Nuggets (103) vs Rockets (124) · Apr 4, 2023 · NBA Scores

FINAL

Apr 4, 2023

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Nuggets, 124-103. Jalen Green led all scorers with 32 points, six rebounds, and four assists for the Rockets, while Alperen Sengun added 20 points, 10 rebounds, and seven assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 14 points, 10 rebounds, and four assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Rockets improve to 20-60 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 52-27.

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	29	26	18	103
HOU	31	25	30	38	124

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	33	8-20	6-15	1-2	7	1	0	1	2	2	23	-17
50Aaron GordonPF	32	6-11	0-1	1-4	9	4	0	4	1	3	13	-18
15Nikola JokicC	24	7-13	0-2	0-1	10	4	2	3	8	1	14	-21
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	24	3-6	1-3	1-1	1	0	1	1	3	1	8	-23
27Jamal MurrayPG	9	1-2	0-1	0-0	0	4	0	0	0	1	2	+7
11Bruce Brown	29	2-6	2-5	0-0	4	2	3	3	1	2	6	-14
32Jeff Green	17	2-7	0-2	5-6	5	3	0	0	1	2	9	+5
0Christian Braun	22	2-6	0-1	0-0	4	1	2	0	2	2	4	+1
8Peyton Watson	17	4-7	1-3	1-2	3	2	1	1	0	1	10	-7
6DeAndre Jordan	8	3-4	0-0	1-2	3	0	0	0	1	0	7	-2
7Reggie Jackson	13	3-4	1-2	0-0	1	3	0	0	0	3	7	-10
31Vlatko Cancar	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	2	0	0	1	0	0	-6
13Thomas Bryant	— did not play —												— did not play —
14Ish Smith	— did not play —												— did not play —
10Jack White	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL		41-8747.1%	11-3630.6%	10-1855.6%	47	26	9	13	20	18	103

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	PTS	+/-
6KJ MartinSF	27	5-8	0-0	2-3	5	1	0	0	0	3	12	+11
1Jabari Smith Jr.PF	35	6-14	0-1	4-5	13	1	1	1	0	1	16	+17
28Alperen SengunC	37	7-14	2-4	4-5	10	7	3	1	3	4	20	+15
4Jalen GreenSG	38	12-27	4-8	4-4	6	4	1	0	3	0	32	+27
3Kevin Porter Jr.PG	33	7-17	5-11	1-2	3	9	2	0	2	3	20	+15
17Tari Eason	32	5-9	1-2	0-0	7	1	2	1	3	2	11	+11
9Josh Christopher	18	4-8	0-2	2-4	3	0	3	0	1	1	10	+13
16Usman Garuba	10	1-4	0-2	1-1	8	0	0	0	0	2	3	+6
15Daishen Nix	5	0-1	0-1	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	-10
4D.J. Augustin	— did not play —												— did not play —
33Frank Kaminsky	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —



TOTAL		47-10246.1%	12-3138.7%	18-2475.0%	55	23	12	3	13	16	124

Play-by-Play

Scores Only

1st quarterdenhou

(11:58) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Sengun: Tip to A. Gordon
(11:41) MISS M. Porter Jr. 15' pullup Shot
(11:40) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:34) MISS K. Porter Jr. 28' running pullup 3PT
(11:33) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:22) N. Jokic floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (J. Murray 1 AST)
20
+2 (11:05) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
22
+2 (10:45) N. Jokic 8' floating Jump Shot (4 PTS) (J. Murray 2 AST)
42
(10:35) K. Porter Jr. bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:35) N. Jokic STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:30) N. Jokic Layup (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 1 AST)
62
(10:30) K. Martin Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
(10:30) MISS N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1
(10:30) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(10:16) MISS K. Martin Jr. Layup
(10:15) K. Martin Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (10:14) K. Martin Jr. putback Layup (2 PTS)
64
+3 (10:03) M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (J. Murray 3 AST)
94
+2 (9:42) J. Smith Jr. 7' fadeaway Jump Shot (2 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
96
(9:31) MISS A. Gordon DUNK - blocked
(9:31) J. Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:30) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(9:24) A. Sengun bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(9:24) N. Jokic STEAL (2 STL)
(9:18) MISS J. Murray 24' 3PT
(9:16) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(9:12) MISS M. Porter Jr. 3PT
(9:11) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:02) MISS J. Green 9' fadeaway Shot
(9:01) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(9:01) J. Murray loose ball personal FOUL (1 PF)
(8:48) MISS J. Smith Jr. 14' pullup Shot
(8:47) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (8:28) N. Jokic Layup (8 PTS)
116
(8:10) MISS K. Porter Jr. 13' pullup Shot - blocked
(8:10) A. Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(8:09) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (8:00) K. Caldwell-Pope driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS) (J. Murray 4 AST)
136
+2 (7:39) J. Green driving reverse Layup (4 PTS)
138
(7:26) MISS A. Gordon 10' turnaround fadeaway bank Shot
(7:26) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:20) MISS K. Martin Jr. 7' running DUNK - blocked
(7:20) N. Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:20) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:16) N. Jokic bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(7:16) K. Porter Jr. STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (7:14) K. Martin Jr. alley-oop DUNK (4 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 1 AST)
1310
(6:57) K. Martin Jr. personal FOUL (2 PF)
(6:57) HOU Timeout
(6:48) MISS N. Jokic 12' Jump Shot
(6:47) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (6:40) J. Green running finger roll Layup (6 PTS)
1312
(6:25) N. Jokic lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(6:25) A. Sengun STEAL (1 STL)
(6:21) B. Brown shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 2 FT)
+1 (6:21) J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
1313
(6:21) MISS J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2
(6:20) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:07) K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:07) A. Sengun STEAL (2 STL)
+2 (5:59) J. Green driving finger roll Layup (8 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 2 AST)
1315
+2 (5:45) A. Gordon finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
1515
+3 (5:29) A. Sengun 27' 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 3 AST)
1518
(5:16) MISS N. Jokic 19' Jump Shot
(5:15) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:05) MISS A. Sengun 17' Jump Shot
(5:04) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:55) MISS M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT
(4:55) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(4:49) MISS J. Green running Layup
(4:49) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
+2 (4:30) A. Gordon 9' fadeaway Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1718
(4:14) J. Green step out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(4:05) MISS M. Porter Jr. 26' 3PT
(4:03) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(3:50) MISS J. Smith Jr. Layup - blocked
(3:50) A. Gordon BLOCK (2 BLK)
(3:49) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(3:49) A. Gordon shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Sengun 2 FT)
+1 (3:49) A. Sengun Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1719
+1 (3:49) A. Sengun Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1720
(3:36) MISS J. Green 25' 3PT
(3:34) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+3 (3:29) B. Brown 24' 3PT (3 PTS) (C. Braun 1 AST)
2020
(3:02) J. Green lost ball TURNOVER (2 TO)
(3:02) B. Brown STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (2:52) B. Brown 3PT (6 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
2320
+2 (2:30) A. Sengun driving reverse DUNK (7 PTS)
2322
+3 (2:17) M. Porter Jr. 24' 3PT (6 PTS) (A. Gordon 2 AST)
2622
+3 (1:58) T. Eason 3PT (3 PTS) (K. Porter Jr. 4 AST)
2625
(1:57) DEN Timeout
(1:45) J. Green bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:32) MISS J. Smith Jr. 17' pullup Shot
(1:31) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:25) T. Eason bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(1:25) C. Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (1:22) C. Braun running DUNK (2 PTS)
2825
+2 (1:08) J. Smith Jr. 10' fadeaway Jump Shot (5 PTS)
2827
(1:08) P. Watson shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Smith Jr. 1 FT)
+1 (1:08) J. Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 1 (6 PTS)
2828
+2 (0:47) J. Murray driving finger roll Layup (2 PTS)
3028
+3 (0:31) K. Porter Jr. 27' 3PT pullup (3 PTS)
3031
(0:10) MISS C. Braun 25' 3PT
(0:06) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:01) MISS U. Garuba Layup
(0:00) U. Garuba REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

103Points124

41-87(47.1%)Field Goal(%)47-102(46.1%)

11-36(30.6%)3-Point(%)12-31(38.7%)

10-18(55.6%)Free Throw(%)18-24(75.0%)

47(13)Rebounds(Offensive)55(20)

26Assists23

9Steals12

13Blocks3

20Turnovers13

18Fouls16

54Pts In The Paint62

22Fast Break Pts13

14Pts Off Turnovers25

43Bench Pts24

10Largest Lead21

Game Details

Tuesday, April 4, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 16,924 (92.5%)