Match summary — NBA 2021-2022
DENVER NUGGETS defeated HOUSTON ROCKETS 95-94 on in the NBA 2021-2022. DENVER NUGGETS won by a 1-point margin. Nikola Jokic led all scorers with 28 points. DENVER NUGGETS shot 40.4% from the field while HOUSTON ROCKETS managed 46.7%. DENVER NUGGETS collected 45 rebounds and HOUSTON ROCKETS grabbed 47. This game was played as part of the NBA 2021-2022 season in United States. Statistics sourced from official game reports.
Game leaders
Box score
DENVER NUGGETS
95 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Will Barton | 36:51 | 15 | 7/19 | 6/11 | 1/8 | 0/0 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 |
| * Nikola Jokic | 36:23 | 28 | 9/15 | 8/12 | 1/3 | 9/11 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 42 |
| * Monte Morris | 34:15 | 9 | 4/10 | 3/5 | 1/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| * Aaron Gordon | 27:42 | 9 | 3/7 | 0/1 | 3/6 | 0/0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 9 |
| * Michael Porter Jr. | 07:10 | 2 | 1/4 | 1/2 | 0/2 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Pj Dozier | 23:04 | 6 | 2/7 | 2/3 | 0/4 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 13 |
| Jeff Green | 20:18 | 8 | 3/10 | 2/7 | 1/3 | 1/2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Facundo Campazzo | 18:19 | 8 | 3/6 | 1/1 | 2/5 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 |
| Nah'shon Hyland | 15:05 | 2 | 1/7 | 1/3 | 0/4 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 |
| Jamychal Green | 11:37 | 8 | 3/3 | 3/3 | 0/0 | 2/2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 14 |
| Austin Rivers | 09:16 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 95 | 36/89 | 27/49 | 9/40 | 14/17 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 10 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 119 |
HOUSTON ROCKETS
94 PTS | Player | MIN | PTS | FG | 2FG | 3FG | FT | Reb Def | Reb Off | AST | STL | TOV | BLK | Blk Rcv | PF | Fouls Rcv | Efficiency |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| * Christian Wood | 36:46 | 12 | 4/11 | 3/8 | 1/3 | 3/4 | 17 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 27 |
| * Kevin Porter Jr. | 32:14 | 6 | 2/14 | 0/7 | 2/7 | 0/0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| * Daniel Theis | 31:31 | 18 | 8/12 | 7/10 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 21 |
| * Jae'sean Tate | 31:05 | 10 | 4/7 | 4/6 | 0/1 | 2/3 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 16 |
| * Jalen Green | 30:35 | 9 | 3/9 | 3/4 | 0/5 | 3/5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Eric Gordon | 28:40 | 12 | 5/7 | 4/4 | 1/3 | 1/4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 17 |
| Kenyon Martin Jr | 18:35 | 11 | 3/5 | 2/2 | 1/3 | 4/4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 |
| Alperen Sengun | 13:53 | 9 | 3/4 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 2/2 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 14 |
| D.j. Augustin | 08:59 | 5 | 2/3 | 1/1 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 |
| David Nwaba | 04:12 | 2 | 1/2 | 1/2 | 0/0 | 0/0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Armoni Brooks | 03:30 | 0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0/1 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Team totals | 240:00 | 94 | 35/75 | 27/47 | 8/28 | 16/24 | 40 | 7 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 16 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 130 |