Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Nov 24, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	19	24	26	17	86
HOU	29	31	24	21	105

Game Recap

Despite Nikola Jokics season-high 38 points, 19 rebounds and eight assists, the Nuggets fall to the Rockets, 105-86. Jalen Green recorded 25 points and six rebounds for the Rockets, while Alperen Sengun added 21 points, 14 rebounds and eight assists in the victory. Kentavious Caldwell-Pope tallied 20 points, five rebounds and three steals for the Nuggets in the losing effort. The Rockets improve to 2-1 in West Group B play, 8-6 in the regular season, while the Nuggets fall to 2-2 in West Group B play, 10-6 in the regular season.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	6-14	2-8	0-0	7	1	1	2	1	1	-8	14
50Aaron GordonPF	39	0-12	0-4	2-4	7	2	0	0	1	1	-9	2
15Nikola JokicC	42	14-31	3-8	7-11	19	8	3	0	3	3	-12	38
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	39	7-15	1-5	5-5	5	3	3	0	2	4	-7	20
7Reggie JacksonPG	25	1-7	0-2	0-0	4	3	0	1	6	0	-26	2
0Christian Braun	25	3-9	0-0	1-1	3	0	0	0	0	1	-2	7
3Julian Strawther	5	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-15	0
8Peyton Watson	5	0-3	0-1	0-0	1	0	0	1	0	1	-18	0
22Zeke Nnaji	3	0-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
21Collin Gillespie	3	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	1	0	-7	0
9Justin Holiday	12	1-2	1-2	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	2	+9	3
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	32-9434.0%	7-3023.3%	15-2171.4%	46	17	8	4	15	14	-	86

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	29	2-8	2-3	2-2	1	2	0	0	2	4	+8	8
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	37	6-9	2-3	2-2	15	1	1	1	2	2	+16	16
28Alperen SengunC	42	8-19	0-4	5-6	15	8	2	1	5	4	+12	21
4Jalen GreenSG	35	10-18	3-8	2-3	5	2	3	0	3	0	0	25
5Fred VanVleetPG	38	6-12	3-5	2-2	6	11	1	2	1	3	+30	17
0Aaron Holiday	14	3-4	1-1	0-0	0	0	1	1	0	2	+2	7
8Jae'Sean Tate	15	2-4	0-1	0-0	3	0	0	1	1	4	+6	4
17Tari Eason	15	3-6	1-2	0-0	4	1	1	0	0	2	+9	7
32Jeff Green	8	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	0	0	3	0	0	+12	0
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
2Jock Landale	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —


TOTAL	-	40-8248.8%	12-2941.4%	13-1586.7%	49	25	9	9	14	21	-	105

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball N. Jokic vs. A. Sengun: Tip to R. Jackson
+2 (11:37) N. Jokic 16' Jump Shot (2 PTS)
20
(11:18) MISS A. Sengun 8' Hook
(11:17) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (11:05) N. Jokic 24' 3PT (5 PTS)
50
+3 (10:49) F. VanVleet 25' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 1 AST)
53
(10:28) R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (1 TO)
(10:28) J. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (10:23) J. Smith Jr. running DUNK (2 PTS) (J. Green 1 AST)
55
(10:04) MISS A. Gordon 25' 3PT
(10:04) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (9:52) J. Green 25' 3PT pullup (3 PTS) (D. Brooks 1 AST)
58
(9:29) MISS R. Jackson 15' pullup Shot
(9:28) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (9:21) D. Brooks 26' 3PT (3 PTS) (A. Sengun 2 AST)
511
(9:00) MISS A. Gordon driving floating Shot
(8:58) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(8:49) MISS K. Caldwell-Pope 26' 3PT
(8:47) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(8:35) MISS F. VanVleet driving finger roll Layup
(8:34) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:30) A. Sengun driving Layup (2 PTS) (J. Smith Jr. 1 AST)
513
(8:06) MISS N. Jokic 30' 3PT
(8:04) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:52) MISS A. Sengun 8' turnaround Hook
(7:51) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(7:43) J. Smith Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Caldwell-Pope 2 FT)
+1 (7:43) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
613
+1 (7:43) K. Caldwell-Pope Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
713
(7:27) MISS F. VanVleet 3PT
(7:26) M. Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:05) MISS R. Jackson 25' 3PT
(7:04) J. Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(6:58) J. Green lost ball out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:58) HOU Timeout
(6:39) K. Caldwell-Pope bad pass out-of-bounds TURNOVER (1 TO)
(6:25) MISS D. Brooks 11' pullup Shot
(6:23) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(6:14) MISS N. Jokic 10' floating Shot
(6:13) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (6:11) N. Jokic 7' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
913
(5:45) MISS A. Sengun 25' 3PT
(5:45) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(5:29) MISS M. Porter Jr. 15' turnaround fadeaway Shot
(5:27) TEAM offensive REBOUND
(5:24) MISS N. Jokic 3PT
(5:22) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:4)
(5:17) MISS A. Sengun running Layup
(5:15) C. Braun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:11) MISS C. Braun running Layup
(5:10) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:5)
(5:02) MISS J. Green 14' step back Shot
(5:01) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
+3 (4:51) M. Porter Jr. 3PT step back (3 PTS) (N. Jokic 1 AST)
1213
(4:28) MISS D. Brooks 10' pullup Shot
(4:26) K. Caldwell-Pope REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(4:21) MISS M. Porter Jr. running pullup 3PT
(4:21) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:3 Def:4)
(4:18) MISS N. Jokic tip Layup
(4:18) N. Jokic REBOUND (Off:4 Def:4)
(4:18) D. Brooks shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (4:18) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
1313
+1 (4:18) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
1413
+2 (4:03) J. Tate driving floating bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (F. VanVleet 1 AST)
1415
(3:50) MISS A. Gordon driving Layup - blocked
(3:50) A. Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(3:49) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:48) MISS A. Gordon putback Layup
(3:46) A. Gordon REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(3:45) A. Holiday shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 2 FT)
+1 (3:45) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (10 PTS)
1515
+1 (3:45) N. Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (11 PTS)
1615
(3:35) M. Porter Jr. shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (VanVleet 2 FT)
+1 (3:35) F. VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
1616
+1 (3:35) F. VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
1617
(3:24) MISS N. Jokic 24' 3PT
(3:24) P. Watson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(3:20) MISS P. Watson tip Layup
(3:19) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (3:12) F. VanVleet 11' driving floating Jump Shot (7 PTS) (T. Eason 1 AST)
1619
+2 (2:59) N. Jokic driving Layup (13 PTS)
1819
(2:59) A. Sengun shooting personal FOUL (1 PF) (Jokic 1 FT)
(2:59) DEN Timeout
+1 (2:59) N. Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (14 PTS)
1919
+2 (2:37) A. Holiday 11' driving Hook (2 PTS) (F. VanVleet 2 AST)
1921
(2:14) MISS N. Jokic 25' 3PT
(2:13) T. Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+3 (2:01) A. Holiday 25' 3PT (5 PTS) (A. Sengun 3 AST)
1924
(1:40) MISS R. Jackson 19' pullup Shot
(1:39) A. Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:6)
+2 (1:26) J. Tate Layup (4 PTS)
1926
(1:08) MISS C. Braun 7' driving Layup
(1:07) R. Jackson REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(1:02) MISS P. Watson 3PT
(1:02) J. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:43) MISS J. Tate driving Layup - blocked
(0:43) P. Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:42) TEAM defensive REBOUND
(0:28) MISS P. Watson 6' driving floating Shot - blocked
(0:28) J. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:27) TEAM defensive REBOUND
+3 (0:13) J. Green 26' 3PT step back (6 PTS)
1929
(0:00) R. Jackson bad pass TURNOVER (2 TO)
(0:00) J. Green STEAL (2 STL)

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

86Points105

32-94(34.0%)Field Goal(%)40-82(48.8%)

7-30(23.3%)3-Point(%)12-29(41.4%)

15-21(71.4%)Free Throw(%)13-15(86.7%)

46(16)Rebounds(Offensive)49(6)

17Assists25

8Steals9

4Blocks9

15Turnovers14

14Fouls21

36Pts In The Paint44

6Fast Break Pts14

21Pts Off Turnovers12

10Bench Pts18

5Largest Lead26

Game Details

Friday, November 24, 2023 · 8:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)