Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Jan 1, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	47	22	25	124
HOU	31	24	19	37	111

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Rockets, 124-111. Nikola Jokic recorded 24 points and 11 rebounds for the Nuggets, while Facundo Campazzo added a career-high 22 points, along with a season-high 12 assists and five steals in the victory. Jalen Green led all scorers with 29 points for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 18-16 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 10-27.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
5Will BartonSF	29	5-12	1-6	1-1	4	6	2	1	1	2	+6	12
50Aaron GordonPF	20	7-15	0-3	2-4	7	1	1	1	1	2	+2	16
15Nikola JokicC	25	8-12	1-2	7-9	11	3	0	1	4	4	+7	24
25Austin RiversSG	32	3-10	1-8	0-0	2	2	0	0	2	1	+8	7
7Facundo CampazzoPG	34	7-11	3-5	5-5	4	12	5	2	4	2	+19	22
9Davon Reed	15	1-3	0-1	2-2	3	3	2	0	1	4	-7	4
24Rayjon Tucker	22	1-1	1-1	0-0	3	0	0	0	0	1	+2	3
31Vlatko Cancar	14	5-7	1-3	0-0	1	1	0	1	0	0	+19	11
JaMychal Green	20	3-6	1-2	4-4	7	4	0	0	2	4	+15	11
10Bol Bol	20	5-7	0-0	1-2	3	1	0	0	1	1	+8	11
21Petr Cornelie	2	1-1	1-1	0-0	1	0	0	0	2	2	-9	3
Carlik Jones	1	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-5	0
TOTAL	-	46-8653.5%	10-3231.3%	22-2781.5%	46	33	10	6	18	23	-	124

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
8Jae'Sean TateSF	21	3-10	0-3	2-2	5	2	0	0	3	6	-13	8
2David NwabaPF	23	2-3	1-1	0-0	5	2	2	0	0	1	-7	5
27Daniel TheisC	27	3-8	0-2	2-2	5	1	0	1	2	2	-9	8
3Kevin Porter Jr.SG	15	3-5	2-4	0-0	0	3	0	1	1	2	-5	8
0Jalen GreenPG	27	6-13	5-8	12-14	1	1	0	0	2	1	-14	29
7Armoni Brooks	22	2-6	2-6	0-0	1	4	1	0	1	4	-8	6
9Josh Christopher	23	2-10	1-5	2-2	2	1	1	1	3	2	-19	7
35Christian Wood	8	0-4	0-3	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-17	0
6KJ Martin	31	7-12	1-3	0-0	7	3	1	1	1	3	-12	15
21Trevelin Queen	14	3-6	2-4	2-2	5	1	1	0	2	1	+11	10
16Usman Garuba	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	1	2	0	0	0	+13	2
15Daishen Nix	11	5-6	2-3	1-2	0	1	2	0	2	1	+15	13
TOTAL	-	37-8543.5%	16-4238.1%	21-2487.5%	36	20	10	4	17	24	-	111

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Theis vs. Jokic: Tip to Nwaba
(11:37) MISS Theis 11' Jump Shot
(11:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:22) MISS Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot
(11:20) ROCKETS Rebound
+3 (11:10) Green 27' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 1 AST)
03
+3 (10:52) Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS)
33
+3 (10:40) Nwaba 25' 3PT Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Porter Jr. 2 AST)
36
(10:22) Green Violation:Kicked Ball (C.Washington)
(10:20) Nwaba P.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Washington)
(10:06) MISS Barton 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(10:05) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(10:05) Tate S.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Flores)
(10:05) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:05) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (10:05) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
46
+2 (9:53) Green 1' Driving Finger Roll Layup (5 PTS)
48
(9:35) MISS Rivers 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:33) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:15) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Theis 1 AST)
411
(8:52) MISS Rivers 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:52) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:43) Tate Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T1)
(8:33) MISS Jokic 8' Floating Jump Shot
(8:32) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(8:22) Green Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(8:22) Barton STEAL (1 STL)
(8:16) MISS Rivers 3PT Jump Shot
(8:15) Theis REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:08) MISS Tate 3PT Jump Shot
(8:07) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:59) MISS Gordon 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:57) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(7:49) MISS Tate 5' Driving Layup
(7:49) Campazzo BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:46) Tate REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(7:46) MISS Tate 4' Jump Shot
(7:46) Campazzo BLOCK (2 BLK)
(7:46) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (7:40) Theis 2' Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Tate 1 AST)
413
(7:40) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
(7:25) MISS Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot
(7:24) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(7:10) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T1) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (7:10) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (6 PTS)
414
+1 (7:10) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (7 PTS)
415
+2 (7:01) Gordon 3' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
615
(6:54) Reed P.FOUL (P1.T2) (C.Washington)
(6:45) MISS Green 18' Pullup Jump Shot
(6:44) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(6:36) MISS Gordon 4' Layup
(6:36) Theis BLOCK (1 BLK)
(6:36) Nuggets Rebound
(6:32) Theis P.FOUL (P1.T3) (C.Washington)
(6:16) MISS Barton 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:15) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:15) Porter Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T4) (C.Kirkland)
+1 (6:15) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
715
+1 (6:15) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
815
(6:04) Reed P.FOUL (P2.T3) (C.Flores)
(5:58) Reed S.FOUL (P3.T4) (C.Washington)
+1 (5:58) Tate Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
816
+1 (5:58) Tate Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
817
+2 (5:38) Jokic 7' Turnaround Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Barton 1 AST)
1017
(5:23) MISS Theis 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:22) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (5:15) Jokic 2' Layup (6 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
1217
+2 (5:02) Tate 2' Driving Dunk (4 PTS)
1219
+2 (4:48) Jokic 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot (8 PTS)
1419
+3 (4:38) Porter Jr. 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1422
(4:17) MISS Gordon 4' Driving Layup
(4:17) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:14) Nwaba REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
+2 (4:13) Porter Jr. 2' Running Alley Oop Dunk Shot (8 PTS) (Nwaba 1 AST)
1424
(3:51) MISS Barton 21' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:49) Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (3:41) Barton 3' Driving Layup (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1624
(3:27) Theis Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T3)
(3:27) Barton STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (3:23) Cancar 1' Running Dunk (2 PTS) (Barton 2 AST)
1824
+2 (3:09) Nwaba 1' Driving Reverse Dunk Shot (5 PTS) (Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1826
(2:58) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(2:58) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
(2:50) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(2:35) MISS Nwaba 12' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(2:34) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+2 (2:20) Jokic 10' Floating Jump Shot (10 PTS) (Barton 3 AST)
2026
(2:06) MISS Christopher 2' Cutting Dunk Shot
(2:06) Barton BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:00) Barton REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(1:58) MISS Cancar 3PT Jump Shot
(1:56) Cancar REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (1:56) Cancar 7' Floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
2226
(1:56) Wood L.B.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:56) Barton Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2326
+2 (1:38) Christopher 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS)
2328
(1:28) Martin Jr. P.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Washington)
+1 (1:28) Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2428
+1 (1:28) Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2528
+3 (1:17) Brooks 26' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
2531
(1:07) MISS Campazzo 3' Driving Layup
(1:07) Wood REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:56) MISS Wood 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:53) Queen REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(0:52) MISS Queen 1' Putback Layup
(0:52) Campazzo REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (0:39) Bol 10' Driving Hook Shot (2 PTS) (Campazzo 1 AST)
2731
(0:31) MISS Wood 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(0:31) Tucker REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:22) Campazzo Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(0:04) Christopher Traveling Turnover (P1.T4)
+2 (0:02) Campazzo 2' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Green 1 AST)
2931
(0:02) Martin Jr. Violation:Defensive Goaltending (C.Flores)
(0:02) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.PN) (C.Flores)
+1 (0:02) Campazzo Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
3031

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

124Points111

46-86(53.5%)Field Goal(%)37-85(43.5%)

10-32(31.3%)3-Point(%)16-42(38.1%)

22-27(81.5%)Free Throw(%)21-24(87.5%)

46(13)Rebounds(Offensive)36(13)

33Assists20

10Steals10

6Blocks4

18Turnovers17

23Fouls24

62Pts In The Paint42

15Fast Break Pts4

26Pts Off Turnovers16

43Bench Pts53

31Largest Lead11

Game Details

Saturday, January 1, 2022 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)