Denver Nuggets 86, Houston Rockets 105 — Recap

November 24, 2023 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Denver Nuggets 86, Houston Rockets 105. Scoring by quarter: Q1 DEN 19-29 HOU; Q2 DEN 24-31 HOU; Q3 DEN 26-24 HOU; Q4 DEN 17-21 HOU.

Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 38 points, 19 rebounds, 8 assists, 3 threes on 14-of-31 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 25 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 10-of-18 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 21 points, 15 rebounds, 8 assists on 8-of-19 shooting; Kentavious Caldwell-Pope (DEN) 20 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists, 1 threes on 7-of-15 shooting; Fred VanVleet (HOU) 17 points, 6 rebounds, 11 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-12 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · DEN

Nikola Jokic

38 PTS, 19 REB, 8 AST, 3 3PM · 14-31 FG

Scoring · HOU

Jalen Green

25 PTS, 5 REB, 2 AST, 3 3PM · 10-18 FG

Scoring · HOU

Alperen Sengun

21 PTS, 15 REB, 8 AST · 8-19 FG

Season highs

Nikola Jokic · Season-high 38 pointsAlperen Sengun · Season-high 15 reboundsJabari Smith Jr. · Season-high 15 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	19	24	26	17		86
HOU	29	31	24	21		105

🧮 How They Scored

DENHOU

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

38.8%Effective FG%56.1%

8.7%Turnover %13.6%

24.6%Offensive rebound %17.6%

0.247Free-throw rate0.183

Box Score

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Nikola Jokic C	42	38	19	8	3	—	3	14-31	3-8	7-11	-12
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G	39	20	5	3	3	—	2	7-15	1-5	5-5	-7
Aaron Gordon F	39	2	7	2	—	—	1	0-12	0-4	2-4	-9
Michael Porter Jr. F	37	14	7	1	1	2	1	6-14	2-8	—	-8
Christian Braun G	26	7	3	—	—	—	—	3-9	—	1-1	-2
Peyton Watson G	6	—	1	—	—	1	—	0-3	0-1	—	-18
Julian Strawther G	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	-15
Zeke Nnaji F-C	4	—	—	—	—	—	1	0-1	—	—	—
Collin Gillespie G	3	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	-7

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Alperen Sengun F-C	43	21	15	8	2	1	5	8-19	0-4	5-6	+12
Fred VanVleet G	39	17	6	11	1	2	1	6-12	3-5	2-2	+30
Jabari Smith Jr. F	38	16	15	1	1	1	2	6-9	2-3	2-2	+16
Jalen Green G	36	25	5	2	3	—	3	10-18	3-8	2-3	—
Dillon Brooks G-F	30	8	1	2	—	—	2	2-8	2-3	2-2	+8
Tari Eason F	16	7	4	1	1	—	—	3-6	1-2	—	+9
Jae'Sean Tate F	16	4	3	—	—	1	1	2-4	0-1	—	+6
Aaron Holiday G	15	7	—	—	1	1	—	3-4	1-1	—	+2
Jeff Green F	8	—	—	—	—	3	—	0-2	0-2	—	+12

🔬 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	42	38	53.0	37.9	-12.6	23.5
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope	Bench	39	20	58.1	18.9	-7.3	10.3
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	37	14	50.0	16.3	-10.4	9.6
Christian Braun	Bench	26	7	37.1	13.0	-5.4	4.4
Aaron Gordon	Bench	39	2	7.3	15.6	-11.3	-4.7
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	4	—	0.0	20.0	0.0	100.0
Peyton Watson	Bench	6	—	0.0	20.0	-147.7	-14.3
Collin Gillespie	Bench	3	—	0.0	14.3	-100.0	-14.3
Jalen Pickett	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Julian Strawther	Bench	6	—	0.0	0.0	-121.2	-4.7
Hunter Tyson	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	36	25	64.7	26.8	-2.6	17.3
Alperen Sengun	Bench	43	21	48.5	28.1	+12.4	15.5
Fred VanVleet	Bench	39	17	66.0	16.1	+37.5	19.4
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	38	16	81.0	14.0	+20.0	17.5
Dillon Brooks	Bench	30	8	45.0	16.2	+12.9	-1.3
Aaron Holiday	Bench	15	7	87.5	12.9	-0.4	9.6
Tari Eason	Bench	16	7	58.3	18.2	+27.0	31.9
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	16	4	50.0	15.6	+16.0	1.1
Jeff Green	Bench	8	—	0.0	11.8	+76.8	-5.3
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0