Houston Rockets 128, Denver Nuggets 108 — Recap

January 15, 2025 · View Preview

📰Game Summary

Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 128, Denver Nuggets 108. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 28-23 DEN; Q2 HOU 41-25 DEN; Q3 HOU 33-33 DEN; Q4 HOU 26-27 DEN.

Top performers (box score): Jalen Green (HOU) 34 points, 1 rebounds, 5 assists, 6 threes on 10-of-16 shooting; Jamal Murray (DEN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 5 assists, 4 threes on 8-of-14 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 22 points, 4 rebounds, 1 assists, 2 threes on 10-of-11 shooting; Alperen Sengun (HOU) 20 points, 9 rebounds, 8 assists on 9-of-21 shooting; Russell Westbrook (DEN) 17 points, 4 rebounds, 2 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-14 shooting.

Standouts

Top Scorer · HOU

Jalen Green

34 PTS, 1 REB, 5 AST, 6 3PM · 10-16 FG

Scoring · DEN

Jamal Murray

22 PTS, 4 REB, 5 AST, 4 3PM · 8-14 FG

Scoring · DEN

Christian Braun

22 PTS, 4 REB, 1 AST, 2 3PM · 10-11 FG

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	28	41	33	26		128
DEN	23	25	33	27		108

🧮 How They Scored

HOUDEN

0Points in the paint0

0Fast-break points0

0Second-chance points0

0Points off turnovers0

Four factorsHighlighted side won the factor

58.9%Effective FG%62.7%

7.6%Turnover %17.6%

34.1%Offensive rebound %25.7%

0.189Free-throw rate0.280

Box Score

Houston Rockets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Fred VanVleet G	35	16	1	8	3	—	—	6-13	4-9	—	+18
Amen Thompson G-F	35	11	9	—	4	2	2	4-8	—	3-7	+20
Jalen Green G	30	34	1	5	—	1	1	10-16	6-10	8-8	+13
Alperen Sengun F-C	26	20	9	8	2	—	1	9-21	0-1	2-2	+17
Dillon Brooks G-F	26	6	1	—	2	—	1	2-5	2-4	—	+17
Cam Whitmore F	24	16	9	1	1	1	1	7-11	2-4	—	+5
Jeff Green F	21	8	2	—	—	1	—	3-6	2-5	—	+13
Jae'Sean Tate F	18	6	4	1	—	—	—	3-5	0-1	—	-6
Aaron Holiday G	8	—	—	2	1	—	—	0-1	0-1	—	-2
Steven Adams C	7	2	3	1	—	1	1	1-1	—	—	+6
Reed Sheppard G	6	—	1	1	—	—	1	0-3	0-2	—	—

Denver Nuggets

Player	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TO	FG	3PT	FT	+/-
Christian Braun G	35	22	4	1	—	—	1	10-11	2-3	—	-17
Jamal Murray G	30	22	4	5	—	—	5	8-14	4-5	2-2	-17
Russell Westbrook G	25	17	4	2	1	—	5	6-14	3-5	2-2	-15
Julian Strawther G	25	10	1	3	—	—	3	3-9	2-6	2-2	-4
Michael Porter Jr. F	24	8	3	—	—	1	2	2-4	0-2	4-7	-20
Peyton Watson G	23	10	3	—	—	3	1	4-8	1-3	1-2	-7
DeAndre Jordan C	23	—	8	—	1	3	1	—	—	—	-19
Dario Saric F	19	8	4	5	—	—	—	3-4	—	2-4	-2
Jalen Pickett G	18	2	1	5	1	—	—	1-3	0-1	—	-3
Hunter Tyson F	8	4	2	—	—	—	—	1-3	1-2	1-2	+2
Trey Alexander G	6	3	1	1	1	—	—	1-4	1-2	—	+1
Zeke Nnaji F-C	6	2	1	—	—	—	—	1-1	—	—	+1

🔬 Advanced Stats

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jalen Green	Bench	30	34	87.1	29.0	+24.1	21.2
Alperen Sengun	Bench	26	20	45.7	37.7	+37.7	18.9
Fred VanVleet	Bench	35	16	61.5	15.7	+26.9	11.8
Cam Whitmore	Bench	24	16	72.7	21.4	+16.0	19.8
Amen Thompson	Bench	35	11	49.6	15.7	+31.5	7.5
Jeff Green	Bench	21	8	66.7	12.5	+36.3	3.4
Dillon Brooks	Bench	26	6	60.0	9.5	+34.9	3.1
Jae'Sean Tate	Bench	18	6	60.0	11.6	-13.7	5.7
Steven Adams	Bench	7	2	100.0	12.5	+39.1	20.0
Aaron Holiday	Bench	8	—	0.0	5.6	-6.7	3.4
Jock Landale	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Jabari Smith Jr.	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Tari Eason	Bench	00	—	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
Reed Sheppard	Bench	6	—	0.0	26.7	+6.6	-8.7

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

Player	Role	MIN	PTS	TS%	USG%	NET	PIE
Jamal Murray	Bench	30	22	73.9	30.3	-29.3	12.5
Christian Braun	Bench	35	22	100.0	15.0	-28.0	12.9
Russell Westbrook	Bench	25	17	57.1	34.5	-30.0	5.5
Peyton Watson	Bench	23	10	56.3	20.4	-19.5	8.9
Julian Strawther	Bench	25	10	50.6	25.0	-5.8	2.8
Michael Porter Jr.	Bench	24	8	56.5	15.4	-37.9	1.9
Dario Saric	Bench	19	8	69.4	15.4	-5.9	16.4
Hunter Tyson	Bench	8	4	51.5	22.2	+6.7	5.2
Trey Alexander	Bench	6	3	37.5	26.7	+0.6	8.0
Zeke Nnaji	Bench	6	2	100.0	6.7	+0.6	12.0
Jalen Pickett	Bench	18	2	33.3	7.3	-11.7	9.5
DeAndre Jordan	Bench	23	—	0.0	1.9	-40.4	6.0