Denver Nuggets vs. Houston Rockets

Nov 12, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
DEN	30	20	26	28	104
HOU	23	23	28	33	107

Game Recap

The Rockets win their sixth consecutive game as they defeat the Nuggets, 107-104. Fred VanVleet recorded 26 points and four assists for the Rockets, while Alperen Sengun added 23 points, eight rebounds and 5 assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 36 points, 21 rebounds and 11 assists for the Nuggets in the losing effort. This is Jokics 109th triple-double of his career, and 4th of the season. The Rockets improve to 6-3 on the season, while the Nuggets fall to 8-2.

Player Stats

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	37	11-19	3-10	0-0	10	0	0	1	2	3	+2	25
50Aaron GordonPF	38	6-10	1-2	3-6	8	5	0	2	2	2	+8	16
15Nikola JokicC	38	13-26	2-6	8-8	21	11	0	1	3	3	+12	36
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	37	2-5	1-2	0-0	0	1	1	0	1	3	+6	5
7Reggie JacksonPG	27	6-12	2-5	0-0	4	2	0	0	1	2	-3	14
21Collin Gillespie	20	3-7	0-2	0-0	1	3	2	0	1	2	0	6
0Christian Braun	13	0-4	0-2	0-0	1	0	0	0	1	1	-11	0
3Julian Strawther	7	0-2	0-2	0-0	0	1	0	0	0	2	-5	0
8Peyton Watson	7	0-2	0-0	0-0	0	1	0	1	0	2	-6	0
22Zeke Nnaji	11	1-4	0-1	0-0	4	0	0	0	0	0	-18	2
9Justin Holiday	— did not play —												— did not play —
6DeAndre Jordan	— did not play —												— did not play —
11Braxton Key	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	42-9146.2%	9-3228.1%	11-1478.6%	49	24	3	5	11	20	-	104

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	29	3-6	1-3	3-4	4	2	0	0	3	4	-9	10
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	20	4-7	0-2	0-0	7	0	0	1	1	1	-6	8
28Alperen SengunC	34	9-18	0-2	5-6	8	5	1	2	3	2	-8	23
4Jalen GreenSG	34	1-13	1-4	6-6	8	5	1	0	0	1	+10	9
5Fred VanVleetPG	40	9-21	3-9	5-7	2	4	0	0	2	2	-4	26
0Aaron Holiday	16	2-8	1-5	0-0	2	2	0	0	0	1	+8	5
8Jae'Sean Tate	20	1-3	0-0	1-2	6	0	3	0	0	2	+2	3
2Jock Landale	2	0-0	0-0	0-0	1	0	0	0	0	1	-4	0
17Tari Eason	15	3-4	2-3	0-0	3	2	1	0	0	1	+12	8
32Jeff Green	25	5-7	2-4	3-4	4	0	1	1	0	1	+14	15
25Reggie Bullock Jr.	— did not play —												— did not play —
51Boban Marjanovic	— did not play —												— did not play —
19Nate Williams	— did not play —												— did not play —

TOTAL	-	37-8742.5%	10-3231.3%	23-2979.3%	45	20	7	4	9	16	-	107

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterDENHOU

(11:57) Jump Ball Sengun vs. Jokic: Tip to Smith Jr.
(11:41) MISS Ja. Green 4' Cutting Layup Shot
(11:40) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (11:37) Jokic 4' Running Finger Roll Layup (2 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
20
(11:37) Brooks S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (11:37) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
30
(11:22) MISS Sengun 10' Turnaround Hook Shot
(11:21) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:17) Sengun 3 Second Violation Turnover (P1.T1)
+2 (10:58) Gordon 2' Layup (2 PTS) (Caldwell-Pope 1 AST)
50
+2 (10:47) Sengun 14' Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 1 AST)
52
+2 (10:30) Caldwell-Pope 18' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
72
+2 (10:09) Sengun 4' Driving Hook Shot (4 PTS) (Ja. Green 2 AST)
74
(9:50) MISS Gordon 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:49) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:23) VanVleet 8' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
76
(9:13) MISS Jokic 3' Driving Layup
(9:13) Sengun BLOCK (1 BLK)
(9:11) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (9:10) Brooks 3' Running Layup (2 PTS) (Ja. Green 3 AST)
78
(9:10) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T1) (J.Sterling)
+1 (9:10) Brooks Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
79
+2 (8:55) Jokic 3' Layup (5 PTS)
99
(8:39) MISS Brooks 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(8:39) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:19) MISS Jokic 8' Turnaround Hook Shot
(8:16) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
+2 (8:16) Gordon Tip Layup Shot (4 PTS)
119
(8:09) MISS Ja. Green 9' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(8:08) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:56) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(7:56) Ja. Green STEAL (1 STL)
(7:51) MISS Sengun 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(7:50) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(7:43) MISS Jackson 4' Driving Layup
(7:43) Smith Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(7:43) Nuggets Rebound
(7:38) MISS Porter Jr. 17' Jump Shot
(7:34) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(7:25) MISS VanVleet 20' Pullup Jump Shot
(7:22) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(7:06) MISS Jackson Driving Reverse Layup
(7:05) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (7:03) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (7 PTS)
139
(6:48) MISS Sengun 13' Floating Jump Shot
(6:48) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(6:40) MISS Porter Jr. 28' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(6:37) VanVleet REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (6:30) Brooks 25' 3PT Jump Shot (6 PTS) (VanVleet 1 AST)
1312
(6:07) MISS Gordon 18' Jump Shot
(6:07) Brooks REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(5:59) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(5:59) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
(5:47) Gordon Backcourt Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:47) ROCKETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(5:36) Brooks Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:24) VanVleet P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Butler)
+3 (5:09) Caldwell-Pope 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Jokic 1 AST)
1612
(4:48) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(4:47) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:1)
+2 (4:43) Sengun 16' Jump Shot (6 PTS)
1614
+2 (4:24) Porter Jr. 2' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jokic 2 AST)
1814
+2 (4:05) VanVleet 15' Pullup Jump Shot (4 PTS)
1816
+2 (3:48) Porter Jr. 3' Cutting Layup Shot (4 PTS) (Jokic 3 AST)
2016
(3:31) MISS Holiday 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(3:31) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(3:19) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P2.T3)
(3:19) Tate STEAL (1 STL)
(3:12) MISS VanVleet 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(3:12) Gordon REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(3:05) Brooks S.FOUL (P2.T3) (T.Brothers)
(3:05) MISS Gordon Free Throw 1 of 2
(3:05) Nuggets Rebound
+1 (3:05) Gordon Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
2116
(2:47) MISS VanVleet 17' Pullup Jump Shot
(2:44) Landale REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(2:41) MISS Holiday 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(2:39) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
(2:38) MISS Tate 3' Floating Jump Shot
(2:38) Gordon BLOCK (1 BLK)
(2:38) Tate REBOUND (Off:2 Def:0)
+2 (2:27) Holiday 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Eason 1 AST)
2118
(2:13) Landale S.FOUL (P1.T4) (J.Butler)
(2:13) Nuggets Timeout: Regular (Reg.1 Short 0)
+1 (2:13) Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2 (8 PTS)
2218
+1 (2:13) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (9 PTS)
2318
(1:59) MISS Ja. Green 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(1:57) Gillespie REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+2 (1:43) Jokic 3' Driving Finger Roll Layup (11 PTS)
2518
+3 (1:26) Holiday 29' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Ja. Green 4 AST)
2521
+3 (1:13) Jokic 25' 3PT Jump Shot (14 PTS) (Watson 1 AST)
2821
(1:02) MISS Ja. Green 6' Driving Layup
(1:02) Jokic BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:59) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(0:49) MISS Watson 3' Driving Layup
(0:49) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
+2 (0:49) Jokic 2' Putback Layup (16 PTS)
3021
(0:46) Gillespie P.FOUL (P1.T2) (J.Sterling)
(0:29) MISS Ja. Green 8' Driving Layup
(0:28) Tate REBOUND (Off:3 Def:0)
+2 (0:27) Tate 7' Hook Shot (2 PTS)
3023
(0:04) MISS Nnaji 7' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(0:04) Je. Green BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:04) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Holiday 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(0:00) Watson BLOCK (1 BLK)
(0:00) ROCKETS Rebound

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3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

DEN

HOU

104Points107

42-91(46.2%)Field Goal(%)37-87(42.5%)

9-32(28.1%)3-Point(%)10-32(31.3%)

11-14(78.6%)Free Throw(%)23-29(79.3%)

49(12)Rebounds(Offensive)45(12)

24Assists20

3Steals7

5Blocks4

11Turnovers9

20Fouls16

58Pts In The Paint42

3Fast Break Pts3

11Pts Off Turnovers7

8Bench Pts31

9Largest Lead10

Game Details

Sunday, November 12, 2023 · 7:00 PM

Toyota Center · Houston, TX

attendance: 18,055 (98.7%)