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FINAL
Nov 6, 2021

Game Recap

Nikola Jokic made a game-clinching block in the final seconds for the Nuggets as they defeated the Rockets, 95-94, in Denver. Jokic led the way for the Nuggets with 28 points (9-15 FG) and 14 rebounds, while Will Barton added 15 points, seven rebounds and six assists in the victory. Christian Wood tallied 12 points and 17 rebounds for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 5-4 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 1-8.

Box Score

1234T
HOU2720242394
DEN2620262395
Houston Rockets logoROCKETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
8Jae'Sean TateSF314-70-12-381111410-4
35Christian WoodPF364-111-33-4172114312+2
27Daniel TheisC318-121-21-250201218-7
0Jalen GreenSG303-90-53-52210309-11
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG322-142-70-03410316-8
6KJ Martin183-51-34-411130011+4
10Eric Gordon285-71-31-443003212+3
14D.J. Augustin82-31-20-01300005+7
28Alperen Sengun133-41-12-24301049+8
7Armoni Brooks30-10-10-00010000+5
2David Nwaba41-20-00-02000102-4
9Josh Christopher— did not play —— did not play —
16Usman Garuba— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL35-7546.7%8-2828.6%16-2466.7%471986161694
Denver Nuggets logoNUGGETSMINFG3PTFTREBASTSTLBLKTOPFPTS+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF71-40-20-04000002+8
50Aaron GordonPF273-73-60-03202119+6
15Nikola JokicC369-151-39-11142215528+7
5Will BartonSG367-191-80-076111015+12
11Monte MorrisPG344-101-50-01120039+15
35PJ Dozier232-70-42-24430146-2
JaMychal Green113-30-02-24100128-6
3Bones Hyland151-70-40-01000212-9
32Jeff Green203-101-31-23101008-5
7Facundo Campazzo183-62-50-02210038-20
25Austin Rivers90-10-00-02010010-1
10Bol Bol— did not play —— did not play —
00Markus Howard— did not play —— did not play —
22Zeke Nnaji— did not play —— did not play —
TOTAL36-8940.4%9-4022.5%14-1782.4%4519105112095

Play-by-Play

1st quarterhouden
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:56)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:39) MISS Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:35) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (11:26) Wood Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (11:26) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (11:22) Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Morris 1 AST)
    03
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:56) MISS Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:56) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:53) Morris REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:45) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:42) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:20) MISS Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:20) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:16) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (10:13) MISS Morris 4' Running Layup
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:13) Tate BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:08) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (10:08) Tate Traveling Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +3 (10:04) Gordon 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
    06
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:44) Green Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:44) Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:33) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:33) Wood STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:32) Jokic Personal Take Foul (P1.T1) (J.Tiven)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:10) MISS Porter Jr. 7' Turnaround Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:06) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (9:01) MISS Porter Jr. 5' Running Layup
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (9:00) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (8:53) Wood 2' Alley Oop Dunk (2 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
    26
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (8:30) Jokic 7' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    28
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (8:04) Rockets Turnover: Shot Clock (T#4)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (7:51) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (7:48) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (7:33) Green 1' Driving Dunk (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
    48
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (7:16) Barton 17' Turnaround Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    410
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (7:02) Tate 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
    610
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (6:48) Barton 21' Step Back Jump Shot (7 PTS)
    612
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:38) MISS Porter Jr. 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:35) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:31) MISS Porter Jr. 29' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:28) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:20) MISS Tate 25' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:17) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (6:11) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:08) Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (6:01) MISS Green 18' Pullup Jump Shot
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (5:58) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (5:41) Porter Jr. 18' Turnaround Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    614
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (5:13) Theis 7' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
    814
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (4:58) Morris 19' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
    816
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (4:50) Rockets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +3 (4:33) Wood 24' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (5 PTS)
    1116
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (4:15) MISS Gordon 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (4:15) Wood BLOCK (1 BLK)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (4:13) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (4:06) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    1316
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:56) MISS Morris 24' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (3:52) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (3:51) Wood Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T5)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:51) Dozier STEAL (1 STL)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (3:48) Barton 19' Pullup Jump Shot (9 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
    1318
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (3:32) MISS Porter Jr. 4' Driving Reverse Layup
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (3:30) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (3:27) Morris 3' Running Layup (4 PTS)
    1320
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +3 (3:11) Porter Jr. 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
    1620
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:56) MISS Barton 3' Driving Layup
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:54) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:50) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (E.Scott)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (2:50) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:50) MISS Wood Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:50) Rockets Rebound
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (2:50) Wood Free Throw 2 of 2 (6 PTS)
    1720
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (2:29) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (L.Holtkamp)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (2:29) Dozier Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    1721
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +1 (2:29) Dozier Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    1722
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (2:15) Gordon 5' Driving Layup (4 PTS)
    1922
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (1:55) Dozier 19' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
    1924
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (1:39) Augustin 5' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
    2124
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:27) MISS Hyland 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (1:26) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (1:20) Dozier S.FOUL (P1.T3) (L.Holtkamp)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (1:20) Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
    2224
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (1:20) Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
    2324
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    +2 (1:04) Je. Green 2' Driving Dunk (2 PTS)
    2326
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:59) Hyland S.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Scott)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:59) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:59) Rockets Rebound
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:59) MISS Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:57) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:49) MISS Je. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:46) Rockets Rebound
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:46) Ja. Green L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (E.Scott)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (0:46) Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
    2426
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +1 (0:46) Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
    2526
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:32) Hyland Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:32) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:28) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Running Pull-Up Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:25) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
  • Houston Rockets logo
    +2 (0:24) Sengun 1' Dunk (2 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
    2726
  • Denver Nuggets logo
    (0:05) MISS Je. Green 3PT Jump Shot
  • Houston Rockets logo
    (0:02) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
2nd quarter
3rd quarter
4th quarter

Team Stats

94Points95
35-75(46.7%)Field Goal(%)36-89(40.4%)
8-28(28.6%)3-Point(%)9-40(22.5%)
16-24(66.7%)Free Throw(%)14-17(82.4%)
47(7)Rebounds(Offensive)45(10)
19Assists19
8Steals10
6Blocks5
16Turnovers11
16Fouls20
54Pts In The Paint38
14Fast Break Pts14
15Pts Off Turnovers19
39Bench Pts32
9Largest Lead8

Game Details

Saturday, November 6, 2021 · 5:00 PM
Ball Arena · Denver, CO
attendance: 16,046 (84.0%)