NBA Final Intelligence
Houston Rockets 93, Denver Nuggets 129 — Recap
Game Summary
Final (regular season): Houston Rockets 93, Denver Nuggets 129. Scoring by quarter: Q1 HOU 20-24 DEN; Q2 HOU 27-29 DEN; Q3 HOU 22-40 DEN; Q4 HOU 24-36 DEN.
Top performers (box score): Jamal Murray (DEN) 30 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 11-of-21 shooting; Christian Braun (DEN) 19 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists, 3 threes on 8-of-10 shooting; Cameron Johnson (DEN) 17 points, 2 rebounds, 4 assists, 3 threes on 6-of-9 shooting; Nikola Jokic (DEN) 16 points, 12 rebounds, 13 assists on 6-of-12 shooting; Amen Thompson (HOU) 16 points, 5 rebounds, 4 assists on 8-of-14 shooting.
Standouts
Every player's line is in the box score below; the play-by-play is available in the BlowOutAlert workspace.
📊 Game Flow
Ahead for good: Christian Braun makes driving layup (Nikola Jokic assists) (Q2 2:48, HOU 43, DEN 44).
Linescore
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | T | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HOU | 20 | 27 | 22 | 24 | 93 | |
| DEN | 24 | 29 | 40 | 36 | 129 |
🧮 How They Scored
Box Score
Houston Rockets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson G-F | 30 | 16 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 8-14 | 0-1 | 0-1 | -17 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. F | 28 | 11 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5-10 | 1-2 | 0-0 | -12 |
| Reed Sheppard G | 27 | 9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4-12 | 1-9 | 0-0 | -26 |
| Kevin Durant F | 26 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5-8 | 0-2 | 1-1 | -18 |
| Josh Okogie G | 24 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5-11 | 2-5 | 0-2 | -22 |
| Alperen Sengun F-C | 24 | 10 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5-8 | 0-1 | 0-4 | -17 |
| Clint Capela C | 24 | 9 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4-7 | 0-0 | 1-2 | -19 |
| Tari Eason F | 22 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4-9 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Aaron Holiday G | 16 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1-10 | 0-4 | 0-0 | -17 |
| Isaiah Crawford F | 12 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-5 | 0-2 | 3-4 | -12 |
| Jeff Green F | 7 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-3 | 0-0 | -3 |
Denver Nuggets
| Player | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TO | FG | 3PT | FT | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray G | 31 | 30 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11-21 | 3-4 | 5-6 | +25 |
| Nikola Jokic C | 30 | 16 | 12 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 6-12 | 0-2 | 4-5 | +27 |
| Christian Braun G | 26 | 19 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8-10 | 3-4 | 0-0 | +20 |
| Cameron Johnson F | 25 | 17 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6-9 | 3-5 | 2-2 | +23 |
| Aaron Gordon F | 22 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0-3 | 0-2 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. G | 21 | 14 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5-9 | 4-6 | 0-0 | +15 |
| Bruce Brown G | 20 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2-5 | 1-2 | 2-4 | +17 |
| Spencer Jones F | 20 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0-2 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +17 |
| Jonas Valanciunas C | 12 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6-6 | 0-0 | 0-0 | +7 |
| Tyus Jones G | 8 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 0-1 | 0-1 | +3 |
| Julian Strawther G | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2-3 | 2-2 | 0-0 | +3 |
| Jalen Pickett G | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1-2 | 1-2 | 0-0 | +2 |
| Zeke Nnaji F-C | 6 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0-2 | 0-1 | 1-2 | +2 |
🔬 Advanced Stats
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Amen Thompson | Starter | 30 | 16 | 55.4 | 22.5 | -27.4 | 10.2 |
| Kevin Durant | Starter | 26 | 11 | 65.2 | 17.7 | -37.5 | 8.6 |
| Jabari Smith Jr. | Starter | 28 | 11 | 55.0 | 15.9 | -22.4 | 7.6 |
| Alperen Sengun | Starter | 24 | 10 | 51.2 | 21.8 | -33.3 | 3.7 |
| Tari Eason | Starter | 22 | 8 | 44.4 | 20.8 | -35.9 | 12.2 |
| Josh Okogie | Bench | 24 | 12 | 50.5 | 18.5 | -46.6 | 9.8 |
| Clint Capela | Bench | 24 | 9 | 57.1 | 14.1 | -44.7 | 8.3 |
| Reed Sheppard | Bench | 27 | 9 | 37.5 | 21.4 | -52.9 | 2.0 |
| Isaiah Crawford | Bench | 12 | 5 | 37.0 | 18.4 | -54.0 | 8.0 |
| Aaron Holiday | Bench | 16 | 2 | 10.0 | 21.6 | -56.7 | -12.6 |
| Dorian Finney-Smith | Bench | 00 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Jeff Green | Bench | 07 | 0 | 0.0 | 10.7 | -26.3 | -9.1 |
| Player | Role | MIN | PTS | TS% | USG% | NET | PIE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jamal Murray | Starter | 31 | 30 | 63.5 | 35.7 | +43.7 | 14.8 |
| Christian Braun | Starter | 26 | 19 | 95.0 | 17.5 | +39.4 | 19.6 |
| Cameron Johnson | Starter | 25 | 17 | 86.0 | 17.9 | +45.1 | 17.8 |
| Nikola Jokic | Starter | 30 | 16 | 56.3 | 27.5 | +44.1 | 22.4 |
| Aaron Gordon | Starter | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 6.1 | +43.9 | 1.7 |
| Tim Hardaway Jr. | Bench | 21 | 14 | 77.8 | 20.8 | +42.8 | 12.0 |
| Jonas Valanciunas | Bench | 12 | 12 | 100.0 | 23.1 | +23.6 | 21.4 |
| Bruce Brown | Bench | 20 | 7 | 51.8 | 17.8 | +41.5 | 3.6 |
| Julian Strawther | Bench | 07 | 6 | 100.0 | 18.8 | +26.3 | 27.3 |
| Jalen Pickett | Bench | 06 | 3 | 75.0 | 14.3 | +15.4 | 10.0 |
| Tyus Jones | Bench | 08 | 2 | 41.0 | 12.5 | +26.3 | 9.1 |
| Zeke Nnaji | Bench | 06 | 1 | 17.4 | 28.6 | +15.4 | -20.0 |
| Spencer Jones | Bench | 20 | 0 | 0.0 | 4.4 | +43.7 | 4.9 |
⚔️ Season Series & What's Next
- HOU 115@DEN 101 Recap
- HOU 125@DEN 128 Recap
- DEN 112@HOU 109 Recap
- DEN 126@HOU 111 Recap
- DEN 116@HOU 111 Recap
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