Houston Rockets vs. Denver Nuggets

Dec 8, 2023

FINAL

Box Score

	1	2	3	4	T
HOU	27	25	40	22	114
DEN	22	26	26	32	106

Game Recap

The Rockets defeated the Nuggets, 114-106. Jalen Green leads all scorers with 25 points along with three rebounds for the Rockets, while Fred VanVleet added 26 points, four rebounds, and three assists in the victory. Nikola Jokic tallied 23 points, 16 rebounds, and five assists for the Nuggets in the loss. The Rockets improve to 10-9 in the regular season, while the Nuggets fall to 14-9.

Player Stats

ROCKETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
9Dillon BrooksSF	32	6-12	4-10	0-0	5	1	2	0	3	5	+2	16
10Jabari Smith Jr.PF	25	3-9	0-2	3-4	10	5	0	0	1	1	-2	9
28Alperen SengunC	33	7-14	0-1	3-5	10	7	0	1	1	3	+11	17
4Jalen GreenSG	35	8-17	2-9	7-9	3	1	0	0	1	0	-8	25
5Fred VanVleetPG	39	6-17	4-10	10-13	4	3	0	1	1	3	+16	26
32Jeff Green	26	0-1	0-1	5-6	4	1	1	1	0	4	+2	5
0Aaron Holiday	16	3-5	2-2	0-1	1	1	0	0	2	1	+19	8
17Tari Eason	17	0-4	0-2	3-4	8	2	0	0	0	1	-2	3
8Jae'Sean Tate	12	2-3	1-2	0-0	2	0	0	0	0	2	+2	5
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	-	35-8242.7%	13-3933.3%	31-4273.8%	47	21	3	3	9	20	-	114

NUGGETS	MIN	FG	3PT	FT	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	PF	+/-	PTS
1Michael Porter Jr.SF	39	8-12	3-6	1-1	8	0	0	2	2	3	+11	20
50Aaron GordonPF	22	1-5	0-2	1-5	6	3	0	0	1	1	-12	3
15Nikola JokicC	34	9-26	1-2	4-7	16	5	0	2	3	5	+3	23
5Kentavious Caldwell-PopeSG	25	5-6	2-3	2-2	0	0	0	1	0	1	-16	14
27Jamal MurrayPG	31	6-17	4-8	5-5	5	3	0	0	1	2	+4	21
3Julian Strawther	4	0-0	0-0	0-0	0	0	0	0	0	1	-15	0
7Reggie Jackson	24	2-8	0-4	2-2	3	6	0	0	0	2	+4	6
8Peyton Watson	25	4-9	0-1	5-5	4	2	0	0	1	3	+4	13
0Christian Braun	14	1-4	0-2	0-0	1	1	2	0	1	3	-9	2
6DeAndre Jordan	12	1-2	0-0	0-0	4	2	1	0	1	2	-2	2
9Justin Holiday	6	1-1	0-0	0-0	0	0	1	0	0	1	-12	2
22Zeke Nnaji	— did not play —												— did not play —
24Jalen Pickett	— did not play —												— did not play —
4Hunter Tyson	— did not play —												— did not play —
TOTAL	-	38-9042.2%	10-2835.7%	20-2774.1%	47	22	4	5	10	24	-	106

Play-by-Play

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1st quarterHOUDEN

(11:55) Jump Ball Jokic vs. Sengun: Tip to Ja. Green
(11:47) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(11:44) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:43) MISS VanVleet 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:40) Brooks REBOUND (Off:1 Def:0)
(11:39) MISS Ja. Green 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(11:35) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(11:24) MISS Jokic 6' Floating Jump Shot
(11:21) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:1)
+2 (11:16) Sengun 1' Driving Layup (2 PTS) (Smith Jr. 1 AST)
20
(11:16) Murray S.FOUL (P1.T1) (A.Smith)
+1 (11:16) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (3 PTS)
30
(10:56) Sengun S.FOUL (P1.T1) (R.Mott)
(10:56) MISS Jokic Free Throw 1 of 2
(10:56) NUGGETS Rebound
+1 (10:56) Jokic Free Throw 2 of 2 (1 PTS)
31
(10:45) MISS Ja. Green 3' Layup
(10:45) Porter Jr. BLOCK (1 BLK)
(10:42) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:39) MISS Murray 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:36) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
(10:32) MISS Brooks 25' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(10:28) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(10:16) MISS Gordon 3PT Jump Shot
(10:15) NUGGETS Rebound
(10:15) Brooks L.B.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
(10:08) MISS Jokic 5' Floating Jump Shot
(10:05) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(9:58) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(9:55) Gordon REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:46) MISS Gordon 7' Driving Floating Bank Jump Shot
(9:43) Sengun REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(9:40) MISS Smith Jr. 10' Jump Shot
(9:37) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
+2 (9:14) Caldwell-Pope 11' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS)
33
(8:51) Gordon S.FOUL (P1.T2) (R.Mott)
+1 (8:51) Smith Jr. Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
43
+1 (8:51) Smith Jr. Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
53
+3 (8:36) Murray 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot (3 PTS)
56
(8:23) MISS Smith Jr. 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(8:20) Murray REBOUND (Off:0 Def:2)
(8:11) Smith Jr. S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
+1 (8:11) Murray Free Throw 1 of 2 (4 PTS)
57
+1 (8:11) Murray Free Throw 2 of 2 (5 PTS)
58
+2 (7:55) Sengun 11' Floating Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Smith Jr. 2 AST)
78
+3 (7:39) Murray 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (8 PTS) (Gordon 1 AST)
711
(7:20) MISS Brooks 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(7:16) Porter Jr. REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
+3 (7:06) Caldwell-Pope 24' 3PT Jump Shot (5 PTS) (Gordon 2 AST)
714
(6:50) Jokic Violation:Kicked Ball (R.Mott)
(6:50) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 1 Short 0)
(6:41) MISS Ja. Green 26' 3PT Jump Shot
(6:37) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:2)
+2 (6:34) Sengun 15' Jump Shot (7 PTS)
914
(6:08) MISS Murray 13' Fadeaway Jumper
(6:05) Smith Jr. REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(5:55) Smith Jr. Traveling Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:42) Jokic Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T1)
(5:42) Je. Green STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (5:36) VanVleet 2' Running Layup (2 PTS)
1114
(5:27) Murray Bad Pass Turnover (P1.T2)
(5:27) Brooks STEAL (1 STL)
+3 (5:22) Brooks 24' 3PT Running Jump Shot (3 PTS) (Je. Green 1 AST)
1414
(5:20) NUGGETS Timeout: Regular (Full 2 Short 0)
(5:05) MISS Jackson 24' 3PT Jump Shot
(5:01) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
+3 (4:47) Brooks 26' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot (6 PTS) (Sengun 1 AST)
1714
(4:31) MISS Gordon 27' 3PT Jump Shot
(4:31) Sengun REBOUND (Off:1 Def:4)
(4:20) MISS Holiday 5' Driving Floating Jump Shot
(4:20) Jokic REBOUND (Off:0 Def:3)
(4:15) Jokic Out of Bounds - Bad Pass Turnover Turnover (P2.T3)
+2 (4:00) Sengun 2' Driving Layup (9 PTS)
1914
(4:00) Jokic S.FOUL (P1.T3) (J.Orr)
+1 (4:00) Sengun Free Throw 1 of 1 (10 PTS)
2014
+2 (3:44) Watson 1' Cutting Layup Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 1 AST)
2016
(3:26) MISS Brooks 27' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(3:21) Sengun REBOUND (Off:2 Def:4)
(3:21) Braun S.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
+1 (3:21) Je. Green Free Throw 1 of 2 (1 PTS)
2116
+1 (3:21) Je. Green Free Throw 2 of 2 (2 PTS)
2216
(3:03) MISS Jokic 2' Driving Layup
(2:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:2 Def:3)
(2:57) MISS Jokic 2' Tip Layup Shot
(2:57) Jokic REBOUND (Off:1 Def:3)
(2:57) MISS Jokic Tip Layup Shot
(2:56) Eason REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:53) Strawther S.FOUL (P1.PN) (R.Mott)
+1 (2:53) VanVleet Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2316
+1 (2:53) VanVleet Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2416
(2:36) MISS Jackson 25' 3PT Step Back Jump Shot
(2:31) Holiday REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(2:29) Jump Ball Braun vs. Holiday: Tip to Jordan
(2:29) Holiday Lost Ball Turnover (P1.T2)
(2:29) Braun STEAL (1 STL)
+2 (2:19) Jackson 10' Driving Floating Jump Shot (2 PTS)
2418
(1:59) NUGGETS T.Foul (Def. 3 Sec Jordan ) (J.Orr)
+1 (1:59) Ja. Green Free Throw Technical (1 PTS)
2518
+2 (1:51) Ja. Green 2' Driving Layup (3 PTS)
2718
(1:36) MISS Braun 25' 3PT Jump Shot
(1:35) NUGGETS Rebound
(1:35) Je. Green L.B.FOUL (P1.T4) (R.Mott)
+2 (1:25) Braun 6' Pullup Jump Shot (2 PTS) (Jackson 2 AST)
2720
(1:06) MISS Eason 3PT Jump Shot
(1:04) Jackson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:50) Tate P.FOUL (P1.PN) (J.Orr)
+1 (0:50) Jackson Free Throw 1 of 2 (3 PTS)
2721
+1 (0:50) Jackson Free Throw 2 of 2 (4 PTS)
2722
(0:29) MISS Je. Green 3PT Jump Shot
(0:26) Watson REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:05) MISS Jackson 24' 3PT Pullup Jump Shot
(0:01) Ja. Green REBOUND (Off:0 Def:1)
(0:00) MISS Ja. Green 54' 3PT Running Jump Shot
(0:00) Rockets Rebound

2nd quarter

3rd quarter

4th quarter

Team Stats

HOU

DEN

114Points106

35-82(42.7%)Field Goal(%)38-90(42.2%)

13-39(33.3%)3-Point(%)10-28(35.7%)

31-42(73.8%)Free Throw(%)20-27(74.1%)

47(11)Rebounds(Offensive)47(12)

21Assists22

3Steals4

3Blocks5

9Turnovers10

20Fouls24

36Pts In The Paint44

16Fast Break Pts10

16Pts Off Turnovers11

21Bench Pts25

25Largest Lead7

Game Details

Friday, December 8, 2023 · 9:00 PM

Ball Arena · Denver, CO

attendance: 19,544 (102.3%)