Denver Nuggets 104, Houston Rockets 107 — Recap

November 12, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 104, Houston Rockets 107. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 30-23 HOU; Q2 DEN 20-23 HOU; Q3 DEN 26-28 HOU; Q4 DEN 28-33 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 36 points, 21 rebounds, 11 assists, 2 threes on 13-of-26 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 26 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 9-of-21 shooting; Michael Porter Jr. (DEN) 25 points, 10 rebounds, null assists, 3 threes on 11-of-19 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 23 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists on 9-of-18 shooting; Aaron Gordon (DEN) 16 points, 8 rebounds, 5 assists, 1 threes on 6-of-10 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

36 PTS, 21 REB, 11 AST, 2 3PM · 13-26 FG

Scoring · HOU

Fred VanVleet

26 PTS, 2 REB, 4 AST, 3 3PM · 9-21 FG

Scoring · DEN

Michael Porter Jr.

25 PTS, 10 REB, 0 AST, 3 3PM · 11-19 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 36 pointsFred VanVleet · Season-high 26 pointsNikola Jokic · Season-high 21 rebounds

Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.

Linescore

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

🧮 How They Scored

DENHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

50.0%Effective FG%48.3%

10.5%Turnover %8.3%

26.7%Offensive rebound %26.7%

0.177Free-throw rate0.333

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Aaron Gordon F	39	16	8	5	—	2	2	6-10	1-2	3-6	+8
Nikola Jokic C	38	36	21	11	—	1	3	13-26	2-6	8-8	+12
Michael Porter Jr. F	38	25	10	—	—	1	2	11-19	3-10	—	+2
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	38	5	—	1	1	—	1	2-5	1-2	—	+6
Collin Gillespie G	20	6	1	3	2	—	1	3-7	0-2	—	—
Christian Braun G	14	—	1	—	—	—	1	0-4	0-2	—	-11
Zeke Nnaji F-C	11	2	4	—	—	—	—	1-4	0-1	—	-18
Julian Strawther G	8	—	—	1	—	—	—	0-2	0-2	—	-5
Peyton Watson G	7	—	—	1	—	1	—	0-2	—	—	-6

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	41	26	2	4	—	—	2	9-21	3-9	5-7	-4
Alperen Sengun F-C	35	23	8	5	1	2	3	9-18	0-2	5-6	-8
Jalen Green G	35	9	8	5	1	—	—	1-13	1-4	6-6	+10
Dillon Brooks G-F	29	10	4	2	—	—	3	3-6	1-3	3-4	-9
Jeff Green F	26	15	4	—	1	1	—	5-7	2-4	3-4	+14
Jabari Smith Jr. F	20	8	7	—	—	1	1	4-7	0-2	—	-6
Jae'Sean Tate F	20	3	6	—	3	—	—	1-3	—	1-2	+2
Aaron Holiday G	17	5	2	2	—	—	—	2-8	1-5	—	+8
Tari Eason F	16	8	3	2	1	—	—	3-4	2-3	—	+12
Jock Landale C	2	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-4

🔬 Advanced Stats

Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Nikola Jokic	Bench	38	36	61.0	36.8	+15.6	27.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	38	25	65.8	24.1	+1.1	12.9
Aaron Gordon	Bench	39	16	63.3	17.0	+9.0	11.5
Collin Gillespie	Bench	20	6	42.9	17.0	+6.9	5.7
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	38	5	50.0	7.1	+6.5	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	11	2	25.0	15.4	-85.7	9.3
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Christian Braun	Bench	14	—	0.0	16.1	-44.0	-14.7
Peyton Watson	Bench	7	—	0.0	13.3	-36.3	-10.2
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	8	—	0.0	11.1	-33.3	-20.7

Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Fred VanVleet	Bench	41	26	54.0	28.3	-2.2	8.6
Alperen Sengun	Bench	35	23	55.7	30.3	-11.8	14.1
Jeff Green	Bench	26	15	85.6	16.4	+29.2	19.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	29	10	64.4	14.7	-13.1	4.1
Jalen Green	Bench	35	9	28.8	20.8	+17.6	7.4
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	20	8	57.1	16.3	-9.5	12.3
Tari Eason	Bench	16	8	100.0	11.1	+36.6	19.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	17	5	31.3	22.2	+23.2	3.4
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	20	3	38.7	8.5	+2.0	7.0
Jock Landale	Bench	2	—	0.0	0.0	-125.0	-3.6