 14-42.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	31	7-13	4-7	3-4	5	1	1	0	0	1	+22	21
50Aaron GordonPF	21	3-6	0-2	2-2	2	2	1	0	1	1	+12	8
15Nikola JokicC	27	10-12	1-1	8-9	16	7	2	0	0	3	+9	29
5Will BartonSG	29	3-10	1-6	5-6	1	2	1	0	2	2	+16	12
11Monte MorrisPG	18	2-6	0-2	2-2	1	2	2	1	0	1	+4	6
7Facundo Campazzo	25	2-5	2-4	1-2	2	3	1	0	1	1	+17	7
35PJ Dozier	23	5-14	1-6	0-0	4	2	0	0	2	1	+21	11
0JaMychal Green	21	6-8	0-1	1-1	7	1	1	0	0	2	+15	13
4Paul Millsap	16	4-10	0-1	3-3	10	0	0	1	2	1	+18	11
22Zeke Nnaji	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	0	+5	0
10Bol Bol	4	1-2	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	1	1	0	+2	2
31Vlatko Cancar	4	1-2	0-0	2-2	2	2	1	0	0	0	+2	4
00Markus Howard	3	1-2	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	+2	2
3Shaquille Harrison	3	1-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	2
34JaVale McGee	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	46-9448.9%	9-3129.0%	27-3187.1%	54	22	11	3	9	15	-	128

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	31	9-13	1-3	2-3	5	5	2	0	0	3	-15	21
41Kelly OlynykPF	27	10-14	3-4	0-0	6	2	0	1	0	3	-9	23
35Christian WoodC	24	5-10	2-4	3-5	3	1	0	0	1	5	-11	15
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	31	1-9	0-3	2-2	3	5	0	0	4	1	-23	4
1John WallPG	28	3-8	2-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	7	1	-15	10
9Avery Bradley	21	2-7	2-6	0-0	2	2	2	0	0	0	-10	6
7Armoni Brooks	20	2-6	0-4	0-0	6	3	0	0	2	3	-20	4
6KJ Martin	22	2-8	0-2	0-0	7	2	1	0	0	2	-18	4
00D.J. Wilson	16	3-7	1-4	1-4	2	0	2	0	0	1	-14	8
55DaQuan Jeffries	10	1-3	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	2	0	0	-8	2
33Anthony Lamb	4	0-1	0-0	2-2	0	0	0	0	0	0	-2	2
4Danuel House Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL	-	38-8644.2%	11-3531.4%	12-1866.7%	35	23	7	3	14	19	-	99

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:56) Jump Ball Wood vs. Jokic: Tip to Tate
(11:54) MISS Tate 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(11:53) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:37) Olynyk P.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
(11:27) MISS Morris 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:26) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:21) Wood Step Out of Bounds Turnover (P1.T1)
(10:58) MISS Gordon 14' Turnaround Fadeaway Shot
(10:56) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:51) Barton S.FOUL (P1.T1) (K.Mauer)
+1 (10:51) Wood Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
01
+1 (10:51) Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
02
+2 (10:42) Jokic 3' Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
22
(10:27) MISS Wood 4' Jump Shot
(10:26) Nuggets Rebound
+2 (10:16) Porter Jr. 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
42
(9:56) MISS Tate 4' Driving Hook Shot
(9:54) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:44) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:43) Olynyk REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+3 (9:32) Olynyk 26' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
45
+2 (9:10) Jokic 10' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS)
65
(8:52) MISS Wood 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:51) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:38) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T2) (B.Adair)
+1 (8:38) Barton Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
75
+1 (8:38) Barton Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
85
+2 (8:27) Wood 3' Layup (4 PTS) (Olynyk 1 AST)
87
(8:27) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T2) (K.Mauer)
(8:27) MISS Wood Free Throw 1 of 1
(8:27) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:02) MISS Barton 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(8:01) Tate REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:55) Wall Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(7:55) Gordon STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:50) Gordon 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS)
107
(7:35) MISS Wall 4' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(7:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:29) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
137
(7:19) Wall Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(7:19) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(7:12) MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:08) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (7:07) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (6 PTS)
157
(6:55) MISS Olynyk 3' Hook Shot
(6:55) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+3 (6:49) Porter Jr. 27' 3PT Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Morris 2 AST)
187
(6:48) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:26) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:25) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (6:18) Tate 4' Putback Layup (2 PTS)
189
(6:02) MISS Porter Jr. 20' Jump Shot
(6:01) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (5:55) Wall 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1811
+3 (5:32) Barton 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2111
(5:23) MISS Porter Jr. 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(5:22) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (5:19) Tate Tip Dunk Shot (4 PTS)
2113
(4:59) MISS Morris 15' Jump Shot
(4:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
(4:57) Wood S.FOUL (P1.T3) (B.Adair)
+1 (4:57) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (7 PTS)
2213
+1 (4:57) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (8 PTS)
2313
+2 (4:43) Tate 3' Cutting Layup Shot (6 PTS) (Wall 1 AST)
2315
(4:25) MISS Jokic 13' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:21) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:2)
+2 (4:20) Jokic Tip Layup Shot (10 PTS)
2515
(4:04) MISS Olynyk 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:02) Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:3)
(4:00) Barton Offensive Charge Foul (P2.T3) (A.Smith)
(4:00) Barton Offensive Foul Turnover (P1.T1)
(3:48) MISS Wall 17' Jump Shot
(3:46) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(3:25) MISS Dozier 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:23) Bradley REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:14) Olynyk 1' Cutting Layup Shot (5 PTS) (Tate 2 AST)
2517
+2 (2:58) Morris 2' Driving Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS)
2717
+3 (2:46) Tate 3PT Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Bradley 1 AST)
2720
(2:32) MISS Green 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:29) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:2)
+3 (2:11) Bradley 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Tate 3 AST)
2723
(2:11) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(2:00) MISS Dozier 2' Driving Layup
(1:58) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:45) MISS Wall 6' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(1:37) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:35) Millsap 11' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2923
(1:22) MISS Bradley 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:20) Millsap REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (1:12) Porter Jr. 24' 3PT Jump Shot (11 PTS)
3223
+2 (0:54) Tate 2' Layup (11 PTS) (Martin Jr. 1 AST)
3225
+2 (0:42) Millsap 7' Turnaround Bank Hook Shot (4 PTS)
3425
+3 (0:33) Wall 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS)
3428
(0:14) MISS Dozier 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:12) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(0:04) Wall Lost Ball Turnover (P3.T4)
(0:04) Campazzo STEAL (1 STL)
(0:03) Wall S.FOUL (P1.T4) (A.Smith)
+1 (0:03) Campazzo Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
3528
(0:03) MISS Campazzo Free Throw 2 of 2
(0:01) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

128Points99

46-94(48.9%)Field Goal(%)38-86(44.2%)

9-31(29.0%)3-Point(%)11-35(31.4%)

27-31(87.1%)Free Throw(%)12-18(66.7%)

54(18)Rebounds(Offensive)35(8)

22Assists23

11Steals7

3Blocks3

9Turnovers14

15Fouls19

62Pts In The Paint52

17Fast Break Pts13

20Pts Off Turnovers7

52Bench Pts26

29Largest Lead2

Game Details

Friday, April 16, 2021 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 3,342 (18.3%)