Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Nov 30, 2022

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	24	23	25	28	100
DEN	44	30	22	24	120

Game Recap

The Nuggets defeated the Rockets, 120-100. Nikola Jokic recorded 17 points (7-9 FG), nine rebounds, and 12 assists in 28 minutes played for the Nuggets, while Jamal Murray added a game-high 26 points in the victory. Kevin Porter Jr. tallied 23 points, six rebounds, and five assists for the Rockets in the losing effort. The Nuggets improve to 14-7 on the season, while the Rockets fall to 5-16.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
10Eric GordonSF	18	1-4	0-3	0-0	0	0	0	0	3	0	-11	2
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	31	5-12	3-6	0-0	4	2	1	1	1	4	-15	13
28Alperen SengunC	29	8-12	0-2	2-2	11	1	0	0	2	3	-4	18
4Jalen GreenSG	34	6-16	1-7	3-5	3	3	0	0	2	1	-16	16
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	32	8-18	5-7	2-2	6	5	1	0	3	5	-14	23
6KJ Martin	18	1-3	0-1	1-2	2	2	0	0	0	0	-16	3
16Usman Garuba	14	1-3	0-2	0-1	2	1	1	2	1	2	-11	2
17Tari Eason	13	0-5	0-4	4-4	5	2	1	1	0	2	-8	4
15Daishen Nix	15	3-7	1-5	0-0	3	2	0	0	1	0	-6	7
20Bruno Fernando	6	0-2	0-0	2-2	2	0	0	2	0	1	-2	2
25Garrison Mathews	20	2-4	2-4	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	2	0	6
9Josh Christopher	3	2-2	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	1	0	+3	4
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	37-8842.0%	12-4129.3%	14-1877.8%	39	18	5	6	14	20	-	100

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
11Bruce BrownSF	34	6-13	4-7	2-2	5	4	2	0	1	3	+12	18
50Aaron GordonPF	31	7-12	2-4	4-7	6	2	0	1	1	2	+12	20
15Nikola JokicC	27	7-9	2-3	1-1	9	12	1	1	4	5	+10	17
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	24	2-7	1-3	0-0	1	2	2	1	1	1	+8	5
27Jamal MurrayPG	30	9-15	4-6	4-5	4	2	0	0	0	2	+8	26
31Vlatko Cancar	21	5-6	3-4	0-0	5	0	0	0	1	2	+18	13
14Ish Smith	22	3-10	0-1	0-0	2	7	0	2	0	0	+19	6
9Davon Reed	20	2-6	1-4	2-2	2	0	1	1	0	3	+9	7
6DeAndre Jordan	18	3-4	0-0	2-3	6	1	0	2	2	3	+14	8
0Christian Braun	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	0	-3	0
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	0	-3	0
10Jack White	1	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	0	-4	0
3Bones Hyland	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	44-8353.0%	17-3253.1%	15-2075.0%	42	30	6	8	11	21	-	120

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Sengun: Tip to J. Murray
+3 (11:38) B. Brown 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
03
(11:18) MISS J. Smith Jr. 26' 3PT
(11:16) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:13) K. Porter Jr. lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(11:13) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (11:08) A. Gordon 3PT (3 PTS) (B. Brown 1 AST)
06
(10:54) N. Jokic shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
+1 (10:54) J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
16
+1 (10:54) J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
26
+2 (10:34) J. Murray 6' driving floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (N. Jokic 2 AST)
28
(10:34) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Murray 1 FT)
+1 (10:34) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
29
(10:19) E. Gordon step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (10:09) N. Jokic Hook (2 PTS)
211
(9:56) MISS A. Sengun cutting Layup
(9:54) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:48) A. Gordon Layup (5 PTS) (N. Jokic 3 AST)
213
+2 (9:31) J. Green driving floating Jump Shot (4 PTS)
413
(9:16) MISS A. Gordon 3PT
(9:14) K. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (9:06) K. Porter Jr. driving DUNK (2 PTS)
613
(8:49) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:49) K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
(8:45) A. Sengun lost ball TURNOVER (1 TO)
(8:45) K. Caldwell-Pope STEAL (1 STL)
(8:44) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (2 PF) (Murray 2 FT)
+1 (8:44) J. Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
614
+1 (8:44) J. Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
615
+3 (8:26) K. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT step back (5 PTS) (J. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
915
+3 (8:07) B. Brown 25' 3PT (6 PTS) (N. Jokic 4 AST)
918
(7:54) N. Jokic kicked ball VIOLATION
+2 (7:47) K. Porter Jr. 10' pullup Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1118
(7:37) MISS J. Murray 27' pullup 3PT
(7:35) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (7:15) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1318
(6:56) MISS B. Brown 3PT
(6:53) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(6:42) MISS J. Smith Jr. 12' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(6:41) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:38) K. Porter Jr. personal FOUL (1 PF)
(6:38) DEN Timeout
(6:26) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 23' Jump Shot
(6:24) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (6:23) J. Murray 16' turnaround Jump Shot (7 PTS)
1320
(6:03) MISS A. Sengun 25' 3PT
(6:01) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (5:58) A. Sengun putback Layup (4 PTS)
1520
(5:53) V. Cancar offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(5:53) V. Cancar offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(5:38) MISS K. Porter Jr. 17' step back Shot
(5:36) J. Murray REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:33) A. Gordon traveling TURNOVER (1 TO)
+2 (5:20) A. Sengun driving DUNK (6 PTS)
1720
+3 (5:05) K. Caldwell-Pope 3PT (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 5 AST)
1723
(4:51) J. Murray shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Green 2 FT)
(4:51) MISS J. Green Free Throw 1 of 2
(4:51) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(4:51) MISS J. Green Free Throw 2 of 2
(4:45) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(4:44) MISS T. Eason 3PT
(4:39) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:36) J. Murray running reverse Layup (9 PTS) (N. Jokic 6 AST)
1725
+2 (4:25) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
1925
(4:17) MISS J. Murray running Layup - blocked
(4:17) U. Garuba BLOCK (1 BLK)
(4:15) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (4:14) A. Gordon putback Layup (7 PTS)
1927
(4:02) J. Green bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:02) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
(3:51) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(3:51) T. Eason BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:51) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (3:51) A. Gordon tip Layup (9 PTS)
1929
(3:51) HOU Timeout
(3:38) N. Jokic defensive-3-second technical FOUL (1 Tech)
+1 (3:38) K. Porter Jr. technical Free Throw 1 of 1 (8 PTS)
2029
(3:24) MISS K. Martin Jr. driving finger roll Layup
(3:21) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:12) A. Gordon driving DUNK (11 PTS)
2031
(2:55) MISS K. Porter Jr. driving Layup
(2:54) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
+3 (2:50) V. Cancar 3PT (3 PTS) (I. Smith 1 AST)
2034
(2:37) N. Jokic personal FOUL (2 PF)
+3 (2:26) D. Nix 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Martin Jr. 1 AST)
2334
+3 (2:14) V. Cancar 26' 3PT (6 PTS) (I. Smith 2 AST)
2337
(1:59) MISS D. Nix 3PT
(1:57) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (1:53) V. Cancar running DUNK (8 PTS)
2339
(1:46) MISS J. Green 24' pullup 3PT
(1:43) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(1:41) MISS T. Eason 24' 3PT
(1:41) D. Jordan REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:34) I. Smith running Layup (2 PTS)
2341
(1:19) MISS E. Gordon 24' pullup 3PT
(1:17) V. Cancar REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (1:05) D. Jordan DUNK (2 PTS) (I. Smith 3 AST)
2343
(1:05) T. Eason shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jordan 1 FT)
+1 (1:05) D. Jordan Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
2344
(0:57) U. Garuba offensive FOUL (1 PF)
(0:57) U. Garuba offensive foul TURNOVER (1 TO)
(0:42) MISS I. Smith 19' pullup Shot
(0:38) D. Nix REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:31) D. Reed shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Martin Jr. 2 FT)
(0:31) MISS K. Martin Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2
(0:31) TEAM offensive REBOUND
+1 (0:31) K. Martin Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
2444
(0:16) MISS B. Brown 20' pullup Shot
(0:13) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(0:01) E. Gordon bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:00) MISS V. Cancar 45' 3PT
(0:00) TEAM offensive REBOUND

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

100Points120

37-88(42.0%)Field Goal(%)44-83(53.0%)

12-41(29.3%)3-Point(%)17-32(53.1%)

14-18(77.8%)Free Throw(%)15-20(75.0%)

39(10)Rebounds(Offensive)42(8)

18Assists30

5Steals6

6Blocks8

14Turnovers11

20Fouls21

46Pts In The Paint50

9Fast Break Pts26

12Pts Off Turnovers19

28Bench Pts34

0Largest Lead33

Game Details

Wednesday, November 30, 2022 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 16,286 (85.3%)