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Jokic, Murray lead Nuggets to 129-113 win over Rockets
DENVER (AP) Nikola Jokic had 32 points and 12 rebounds, Jamal Murray scored a season-high 31 and the Denver Nuggets defeated the Houston Rockets 129-113 on Monday night.
The win was the Nuggets' third in a row following a home loss last Tuesday against lowly Detroit.
''I also know this team has another level, another gear that we can get to,'' Denver coach Michael Malone said. ''Knowing that we had eight new guys coming in, knowing that we were bringing back a Jamal Murray and a Michael Porter, it wasn't going to happen in the first 20 games, especially with all the injuries and COVID illnesses that we've had early on. When you account for the lack of continuity, the schedule, the injuries and the different lineups, I'm incredibly proud of our group for being where we are.''
Jokic and Murray combined to shoot 64.7% from the field. It marked the third time in the past four games Jokic scored more than 30 points. He finished two assists shy of his fourth triple-double this season.
Murray, one of the NBA's best outside shooters, was 11 of 17 from the floor and drained four of his eight 3-pointers after knocking down just 12 of 33 field goal attempts in two games since returning from health and safety protocols last Tuesday.
''I just missed the open shots,'' Murray said. ''Even the ones I tried to create, I just felt like I let us down because I didn't make them. When I take them, I expect to make them. It was frustrating when I shoot and miss shots that everybody's used to me making.''
Malone thinks Murray has a chance to be ''an all-NBA type player.''
''To do that, the scoring, rebounding, the playmaking and, most importantly, defense has to be there every night. But I think he's really finding his offensive rhythm and his confidence. I'm happy for him. I care about Jamal. It's been a long journey for that kid,'' Malone said.
The Nuggets outscored Houston 62-42 in the paint. Zeke Nnaji matched a season high with 15 points off the bench.
Alperen Sengun led five Rockets in double figures with 18 points.
Houston (5-15) has the worst record in the Western Conference, but had won three of its previous five games.
Murray's 3 with 4:33 remaining in the third quarter stretched the Nuggets' lead to 96-84 and capped a 15-4 run. After the Rockets got within seven, Denver scored the final eight points of the period, finished off by Nnaji's 3 at the buzzer.
The Nuggets' lead grew to 20 in the fourth quarter.
''I feel like we exerted a lot of energy in that third,'' Rockets guard Kevin Porter Jr. said. ''It's already hard playing in Colorado and it definitely came in as a factor. I feel like we just ran out of gas in that third quarter.''
TIP-INS
Nuggets: G Bones Hyland missed his third consecutive game with a non-COVID-19 illness. Hyland, a first-round draft pick in his second year with the team, is averaging 15 points per game this season. . F Michael Porter Jr. didn't play as he continues to deal with a bruised left heel. It was the third straight game he missed. Malone said Porter ''will come back when he's ready.'' Porter is averaging 16.4 points, tied for the third-highest mark on the team.
Rockets: G Jalen Green had 17 points and a team-high seven assists. . With his father, former Nuggets forward Kenyon Martin, in attendance, F Kenyon Martin Jr. had 15 points.
UP NEXT
The teams play in Denver again Wednesday night.
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| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12:00 |  | Alperen Sengun vs. Nikola Jokic (Jalen Green gains possession) | ||
| 11:44 |  | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 2-0 |
| 11:34 | | Jamal Murray offensive foul (Off the ball) (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 11:34 | | Jamal Murray turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 11:11 | | Jalen Green misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 11:09 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:55 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 10:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 2-1 |
| 10:55 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 2-2 |
| 10:47 | | Nikola Jokic kicked ball violation | ||
| 10:35 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 5-2 |
| 10:20 | | Kevin Porter Jr. blocks Nikola Jokic's two point layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:20 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point putback layup | ||
| 10:19 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:15 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point tip layup | ||
| 10:15 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 10:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 5-4 |
| 10:02 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 7-4 |
| 9:49 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:47 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope blocks Jalen Green's two point running layup | ||
| 9:43 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 9:41 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:37 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 9:31 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 7-7 |
| 9:17 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 9:14 | | Eric Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 9:14 | | +2 | Eric Gordon makes two point driving finger roll layup | 9-7 |
| 9:14 | | Aaron Gordon defensive goaltending violation | ||
| 9:03 | | +2 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes two point pullup bank jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 9-9 |
| 8:45 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point pullup jump shot | 11-9 |
| 8:35 | | Aaron Gordon misses three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 8:32 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:18 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 14-9 |
| 8:06 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point reverse dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 14-11 |
| 7:47 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point fadeaway jump shot | 16-11 |
| 7:47 | | Bruce Brown shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 7:47 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 7:45 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 7:36 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point pullup jump shot | 16-14 |
| 7:16 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 19-14 |
| 7:10 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Aaron Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 7:03 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup | 19-16 |
| 6:51 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point driving layup (Jalen Green assists) | 21-16 |
| 6:39 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving layup | ||
| 6:37 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point tip layup | 21-18 |
| 6:22 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point reverse layup (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 23-18 |
| 6:21 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 6:07 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point reverse layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 23-20 |
| 6:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 23-21 |
| 5:53 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:50 | | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 5:47 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Jabari Smith Jr. assists) | 26-21 |
| 5:29 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 26-23 |
| 5:26 | | Jabari Smith Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Aaron Gordon steals) | ||
| 5:23 | | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope misses three point jump shot | ||
| 5:21 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:10 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:09 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 5:09 | | Jabari Smith Jr. personal foul (Loose ball) (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Kevin Porter Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 4:55 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:43 | | Jalen Green turnover (traveling) | ||
| 4:31 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving finger roll layup (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 26-25 |
| 4:16 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:09 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 4:03 | | Vlatko Cancar misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:01 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 3:54 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:40 | | Nikola Jokic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 3:38 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:31 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 3:31 | | +1 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 27-25 |
| 3:31 | | +1 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 28-25 |
| 3:17 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point hook shot | 28-27 |
| 2:58 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point turnaround hook shot | 30-27 |
| 2:45 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 2:45 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:32 | | Tari Eason turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals) | ||
| 2:29 | | Daishen Nix shooting foul (Bruce Brown draws the foul) | ||
| 2:29 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 30-28 |
| 2:29 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 30-29 |
| 2:20 | | Nuggets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 2:20 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 31-29 |
| 2:11 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:56 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 1:56 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point layup (Ish Smith assists) | 31-31 |
| 1:43 | | +3 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daishen Nix assists) | 34-31 |
| 1:30 | | Rockets technical foul (Defensive three second) | ||
| 1:30 | | +1 | Bruce Brown makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 34-32 |
| 1:25 | | Usman Garuba kicked ball violation | ||
| 1:12 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 34-34 |
| 1:00 | | Tari Eason misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:58 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +3 | Davon Reed makes three point stepback jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 34-37 |
| 0:36 | | +3 | Eric Gordon makes three point jump shot (Daishen Nix assists) | 37-37 |
| 0:30 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point running layup | 37-39 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Usman Garuba makes two point cutting layup (Daishen Nix assists) | 39-39 |
| 0:00 | | +3 | Davon Reed makes three point stepback bank jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 39-42 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:39 | | Daishen Nix defensive rebound | ||
| 11:34 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:32 | | Eric Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 11:18 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 11:15 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:07 | | Vlatko Cancar misses two point layup | ||
| 11:05 | | Usman Garuba defensive rebound | ||
| 10:58 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:55 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point dunk (Ish Smith assists) | 39-44 |
| 10:16 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:13 | | Vlatko Cancar defensive rebound | ||
| 10:09 | | Daishen Nix personal foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 9:58 | | Ish Smith misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:56 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 9:43 | | Eric Gordon misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:40 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 9:40 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 9:38 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 9:38 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point putback layup | 41-44 |
| 9:23 | | Vlatko Cancar offensive foul (Eric Gordon draws the foul) | ||
| 9:23 | | Vlatko Cancar turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 9:07 | | +3 | Daishen Nix makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 44-44 |
| 8:52 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 8:48 | | Bruce Brown offensive rebound | ||
| 8:48 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point tip layup | 44-46 |
| 8:33 | | +3 | Garrison Mathews makes three point jump shot (Kenyon Martin Jr. assists) | 47-46 |
| 8:19 | | Bruce Brown misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:18 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 8:14 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 8:14 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 8:14 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 8:12 | | Aaron Gordon defensive rebound | ||
| 7:58 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point jump shot | 47-49 |
| 7:43 | | Alperen Sengun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:40 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 7:31 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point driving reverse layup (Jamal Murray assists) | 47-51 |
| 7:14 | | Jalen Green misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:12 | | Kevin Porter Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 7:11 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:09 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 7:07 | | Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Kevin Porter Jr. steals) | ||
| 6:59 | | +2 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point turnaround hook shot (Jalen Green assists) | 49-51 |
| 6:32 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:27 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 6:19 | | Davon Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:17 | | Aaron Gordon offensive rebound | ||
| 6:13 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point dunk (Jamal Murray assists) | 49-53 |
| 6:13 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 5:58 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 5:55 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 5:55 | | Kevin Porter Jr. personal foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 5:44 | | +2 | Aaron Gordon makes two point alley-oop dunk (Nikola Jokic assists) | 49-55 |
| 5:33 | | Jalen Green turnover (lost ball) (Ish Smith steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | Ish Smith turnover (bad pass) (Garrison Mathews steals) | ||
| 5:11 | | Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:11 | | Alperen Sengun technical foul | ||
| 5:11 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes technical free throw 1 of 1 | 49-56 |
| 5:04 | | Aaron Gordon offensive foul (Jabari Smith Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:04 | | Aaron Gordon turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 4:53 | | +3 | Jalen Green makes three point jump shot (Alperen Sengun assists) | 52-56 |
| 4:36 | | Nikola Jokic misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 4:34 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 4:34 | | Tari Eason shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 4:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 52-57 |
| 4:34 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 52-58 |
| 4:16 | | +2 | Tari Eason makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Green assists) | 54-58 |
| 3:55 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving floating jump shot | 54-60 |
| 3:38 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 57-60 |
| 3:24 | | Alperen Sengun kicked ball violation | ||
| 3:14 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point finger roll layup | 57-62 |
| 3:03 | | +2 | Alperen Sengun makes two point cutting layup (Jalen Green assists) | 59-62 |
| 3:03 | | Nikola Jokic shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 3:03 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 60-62 |
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic offensive foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 2:52 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:37 | | +3 | Tari Eason makes three point jump shot (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 63-62 |
| 2:12 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point floating jump shot | 63-64 |
| 1:49 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 1:47 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Alperen Sengun shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 1:43 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 63-65 |
| 1:43 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 63-66 |
| 1:21 | | Bruno Fernando turnover (lost ball) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 1:14 | | Zeke Nnaji misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 1:12 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 1:06 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 66-66 |
| 0:48 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:48 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 66-67 |
| 0:48 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 66-68 |
| 0:31 | | +2 | Bruno Fernando makes two point dunk (Jalen Green assists) | 68-68 |
| 0:12 | | +2 | Jamal Murray makes two point driving layup | 68-70 |
| 0:01 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Take) (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 0:01 | | Nuggets delay of game violation | ||
| 0:00 | | Jalen Green misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 0:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:49 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 68-72 |
| 11:32 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating bank jump shot | ||
| 11:29 | | Jamal Murray defensive rebound | ||
| 11:26 | | Jalen Green shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 11:26 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 68-73 |
| 11:26 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 68-74 |
| 11:10 | | Bruce Brown blocks Jalen Green's two point driving layup | ||
| 11:10 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 11:02 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:00 | | Alperen Sengun offensive rebound | ||
| 11:00 | | Alperen Sengun misses two point tip layup | ||
| 11:00 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:48 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point jump shot (Jalen Green assists) | 71-74 |
| 10:30 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 71-77 |
| 10:20 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 10:07 | | Jamal Murray misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:04 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 9:49 | | Aaron Gordon shooting foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 9:49 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 72-77 |
| 9:49 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 73-77 |
| 9:41 | | +3 | Nikola Jokic makes three point jump shot (Jamal Murray assists) | 73-80 |
| 9:25 | | Jabari Smith Jr. misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 9:20 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 9:10 | | Kevin Porter Jr. shooting foul (Jamal Murray draws the foul) | ||
| 9:10 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 9:10 | | +1 | Jamal Murray makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 73-81 |
| 9:10 | | Jamal Murray misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 9:07 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 8:54 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:44 | | Bruce Brown misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 8:42 | | Alperen Sengun defensive rebound | ||
| 8:35 | | Bruce Brown personal foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 8:29 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 74-81 |
| 8:29 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 75-81 |
| 8:16 | | Jamal Murray turnover (traveling) | ||
| 8:06 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point driving floating jump shot | 77-81 |
| 7:53 | | Jamal Murray misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 7:51 | | Jabari Smith Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 7:45 | | +3 | Jabari Smith Jr. makes three point pullup jump shot | 80-81 |
| 7:45 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 7:31 | | +3 | Davon Reed makes three point jump shot (Nikola Jokic assists) | 80-84 |
| 7:14 | | Alperen Sengun offensive foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 7:14 | | Alperen Sengun turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 7:01 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point jump shot (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 80-86 |
| 6:52 | | Jamal Murray shooting foul (Alperen Sengun draws the foul) | ||
| 6:52 | | +1 | Alperen Sengun makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 81-86 |
| 6:52 | | Alperen Sengun misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 6:50 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 6:37 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 81-88 |
| 6:24 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:21 | | Jabari Smith Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 6:20 | | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 82-88 |
| 6:20 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 83-88 |
| 5:58 | | +3 | Kentavious Caldwell-Pope makes three point jump shot (Davon Reed assists) | 83-91 |
| 5:35 | | Kevin Porter Jr. turnover (bad pass) (Jamal Murray steals) | ||
| 5:27 | | Vlatko Cancar misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 5:26 | | Jalen Green defensive rebound | ||
| 5:21 | | Bruno Fernando turnover (bad pass) (Vlatko Cancar steals) | ||
| 5:13 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point running finger roll layup (Vlatko Cancar assists) | 83-93 |
| 4:54 | | Jalen Green misses two point driving layup | ||
| 4:54 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | Vlatko Cancar personal foul (Jalen Green draws the foul) | ||
| 4:46 | | Jalen Green misses regular free throw 1 of 2 | ||
| 4:46 | | Rockets offensive rebound | ||
| 4:46 | | +1 | Jalen Green makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 84-93 |
| 4:33 | | +3 | Jamal Murray makes three point stepback jump shot (Kentavious Caldwell-Pope assists) | 84-96 |
| 4:19 | | +3 | Kevin Porter Jr. makes three point stepback jump shot | 87-96 |
| 3:59 | | Jamal Murray misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:58 | | Kevin Porter Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:47 | | +2 | Jalen Green makes two point turnaround fadeaway jump shot | 89-96 |
| 3:23 | | Jamal Murray misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:20 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 3:00 | | Jamal Murray blocks Kevin Porter Jr.'s three point stepback jump shot | ||
| 2:56 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 2:52 | | Jalen Green personal foul (Vlatko Cancar draws the foul) | ||
| 2:44 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 89-98 |
| 2:21 | | +2 | Bruno Fernando makes two point cutting dunk (Kevin Porter Jr. assists) | 91-98 |
| 2:01 | | Nikola Jokic turnover (bad pass) (Bruno Fernando steals) | ||
| 1:57 | | Jalen Green misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:53 | | Tari Eason offensive rebound | ||
| 1:50 | | Kevin Porter Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:46 | | Bruno Fernando offensive rebound | ||
| 1:43 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 1:41 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 1:37 | | Davon Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:34 | | Nikola Jokic offensive rebound | ||
| 1:24 | | +2 | Nikola Jokic makes two point layup | 91-100 |
| 1:08 | | Jalen Green turnover (out of bounds step) | ||
| 0:58 | | Bruno Fernando shooting foul (Nikola Jokic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:58 | | +1 | Nikola Jokic makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 91-101 |
| 0:58 | | Nikola Jokic misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 0:57 | | Bruno Fernando defensive rebound | ||
| 0:36 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:32 | | Nikola Jokic defensive rebound | ||
| 0:29 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point running layup (Nikola Jokic assists) | 91-103 |
| 0:06 | | Jalen Green turnover (bad pass) (Ish Smith steals) | ||
| 0:00 | | +3 | Zeke Nnaji makes three point jump shot (Bruce Brown assists) | 91-106 |
| 0:00 | | End of period |
| Time | Team | Play | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11:45 | | Eric Gordon misses two point driving floating jump shot | ||
| 11:41 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 11:39 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running dunk (DeAndre Jordan assists) | 91-108 |
| 11:24 | | Daishen Nix misses three point jump shot | ||
| 11:21 | | Bruce Brown defensive rebound | ||
| 11:03 | | Bruce Brown turnover (lost ball) (Tari Eason steals) | ||
| 11:01 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Tari Eason draws the foul) | ||
| 11:01 | | +1 | Tari Eason makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 92-108 |
| 11:01 | | Tari Eason misses regular free throw 2 of 2 | ||
| 10:58 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 10:41 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point pullup jump shot | 92-110 |
| 10:20 | | Usman Garuba turnover (bad pass) (Bruce Brown steals) | ||
| 10:16 | | Bruce Brown misses two point running layup | ||
| 10:16 | | Nuggets offensive rebound | ||
| 10:16 | | Usman Garuba personal foul (Loose ball) (Davon Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 10:10 | | Davon Reed misses three point jump shot | ||
| 10:09 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 10:01 | | DeAndre Jordan shooting foul (Daishen Nix draws the foul) | ||
| 10:01 | | +1 | Daishen Nix makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 93-110 |
| 10:01 | | +1 | Daishen Nix makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 94-110 |
| 9:46 | | +2 | Bruce Brown makes two point pullup jump shot | 94-112 |
| 9:27 | | +2 | Usman Garuba makes two point layup (Eric Gordon assists) | 96-112 |
| 9:00 | | +2 | Ish Smith makes two point driving reverse layup | 96-114 |
| 8:49 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:46 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 8:32 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:27 | | Tari Eason defensive rebound | ||
| 8:20 | | Tari Eason misses two point driving layup | ||
| 8:18 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 8:09 | | +2 | DeAndre Jordan makes two point alley-oop dunk (Ish Smith assists) | 96-116 |
| 8:09 | | Rockets 60 second timeout | ||
| 8:02 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 8:00 | | Nuggets defensive rebound | ||
| 7:51 | | Usman Garuba personal foul (DeAndre Jordan draws the foul) | ||
| 7:42 | | DeAndre Jordan turnover (3-second violation) | ||
| 7:35 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point jump shot | ||
| 7:31 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 7:17 | | Garrison Mathews personal foul (Davon Reed draws the foul) | ||
| 7:11 | | Ish Smith misses two point driving finger roll layup | ||
| 7:05 | | DeAndre Jordan offensive rebound | ||
| 7:05 | | DeAndre Jordan misses two point tip layup | ||
| 7:03 | | Usman Garuba defensive rebound | ||
| 6:54 | | Eric Gordon misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:51 | | Ish Smith defensive rebound | ||
| 6:45 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 6:42 | | Usman Garuba defensive rebound | ||
| 6:25 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 6:20 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 6:07 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 6:07 | | Zeke Nnaji turnover (offensive foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +2 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point driving finger roll layup (Josh Christopher assists) | 98-116 |
| 5:57 | | Zeke Nnaji shooting foul (Kenyon Martin Jr. draws the foul) | ||
| 5:57 | | +1 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 99-116 |
| 5:43 | | Bruce Brown misses two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 5:43 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. defensive rebound | ||
| 5:26 | | Boban Marjanovic misses two point turnaround jump shot | ||
| 5:23 | | DeAndre Jordan defensive rebound | ||
| 5:16 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup (Ish Smith assists) | 99-118 |
| 5:04 | | +2 | Josh Christopher makes two point driving finger roll layup | 101-118 |
| 4:56 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point running layup (Ish Smith assists) | 101-120 |
| 4:43 | | +3 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes three point jump shot (Daishen Nix assists) | 104-120 |
| 4:43 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 4:29 | | Christian Braun misses three point jump shot | ||
| 4:27 | | Josh Christopher defensive rebound | ||
| 4:20 | | Daishen Nix turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 4:04 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point layup (Ish Smith assists) | 104-122 |
| 4:04 | | Garrison Mathews shooting foul (Zeke Nnaji draws the foul) | ||
| 4:04 | | Zeke Nnaji misses regular free throw 1 of 1 | ||
| 4:02 | | Garrison Mathews defensive rebound | ||
| 3:44 | | Ish Smith blocks Josh Christopher's two point pullup jump shot | ||
| 3:42 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:41 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. misses two point floating jump shot | ||
| 3:34 | | Kenyon Martin Jr. offensive rebound | ||
| 3:39 | | +2 | Kenyon Martin Jr. makes two point putback dunk | 106-122 |
| 3:17 | | Boban Marjanovic blocks Zeke Nnaji's two point driving layup | ||
| 3:16 | | Boban Marjanovic defensive rebound | ||
| 3:04 | | Josh Christopher turnover (out of bounds bad pass) | ||
| 3:04 | | Nuggets 60 second timeout | ||
| 2:48 | | +3 | Bruce Brown makes three point jump shot (Ish Smith assists) | 106-125 |
| 2:24 | | Garrison Mathews misses three point pullup jump shot | ||
| 2:22 | | Zeke Nnaji defensive rebound | ||
| 2:04 | | Zeke Nnaji misses three point jump shot | ||
| 2:01 | | Ish Smith offensive rebound | ||
| 2:01 | | Ish Smith turnover (out of bounds lost ball) | ||
| 1:36 | | +2 | Daishen Nix makes two point driving finger roll layup | 108-125 |
| 1:20 | | Ish Smith misses three point jump shot | ||
| 1:19 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 1:19 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point putback dunk | 108-127 |
| 1:10 | | Davon Reed shooting foul (Josh Christopher draws the foul) | ||
| 1:10 | | +1 | Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 1 of 2 | 109-127 |
| 1:10 | | +1 | Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 110-127 |
| 0:51 | | Ish Smith misses two point fadeaway jump shot | ||
| 0:50 | | Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | ||
| 0:49 | | +2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point putback dunk | 110-129 |
| 0:43 | | +2 | Boban Marjanovic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Josh Christopher assists) | 112-129 |
| 0:43 | | Jack White shooting foul (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul) | ||
| 0:43 | | +1 | Boban Marjanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 113-129 |
| 0:27 | | Jack White misses two point driving reverse layup | ||
| 0:27 | | Rockets defensive rebound | ||
| 0:19 | | Boban Marjanovic misses three point jump shot | ||
| 0:15 | | Davon Reed defensive rebound | ||
| 0:00 | | End of period |
Key Players
| Min. Per Game | ||
| Pts. Per Game | ||
| Ast. Per Game | ||
| Reb. Per Game | ||
| Field Goal % | ||
| Three Point % | ||
| Free Throw % |
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Davon Reed defensive rebound | 0:15 |
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Boban Marjanovic misses three point jump shot | 0:19 |
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Rockets defensive rebound | 0:27 |
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Jack White misses two point driving reverse layup | 0:27 |
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+ 1 | Boban Marjanovic makes regular free throw 1 of 1 | 0:43 |
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Jack White shooting foul (Boban Marjanovic draws the foul) | 0:43 |
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+ 2 | Boban Marjanovic makes two point turnaround jump shot (Josh Christopher assists) | 0:43 |
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+ 2 | Zeke Nnaji makes two point putback dunk | 0:49 |
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Zeke Nnaji offensive rebound | 0:50 |
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Ish Smith misses two point fadeaway jump shot | 0:51 |
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+ 1 | Josh Christopher makes regular free throw 2 of 2 | 1:10 |
| Team Stats | |
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|---|---|---|
| Points | 113 | 129 |
| Field Goals | 39-85 (45.9%) | 50-88 (56.8%) |
| 3-Pointers | 16-44 (36.4%) | 12-30 (40.0%) |
| Free Throws | 19-25 (76.0%) | 17-20 (85.0%) |
| Total Rebounds | 46 | 47 |
| Offensive | 12 | 13 |
| Defensive | 25 | 30 |
| Team | 9 | 4 |
| Assists | 25 | 31 |
| Steals | 4 | 8 |
| Blocks | 2 | 4 |
| Turnovers | 17 | 14 |
| Fouls | 20 | 22 |
| Technicals | 2 | 1 |
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