NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 113, Denver Nuggets 129 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 113, Denver Nuggets 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 39-42 DEN; Q2 HOU 29-28 DEN; Q3 HOU 23-36 DEN; Q4 HOU 22-23 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Nikola Jokic (DEN) 32 points, 12 rebounds, 8 assists, 1 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 31 points, 2 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 11-of-17 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 18 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists on 7-of-14 shooting; Jalen Green (HOU) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 7 assists, 1 threes on 5-of-15 shooting; Kenyon Martin Jr. (HOU) 15 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 5-of-9 shooting.
Standouts
Top Scorer · DEN
32 PTS, 12 REB, 8 AST, 1 3PM · 11-17 FG
Scoring · DEN
31 PTS, 2 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 11-17 FG
Scoring · HOU
18 PTS, 7 REB, 3 AST · 7-14 FG
Season highs
Jamal Murray · Season-high 31 pointsIsh Smith · Season-high 8 assists
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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 39 | 29 | 23 | 22 | 113 | |
| DEN | 42 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 129 |
🧮 How They Scored
HOUDEN
42Points in the paint62
7Fast-break points13
15Second-chance points16
19Points off turnovers17
Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor
55.3%Effective FG%63.6%
15.0%Turnover %12.6%
28.6%Offensive rebound %34.2%
0.294Free-throw rate0.227
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jalen Green G | 31 | 17 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 5-15 | 1-7 | 6-8 | -14 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. G | 29 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4-9 | 4-7 | 0-0 | -13 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. F | 28 | 15 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5-9 | 2-5 | 3-5 | -14 |
| Eric Gordon G | 28 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4-10 | 3-7 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 23 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 7-14 | 0-2 | 4-5 | +2 |
| Daishen Nix F | 19 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-3 | 1-2 | 2-2 | -3 |
| Tari Eason F | 19 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2-6 | 1-3 | 1-2 | -12 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 17 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3-4 | 3-4 | 0-0 | -2 |
| Garrison Mathews G | 15 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1-6 | 1-6 | 0-0 | 0 |
| Usman Garuba F | 11 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -10 |
| Bruno Fernando F | 8 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -9 |
| Josh Christopher G | 6 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-2 | 0-0 | 2-2 | +4 |
| Boban Marjanovic C | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1-3 | 0-1 | 1-1 | +1 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bruce Brown G | 35 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4-10 | 1-3 | 3-3 | +2 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 27 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 11-17 | 1-2 | 9-10 | +8 |
| Ish Smith G | 26 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5-9 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +16 |
| Jamal Murray G | 25 | 31 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 11-17 | 4-8 | 5-6 | +7 |
| Davon Reed G | 25 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3-6 | 3-6 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope G | 23 | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3-4 | 2-3 | 0-0 | +2 |
| DeAndre Jordan C | 19 | 8 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4-5 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +11 |
| Vlatko Cancar F | 19 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 18 | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7-12 | 1-4 | 0-1 | +9 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 14 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2-3 | 0-1 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Christian Braun G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-1 | 0-0 | -1 |
| Jack White F | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-1 | 0-0 | 0-0 | -3 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
Houston RocketsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alperen Sengun | Bench | 23 | 18 | 55.6 | 34.5 | +7.0 | 9.1 |
| Jalen Green | Bench | 31 | 17 | 45.9 | 31.1 | -22.2 | 4.6 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr. | Bench | 28 | 15 | 67.0 | 17.7 | -21.6 | 14.1 |
| Kevin Porter Jr. | Bench | 29 | 12 | 66.7 | 14.1 | -21.7 | 10.1 |
| Eric Gordon | Bench | 28 | 11 | 55.0 | 14.3 | -19.2 | 5.5 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Bench | 17 | 9 | 112.5 | 11.1 | -5.4 | 8.0 |
| Daishen Nix | Bench | 19 | 7 | 90.2 | 11.6 | -10.9 | 11.3 |
| Tari Eason | Bench | 19 | 6 | 43.6 | 20.0 | -27.8 | 2.6 |
| Bruno Fernando | Bench | 8 | 4 | 100.0 | 22.2 | -60.0 | 7.6 |
| Josh Christopher | Bench | 6 | 4 | 69.4 | 28.6 | +33.3 | 18.2 |
| Usman Garuba | Bench | 11 | 4 | 100.0 | 12.5 | -48.8 | 9.8 |
| Boban Marjanovic | Bench | 6 | 3 | 43.6 | 23.1 | +18.9 | 10.2 |
| Garrison Mathews | Bench | 15 | 3 | 25.0 | 17.1 | +3.1 | -2.5 |
Denver NuggetsTS% true shooting · USG% usage · NET net rating · PIE player impact
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nikola Jokic | Bench | 27 | 32 | 74.8 | 40.3 | +14.3 | 27.8 |
| Jamal Murray | Bench | 25 | 31 | 78.9 | 35.6 | +15.9 | 21.7 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 18 | 15 | 60.3 | 31.7 | +25.7 | 13.2 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 35 | 12 | 53.0 | 15.0 | +2.8 | 6.1 |
| Ish Smith | Bench | 26 | 10 | 55.6 | 18.8 | +26.1 | 17.6 |
| Davon Reed | Bench | 25 | 9 | 75.0 | 10.3 | +40.0 | 7.9 |
| Kentavious Caldwell-Pope | Bench | 23 | 8 | 100.0 | 7.5 | +7.0 | 8.2 |
| DeAndre Jordan | Bench | 19 | 8 | 80.0 | 14.0 | +32.1 | 19.0 |
| Aaron Gordon | Bench | 14 | 4 | 66.7 | 14.3 | +28.2 | 0.7 |
| Christian Braun | Bench | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.7 | -18.9 | -4.1 |
| Vlatko Cancar | Bench | 19 | 0 | 0.0 | 9.3 | +1.8 | 0.0 |
| Jack White | Bench | 2 | 0 | 0.0 | 16.7 | -75.0 | -25.0 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
2022-23 season series
HOU 0
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1 DEN
Last 7 meetings · since 2020-21
HOU 0
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7 DEN
Previous meetingsOpen the recap
- HOU 101@DEN 116 Recap
- DEN 124@HOU 111 Recap
- HOU 94@DEN 95 Recap
- HOU 116@DEN 129 Recap
- DEN 128@HOU 99 Recap
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